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  • SU sabbs join calls condemning Israeli attack on West Bank university
    13 January 2026
  • 20 vet organisations sign letter backing Cam vet course
    13 January 2026
  • News in Brief: Postgrad accom, prestigious prizes, and public support for policies
    11 January 2026
  • Uni members slam ‘totalitarian’ recommendation to stop vet course 
    15 January 2026
  • Uni members slam ‘totalitarian’ recommendation to stop vet course 

    Uni members slam ‘totalitarian’ recommendation to stop vet course 

    Students and staff voiced their criticisms at a discussion chaired by the deputy vice-chancellor on Tuesday

    15 January 2026
    Uni members slam ‘totalitarian’ recommendation to stop vet course 
  • SU sabbs join calls condemning Israeli attack on West Bank university

    SU sabbs join calls condemning Israeli attack on West Bank university

    Three sabbatical officers have called on UK universities to cut ties with Israel after its attack on Birzeit University

    13 January 2026
    SU sabbs join calls condemning Israeli attack on West Bank university
  • 20 vet organisations sign letter backing Cam vet course

    20 vet organisations sign letter backing Cam vet course

    13 January 2026
    20 vet organisations sign letter backing Cam vet course
  • News in Brief: Postgrad accom, prestigious prizes, and public support for policies

    News in Brief: Postgrad accom, prestigious prizes, and public support for policies

    11 January 2026
    News in Brief: Postgrad accom, prestigious prizes, and public support for policies
  • Cambridge academic condemns US operation against Maduro as ‘clearly internationally unlawful’

    Cambridge academic condemns US operation against Maduro as ‘clearly internationally unlawful’

    10 January 2026
    Cambridge academic condemns US operation against Maduro as ‘clearly internationally unlawful’
  • Trinity Hall faces backlash over private school outreach plans

    Trinity Hall faces backlash over private school outreach plans

    9 January 2026
    Trinity Hall faces backlash over private school outreach plans
  • SU stops offering student discounts

    SU stops offering student discounts

    8 January 2026
    SU stops offering student discounts
  • Uni-linked firms rank among Cambridgeshire’s largest

    Uni-linked firms rank among Cambridgeshire’s largest

    7 January 2026
    Uni-linked firms rank among Cambridgeshire’s largest
  • New movement ‘Cambridge is Chopped’ launched to fight against hate crime

    New movement ‘Cambridge is Chopped’ launched to fight against hate crime

    7 January 2026
    New movement ‘Cambridge is Chopped’ launched to fight against hate crime
  • Cambridge businesses concerned infrastructure delays will hurt growth

    Cambridge businesses concerned infrastructure delays will hurt growth

    5 January 2026
    Cambridge businesses concerned infrastructure delays will hurt growth
  • News in Brief: maypole mentions, makeovers, and moving exhibits

    News in Brief

    News in Brief: maypole mentions, makeovers, and moving exhibits

    A light-hearted round up of this week’s stories, from Cambridge making it to the Graham Norton couch, to an astronaut innovation award

    4 January 2026
    News in Brief: maypole mentions, makeovers, and moving exhibits
  • Cambridge academics stand out in King’s 2026 Honours List

    Cambridge academics stand out in King’s 2026 Honours List

    This year, the King’s Honours List features several Cambridge faculty and alum, including Dr. Suzy Lishman, Meera Syal, and Dr. Tristram Hunt

    2 January 2026
    Cambridge academics stand out in King’s 2026 Honours List
  • AstraZeneca sues for £32 million over faulty construction at Cambridge Campus

    AstraZeneca sues for £32 million over faulty construction at Cambridge Campus

    31 December 2025
    AstraZeneca sues for £32 million over faulty construction at Cambridge Campus
  • Varsity’s biggest stories of 2025

    Varsity’s biggest stories of 2025

    31 December 2025
    Varsity’s biggest stories of 2025
  • Unions protest handling of redundancies at Epidemiology Unit

    Unions protest handling of redundancies at Epidemiology Unit

    30 December 2025
    Unions protest handling of redundancies at Epidemiology Unit
  • Downing investigates ‘mysterious’ underground burial vault  

