Murray Edwards College - Kaetsu Centre, Huntingdon Rd, Cambridge CB3 0DF, UK
URL: https://www.murrayedwardsevents.co.uk
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The conference will take place at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge, Huntingdon Road,
Cambridge, CB3 0DF, UK. A detailed guide with all the information that you
need regarding the location will be available on this page in the near
future.
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of
the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia, on the River
Cam, about 50 miles (80 km) north of London. There is archaeological
evidence of settlement in the area in bronze age and Roman times, and under
Viking rule Cambridge became an important trading centre. The first town
charters were granted in the 12th century, although city status was not
conferred until 1951.
Cambridge is most widely known as the home of the Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge,
founded in 1209 and consistently ranked one of the top five universities in
the world. The university includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King's
College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline
is dominated by the last two buildings, along with the chimney of
Addenbrooke's Hospital in the far south of the city and St John's College
Chapel tower.
Today, Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as
Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the city.
Its economic strengths lie in industries such as software and bioscience,
many start-up companies having been spun out of the university. Over 40% of
the workforce have a higher education qualification, more than twice the
national average.
The green space of Parker's Piece hosted the first ever game of association
football, and the Strawberry Fair music and arts festival is held on
Midsummer Common. Cambridge is adjacent to the M11 and A14 roads, and is
around 49 minutes from London Kings Cross by non-stop train, with other rail
links to Norwich, Birmingham and elsewhere.