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  • Popular articles
  • The language of optimisation and the architecture of merit
    30 May 2026
  • Land Economy – what’s that?
    19 April 2026
  • Editor's pickThe analogue reTurn has come to Cambridge 
    10 May 2026
  • ‘It was genocide, not a civil war’ – Cambridge University Tamil Society remembers the Sri Lankan Civil War
    2 May 2026
  • The language of optimisation and the architecture of merit

    The language of optimisation and the architecture of merit

    Mimi Ronson questions the pressures around Cambridge’s culture of academic performance

    30 May 2026
    The language of optimisation and the architecture of merit
  • The Cambridge finalists rewriting graduate success

    The Cambridge finalists rewriting graduate success

    Dara Osinowo speaks to finalists torn between chasing ambition and choosing financial security

    20 May 2026
    The Cambridge finalists rewriting graduate success
  • The analogue reTurn has come to Cambridge 

    The analogue reTurn has come to Cambridge 

    10 May 2026
    The analogue reTurn has come to Cambridge 
  • 'It's on your doorstep': the volunteers driving to Ukraine from Cambridge

    ‘It’s on your doorstep’: the volunteers driving to Ukraine from Cambridge

    5 May 2026
    ‘It’s on your doorstep’: the volunteers driving to Ukraine from Cambridge
  • ‘It was genocide, not a civil war’

    ‘It was genocide, not a civil war’

    2 May 2026
    ‘It was genocide, not a civil war’
  • What the town-gown debates miss, from those who have been both

    What the town-gown debates miss, from those who have been both

    28 April 2026
    What the town-gown debates miss, from those who have been both
  • Is there time to bleed at Cambridge? 

    Is there time to bleed at Cambridge? 

    24 April 2026
    Is there time to bleed at Cambridge? 
  • Land Economy – what's that?

    Land Economy – what’s that?

    19 April 2026
    Land Economy – what’s that?
  • The rise of the June Event 

    The rise of the June Event 

    5 April 2026
    The rise of the June Event 
  • Hyper-productive or healthy? The rise of wellness culture at Cambridge

    Hyper-productive or healthy? The rise of wellness culture at Cambridge

    1 April 2026
    Hyper-productive or healthy? The rise of wellness culture at Cambridge
  • Heavy is the head: the pressures of leading a student society

    Heavy is the head: the pressures of leading a student society

    Beth Lee talks to the presidents of student societies about how they juggle their role and their degree

    29 March 2026
    Heavy is the head: the pressures of leading a student society
  • Breaking the silence about kidney disease and donation at Cambridge 

    Breaking the silence about kidney disease and donation at Cambridge 

    Mimi Ronson explores the general fog that surrounds student knowledge of the kidneys  

    24 March 2026
    Breaking the silence about kidney disease and donation at Cambridge 
  • How rising food costs are changing student life

    How rising food costs are changing student life

    18 March 2026
    How rising food costs are changing student life
  • The hidden harms of college stereotypes

    The hidden harms of college stereotypes

    10 March 2026
    The hidden harms of college stereotypes
  • Does Cambridge produce patriots?

    Does Cambridge produce patriots?

    6 March 2026
    Does Cambridge produce patriots?
  • Should college halls be dishing up calorie information? 

    Should college halls be dishing up calorie information? 

    6 March 2026
    Should college halls be dishing up calorie information? 
  • Is the ‘voiage’ worth it? 

    Is the ‘voiage’ worth it? 

    3 March 2026
    Is the ‘voiage’ worth it? 
  • Beyond the porters’ lodge: is life better outside college?

    Beyond the porters’ lodge: is life better outside college?

    24 February 2026
    Beyond the porters’ lodge: is life better outside college?
  • 'There isn't a right route': Navigating ADHD as a woman at Cambridge

    ‘There isn’t a right route’: Navigating ADHD as a woman at Cambridge

    20 February 2026
    ‘There isn’t a right route’: Navigating ADHD as a woman at Cambridge
  • Where are all the liberal Christians at Cambridge? 

    Where are all the liberal Christians at Cambridge? 

    20 February 2026
    Where are all the liberal Christians at Cambridge? 
  • How the internet punishes educated women 

    How the internet punishes educated women 

    Amelie Rothwell investigates digital misogyny and its repurcussions in Cambridge

    14 February 2026
    How the internet punishes educated women 
  • From fresher to finalist: how have you evolved at Cambridge?

    From fresher to finalist: how have you evolved at Cambridge?