    Downing investigates ‘mysterious’ underground burial vault  

    29 December 2025
    Downing investigates ‘mysterious’ underground burial vault  
  • News in Brief: carols, card games, and canine calamities

    News in Brief

    News in Brief: carols, card games, and canine calamities

    28 December 2025
    News in Brief: carols, card games, and canine calamities
  • Eight Cambridge researchers awarded €17m in ERC research grants

    Eight Cambridge researchers awarded €17m in ERC research grants

    27 December 2025
    Eight Cambridge researchers awarded €17m in ERC research grants
  • £1 bus pass for under-25s will continue

    £1 bus pass for under-25s will continue

    26 December 2025
    £1 bus pass for under-25s will continue
  • Girton JCR publishes open letter expressing solidarity with Palestine

    Girton JCR publishes open letter expressing solidarity with Palestine

    25 December 2025
    Girton JCR publishes open letter expressing solidarity with Palestine
  • Clare Hall spent over £500k opposing busway 

    Clare Hall spent over £500k opposing busway 

    Varsity can now reveal the full extent of the College’s spending

    24 December 2025
    Clare Hall spent over £500k opposing busway 
  • Caius mourns its tree-mendous loss

    Caius mourns its tree-mendous loss

    All trees in Tree Court have been removed, altering one of Cambridge’s most picturesque courtyards

    23 December 2025
    Caius mourns its tree-mendous loss
  • King appoints Peterhouse chaplain to Westminster Abbey

    King appoints Peterhouse chaplain to Westminster Abbey

    22 December 2025
    King appoints Peterhouse chaplain to Westminster Abbey
  • News in Brief: humanoid chatbots, holiday specials, and harmonious scholarships

    News in Brief

    News in Brief: humanoid chatbots, holiday specials, and harmonious scholarships

    21 December 2025
    News in Brief: humanoid chatbots, holiday specials, and harmonious scholarships
  • Cambridge welcomes UK rejoining the Erasmus scheme

    Cambridge welcomes UK rejoining the Erasmus scheme

    20 December 2025
    Cambridge welcomes UK rejoining the Erasmus scheme
  • CUP announces funding scheme for under-represented academics

    CUP announces funding scheme for under-represented academics

    19 December 2025
    CUP announces funding scheme for under-represented academics
  • SU reluctantly registers controversial women's soc

    SU reluctantly registers controversial women’s soc

    18 December 2025
    SU reluctantly registers controversial women’s soc
  • Dons warn PM about Vet School closure

    Dons warn PM about Vet School closure

    16 December 2025
    Dons warn PM about Vet School closure
  • Firefighters put out blaze at Addie's car park

    Firefighters put out blaze at Addie’s car park

    15 December 2025
    Firefighters put out blaze at Addie’s car park
  • News In Brief: Michaelmas marriages, monogamous mammals, and messaging manipulation

    News In Brief: Michaelmas marriages, monogamous mammals, and messaging manipulation

    15 December 2025
    News In Brief: Michaelmas marriages, monogamous mammals, and messaging manipulation
  • Fury after Uni recommends end to Vet School

    Fury after Uni recommends end to Vet School

    The Vet School plans to ‘oppose it with all the means at our disposal’ – with futher discussions likely to take place early next year

    13 December 2025
    Fury after Uni recommends end to Vet School
  • Cambridge study finds students learn better with notes than AI

    Cambridge study finds students learn better with notes than AI

    However, it also suggests that AI could support students in clarifying, exploring, and contextualising learning material

    13 December 2025
    Cambridge study finds students learn better with notes than AI
  • Uni Scout and Guide Club affirms trans inclusion 

    Uni Scout and Guide Club affirms trans inclusion 

    12 December 2025
    Uni Scout and Guide Club affirms trans inclusion 
  • Pembroke to convert listed office building into accom

    Pembroke to convert listed office building into accom

    9 December 2025
    Pembroke to convert listed office building into accom
  • Gov declares £31m bus funding for Cambridge

