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Deborah Prentice overtaken as highest-paid Russell Group VC
Downing Bar dodges college takeover
The decision leaves just seven colleges planning to host balls this May Week
Last year, Prentice had the second highest base salary and fourth highest overall pay in the Russell Group
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Researchers from the Faculty of Education have published a report claiming that Israeli violence has ‘gravely undermined’ Palestinian education
The College withdrew plans to dissolve its student Bar Committee after 332 students and alumni criticised the decision
Cambridge for Palestine organised a sit-in to pressure the University Council to support full arms divestment at a meeting on Monday
Children admitted to neonatal intensive care units are more than twice as likely to fail their school readiness assessment
Cambridge University Conservative Association faces backlash after inviting Farage advisor who said UK should ‘regain’ former colonies and youtuber with links to eugenicist organisations
A group of 20 Oxbridge students met the Israeli president during a ‘policy trip’ organised by the Pinsker Centre
Frida Bradbrook meets the vets in uproar over the potential closure
Keane Handley previews a scintillating schedule of sport
Review
Milly Kotecha reflects on this ‘genuine treat’ of a production 4 stars
College rivalry should not become college snobbery
Men at Cambridge are experiencing equality
How Cambridge Made Me Lose My Faith
What happened to men at Cambridge?
Matilda Sheekey
Matilda Sheekey argues that we should work against a self-inflicted defensiveness that mistakes victimhood for accountability
Juliette Berry
Juliette Berry condemns the apparent hierarchy of colleges
Josh Pritchard
Josh Pritchard navigates losing his faith, and how coming Cambridge impacted the experience
Ben Lubitsh
Ben Lubitsh argues that we should embrace the growing inability of degrees to guarantee future success
Duncan Paterson
Duncan Paterson argues that the deaths of small businesses are symptomatic of a crisis of place identity taking place in Cambridge
Keane Handley
Keane Handley argues that the new Trinity Hall admissions policy undoes much of the progress that Cambridge has made towards combating classism
Are you more yourself at Cambridge or away from it? 
Who gets to speak at the Cambridge Union?
How sweet is the en-suite deal?
Amber Ahark explores how term time changes students’ identities
Daisy Stewart Henderson speaks to those working towards a better future for Afghanistan from Cambridge
Frida Bradbrook meets the vets in uproar over the potential closure
Cerys Burch explores Cambridge’s changes and consistencies with some of its most experienced members
Beth Lee speaks to students across Cambridge about how big of a deal sharing a bathroom really is
Alessia Fietta speaks to Union members about issues with inclusivity and diversity in debate
Sam Elgar speaks to Cambridge-based experts on democracy to discuss its future in our country
Grace Howell speaks to ents officers struggling to assert their autonomy in the college system
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‘It’s entirely possible that we get it wrong’: what do archivists actually do?
Lord Leggatt on becoming a Supreme Court Justice
Meet the man behind your college stash
Politics, your own way: Tilly Middlehurst on speaking out
Isadora Vargas Mafort speaks to Kevin Roberts, archivist at the University Library, about the profession’s daily surprises
Rosalind Howell discusses gowns, puffers, and everything in between with the shop floor manager of Ryder and Amies
Hannah Burfield and the pioneering TV writer discuss how Cambridge influenced his comedic craft
Vienna Kwan and the Cambridge alumnus discuss balancing ambition with realism
Tara Buxton and the patient advocate discuss the underreported prevalence of pain during caesarian-section deliveries
Gabrielle Saraway speaks to the Varsity blind date co-ordinator about the triumphs and mishaps of matchmaking
Meet the Cambridge physicist who advocates for the humanities
What’s on the horizon? Black hole research gains momentum at Cambridge
Meet the Cambridge Master fighting children’s brain cancer: in conversation with Professor Richard Gilbertson
Asha Torczon explores the psychology behind how we justify meat consumption
Interview
Dhruv Shenai speaks to Professor Siddharth Saxena about why scientists shouldn’t stay out of world politics
The pioneering research from the Institute of Astronomy that hopes to deepen our understanding of the universe
Research Roundup
Pooja Gada covers the latest scientific research
Anika Pai explains how you can avoid week five blues this Lent term
Interview
Lucy George speaks to the Professor Richard Gilbertson
Which Cambridge eatery are you?
Which Cambridge alum are you?
You’ve already broken your resolutions – so what?