    Beth Lee asks finalists and graduates how their relationships, work, world outlook, and future aspirations have changed at Cambridge 

    10 February 2026
    From fresher to finalist: how have you evolved at Cambridge?
  • 'Everyone's a dreamer': The mysterious world of trinmos

    ‘Everyone’s a dreamer’: The mysterious world of trinmos

    6 February 2026
    ‘Everyone’s a dreamer’: The mysterious world of trinmos
  • The truth behind the 'rich international student' stereotype

    The truth behind the ‘rich international student’ stereotype

    4 February 2026
    The truth behind the ‘rich international student’ stereotype
  • Are you more yourself at Cambridge or away from it? 

    Are you more yourself at Cambridge or away from it? 

    27 January 2026
    Are you more yourself at Cambridge or away from it? 
  • ‘Unity through diversity’: fighting for human rights in Afghanistan from Cambridge

    ‘Unity through diversity’: fighting for human rights in Afghanistan from Cambridge

    23 January 2026
    ‘Unity through diversity’: fighting for human rights in Afghanistan from Cambridge
  • Cambridge's vets are 'fighting tooth and nail' to keep the School open

    Cambridge’s vets are ‘fighting tooth and nail’ to keep the School open

    23 January 2026
    Cambridge’s vets are ‘fighting tooth and nail’ to keep the School open
  • Exploring Cambridge's past, present, and future

    Exploring Cambridge’s past, present, and future

    18 January 2026
    Exploring Cambridge’s past, present, and future
  • How sweet is the en-suite deal?

    How sweet is the en-suite deal?

    13 January 2026
    How sweet is the en-suite deal?
  • Who gets to speak at the Cambridge Union?

    Who gets to speak at the Cambridge Union?

    6 January 2026
    Who gets to speak at the Cambridge Union?
  • “It’s a momentary expression of rage”: reforming democracy from Cambridge

    Sam Elgar speaks to Cambridge-based experts on democracy to discuss its future in our country

    4 January 2026
    “It’s a momentary expression of rage”: reforming democracy from Cambridge
  • 'Treated like we’re incompetent': ents officers on college management

    ‘Treated like we’re incompetent’: ents officers on college management

    Grace Howell speaks to ents officers struggling to assert their autonomy in the college system 

    30 December 2025
    ‘Treated like we’re incompetent’: ents officers on college management
  • In-person interviews through student helpers' eyes

    In-person interviews through student helpers’ eyes

    20 December 2025
    In-person interviews through student helpers’ eyes
  • Should I stay or should I go?

    Should I stay or should I go?

    15 December 2025
    Should I stay or should I go?
  • Searching for community in queer Cambridge

    Searching for community in queer Cambridge

    10 December 2025
    Searching for community in queer Cambridge
  • The digital face of OCD

    The digital face of OCD

    3 December 2025
    The digital face of OCD
  • Humans of Cambridge: the housekeeping teams who help Colleges feel like home

    Humans of Cambridge: the housekeeping teams who help Colleges feel like home

    28 November 2025
    Humans of Cambridge: the housekeeping teams who help Colleges feel like home
  • The evolution of Palestinian activism at Cambridge

    The evolution of Palestinian activism at Cambridge

    28 November 2025
    The evolution of Palestinian activism at Cambridge
  • Why are we so obsessed with getting more done?

    Cerys Burch

    Why are we so obsessed with getting more done?

    26 November 2025
    Why are we so obsessed with getting more done?
  • Vintage Varsity: the queer scene 

    Vintage Varsity

    Vintage Varsity: the queer scene 

    28 November 2025
    Vintage Varsity: the queer scene 
  • Remembering your roots: heritage and home in the life of a student

    Remembering your roots: heritage and home in the life of a student

    Beth Lee explores the ties that anchor students to their heritage

    30 November 2025
    Remembering your roots: heritage and home in the life of a student
  • The Cambridge secret societies you have never heard of

    The Cambridge secret societies you have never heard of

    Chirathi Perera investigates the covert clubs whose influence at Cambridge runs deeper than their names suggest.

