Cambridge is a city on the River Cam in eastern England, home to the prestigious University of Cambridge (one of the top universities in the world), founded in the 13th century.There is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area in theBronze Ageand inRoman Britain; underVikingrule, Cambridge became an important trading centre.
Cambridge is at the heart of thehigh-technologySilicon Fenwith industries such assoftwareandbioscienceand many start-up companies spun out of the university. The city is also home to theCambridge Biomedical Campus, one of the largest biomedical research clusters in the world, soon to be home toAstraZeneca, a hotel and relocatedPapworth Hospital.