Latest print edition
Law Faculty Chair attacks ‘hypocritical’ Rwanda bill
Student climate protester released on bail
Oil company to retain influence over ‘murky’ professorship
The company gave its name to the professorship and, despite its renaming, will still be able to nominate members of its board
Over 20,000 patients had their health data disclosed in two Freedom of Information breaches
Support Varsity
Varsity is the independent newspaper for the University of Cambridge, established in its current form in 1947. In order to maintain our editorial independence, our print newspaper and news website receives no funding from the University of Cambridge or its constituent Colleges.
Read more ...
The Chair of the Law Faculty described the newly introduced emergency Rwanda Bill as ‘hypocritical in the extreme’
The Just Stop Oil activist who sprayed King’s College has been released from prison
The 2024 fixtures will be held in Cambridge United’s stadium, following a new partnership between the League One side and the university team
Student climate activists serenaded a Cambridge shopping centre with a parody of ABBA’s ‘Money, Money, Money’
Long Read
Visiting the University she scammed her way into, the influencer and writer is eager to meet the Caroline Calloways of the future
Interview
Isaac Jackson sits down with the Oscar-winning filmmaker, this year’s recipient of the Cambridge Film Festival’s award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema
Alice Mainwood thanks the women who got her back on her feet and into the library after getting dumped
Almost two hundred pro-Palestinian students demanded that the University end partnerships with Israel
Long Read
Recalling his fresh-eyed conception of literary smokers, Varsity archivist Joshua Shortman takes us through Cambridge’s smoky past and present
Abolish at-interview admissions assessments 
Let Cambridge drinking culture off the hook
Head-to-head: in person interviews 
Head to head: tripos rankings 
Aenghus Hughes
As interview season rolls around, we should rethink giving students at-interview assessments
Caitlin Rajan
The trap of ‘ethical’ consumption and resistance through reimagining the role of the individual in creating social change
Hannah Gillott
Give us a break, in such an intense atmosphere, students across the city have a right to get drunk
Emily Lawson-Todd
With all colleges apart from Trinity moving their interviews to Zoom, Jude Crawley and Emily Lawson-Todd question whether this is for the best
Hugh Jones
Keir Starmer is right to have backed off private schools’ charity status, now he should back off VAT too
Hannah Gillott
Girl dinner, girl maths – and now ‘girl desk’. Hannah Gillott asks: when will it end?
The Cambridge creativity trap
Sport is an art, ‘aesthetics is a blueprint’
Goodbye to the Grafton Centre?
East West Fail? The troubled return of the Varsity Rail
Naima Clarvis explores the increasing popularity of weightlifting and the shift from its aesthetic goals to functional benefits
Lara Cort considers the challenge of maintaining creative outlets during term time
The press and politics of Nightclimbing
Speaking with students ditching the runway in favour of the railway, Alex Levy takes stock of a growing shift in the travel industry
Lauren Welsby-Riley explores the experience of bereavement as a student
As the Beehive and the Grafton Centre face major redevelopment, Nick James takes the pulse of opinion on Cambridge’s changing urban landscape
Long Read
Recalling his fresh-eyed conception of literary smokers, Varsity archivist Joshua Shortman takes us through Cambridge’s smoky past and present
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
From Pembroke bops to Primavera: DJ and Vet Med Anish Kumar’s double life 
Scammer Caroline Calloway forged her Cambridge application to fulfil her ‘purpose’ in this world
‘How to Fail’ at Cambridge: Elizabeth Day on what we can learn when things go wrong
Georgie Atkinson meets the finalist to find out how he balances it all
Natalie Acton speaks about new mental health services, diversity and student engagement
Heidi Atkins sits down with Phil Fletcher, the puppet master behind Britain’s favourite dog
Abby Reyes talks to ‘How to Fail’ podcast host and Queens’ alumna Elizabeth Day about success and failure at Cambridge
Long Read
Brenda Feigen talks about her involvement in the Equal Rights Amendment, furthering reproductive rights and US politics today
Long Read
Visiting the University she scammed her way into, the influencer and writer is eager to meet the Caroline Calloways of the future
Marie-Madeleine Fuerbeth details Pivotal’s 2024 plan for roll-out of the ‘Helix’
Joe Parham illustrates why you should venture into the avian world
Anouk Waller-Sargent covers the Women in STEM Festival at Murray Edwards College
The University’s role in the future of space-based solar power
Daniel Hilton and Grace Wakeman give you the run down on recent research to help you impress your STEM-smart friends
Science
Natalia Emsley breaks down the science behind your alcohol-induced feelings and behaviours
Healing from heartbreak in the hellscape of Week 5
Ask Aunty Maddy: Mistletoe and Crime
For this extra special, festive bonanza, Aunty Maddy tackles budgeting, booze, and your mum’s boyfriend
Time is fleeting. As is Aunty Maddy’s sage advice, so get your grubby little hands on it while you can.
