Comment
Jasper Finlay Burnside places communities at the heart of his argument for cycling infrastructure
Gabrielle Saraway
Gabrielle Saraway argues something very radical: that we should like ourselves
Katie Nicholson
Jamilla Wichmann
Ellana Cowan
Ben Curtis
Daisy Stewart Henderson
Jasper Finlay Burnside
April O'Neill
April O’Neill argues that unpaid internships are a barrier to social mobility that we need to knock down
Charlie Rowan
Charlie Rowan argues that Cambridge is losing its grip on national attention
Elsie McDowell
Ben Lubitsh
Bernard Shiu
Bernard Shiu argues that the rise of populism poses a threat to international students’ access to education across the world
Tia Ribbo
Tia Ribbo argues that the pressure placed on our summer vacation highlights harmful aspects of Cambridge’s culture
Sophia Bosworth-Gerbino
Jack Deasley
Greg Quinn
Maddy Browne
head to head
Katie Nicholson argues that the right of students to protest is an essential facilitator of political expression
Olive Watt
Olive Watt argues that the government is betraying disabled people, and its roots, through cuts to disability benefits
Calum Murray
Anonymous student
Maddie Harding
Ffion Edwards
Martha Rayner
Jasper Finlay Burnside argues that as Reform’s popularity grows, we ignore the politics of the devolved nations at our own peril
Katie Nicholson argues that a mid-term break would improve, rather than undermine, the Cambridge degree structure
Chiraag Shah
Johana Trejtnar
Luca Chandler
Dylan Stewart
Evie McMahon
Jake Altmann
Jake Altmann argues that AI can compliment coursework as a mode of assessment
Gabrielle Lee
While our student culture encourages social awareness, Gabrielle Lee argues this is often performative
Patrick Dolan
Ellie Buckley
Madeleine Wood
Yashraj Garg
Varsity Comment
Queer communities have been present at Cambridge for much of its history
Jess Standring
Jess Standring draws attention to the prevalence of exploitation on platforms like Pornhub
Nick Davis
Letters
Rosie Roberts
Duncan Paterson
A culture of corporate feminism risks alienating women who do not fit the girlboss image
Hattie Holford-Smith
Hattie Holford-Smith argues that May Balls need to do far more for disabled students
Daisy Hewitt
Nicole Banas
Erin McGurk
Erin McGurk argues that the tolerance advocated by left-leaning Cambridge students is often not put into practice
Social media is making us commodify our lives, argues Rosie Roberts
Benjamin Barrett-Miles
Max La Bouchardiere
Martha Lucas
Varsity Letters
Freddie Reid
Freddie Reid argues that universities cannot manage swelling student numbers
Elsie McDowell looks at what happens when Veganuary ends
Eloise Thompson
Matthew Taylor
The power of colleges to drive climate action is only just being realised
College access and outreach departments and their student-led initiatives are the backbone of accessibility at Cambridge
Head to Head
Long Read
Alex Lee
Elsie McDowell reflects on what it means to be a working class Londoner at Cambridge
Cambridge’s extreme workload worsens our work ethics, argues Daisy Stewart Henderson
Ezra Izer
Eliza Ousey
Zoë Randolph
Fatima Zahra Yusuf
Maria Eduarda Paixao
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Comment
A fleshy realisation
Jasper Finlay Burnside places communities at the heart of his argument for cycling infrastructure
Gabrielle Saraway
I think I…like myself?
Gabrielle Saraway argues something very radical: that we should like ourselves
Katie Nicholson
The reality of the Tompkins Table rankings
Jamilla Wichmann
Why do we need to glow up?
Comment
My problem with the year abroad
Ellana Cowan
Cambridge needs to reach out to disabled students
Comment
Who could possibly want more exams?
Ben Curtis
Time’s up for the Tompkins Table
Daisy Stewart Henderson
Yes, I love Britain
Jasper Finlay Burnside
A plague on your new-build houses
April O'Neill
Put an end to the unpaid internship
April O’Neill argues that unpaid internships are a barrier to social mobility that we need to knock down
Charlie Rowan
Oxford wins the ceremonial Varsity
Charlie Rowan argues that Cambridge is losing its grip on national attention
Katie Nicholson
Supervisions are about more than teaching
Elsie McDowell
What the civil service has got wrong about class
Katie Nicholson
Are degrees still worth it?
