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Two more women allege sexual harassment by classics professor Simon Goldhill 
A light-hearted round-up of this week’s stories, from the Complete University Guide rankings to a new Centre for the USA
Those involved in the research say it could improve the response to future viral outbreaks
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The University has begun moving funds to financial institutions with a greater focus on sustainability
The SU voted to support the strike action, stating that ‘staff working conditions are student learning conditions’
Professor Sander van der Linden has argued that such a ban would have numerous unintended consequences
News in Brief
A light-hearted round-up of this week’s stories, from Royal Society recognition to a prize for climate research
Lucia Requejo Tabares explores the role of college families
The SU voted to support the strike action, stating that ‘staff working conditions are student learning conditions’
Review
Raindrops on a White Pear Blossom is a promising and emotionally compelling new play, argues Millie Wooler
Opinion
Isabel Adair corresponds with her friend about the lost art of letter writing
Amanda Gardiner investigates what caffeine does to our bodies, from exam-term energy boosts to post-coffee crashes
Heidi Lewis discusses the production of 2026′s sharpest sci-fi film with art director Tim Browning
One big happy (college) family?
The language of optimisation and the architecture of merit
The analogue reTurn has come to Cambridge 
‘It was genocide, not a civil war’ – Cambridge University Tamil Society remembers the Sri Lankan Civil War
Bryony Clarke explores the difficulties of managing chronic illness for students on their Year Abroad
Lucia Requejo Tabares explores the role of college families
Mimi Ronson questions the pressures around Cambridge’s culture of academic performance
Dara Osinowo speaks to finalists torn between chasing ambition and choosing financial security
Yulianna Nunno investigates our evolving relationship with digital technology and interrogates its role in shaping modern life
Emy Bengtsson speaks to the volunteers who make up the charity Convoy4Ukraine
Dhruv Shenai talks to Tamil students about how the legacy of the Sri Lankan Civil War impacts them
Amelie Rothwell talks to students who used to be locals about what the town-gown divide really means
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Bible Scholar Mattie Mae Motl: “God is a woman”
What’s the story behind Pages coffee house?
How sustainable is your college? CLOC on their college ranking system
‘You have to take it as it comes’: discussing content creation with Auden Barnes
Rosalind Howell speaks to Pages founder Jasmine Jayyousi about coffee and community building
Phoebe Leung discusses a new perspective on God and biblical masculinity with Mattie Mae Motl
Quickfire
Isadora Vargas Mafort speaks to the committee about the story behind the society and what they hope to provide the Cambridge community
Labour MP for Cambridge, Daniel Zeichner, on what he believes matters in Cambridge today
Quickfire
Rosalind Howell discusses how CLOC holds colleges accountable from the inside
Sister Dr Sr Gemma Simmonds on challenging injustice through kindness in Cambridge and beyond
Wired and tired: the science of caffeine
Failure is the foundation of science
Amanda Gardiner reflects on why failure is an essential and valuable part of scientific research
Amanda Gardiner investigates what caffeine does to our bodies, from exam-term energy boosts to post-coffee crashes
Interview
Yu Tong Lim sits down with Kavya Neeba from the Centre for Science and Policy to discuss connecting researchers with decision-makers
Amanda Gardiner explores the science behind exam stress and why it could harm both our academic performance and long-term health
Interview
Benjamin Pine speaks to Professor Andrea Ferrari about how CamGraPhIC’s graphene transceivers could help solve AI’s growing energy crisis
Pooja Gada investigates if your college dinners are putting your health at risk
‘Using me for sets’: navigating the politics of the room ballot
Blind Date: ‘I should’ve changed my socks’
What kind of punter are you?
What kind of studier are you?
