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Welcome to Cantab

Cantab is a free email service designed specifically for University of Cambridge graduates. It provides all leavers with a FREE and prestigious email address and offers a full email account in which to host it.

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What is Email for Life?

You have been given a fully serviced alumni email account which you can keep for life. This account allows you to send and receive email using the exclusive address. Easily keep in touch with your fellow graduates as you will never need to change your address based on your ISP or current employer.

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Account Types

Your free account is a webmail account offering 100MB of online storage. Enhanced accounts are available offering 2000MB and permitting you IMAP and POP access from programs such as Outlook or even your mobile phone.

Full Price List

Leavers receive 12 months free usage at the Premium level, sponsored by the Alumni Office. All other alumni receive 3 free months.

Why should I use this account?

Exclusive and Prestigious Email Address

Your address proves that you are a graduate of Cambridge and looks great on CVs and applications.

No Adverts, Ever!

The service will never be slowed down or cluttered with advertising like many other free webmail services.

A service you can trust

The university audits security and privacy controls to ensure that your data is safe and respected.

Dedicated Support Team

Unlike many services you have access to a friendly, and capable email support desk staffed by real people.

Easily Migrate your emails

Keep your records of university emails with our easy email migration tool.

Online Directory

Find old friends using the private directory.

Alumni Announcements

Alumni Afternoon Tea at Hay

27 May, 3.45-5.30pm
Join Cambridge academics and alumni speakers including Astronomer Royal Professor Lord Rees, Professor James Jackson, Master of Clare Professor Tony Badger and Hay Festival founder Peter Florence (Jesus 1983) for a sumptuous afternoon tea.

Find out more or book online

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Cambridge pens from Onoto

Looking for something really special to mark someone's time at Cambridge? Consider a customisable fine pen from the range specially designed by the Onoto Pen Company.

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Find out more about the Cambridge pens