    Gov declares £31m bus funding for Cambridge

    8 December 2025
    Gov declares £31m bus funding for Cambridge
  • News In Brief: elevated prices, eliminated neutrinos, and enormous anacondas 

    News In Brief: elevated prices, eliminated neutrinos, and enormous anacondas 

    7 December 2025
    News In Brief: elevated prices, eliminated neutrinos, and enormous anacondas 
  • Uni redundancy consultation 'falls short of legal duties', unions say

    Uni redundancy consultation ‘falls short of legal duties’, unions say

    6 December 2025
    Uni redundancy consultation ‘falls short of legal duties’, unions say
  • Researchers find five stages of brain development

    Researchers find five stages of brain development

    5 December 2025
    Researchers find five stages of brain development
  • Cambridge students accused of 'gleeful' racist hate crime

    Cambridge students accused of ‘gleeful’ racist hate crime

    4 December 2025
    Cambridge students accused of ‘gleeful’ racist hate crime
  • Churchill announces June Event in place of May Ball

    Churchill announces June Event in place of May Ball

    3 December 2025
    Churchill announces June Event in place of May Ball
  • Jack Peters wins Union presidency in contested race

    Jack Peters wins Union presidency in contested race

    Peters secured 182 votes to Morgan’s 92, with President and Debates Officer being the only contested positions

    1 December 2025
    Jack Peters wins Union presidency in contested race
  • Protesters accuse sustainability institute of 'greenwashing'

    Protesters accuse sustainability institute of ‘greenwashing’

    Activists criticised the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership for parterning ‘with the fossil fuels and arms sectors’

    1 December 2025
    Protesters accuse sustainability institute of ‘greenwashing’
  • Join Varsity's visual team this Lent

    Join Varsity‘s visual team this Lent

    3 December 2025
    Join Varsity‘s visual team this Lent
  • Write for Varsity this Lent

    Write for Varsity this Lent

    3 December 2025
    Write for Varsity this Lent
  • Cambridge cosies up to Reform UK

    Exclusive

    Cambridge cosies up to Reform UK

    30 November 2025
    Cambridge cosies up to Reform UK
  • 15 arrested in pro-Palestine protest 

    15 arrested in pro-Palestine protest 

    29 November 2025
    15 arrested in pro-Palestine protest 
  • Arms divestment vote delayed

    Arms divestment vote delayed

    28 November 2025
    Arms divestment vote delayed
  • Uni donations drop amid financial pressures

    Uni donations drop amid financial pressures

    28 November 2025
    Uni donations drop amid financial pressures
  • DfE counter-terror unit contacted Cambridge over PalSoc speaker concerns

    DfE counter-terror unit contacted Cambridge over PalSoc speaker concerns

    28 November 2025
    DfE counter-terror unit contacted Cambridge over PalSoc speaker concerns
  • News In Brief: publishing peril, parasocialism, and picturehouse protections

    News In Brief: publishing peril, parasocialism, and picturehouse protections

    28 November 2025
    News In Brief: publishing peril, parasocialism, and picturehouse protections
  • Downing to turn first-year accom into B&B 

    Downing to turn first-year accom into B&B 

    The move hopes to tackle the College’s rising deficit, leaving students raising concerns the College is neglecting student safety

    28 November 2025
    Downing to turn first-year accom into B&B 
  • Colleges cut support for trans-inclusive football league

    Colleges cut support for trans-inclusive football league

    Vote comes after colleges cut support for current interim league

    28 November 2025
    Colleges cut support for trans-inclusive football league
  • University slashes funding for mature student outreach

    University slashes funding for mature student outreach

    28 November 2025
    University slashes funding for mature student outreach
  • University Centre hangs in the balance

    University Centre hangs in the balance

    28 November 2025
    University Centre hangs in the balance
  • Cambridge Vet School gets lifeline year to stay accredited

    Cambridge Vet School gets lifeline year to stay accredited

    28 November 2025
    Cambridge Vet School gets lifeline year to stay accredited
  • Uni registers controversial new women’s society

    Uni registers controversial new women’s society

    28 November 2025
    Uni registers controversial new women’s society
  • East West Rail proposes new Cambridge East station

