Cambridge University Press and Assessment

Cambridge University Press and Assessment
StatusNon-school institution of the University of Cambridge
Founded1 August 2021; 3 years ago (2021-08-01)
Headquarters locationCambridge, England
Key people
RevenueIncrease £1.025 billion (2024)[1]
No. of employees6,839 (2024)[1]
Official websitecambridge.org

Cambridge University Press and Assessment[2] is a non-school institution[3] of the University of Cambridge. It was formed under Queen Elizabeth II's approval in August 2021 by the merge between Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment.[4][5][6] The institution is headquartered in Cambridge, England, with 50 overseas office locations.[7]

The institution's products include the Cambridge Dictionary, Cambridge Core, IGCSEs, Cambridge Technicals, Linguaskill and hundreds of academic journals and books.

Following the merger, the combined group calculated that it reaches 100 million learners worldwide, with 85% of its revenues coming from outside the United Kingdom.[8] It reported revenue in excess of £1 billion and operating profit above £200 million in 2024.[9]

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is reported as delivering:

  • The Cambridge Dictionary, the number one dictionary website in the world
  • 125 million downloads of scholarly research, including book chapters and research papers took place in 2023-24
  • 63 percent of new research journal articles are now published as open access
  • Books and journal articles from almost 200 Nobel Laureates (Cambridge also published seven of the 2024 Nobel laureates)
  • 11 million grades issued by its exam boards in 2023–24, including OCR and Cambridge International Education[10]

Cambridge University Press & Assessment has advocated for "Effective climate education [to] become available to students at every age and stage".[11]

As part of the University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Press and Assessment is a non-profit organization.[citation needed] It is led by Peter Phillips, its chief executive officer, who reports to the Vice-Chancellor of the university.

  1. ^ a b "Annual Report 2023-2024" (PDF). Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  2. ^ Waldoch, Laura (5 June 2018). "Cambridge University Press and Assessment". www.libraries.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Colleges and Departments | University of Cambridge". www.cam.ac.uk. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Cambridge University Press to join with Cambridge Assessment". University of Cambridge. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Cambridge University Press to merge with Cambridge Assessment | Business Weekly | Technology News | Business news | Cambridge and the East of England". www.businessweekly.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. ^ Shepard, Gabriel (5 August 2021). "Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment merge". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  7. ^ "What we do". Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Cambridge University Press & Assessment Annual Report 2023" (PDF). Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Cambridge University Press & Assessment reports revenues of over £1bn as operating profit reaches £203m". The Bookseller. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Cambridge releases annual report". InPublishing. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Climate change education needs review, say experts". BBC News. Retrieved 30 October 2024.