Guide
Emilia Deighton shares her tips for managing the dreaded room ballot
Quiz
Ola Kiezun anticipates how you’ll fare on deck this summer
Quiz
Emma Gower predicts which revision methods serve you best
Blind Date
In unideal weather conditions, fourth year Carly and PhD student Felix meet at the Maypole
Feature
Scarlett Prunty wonders why our goals change
Quiz
Charlotte Thomann predicts your Easter term: the good, the bad, and the beastly
To the letter
Studying Study of a Sicilian Peasant
The rise and fall of the Lit-girl 
Opinion
Sophia Jaffer learns the art of portraiture from John Singer Sargent
Opinion
Isabel Adair corresponds with her friend about the lost art of letter writing
Interview
Ben Bailey interviews the organisers behind the event and reflects on the college’s arts scene
Opinion
Cambridge’s artistic communities are too scattered, says Jessica Leer
Feature
Ludovica De Lorenzo explores Renaissance debates through Kettle’s Yard artworks
Opinion
Katrina Brigmane argues against the ridiculing of women’s self-fashioning
The hidden gems of formal fashion
How to manipulate your Vinted algorithm 
From princesses to PAs, power dressing is nothing new
Fashion
Katie Ballingall finds the perfect formal dress closer than expected
Fashion
Katie Ballingall explores the different forms power dressing can take
Fashion
Sadie Nicholls asks whether the Met Gala can survive its politics
Ellie Duff reflects on the fashionable potential of the iconic music festival
Fashion
Lily Forster explores how style experimentation can restore joy
Arushi Dattani details some of the most useful hair accessories to save a bad hair day
Hokum and the horror of guilt
Watchlist
Heidi Lewis looks at classic and upcoming queer media in celebration of Pride 2026
Heidi Lewis discusses the production of 2026′s sharpest sci-fi film with art director Tim Browning
Feature
Freya Compton dives deep into the history of the car brand’s movie stardom
Review
Sophie Winch argues for lovers of Good Omens to approach its finale with nuance
Review
Sophia Jaffer explores how the folk horror film overcomes shortcomings of the genre
Review
Peter Adams reviews Brian De Palma’s neo-noir through the lens of Alfred Hitchcock
We need to talk about Kendrick
T.S. Eliot meets Eurovision: LYR + Natalie Wildgoose at The Storey’s Field Centre
Keeping it in the college family
Live Review
Natalie Wildgoose’s winter ballads and LYR’s prophetic-poetic mix at the Storey’s Field Centre, as reviewed by Daisy Cooper
Daniella Adetoye considers rap and the politics of respectability
Review
RAYE’s newest album proves that genre-melding can still stay emotionally grounded, as reviewed by Lauren Quinn
Feature
How to time-travel through musical memories with Sophia Jaffer
Interview
Jasmine Heddle-Bacon meets the lead singers of nouveau student band, Out of Orbit
‘Where does actor begin and puppet start?’
Bold beginnings in the Corpus Playroom 
CUMT’s The Wind in the Willows brings a classic to life 
A letter to the student writers of Cambridge 
Feature
Nikita Vajrala speaks with lead puppet designer, Clotilde Dumont, on the creative process for The House at Pooh Corner
Review
Raindrops on a White Pear Blossom is a promising and emotionally compelling new play, argues Millie Wooler
Review
Ella Hardy praises this charming musical production that reminds us why the beloved story continues to endure 4.5 stars
Feature
Millie Wooler reveals her top tips for writing the next great student play
Preview
Lauren Quinn sits down with director Thomas Gladstone to uncover what will make this production a walk down memory lane
Review
Nikita Vajrala praises this compelling exploration of identity and the search for belonging 4.5 stars
Caius beat Magdalene in last-minute thriller to clinch mixed netball Cuppers final
Should we play more BUCS?
Match report
Sam Ho reports on mixed netball Cuppers finals day
Nicholas Hall questions whether more Cambridge sports teams should compete on a national level
college football
Harry Mclusky reports on the Plate, Vase and Shield finals
Match Report
Harry Mclusky reports on the college football fixture of the season from Grange Road
Match report
Joss Heddle-Bacon reports from Lord’s on a dramatic 2026 Men’s T20 cricket Varsity
Match report
Joss Heddle-Bacon reports from the home of cricket as Cambridge overcome Oxford
COMMENT
Harry Cammish
Should we still read Philip Larkin?
Harry Cammish asks us to consider how we separate Larkin from his art
Skye Wavamunno
Top of the slops
Skye Wavamunno exposes the classist undercurrents of Downing’s dining culture
Jasper Finlay Burnside
The Cambridge drift
Jasper Finlay Burnside comments on the logistical nightmare of walking around Cambridge
Troy Francis-Brown
We must support our strikers
Troy Francis-Brown argues that students have a responsibility to support the rights of those who keep Cambridge University running
Jake Altmann
The no man’s land between triposes
Jake Altmann argues that interdisciplinary study must be made easier for students
Olive Watt
The personal cost of reporting sexual violence at Cambridge
Olive Watt exposes the systematic inadequacies of reporting sexual assault at Cambridge