    East West Rail proposes new Cambridge East station

    26 November 2025
    East West Rail proposes new Cambridge East station
  • News in Brief: Cat-astrophic climbs, concealed collections, and Christmas festivities

    News in Brief: Cat-astrophic climbs, concealed collections, and Christmas festivities

    25 November 2025
    News in Brief: Cat-astrophic climbs, concealed collections, and Christmas festivities
  • Queens' for Palestine stages second sit-in

    Queens’ for Palestine stages second sit-in

    23 November 2025
    Queens’ for Palestine stages second sit-in
  • Join Varsity's Social Media team this Lent

    Join Varsity’s Social Media team this Lent

    25 November 2025
    Join Varsity’s Social Media team this Lent
  • Union elections kick off with contested presidential race

    Union elections kick off with contested presidential race

    The increasingly competitive elections continue as two roles are contested while no one stands for Equalities Officer 

    22 November 2025
    Union elections kick off with contested presidential race
  • Join Varsity's editorial team this Lent 

    Join Varsity’s editorial team this Lent 

    Now is the ideal time to join the beating heart of student journalism in Cambridge

    24 November 2025
    Join Varsity’s editorial team this Lent 
  • English students fury at note sheet ban for exams

    English students fury at note sheet ban for exams

    21 November 2025
    English students fury at note sheet ban for exams
  • Protesters call on university staff to support strike action

    Protesters call on university staff to support strike action

    21 November 2025
    Protesters call on university staff to support strike action
  • Mike Pence says America 'must continue to stand with Israel' amid Union protest

    Mike Pence says America ‘must continue to stand with Israel’ amid Union protest

    19 November 2025
    Mike Pence says America ‘must continue to stand with Israel’ amid Union protest
  • Trinity master to step down

    Trinity master to step down

    17 November 2025
    Trinity master to step down
  • A matter of loaf and death

    A matter of loaf and death

    17 November 2025
    A matter of loaf and death
  • Pembroke flood damage forces 'costly' repairs

    Pembroke flood damage forces ‘costly’ repairs

    17 November 2025
    Pembroke flood damage forces ‘costly’ repairs
  • University opens new sports pitch

    University opens new sports pitch

    15 November 2025
    University opens new sports pitch
  • Uni splashed over £400,000 on controversial protest lawyers

    Uni splashed over £400,000 on controversial protest lawyers

    14 November 2025
    Uni splashed over £400,000 on controversial protest lawyers
  • Free speech ‘number one priority’ for new Chancellor

    Free speech ‘number one priority’ for new Chancellor

    In an exclusive interview with Varsity, Lord Smith told students to ‘hold fast to your beliefs’

    14 November 2025
    Free speech ‘number one priority’ for new Chancellor
  • News in Brief: reading rewards, resignations, and rescued rarities

    News in Brief: reading rewards, resignations, and rescued rarities

    A light-hearted round-up of this week’s stories, from rare orchids to book awards

    14 November 2025
    News in Brief: reading rewards, resignations, and rescued rarities
  • John's rakes in £110k in movie moolah

    John’s rakes in £110k in movie moolah

    14 November 2025
    John’s rakes in £110k in movie moolah
  • Controversial women’s society receives over £13,000 in donations

    Controversial women’s society receives over £13,000 in donations

    14 November 2025
    Controversial women’s society receives over £13,000 in donations
  • Home Office denied PHD student visa to attend graduation

    Home Office denied PHD student visa to attend graduation

    14 November 2025
    Home Office denied PHD student visa to attend graduation
  • Selwyn resists push for cultural wear at formals

    Selwyn resists push for cultural wear at formals

    14 November 2025
    Selwyn resists push for cultural wear at formals
  • Stolen plate returned to Caius after 115 years

    Stolen plate returned to Caius after 115 years

    12 November 2025
    Stolen plate returned to Caius after 115 years
  • Two pro-Palestine protests held this weekend

    Two pro-Palestine protests held this weekend

    11 November 2025
    Two pro-Palestine protests held this weekend
  • Clare Hall withdraws busway objections after spending over £66k on lawyers