The importance of showing up for friends
Lily Forster takes stock of her expectations for 2026, one month in
Quiz
Take Kai Geere’s quiz to see which local food spot you embody
Feature
Kai Geere reminds us to not take our friendships for granted
Quiz
Georgia Gooding gives you a glimpse into your future, using cantabs of days past as a guide
Blind Date
Isaac and John meet at the Botanic Garden for a blind date
Trial + Error
Ellana Cowan turns 23 and reconsiders her life choices
Home is where the art is
Visiting A Gap in the Clouds
Opinion
Emma Gower discusses the experience of living in a college that’s also a gallery
Review
Mia Apfel reviews the new Heong Gallery exhibition at Downing
Review
Bryony Clarke explores what Rufino Tamayo’s unique collection teaches us about exhibition
Column
In the harsh January winter, Emma Gower and Eimear McElduff seek warmth from poetry
Interview
Ryan Vowles meets the author to explore Xu’s culture-bridging legacy
Opinion
Binsonite Ben Bailey champions the beauty of concrete and brick
A guide to Cambridge’s second-hand scene
Accessibility in a neurodivergent wardrobe
Guide
Matilda Billinge shares her hand-me-down tips for thrifting in Cambridge
Feature
Molly Weston investigates the accessibility issues which can present themselves to neurodivergent fashion lovers
Feature
Jess Gotterson investigates the resurgence of a historical favourite
Opinion
Flossie Bullion and Jess Gotterson unpack the benefits of embracing the ugly in your personal wardrobe
Opinion
Matilda Billinge argues that paper dolls are woven into the fabric of female fashion across time
Feature
Anastasia Prussakova investigates the decline of delicate jewellery, and rise of statement necklaces
If you like Hamlet, you’ll love Hamnet
Review
Heidi Lewis reviews the acclaimed film depicting the making of Shakespeare’s masterpiece
Feature
Ruby Redwood traces the perplexing arc of the film star
Review
Efe Imoyin-Omene interrogates the impact of the new viral series
Feature
Our writers look back at the films from last year that stayed with them long after the lights came up
Review
Ruby Redwood argues that the highly-anticipated finale trades the heart of Hawkins for a bloat of CGI spectacle
Opinion
Mia Badby looks to the current state of Hollywood to predict how epics may now fare onscreen
The Arctic Monkeys and me 
Inside Radiohead’s circle
Natanya: the multiverse in motion
Interview
Efe Imoyin-Omene in conversation with the kaleidoscopic songwriter Natanya
Review
Mac DeMarco’s lesson in irreverance at the Corn Exchange, as reviewed by Ruby Wooller
Opinion
Fergus Holmes’ one stop shop for the new mainstream underground
Guide
Tia Ribbo has songs to bundle up and stretch your legs to
Guide
Caitlin Newman explains how to make – and more importantly, keep – your musical resolutions
The art of putting it together: a look ahead to Send in the Clowns
Twelfth Night delights
Should student theatre be censored?
To watch or not to watch Hamlet?
Preview
This charming production by the Downing Dramatic Society looks to celebrate Sondheim’s classics
Opinion
Daisy Simpson explores the place of sex, drugs and graphic images on the student stage
Feature
As Sondheim’s classics prepare to take the stage this Lent, Daphne Stavride reminds us of the man behind their magic
Review
Milly Kotecha reflects on this ‘genuine treat’ of a production 4 stars
Review
Following the end of their tour, The European Theatre Group return to Cambridge to deliver a delightfully silly production 4.5 stars
Review
Ella Hardy praises NT Live’s visually bold and symbolically striking production of Hamlet
Blues snatch three points against UEA in top of the table clash 
Netball Blues fall to last gasp defeat against Loughborough
Looking ahead to a light blue Lent
Captain’s Corner: Netball
Sam Ho reports as the Blues suffer a home defeat in their survival to stay up
Tristan Sykes reports as Deniz Ozer’s brace seals a gritty 2–0 win over UEA
Keane Handley previews a scintillating schedule of sport
Captain's Corner
Sam Ho speaks to Netball co-Captains Nat McEvoy and Izzy Howse in the run-up to this year’s Varsity match
Ben Madden on why women’s football is still being held back
Review
Ben Madden gives insight into the local football scene in Cambridge
Keane Handley
Cambridge has already become complacent on class
Keane Handley argues that the new Trinity Hall admissions policy undoes much of the progress that Cambridge has made towards combating classism