Daisy Stewart Henderson
I stand by my sixteen-year-old self’s vote
Ben Lubitsh
Stop disarming people of their nuance
Ben Curtis
The next Chancellor has their work cut out for them
Jamilla Wichmann
What is originality, anyway?
Jasper Finlay Burnside
Where is the humanity in our politics?
Bernard Shiu
It’s not just Trump who’s after international students
Bernard Shiu argues that the rise of populism poses a threat to international students’ access to education across the world
Tia Ribbo
So, what are you up to this summer?
Tia Ribbo argues that the pressure placed on our summer vacation highlights harmful aspects of Cambridge’s culture
Sophia Bosworth-Gerbino
Why shouldn’t we share our libraries with A-level students?
Ben Lubitsh
No platform, no progress
Jack Deasley
Good riddance to exam rankings
Greg Quinn
May Week isn’t going anywhere
Maddy Browne
Open(ing up about) AI
head to head
All aboard the Varsity line?
April O'Neill
Cambridge students need to resurrect the rave
Daisy Stewart Henderson
Why Cambridge needs college chapels
Katie Nicholson
The importance of student protests isn’t up for debate
Katie Nicholson argues that the right of students to protest is an essential facilitator of political expression
Olive Watt
Labour is betraying disabled people
Olive Watt argues that the government is betraying disabled people, and its roots, through cuts to disability benefits
Calum Murray
Is Cambridge really accessible?
Anonymous student
There must be more to the sciences than exams
Maddie Harding
Keir Starmer’s ‘New Deal’ era?
Ffion Edwards
Not all state schools are made equal
Katie Nicholson
Impostor syndrome isn’t a rite of passage
April O'Neill
Are college-mandated quiet periods more harm than good?
Martha Rayner
The lies we tell prospective students
Katie Nicholson
Lectures are optional so give us the recordings
Jasper Finlay Burnside
What Scotland can teach us about Reform’s coming wave
Jasper Finlay Burnside argues that as Reform’s popularity grows, we ignore the politics of the devolved nations at our own peril
Katie Nicholson
The case for reading weeks
Katie Nicholson argues that a mid-term break would improve, rather than undermine, the Cambridge degree structure
Chiraag Shah
Is networking dead?
Johana Trejtnar
Why Cambridge debates matter
Luca Chandler
How colleges shape the way we see the world
Dylan Stewart
Pope Francis helped young people reconnect with the Church
Evie McMahon
Pick an exam format and stick to it
Luca Chandler
Multiculturalism is under fire
Daisy Stewart Henderson
Cambridge has its own toxic masculinity
Maddy Browne
Cambridge builds up the housing crisis
Jake Altmann
Does the AI revolution render coursework obsolete?
Jake Altmann argues that AI can compliment coursework as a mode of assessment
Gabrielle Lee
Cambridge students are too opinionated
While our student culture encourages social awareness, Gabrielle Lee argues this is often performative
Martha Rayner
Cambridge’s tourism risks commodifying students
Patrick Dolan
The Cambridge workload prioritises quantity over quality
Ellie Buckley
We have a fixation with tracking ourselves
Madeleine Wood
Death of the June Event?
Yashraj Garg
Cambridge’s gossip culture is a double-edged sword
Daisy Stewart Henderson
Cambridge can’t train public servants
Ffion Edwards
More Cambridge students should study abroad
Johana Trejtnar
Cambridge’s spaces still bear the past’s misogyny
Varsity Comment
‘We’ have always been here
Queer communities have been present at Cambridge for much of its history
Jess Standring
Times up for exploitative porn
Jess Standring draws attention to the prevalence of exploitation on platforms like Pornhub
Chiraag Shah
Cambridge is in a public transport crisis
Maddie Harding
Why international aid matters
Maddy Browne
Flying the Pride flag is only the first step
Nick Davis
Cambridge is a masterclass in nostalgia
Letters
Letters to the Editors
Martha Rayner
Bring back unsexy activism
Rosie Roberts
Are May Balls worth their budgets?