Alice Mainwood thanks the women who got her back on her feet and into the library after getting dumped
Isabella Steinmeyer thinks Patisserie Valerie’s tiny portions might be best eaten with Granny and Grandad
Owen Hanks extolls the pleasures of putting-it-off. This article was due two weeks ago
Varsity’s Lifestyle editors interpret the the planets and the stars, plus the horrors lurking in the shadows, so you don’t have to.
‘Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance’ at the Fitzwilliam Museum
How Jim Ede and the Kettle’s Yard Artists shaped author Laura Freeman’s way of life too
A modern classic: Emily Wilson on her translation of The Iliad
Retrospective realities at Wolfson’s new exhibition
Review
Tim Head’s ‘How It Is’ offers a retrospective look at the artist’s work, picking apart with forensic scrutiny the anxieties of our past and present
Interview
The Times chief art critic on her novel Ways of Life: Jim Ede and the Kettle’s Yard Artists
Review
‘Black Atlantic’ confronts the Fitzwilliam’s historic connections to the transatlantic slave trade
Review
Eva Weinstein reflects on A Cambridge Diary’s first coffee-table book ‘Town & Gown’
REVIEW
Murray Edwards’ new exhibition examines memory, motherhood and the female experience
Review
Eve Connor ponders the social, political and decorative functionality of the limited edition sets of buttons created by leading artists in support of Kettle’s Yard
Michaelmas fashion: wrapped
Annia Krzoska explores how we can find fashion in unexpected items
Photoshoot
Clementine Lussiana speaks to the president of this year’s show Cambridge University Fashion Show, Jude Jones
Social enterprise Give Your Best supports refugees through fashion
Opinion
Zoe Blackburn argues that Cambridge women need a chance to dress down
A Haunting in Venice: Branagh cracks the case
Review
Laila Hussey finds Fincher’s latest foray to be derivative, but a fun watch 3.5 stars
Opinion
Genevieve Badia-Aylin revisits an 80s classic with a special place in her heart
Interview
Olivia Townsend discusses the intricacies of approaching stories about conflict with filmmaker Mimi Vlaovic
Our writers give their quick-fire reviews of what you should watch this week
Interview
Nikolas Boyd-Carpenter talks to the minds behind one of the the university’s fastest-growing societies
Interview
Isaac Jackson sits down for a conversation with the UK’s foremost film critic
Why I love Laufey
Is the modern music industry just a garden of industry plants?
Q&A with Lizzie Mayland from The Last Dinner Party
The cult of Taylor Swift (and why we keep worshipping at her altar)
Opinion
From Lil Nas X to Wet Leg, is there still such thing as organic career growth?
Feature
The Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter is introducing jazz and classical music to a younger generation
Live Review
Sam Raine-Jenkins argues that the Newcastle rockers could be the next big thing
Survey
The survey results are in: what are Cambridge students listening to?
Feature
Are AI covers a wholesome way for fans to express their joy or a twisted game stripping artists of creative control?
Long Read
Romilly Norfolk chats to the team behind the lighting design for The Town
Cleansed: a not-so-clean play that leaves us enthralled
Cleansed: a look back at 8 weeks of devotion
Review
BATS didn’t do us dirty with this powerful and innovative production of Sarah Kane’s notoriously disturbing play
Behind the Curtain
Theo Chen chats to the director of week 8 show Cleansed’
Review
The laughs come thick and fast in The Complete Works of Shakespeare: Abridged
Review
A poignant portrayal of sibling relationships spanning centuries
Review
Bex Goodchild reflects on the moments of pure brilliance in this newly devised play
Review
An underwhelming attempt at asking some of the most pressing questions
Alex Berry records her first impressions of American football at Cambridge as the Pythons take on ARU Siege
Head to Head
As rugby’s Varsity Match moves away from Twickenham after more than one hundred years, Will McLaughlin and Alex Davies debate whether it’s time for Oxbridge to finally move out of The Home of Cricket
Alex Berry talks running, riding, shooting, swimming and fencing with pentathlon captain Rudi Bruijn-Yard
The women’s football Blues defeated Warwick on Wednesday, and they advance to the next stage of the cup. Alex Berry reports
Alfie Penfold tracks his interest in sports psychology, and speaks to an elite runner to try and find their secret sauce
Alex Berry explores why there has been such a rapid rise in the sport’s popularity in Cambridge
Sponsored Links
Partner Links
Head to Head
Head to head: tripos rankings
Love them or hate them, they’re one click away on Camsis. Hugh Jones and Maddy Browne argue about whether tripos rankings rank top or bottom for them.