Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press
Parent companyCambridge University Press & Assessment
StatusDepartment of the University of Cambridge
Founded1534 (1534)
FounderKing Henry VIII of England
Country of originKingdom of England (since 1534)
Headquarters locationCambridge, England
Distribution
Key people
Nonfiction topicsHumanities; social sciences; science; medicine; engineering and technology; English language teaching and learning; education; Bibles
Fiction genres
  • Academic
  • Educational
ImprintsCambridge University Press
RevenueIncrease £1 billion (2022)[2] (Reported for Cambridge University Press & Assessment)
No. of employees6,100 (2022)[2]
Official websitecambridge.org
Logo on the front cover of "The Victorian Age by William Ralph Inge" used by Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press in the world. It is also the King's Printer.[3]

Cambridge University Press is a department of the University of Cambridge and is both an academic and educational publisher. It became part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, following a merger with Cambridge Assessment in 2021. With a global sales presence, publishing hubs, and offices in more than 40 countries, it publishes over 50,000 titles by authors from over 100 countries.[4] Its publishing includes more than 420 academic journals, monographs, reference works, school and university textbooks, and English language teaching and learning publications.[5] It also publishes Bibles, runs a bookshop in Cambridge, sells through Amazon, and has a conference venues business in Cambridge at the Pitt Building and the Sir Geoffrey Cass Sports and Social Centre.

Being part of the University of Cambridge gives Cambridge University Press a non-profit status.

  1. ^ "Cambridge announces tenth successive year of growth". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Annual Report 2022-2023" (PDF). Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ "The Queen's Printer's Patent". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Press Annual Report". Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Publications". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 26 July 2023.