    16 November 2025
    The Cambridge secret societies you have never heard of
  • Humans of Cambridge: The Different Scrubs of a College Nurse 

    Humans of Cambridge: The Different Scrubs of a College Nurse 

    15 November 2025
    Humans of Cambridge: The Different Scrubs of a College Nurse 
  • The state of debate in an age of polarisation

    The state of debate in an age of polarisation

    15 November 2025
    The state of debate in an age of polarisation
  • The student society trying to make May Balls more sustainable

    The student society trying to make May Balls more sustainable

    12 November 2025
    The student society trying to make May Balls more sustainable
  • The Cantabs combining music and activism in a former courtroom

    The Cantabs combining music and activism in a former courtroom

    23 November 2025
    The Cantabs combining music and activism in a former courtroom
  • Humans of Cambridge: the Gardeners at the green heart of Cambridge

    Humans of Cambridge: the Gardeners at the green heart of Cambridge

    31 October 2025
    Humans of Cambridge: the Gardeners at the green heart of Cambridge
  • Vintage Varsity: Vintage Camfess

    Vintage Varsity: Vintage Camfess

    31 October 2025
    Vintage Varsity: Vintage Camfess
  • A week is a long time in (student) politics

    A week is a long time in (student) politics

    31 October 2025
    A week is a long time in (student) politics
  • Are we really too busy for the bus?

    Are we really too busy for the bus?

    29 October 2025
    Are we really too busy for the bus?
  • The importance of creating space for hobbies

    The importance of creating space for hobbies

    Thea Grant explores the importance of creative hobbies in helping students cope with the pressures of Cambridge life

    26 October 2025
    The importance of creating space for hobbies
  • The shape of Cambridge's women’s societies is being recast

    The shape of Cambridge’s women’s societies is being recast

    Sasha Djuric – Fraser explores diversification and intersectionality with members of Cambridge’s women’s societies

    18 October 2025
    The shape of Cambridge’s women’s societies is being recast
  • Is Cambridge undergoing a religious revival?

    Is Cambridge undergoing a religious revival?

    17 October 2025
    Is Cambridge undergoing a religious revival?
  • Humans of Cambridge: the many hats of a Cambridge College Porter

    Beth Lee

    Humans of Cambridge: the many hats of a Cambridge College Porter

    17 October 2025
    Humans of Cambridge: the many hats of a Cambridge College Porter
  • Beyond reality checkpoint

    Beyond reality checkpoint

    15 October 2025
    Beyond reality checkpoint
  • How are Cambridge students spending their summers?

    How are Cambridge students spending their summers?

    12 October 2025
    How are Cambridge students spending their summers?
  • Cambridge caught on camera – should we leave our phones behind?

    Cambridge caught on camera – should we leave our phones behind?

    7 October 2025
    Cambridge caught on camera – should we leave our phones behind?
  • At the crossroads: finding your own faith

    At the crossroads: finding your own faith

    4 October 2025
    At the crossroads: finding your own faith
  • The changing shape of student societies

    The changing shape of student societies

    3 October 2025
    The changing shape of student societies
  • Vintage Varsity: advice for freshers

    Vintage Varsity

    Vintage Varsity: advice for freshers

    3 October 2025
    Vintage Varsity: advice for freshers
  • Vintage Varsity: a Y2K welcome

    Vintage Varsity: a Y2K welcome

    Resident Varsity Archivist Giulia Reche-Danese dives into thearchives to see how past Cantabshave been counselled

    3 October 2025
    Vintage Varsity: a Y2K welcome
  • Humans of Cambridge: The changing life of the college chef

    Humans of Cambridge

    Humans of Cambridge: The changing life of the college chef

    Ben Curtis reveals the uncharted world of college catering

    3 October 2025
    Humans of Cambridge: The changing life of the college chef
  • Why are there so few Scots at Cambridge?

    Why are there so few Scots at Cambridge?

    1 October 2025
    Why are there so few Scots at Cambridge?
  • Reflections on the August Reconsideration Pool 

    Reflections on the August Reconsideration Pool 

    27 September 2025
    Reflections on the August Reconsideration Pool 
  • The honesty of Cambridge vloggers 

    Grace Howell

    The honesty of Cambridge vloggers 

    23 September 2025
    The honesty of Cambridge vloggers 
  • Is AI really killing the graduate job market?

    Is AI really killing the graduate job market?

    20 September 2025
    Is AI really killing the graduate job market?
  • Cambridge SU: has-been or never-was?

    Cambridge SU: has-been or never-was?

