TheUniversity of Cambridge(informally known as "Cambridge University" or simply "Cambridge"; abbreviated as"Cantab"inpost-nominals) is acollegiatepublicresearch universityinCambridge,England. Originally founded in 1209, it is the second-oldest university in theEnglish-speaking world, and the world'sthird-oldest surviving university.Early records suggest that the university grew out of an association formed by scholars leaving theUniversity of Oxfordafter a dispute with townsfolk;  ...