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Period: Feb 25, 1200 to
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Feb 25, 1209
The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209
The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209
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Feb 24, 1233
A bull in 1233 from Pope Gregory IX gave graduates from Cambridge the right to teach "everywhere in Christendom".
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Feb 24, 1284
Hugh Balsham, Bishop of Ely, founded Peterhouse, Cambridge's first college, in 1284.
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The Cambridge University Botanic Garden is the botanic garden of the University, created in 1831
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The university set up its Local Examination Syndicate in 1858. It plays a leading role in researching, developing and delivering assessments across the globe.
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The first college for women was Girton College (founded by Emily Davies) in 1869
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The second college for women was Newnham College in 1872 (founded by Anne Clough and Henry Sidgwick)
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the third women's New Hall college was founded in 1954
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The first television broadcast of The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols by the Choir of King's College was in 1954.
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The Cambridge University Students' Union (CUSU) was founded in 1964 as the Students' Representative Council (SRC)
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The University of Cambridge Sports Centre opened in August 2013.