    16 September 2025
    Cambridge SU: has-been or never-was?
  • Behind the scenes of Varsity

    Behind the scenes of Varsity

    14 September 2025
    Behind the scenes of Varsity
  • Meet the Cambridge students whose names live up to their degree

    Meet the Cambridge students whose names live up to their degree

    9 September 2025
    Meet the Cambridge students whose names live up to their degree
  • The costs of the year abroad

    The costs of the year abroad

    2 September 2025
    The costs of the year abroad
  • Investigating Ramadan at Cambridge 

    Investigating Ramadan at Cambridge 

    Alisha Mafaas speaks to students about the ways in which they balance faith with university obligations during Ramadan 

    30 August 2025
    Investigating Ramadan at Cambridge 
  • Students taking a stand against sexual violence

    Francesca Evans

    Students taking a stand against sexual violence

    Francesca Evans investigates student-led initiatives pushing for change in Cambridge’s consent culture

    26 August 2025
    Students taking a stand against sexual violence
  • Does studying STEM still guarantee success after graduation?

    Does studying STEM still guarantee success after graduation?

    23 August 2025
    Does studying STEM still guarantee success after graduation?
  • Irish students' experiences among Cambridge's colonial past 

    Irish students’ experiences among Cambridge’s colonial past 

    19 August 2025
    Irish students’ experiences among Cambridge’s colonial past 
  • The long road from Gaza to Cambridge

    The long road from Gaza to Cambridge

    15 August 2025
    The long road from Gaza to Cambridge
  • Incoming freshers and their hopes, fears and expectations for Cambridge 

    Incoming freshers and their hopes, fears and expectations for Cambridge 

    12 August 2025
    Incoming freshers and their hopes, fears and expectations for Cambridge 
  • The community Cambridge accommodation creates (and doesn't)

    Student Life

    The community Cambridge accommodation creates (and doesn’t)

    9 August 2025
    The community Cambridge accommodation creates (and doesn’t)
  • Inside Cambridge’s museum collections

    Inside Cambridge’s museum collections

    6 August 2025
    Inside Cambridge’s museum collections
  • Private summer programmes in Cambridge 

    Private summer programmes in Cambridge 

    3 August 2025
    Private summer programmes in Cambridge 
  • Reinvestigating Pride in Cambridge

    Reinvestigating Pride in Cambridge

    26 July 2025
    Reinvestigating Pride in Cambridge
  • Living with injury at Cambridge

    Student Life

    Living with injury at Cambridge

    Eve Nicholls investigates how injured students face challenges on college grounds

    22 July 2025
    Living with injury at Cambridge
  • How to catch a coat thief

    How to catch a coat thief

    Bibi Boyce explores the trials and tribulations of the lost and found bins of Cambridge

    13 July 2025
    How to catch a coat thief
  • The unmoored life of a third-culture kid  

    Student Life

    The unmoored life of a third-culture kid  

    8 July 2025
    The unmoored life of a third-culture kid  
  • There is a future for winemaking in Cambridgeshire

    There is a future for winemaking in Cambridgeshire

    1 July 2025
    There is a future for winemaking in Cambridgeshire
  • Underage students at Cambridge

    Underage students at Cambridge

    29 June 2025
    Underage students at Cambridge
  • 3am in Cambridge

    3am in Cambridge

    25 June 2025
    3am in Cambridge
  • Cold-water cult: the year-round swimmers of Cambridge

    Cold-water cult: the year-round swimmers of Cambridge

    21 June 2025
    Cold-water cult: the year-round swimmers of Cambridge
  • The unspoken relationship between hospitality staff and Cambridge students

    Student Life

    The unspoken relationship between hospitality staff and Cambridge students

    17 June 2025
    The unspoken relationship between hospitality staff and Cambridge students
  • Vintage Varsity: May Ball edition

    Vintage Varsity

    Vintage Varsity: May Ball edition

    13 June 2025
    Vintage Varsity: May Ball edition
  • Pints from the past

    Pints from the past

    13 June 2025
    Pints from the past
  • What if I get a 2:2?

    Academic Life

    What if I get a 2:2?

    Julia Ongking explores the stress surrounding degree classifications

    13 June 2025
    What if I get a 2:2?
  • Midsummer to May Ball

    Midsummer to May Ball

    Wilf Vall explores how an ancient Cambridge fair transformed May Week

    13 June 2025
    Midsummer to May Ball
  • Is Cambridge decarbonising fast enough?

    Is Cambridge decarbonising fast enough?

