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very beautiful. You can see there Rubens’s famous painting «The Adoration of the
Magi».
       Cambridge is a center for science and new technology. Scientist at the Ca-
vendish Laboratory do research in physics. Cambridge is also a center for modern
computers. Sinclair Research make small and large computers and sell them to other
countries.
       There is a famous hospital just outside Cambridge. Its name is Papworth Hos-
pital and it is in the village at Papworth Everard. It is a heart hospital. A lot of people
– young and old – have got new hearts at this hospital.
       Old often meets new in Cambridge. Not all the University buildings are old.
Now Hall has a very modern dining room. New Hall opened in the 1960s. It was a
college for women only but now men can study there, too. Men and women can study
together in many colleges in Cambridge. We began with Peter-house College – the
oldest one. The newest college is Robinson College. It opened in 1977. Today
102,000 people live in Cambridge.

                               University: students & teachers

       There are about 9,500 “undergraduate” students at the university. Under-
graduate students read (study) for a B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) degree. Postgraduate stu-
dents already have a degree and are doing research. They read for higher degrees.
Some postgraduates will get a Ph. D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degree. A lot of students
live and eat in the colleges. In the dining rooms students often have formal dinners.
They must also wear gowns in the dining room. The University dons (teachers) often
live in the college too. They give tutorials to the students. Tutorials are lessons for
only one or two students. Students also go to big lectures in other part of the Univer-
sity. They also have to go to libraries and bookshops, so they must often go across the
city. For many students it is a long way and they ride on their bicycles. This is quick
and cheap, and Cambridge isn’t hilly. But it often rains.

                                     University Buildings

       In 1300 there was only one college in Cambridge – Peterhouse. Today the Uni-
versity has thirty-five colleges.
       The English poet John Milton (1608-1674) was a student at Christ’s College.
       Magdalene [mo:dlin] College opened in 1542. The famous English writer
Samuel Pepys [pi:ps] gave his books and bookcases to the college. You can now visit
the Pepys library in the college. You can see his diary there, too. Pepys wrote in his
diary every day from 1660 to 1669. It tells you about the history of England during
the Great Fire of London and the Great Plague (1665-1667).
       Prince Charles was a student at Trinity. He studied history and archeology
(1967-1970). His brother, Prince Edward, also studied at Cambridge University.


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