Duncan Paterson
Weekly essays don’t do justice to important topics
Daisy Stewart Henderson
Why I’m not a girlboss
A culture of corporate feminism risks alienating women who do not fit the girlboss image
Hattie Holford-Smith
We should all be able to Access-a-Ball
Hattie Holford-Smith argues that May Balls need to do far more for disabled students
Daisy Hewitt
How a culture of knowing shapes the Cambridge application process
Daisy Stewart Henderson
Why we should teach Latin in state schools
Letters
Letters to the Editors
Elsie McDowell
What colleges can learn from international relations
Nicole Banas
Do you know your housekeeper’s name?
Daisy Hewitt
The University must get to grips with gender attainment gaps
Evie McMahon
Why you should keep (either side of) term
Johana Trejtnar
How to breathe new life into Cambridge’s chapels
Erin McGurk
There is a hypocrisy of tolerance here at Cambridge
Erin McGurk argues that the tolerance advocated by left-leaning Cambridge students is often not put into practice
Rosie Roberts
Our lives shouldn’t be products
Social media is making us commodify our lives, argues Rosie Roberts
Benjamin Barrett-Miles
Why Oxbridge’s offers day matters
Martha Rayner
It’s time to change travel grants
Max La Bouchardiere
It’s pay-to-win for health and life skills at Cambridge
Martha Lucas
Student politics is at a crossroads
Luca Chandler
The news reads like satire, but the joke’s on us
Varsity Letters
Letters to the Editors
Duncan Paterson
The nasty aftertaste of Cambridge students’ stupidity
Daisy Stewart Henderson
Holocaust remembrance is Gen Z’s responsibility
Freddie Reid
Universities need fewer students
Freddie Reid argues that universities cannot manage swelling student numbers
Elsie McDowell
Veganism shouldn’t be about perfection
Elsie McDowell looks at what happens when Veganuary ends
Eloise Thompson
The new History tripos is a step in the right direction
Rosie Roberts
It’s not sharking, it’s harassment
Johana Trejtnar
Why university rankings don’t add up
Daisy Stewart Henderson
In praise of part-time jobs
Varsity Letters
Letters to the Editors
Matthew Taylor
Let’s be more literal about Lent
Chiraag Shah
What happened to being well-rounded?
Daisy Stewart Henderson
Have we become too open about our mental health?
Luca Chandler
Fighting climate change on your (college) doorstep
The power of colleges to drive climate action is only just being realised
Evie McMahon
Cambridge’s outreach departments deserve some love
College access and outreach departments and their student-led initiatives are the backbone of accessibility at Cambridge
Chiraag Shah
The case for handwritten exams
Head to Head
Head-to-head: West Hub revision raving
Duncan Paterson
The privilege of not thinking politically
Long Read
It’s time to confront society’s rape culture
Max La Bouchardiere
Tolerating anti-intellectualism supports the ‘career-ification’ of university
Ben Lubitsh
Gen Z’s (not so) unlikely hero
Maddie Harding
Deck the halls and do the dishes
Alex Lee
All I want for Christmas is (tof)u
Elsie McDowell
London has a Cambridge problem
Elsie McDowell reflects on what it means to be a working class Londoner at Cambridge
Daisy Stewart Henderson
In pursuit of the Protestant work ethic at Cambridge
Cambridge’s extreme workload worsens our work ethics, argues Daisy Stewart Henderson
Maddy Browne
University chancellorships are not fit for the 21st-century
Rosie Roberts
Why can’t voters trust women leaders?
Ezra Izer
The supervision system that doesn’t supervise itself
Eliza Ousey
How do I write about street safety?
Luca Chandler
COP29 failed those who need it most
Zoë Randolph
Trump’s second election hits Americans harder than his first
Fatima Zahra Yusuf
Let’s stop pretending drinking socs can be inclusive
Maria Eduarda Paixao
Overcompensating or culturally in touch? On being an international student
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