    Clare Hall withdraws busway objections after spending over £66k on lawyers

    10 November 2025
    Clare Hall withdraws busway objections after spending over £66k on lawyers
  • Cambridge tops UK rankings for graduate employability

    Cambridge tops UK rankings for graduate employability

    9 November 2025
    Cambridge tops UK rankings for graduate employability
  • News in Brief: scans, strikes, and South station setbacks

    News in Brief: scans, strikes, and South station setbacks

    A light-hearted round-up of this week’s stories, including delays to Cambridge South station and talks on Trump’s US

    9 November 2025
    News in Brief: scans, strikes, and South station setbacks
  • Cambridge Nightline reopens messaging service

    Cambridge Nightline reopens messaging service

    Technical problems prevented the charity from providing mental health services at the start of term

    7 November 2025
    Cambridge Nightline reopens messaging service
  • Sidney May Ball cancelled

    Sidney May Ball cancelled

    6 November 2025
    Sidney May Ball cancelled
  • Uni drops incoming CFO amid leadership turbulence

    Uni drops incoming CFO amid leadership turbulence

    17 November 2025
    Uni drops incoming CFO amid leadership turbulence
  • Climate protesters rally against the Careers Service

    Climate protesters rally against the Careers Service

    5 November 2025
    Climate protesters rally against the Careers Service
  • New Christ’s library approved

    New Christ’s library approved

    4 November 2025
    New Christ’s library approved
  • Ten hospitalised in Addie's after Cambridgeshire train stabbings

    Ten hospitalised in Addie’s after Cambridgeshire train stabbings

    2 November 2025
    Ten hospitalised in Addie’s after Cambridgeshire train stabbings
  • Addenbrooke’s surgeon suspended

    Addenbrooke’s surgeon suspended

    1 November 2025
    Addenbrooke’s surgeon suspended
  • Apply to be Varsity's Editor-in-Chief this Lent

    Apply to be Varsity‘s Editor-in-Chief this Lent

    3 November 2025
    Apply to be Varsity‘s Editor-in-Chief this Lent
  • Students vote to disaffiliate from NUS

    Students vote to disaffiliate from NUS

    31 October 2025
    Students vote to disaffiliate from NUS
  • Uni error forces deeper spending cuts

    Uni error forces deeper spending cuts

    This comes as the Uni reduced its projected deficit from £62.6 million to £39 million for next year after imposing controversial spending cuts across all departments

    31 October 2025
    Uni error forces deeper spending cuts
  • Uni offers students £55k in payouts

    Uni offers students £55k in payouts

    Between 2019-20 and 2023-24, the University made 64 financial payouts to students who lodged formal complaints or submitted academic appeals

    31 October 2025
    Uni offers students £55k in payouts
  • Students allowed to use AI, says new uni guidance

    Students allowed to use AI, says new uni guidance

    31 October 2025
    Students allowed to use AI, says new uni guidance
  • College rowing captains narrowly vote to exclude trans women

    College rowing captains narrowly vote to exclude trans women

    31 October 2025
    College rowing captains narrowly vote to exclude trans women
  • Dons to vote whether to reveal University donors

    Dons to vote whether to reveal University donors

    31 October 2025
    Dons to vote whether to reveal University donors
  • Students launch women’s society excluding trans women

    Students launch women’s society excluding trans women

    31 October 2025
    Students launch women’s society excluding trans women
  • Academic caught in Palestine Action t-shirt

    Academic caught in Palestine Action t-shirt

    31 October 2025
    Academic caught in Palestine Action t-shirt
  • SU referendums heat up as campaigners claim intervention

    SU referendums heat up as campaigners claim intervention

    29 October 2025
    SU referendums heat up as campaigners claim intervention
  • Cambridge launches plan to bridge ‘town and gown’ divide

    Cambridge launches plan to bridge ‘town and gown’ divide

    27 October 2025
    Cambridge launches plan to bridge ‘town and gown’ divide
  • News In Brief: embryo errors, energy experts, and artistic ephiphanies 