    13 June 2025
    Is Cambridge decarbonising fast enough?
  • ‘I didn't know I was disabled until I came here’

    ‘I didn’t know I was disabled until I came here’

    13 June 2025
    ‘I didn’t know I was disabled until I came here’
  • Inside Cambridge's nuclear bunker

    Nuclear bunker

    Inside Cambridge’s nuclear bunker

    10 June 2025
    Inside Cambridge’s nuclear bunker
  • Is “following your dreams” a status symbol?

    Is “following your dreams” a status symbol?

    8 June 2025
    Is “following your dreams” a status symbol?
  • On competition and camaraderie in Cambridge

    On competition and camaraderie in Cambridge

    3 June 2025
    On competition and camaraderie in Cambridge
  • A night climber's guide to Cambridge

    A night climber’s guide to Cambridge

    31 May 2025
    A night climber’s guide to Cambridge
  • Rethinking gender and representation in the new History Tripos

    Academic Life

    Rethinking gender and representation in the new History Tripos

    28 May 2025
    Rethinking gender and representation in the new History Tripos
  • What Shabbat can teach Cambridge about rest

    Student Life

    What Shabbat can teach Cambridge about rest

    25 May 2025
    What Shabbat can teach Cambridge about rest
  • The hidden wildlife of Cambridge

    Nature

    The hidden wildlife of Cambridge

    Jonathan Liu reveals some of the hidden weird and wonderful wildlife we share the city with.

    18 May 2025
    The hidden wildlife of Cambridge
  • Is the condom becoming counterculture?

    Sex and Relationships

    Is the condom becoming counterculture?

    Is the condom going out of style? Mimi Ronson explores how silence, pressure, and trust are shaping unprotected sex at university

    13 May 2025
    Is the condom becoming counterculture?
  • Meet Guessbridge, Cambridge’s answer to Wordle and GeoGuessr

    Meet Guessbridge, Cambridge’s answer to Wordle and GeoGuessr

    10 May 2025
    Meet Guessbridge, Cambridge’s answer to Wordle and GeoGuessr
  • When misogyny comes from within

    Feminism

    When misogyny comes from within

    7 May 2025
    When misogyny comes from within
  • The flexibility and limitations of borrowed papers

    Academic Life

    The flexibility and limitations of borrowed papers

    29 April 2025
    The flexibility and limitations of borrowed papers
  • Vintage Varsity: Career advice?

    Vintage Varsity

    Vintage Varsity: Career advice?

    25 April 2025
    Vintage Varsity: Career advice?
  • Mental health support at Cambridge

    Mental health support at Cambridge

    25 April 2025
    Mental health support at Cambridge
  • Meet the Cupids of Cambridge

    Dating

    Meet the Cupids of Cambridge

    25 April 2025
    Meet the Cupids of Cambridge
  • TikTok use at Cambridge

    TikTok use at Cambridge

    24 April 2025
    TikTok use at Cambridge
  • Behind the scenes of University Challenge

    University Challenge

    Behind the scenes of University Challenge

    5 May 2025
    Behind the scenes of University Challenge
  • Using social media in access and outreach

    access and outreach

    Using social media in access and outreach

    Oxbridge colleges increasingly make use of social media in their access and outreach efforts

    15 April 2025
    Using social media in access and outreach
  • Cambridge: where toxic productivity turns rest into a radical act

    Wellbeing

    Cambridge: where toxic productivity turns rest into a radical act

    Mimi Ronson explores the toxic productivity culture of Cambridge

    8 April 2025
    Cambridge: where toxic productivity turns rest into a radical act
  • Lessons on coping with insomnia

    Wellbeing

    Lessons on coping with insomnia

    1 April 2025
    Lessons on coping with insomnia
  • The West Cambridge Data Centre

    The West Cambridge Data Centre

    30 March 2025
    The West Cambridge Data Centre
  • The stress of graduation

    Graduation

    The stress of graduation

    25 March 2025
    The stress of graduation
  • Gender and social media extremism

    Social Media

    Gender and social media extremism

    23 March 2025
    Gender and social media extremism
  • The desperate state of Cambridge’s housing market

    Housing

    The desperate state of Cambridge’s housing market

    18 March 2025
    The desperate state of Cambridge’s housing market
  • The pets of Cambridge

    Wellbeing

    The pets of Cambridge

    15 March 2025
    The pets of Cambridge
  • Vintage Varsity: International Women's Day 

    Vintage Varsity

    Vintage Varsity: International Women’s Day 

    7 March 2025
    Vintage Varsity: International Women’s Day 
  • Why faculty diversity matters

    Diversity

    Why faculty diversity matters

    7 March 2025
    Why faculty diversity matters

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