We provide advice and technical support for registering DNS domain names. The exact process depends on the name:
Subdomains within institutions
Responsibility for names of the form womble.botolph.cam.ac.uk or
one.two.three.dept.cam.ac.uk is delegated to computing staff in the
relevant institutions. (Arbitrary nested subdomains are allowed.)
Please contact your local IT support if you need a domain name for use
within your institution.
Top-level domains under cam.ac.uk
The UIS has is a naming committee that has responsibility for
allocating domains immediately under cam.ac.uk according to the
University's domain name policy.
The guidelines for requesting domain names within
cam.ac.uk explain the application process.
Second-level umbrella domains
The domain name policy covers certain umbrella subdomains
such as group.cam.ac.uk for use when neither an institution
subdomain nor a top-level domain is appropriate. The application
process is the same as for top-level domains.
Long form aliases
Institutions with excessively short domain names can request a long form alias for friendlier email addresses and URLs.
IP Register
In most instances, domains under cam.ac.uk are administered through
the IP Register database.
Other domains under ac.uk
The Managed Zone Service closed in October 2021.
These should typically be obtained through a third-party registrar, such as Mythic Beasts, directly by the requiring group.
Domains outside ac.uk
The Managed Zone Service closed in October 2021.
These should typically be obtained through a third-party registrar, such as Mythic Beasts, directly by the requiring group.