Rethinking gender and representation in the new History Tripos
Is the condom becoming counterculture?
Pressing pause: what Shabbat can teach Cambridge about rest
Think you know Cambridge? Meet Guessbridge, Cambridge’s answer to Wordle and GeoGuessr
Academic Life
Emma Tenzler investigates whether the new History Tripos is living up to its promise of inclusion
Student Life
Eve Nicholls asks what a pre-ordained day of rest can teach Cambridge about burnout, balance, and switching off
Ezra Izer interrogates the space between the lecture hall and the ‘For You’ page
University Challenge
From on-set gaffes to filming secrecy, Jonathan Liu speaks to students on what it’s like being on University Challenge.
Vintage Varsity
Resident archivist Anna Herbert investigates the experiences of women at Cambridge through the years
Diversity
Ria Patel traces the racial makeup of Cambridge’s academic staff, and why faculty diversity is so important.
Feminism
Jess Gotterson speaks to the people behind Gender Agenda
Study
Calum Murray discusses the lack of classics education at state schools; speaking with students and academics about how classics can move out of elite circles.
Sex and Relationships
Martha Lucas explores the findings of her survey into women’s sex lives at Cambridge
Lifestyle
Georgie Middlemiss investigates how reliant Cambridge students are on caffeine
Social Life
Estranged or best friends? Julia Ongking unpacks the dynamics of the college family
Vintage Varsity
Resident Varsity archivist Vialli McComb revives Varsity’s supplementary paper Farcity and explores how the editors poked fun at the dramatic issues facing Cantabs
Resident Varsity archivist Vialli McComb explores the Cantabridgian experiences of the fall of the Berlin Wall on its 35th anniversary
Oxbridge rivalry
Cambridge and Oxford students go head to head, as Joanne Yau interviews the historic rivals about their perceptions on each others’ nightlife, love life, and the town and gown divide
Languages
Elsie McDowell argues that Cambridge does not do enough to facilitate language learning
Night Life
Georgie Middlemiss questions whether the Cambridge bop scene is heating up or cooling down
Jobs
Calum Murray speaks to Cambridge students about choosing a career in teaching
Vintage Varsity
Eleanor Dougan uncovers the light-fingered, scheming Cantabrigians of the 1950s
Digital world
Cambridge students weigh in on the social media debate
Snus
In the wake of the UK ban on disposable vapes, the tobacco industry reaps the rewards of its marketing for its latest addictive product
Facebook confessions pages
Vintage Varsity
How Varsity columns have changed over the last 20 years, with a ranking from ‘V good’ to ‘V bad’
Year Abroad
Isabella Steinmeyer speaks to students about settling in on their year abroad
Summer Work
Nick James explores what it’s like working at a Cambridge summer camp
LGBT
Georgie Middlemiss speaks to students about celebrating Pride Month at Cambridge