    News In Brief: embryo errors, energy experts, and artistic ephiphanies 

    26 October 2025
    News In Brief: embryo errors, energy experts, and artistic ephiphanies 
  • Internal report claims that sustainability is no longer a uni priority

    Internal report claims that sustainability is no longer a uni priority

    The report from the Board of Scrutiny claimed that the University had failed to disclose its progress towards sustainability goals

    31 October 2025
    Internal report claims that sustainability is no longer a uni priority
  • Government announces £400m investment package for Cambridge

    Government announces £400m investment package for Cambridge

    Focusing on fuelling development, the plans aim to turn Oxford and Cambridge together into ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’

    25 October 2025
    Government announces £400m investment package for Cambridge
  • Climate and pro-Palestine activists protest at engineering careers fair

    Climate and pro-Palestine activists protest at engineering careers fair

    25 October 2025
    Climate and pro-Palestine activists protest at engineering careers fair
  • Cambridge don appointed Reform adviser

    Cambridge don appointed Reform adviser

    23 October 2025
    Cambridge don appointed Reform adviser
  • Researchers to uncover forgotten Sanskrit scholars of colonial India

    Researchers to uncover forgotten Sanskrit scholars of colonial India

    21 October 2025
    Researchers to uncover forgotten Sanskrit scholars of colonial India
  • Uni commits to partial arms divestment after year-long review

    Uni commits to partial arms divestment after year-long review

    20 October 2025
    Uni commits to partial arms divestment after year-long review
  • News in Brief: returning owls, recognised leadership and roving CEOs

    News in Brief: returning owls, recognised leadership and roving CEOs

    31 October 2025
    News in Brief: returning owls, recognised leadership and roving CEOs
  • Cambridge University Press says reform needed ‘to secure future of academic publishing’

    Cambridge University Press says reform needed ‘to secure future of academic publishing’

    19 October 2025
    Cambridge University Press says reform needed ‘to secure future of academic publishing’
  • University submits plans to build 3,800 new homes

    University submits plans to build 3,800 new homes

    19 October 2025
    University submits plans to build 3,800 new homes
  • How much does your college master earn?

    How much does your college master earn?

    17 October 2025
    How much does your college master earn?
  • News in brief: burgers, blues, and floppy bytes

    News in brief: burgers, blues, and floppy bytes

    A light-hearted round-up of this week’s stories, including efforts to preserve floppy disks’ data at the UL and a don authenticating Einstein’s violin

    17 October 2025
    News in brief: burgers, blues, and floppy bytes
  • Footy captains fury over trans athlete ban

    Footy captains fury over trans athlete ban

    New FA guidance has resulted in CU Women’s Association Football changing their constitution

    17 October 2025
    Footy captains fury over trans athlete ban
  • SU announces vote on NUS affiliation

    SU announces vote on NUS affiliation

    17 October 2025
    SU announces vote on NUS affiliation
  • Foundation Year, three years on

    News-in-depth

    Foundation Year, three years on

    17 October 2025
    Foundation Year, three years on
  • SU scraps campaign for 100% vegan catering 

    SU scraps campaign for 100% vegan catering 

    17 October 2025
    SU scraps campaign for 100% vegan catering 
  • Caius students in uproar over 'unbelievably disruptive' building works

    Caius students in uproar over ‘unbelievably disruptive’ building works

    17 October 2025
    Caius students in uproar over ‘unbelievably disruptive’ building works
  • Cantabs face costly sports fees

    Cantabs face costly sports fees

    17 October 2025
    Cantabs face costly sports fees
  • Cambridge University celebrates its 165th Nobel Prize winner

    Cambridge University celebrates its 165th Nobel Prize winner

    17 October 2025
    Cambridge University celebrates its 165th Nobel Prize winner
  • Colleges short of student housing

    Colleges short of student housing

    17 October 2025
    Colleges short of student housing
  • News in Brief: good deeds, gripes, and Gardies gifts

    News In Brief

    News in Brief: good deeds, gripes, and Gardies gifts

    14 October 2025
    News in Brief: good deeds, gripes, and Gardies gifts

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