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University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
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<p>The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), branded as Cambridge Assessment, was a non-teaching department of the <a href="/facts/University_of_Cambridge/0la7aX9o">University of Cambridge</a>. It merged with <a href="/facts/Cambridge_University_Press/fgEBSSRq">Cambridge University Press</a> to form <a href="/facts/Cambridge_University_Press_and_Assessment/TPeYA1rK">Cambridge University Press and Assessment</a> under <a href="/facts/Elizabeth_II/os6eB47B">Queen Elizabeth II</a>'s approval in August 2021. </p><p>Cambridge Assessment provides educational assessments, which include the <a href="/facts/Oxford%2c_Cambridge_and_RSA_Examinations/nLMnF3fM">Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations</a> (OCR) <a href="/facts/Examination_board/cCSUqV6U">examination board</a>, <a href="/facts/Cambridge_Assessment_International_Education/A50yPesn">Cambridge Assessment International Education</a>, <a href="/facts/Cambridge_Assessment_Admissions_Testing/6B4bSTYl">Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing</a>, and <a href="/facts/Cambridge_Assessment_English/NhCTEcG2">Cambridge Assessment English</a> for learners of the English language. </p><p>Cambridge Assessment is not responsible for internal examinations at the University of Cambridge other than admissions tests. </p><p>Cambridge Assessment is based at Triangle Building in Cambridge. </p>