Welcome to the University Offices

The old schools

Unified Administrative Service

The purpose of the UAS:

To support and enable the University's mission to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.

The values of the UAS:

  • We deliver an effective and high-quality service.
  • We collaborate and work in partnership.
  • We are open, responsive and innovative.
  • We respect others and value diversity.
  • We support, recognise and develop our staff.

Services and Offices

How to find us

The location of each administrative department is given on its home page. The contact page for each office provides a link to the online University map. For large locations such as the Old Schools or 16 Mill Lane, directions are also available online.

Opening hours

The Old Schools site is open for external enquiries from 8.30 a.m. until 5.30 p.m., Monday to Friday. All visitors must report to reception on arrival. The telephone number for general enquiries is 01223 332200.

Please note: There is no vehicular access to the Old Schools between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.

17 June, 2013

Towards the ‘holy grail’ of anticoagulant drugs

A new spin-out company from the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, XO1 Ltd, has raised $11 million in funding to develop a new anticoagulant drug which has the potential to save millions of lives by preventing heart attacks and strokes without causing bleeding.

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