Contact information & help
- Feedback and general contact details
- Undergraduate applications
- Graduate applications
- Press enquiries
- How to find the University
- Computing enquiries and reporting problems
- Detailed list of contacts
- University of Cambridge examinations
- English language courses
- Publications from Cambridge University Press
Feedback and general contact details
Please send comments, corrections and/or suggestions to webmaster@cam.ac.uk or use the comment form. We will do our best to forward more general comments and questions to other parts of the University, but it will be quicker if you contact them direct.
A number of useful contact addresses and phone numbers are listed on this page. If you cannot find the telephone number you require, the phone number of the University switchboard is (01223) 337733.
Full lists of all Departments and Colleges are available. Email addresses for staff and students can be found in the email directory.
Undergraduate applications
Information about undergraduate courses and admissions is available online. Email queries about undergraduate admissions or courses should go either to the college concerned or to admissions@cam.ac.uk
Graduate applications
Information about admissions to graduate courses and research degrees is available online. Email queries about graduate admissions should go either to the college concerned or to graduate.admissions@admin.cam.ac.uk
Press enquiries
Press should consult the page www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/contact.html for access to information.
How to find the University
The Colleges and all parts of the University are spread over a large area of the city and surrounding area. The University has an indexed map, which is available online and can also be purchased on paper from the Press Bookshop, 1 Trinity Street, Cambridge, CB2 1SZ (bookshop@cambridge.org).
Links to the main sites are as follows:
- New Museums Site
- Downing Site
- Silver Street/Mill Lane Site
- Old Addenbrooke's Site
- Sidgwick Site
- Madingley Rise Site
- West Cambridge Site
Computing enquiries and reporting problems
The University Computing Service has web pages at www.ucs.cam.ac.uk/. Enquiries to reception@ucs.cam.ac.uk. Questions and support about Computing Service facilities to service-desk@ucs.cam.ac.uk.
To report computer security problems originating from within cam.ac.uk see the information www.ucs.cam.ac.uk/security/reporting.html. Information about Cambridge Computer Emergency Response Team is at www.ucs.cam.ac.uk/security/cert.html.
Detailed contact information & list of contacts
The central address for University business is:
The Old Schools,
Trinity Lane,
Cambridge CB2 1TN
UK
Central University Switchboard | +44 (0)1223 337733 |
A full list of all Departments and Colleges are available. Email addresses for staff and students can be found in the email directory.
Below is a list of some of the most commonly requested telephone numbers in the University. Prefix the number with the STD code 01223 (+44 1223 from outside the UK) unless another code is given. There is also a more detailed list of contacts [www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/] in the administrative offices for those that have a more accurate contact requirement.
Academic affairs | 332200 (Academic Division) |
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Accommodation | 338099 (Accommodation Service) |
accommodation.service@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Adult Education | (01223) 746222 (Institute of Continuing Education) |
enquiries@ice.cam.ac.uk |
Alumni | 332288 (Cambridge Alumni Relations Office) |
contact@alumni.cam.ac.uk |
Applications (undergraduate) | 333308 (Cambridge Admissions Office) |
admissions@cam.ac.uk |
Applications (postgraduate) | 760606 (Board of Graduate Studies) |
graduate.admissions@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Buildings | 337770 (Estate Management) |
emreception@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Cambridge Enterprise | 760339 | enquiries@enterprise.cam.ac.uk |
Careers advice | 338288 (Careers Service) |
enquiries@careers.cam.ac.uk |
Childcare Office | 339905 (Playscheme) |
playscheme@admin.cam.ac.uk |
332249 (Childcare Officer) |
childcare@admin.cam.ac.uk | |
Communications Office, for all media enquiries | 332300 | communications@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Computing matters | 334600 (Computing Service) |
reception@ucs.cam.ac.uk |
Network & email security | cert@cam.ac.uk | |
Counselling Service | 332865 | reception@counselling.cam.ac.uk |
Data Protection Office | 332320 |
data.protection@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Disability Resource Centre | 332301 | disability@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Finance | 332200 (Finance Division) |
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Fire Safety Unit | 337822 | firesafetyoffice@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Fundraising | 332288 (Development Office) |
contact@alumni.cam.ac.uk |
Health and Safety Division | 333301 | safety@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Helpdesks [www.cam.ac.uk/staffstudents/helpdesks.html] | ||
Job Opportunities | (Human Resources) | hrenquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk |
332348 (Temporary Employment Service) |
temps@admin.cam.ac.uk | |
Old Schools Reception | 332200 | reception@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Personal and Professional Development | 332343 | cppd@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Proctors | 761561 (Junior Proctor) |
junior.proctor@cam.ac.uk |
334930 (Senior Proctor) |
senior.proctor@cam.ac.uk | |
333310 (Motor Proctor) |
motor.proctor@cam.ac.uk | |
Procurement Services | 332233 | procurement.services.enquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Registrary | 332200 (Secretariat) |
registrary@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Research Office | 333543 | croenquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Security Office | 331818 | security@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Student Registry | 766302 | Student.Registry@admin.cam.ac.uk |
Students' Union | 333313 (CUSU) |
info@cusu.cam.ac.uk |
Telephone numbers | 337733 (Switchboard) |
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University Library | 333000 | library@lib.cam.ac.uk |
Vice-Chancellor's Office | 332290 | v-c@admin.cam.ac.uk |
765692 (Pro-Vice-Chancellors) |
pro.vc@admin.cam.ac.uk |
University of Cambridge examinations
- Information about international examinations (O, AS, A level and IGCSE) is available from Cambridge International Examinations - email queries to info@cie.org.uk.
- Information about English language examinations is also available - email queries to esolhelpdesk@cambridgeesol.org.
- Information about OCR examinations - email general.qualifications@ocr.org.uk
English language courses
The University does not run any general English language courses. The Language Centre of the University of Cambridge does offer English for Academic Purposes Pre-sessional and In-sessional programmes for incoming post-graduate students from abroad. For more information, please visit the Language Centre's website: www.langcen.cam.ac.uk/eap/eap.php
For information about general English language schools in Cambridge see www.cam.ac.uk/local/language.html
Publications from Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press has its own web server at www.cambridge.org/. Enquiries to information@cambridge.org