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  • Author and self-acceptance advocate Ro Mitchell: ‘There’s no shame in liking yourself’
    4 March 2026
  • ‘Greens are the real alternative’: Kathryn Fisher’s hopes for Petersfield council ward
    26 February 2026
  • Anthony Gong on what politicians can learn from competitive debate
    4 January 2026
  • Author and self-acceptance advocate Ro Mitchell: 'There's no shame in liking yourself'

    Author and self-acceptance advocate Ro Mitchell: ‘There’s no shame in liking yourself’

    Rosalind Howell discusses self-talk, responsibility and perfectionism with Ro Mitchell

    4 March 2026
    Author and self-acceptance advocate Ro Mitchell: ‘There’s no shame in liking yourself’
  • ‘Greens are the real alternative’: Kathryn Fisher’s hopes for Petersfield council ward

    ‘Greens are the real alternative’: Kathryn Fisher’s hopes for Petersfield council ward

    Oscar Delbourgo talks to the Petersfield Green Party about Polanski’s leadership and MP defections

    26 February 2026
    ‘Greens are the real alternative’: Kathryn Fisher’s hopes for Petersfield council ward
  • D.D. Guttenplan on feeling out of place, free speech and Zohran Mamdani

    D.D. Guttenplan on feeling out of place, free speech and Zohran Mamdani

    22 February 2026
    D.D. Guttenplan on feeling out of place, free speech and Zohran Mamdani
  • 'The media finds it easier to focus on personalities': Dr. Hannah White, Institute for Government CEO

    ‘The media finds it easier to focus on personalities’: Dr. Hannah White, Institute for Government CEO

    20 February 2026
    ‘The media finds it easier to focus on personalities’: Dr. Hannah White, Institute for Government CEO
  • ‘You seem to have a problem with hard work’: Britain’s strictest headmistress on building the future

    ‘You seem to have a problem with hard work’: Britain’s strictest headmistress on building the future

    18 February 2026
    ‘You seem to have a problem with hard work’: Britain’s strictest headmistress on building the future
  • Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms: Alsanosi Adam on the future of aid

    Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms: Alsanosi Adam on the future of aid

    15 February 2026
    Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms: Alsanosi Adam on the future of aid
  • Researching Cambridge's links to slavery in the face of backlash

    Researching Cambridge’s links to slavery in the face of backlash

    20 February 2026
    Researching Cambridge’s links to slavery in the face of backlash
  • Roy Stride: 'Scouting for Girls were a naughty band back then'

    Roy Stride: ‘Scouting for Girls were a naughty band back then’

    6 February 2026
    Roy Stride: ‘Scouting for Girls were a naughty band back then’
  • 'It's entirely possible that we get it wrong': what do archivists actually do?

    ‘It’s entirely possible that we get it wrong’: what do archivists actually do?

    1 February 2026
    ‘It’s entirely possible that we get it wrong’: what do archivists actually do?
  • Meet the man behind your college stash

    Meet the man behind your college stash

    28 January 2026
    Meet the man behind your college stash
  • 'There’s been a lot of good luck along the way': Simon Blackwell on state schools and screenwriting

    ‘There’s been a lot of good luck along the way’: Simon Blackwell on state schools and screenwriting

    Hannah Burfield and the pioneering TV writer discuss how Cambridge influenced his comedic craft

    23 January 2026
    ‘There’s been a lot of good luck along the way’: Simon Blackwell on state schools and screenwriting
  • Lord Leggatt on becoming a Supreme Court Justice

    Lord Leggatt on becoming a Supreme Court Justice

    Vienna Kwan and the Cambridge alumnus discuss balancing ambition with realism 

    21 January 2026
    Lord Leggatt on becoming a Supreme Court Justice
  • How Susanna Stanford turned her pain into progress

    How Susanna Stanford turned her pain into progress

    18 January 2026
    How Susanna Stanford turned her pain into progress
  • The Cambridge Cupid: what's the secret to a great date?

    The Cambridge Cupid: what’s the secret to a great date?

    14 January 2026
    The Cambridge Cupid: what’s the secret to a great date?
  • Chatterbox toys and ice cream trucks: Carolina Rubio Macwright on empowering immigrants

    Chatterbox toys and ice cream trucks: Carolina Rubio Macwright on empowering immigrants

    7 January 2026
    Chatterbox toys and ice cream trucks: Carolina Rubio Macwright on empowering immigrants
  • Anthony Gong on what politicians can learn from competitive debate

    Quickfire

    Anthony Gong on what politicians can learn from competitive debate

    4 January 2026
    Anthony Gong on what politicians can learn from competitive debate
  • You don't need to peak at Cambridge, says Robin Harding

    You don’t need to peak at Cambridge, says Robin Harding

    31 December 2025
    You don’t need to peak at Cambridge, says Robin Harding
  • Meet Juan Michel, Cambridge’s Multilingual Musician

    Meet Juan Michel, Cambridge’s Multilingual Musician

    29 December 2025
    Meet Juan Michel, Cambridge’s Multilingual Musician
  • Beyond the mainstream: Jessie Lau on rewriting representation

    Beyond the mainstream: Jessie Lau on rewriting representation

    24 December 2025
    Beyond the mainstream: Jessie Lau on rewriting representation
  • Politics, your own way: Tilly Middlehurst on speaking out

    Politics, your own way: Tilly Middlehurst on speaking out

    21 December 2025
    Politics, your own way: Tilly Middlehurst on speaking out
  • Natalie Haynes on combining comedy and classics

    Natalie Haynes on combining comedy and classics

    Eleanor Dougan meets Natalie Haynes to reflect on her career in comedy, and to discuss her latest novel

    9 December 2025
    Natalie Haynes on combining comedy and classics
  • Dame Menna Rawlings' path from Paris to presidency

    Dame Menna Rawlings’ path from Paris to presidency

    Scarlett O’Donnell speaks to Menna Rawlings about her role as the first female president of Queens’ College

    28 November 2025
    Dame Menna Rawlings’ path from Paris to presidency
  • Editing the narrative: a black creator’s Cambridge experience

    Quickfire

    Editing the narrative: a black creator’s Cambridge experience

    19 November 2025
    Editing the narrative: a black creator’s Cambridge experience
  • In search of the Midlands (in Cambridge)

    In search of the Midlands (in Cambridge)

    18 November 2025
    In search of the Midlands (in Cambridge)
  • Robert Webb is back, not bitter 

    Robert Webb is back, not bitter 

    14 November 2025
    Robert Webb is back, not bitter 
  • Quickfire: The Feminist Files

    Quickfire

    Quickfire: The Feminist Files

    9 November 2025
    Quickfire: The Feminist Files
  • Jemma Sbeg on the psychology of your 20s

    Jemma Sbeg on the psychology of your 20s

    2 November 2025
    Jemma Sbeg on the psychology of your 20s
  • Alastair Campbell: 'I do thank my breakdown for quite a lot'

    Alastair Campbell: ‘I do thank my breakdown for quite a lot’

    31 October 2025
    Alastair Campbell: ‘I do thank my breakdown for quite a lot’
  • Behind the bar at La Raza

    Quickfire

    Behind the bar at La Raza

    29 October 2025
    Behind the bar at La Raza
  • How Thomas Godfrey is fighting anti-intellectualism 

    How Thomas Godfrey is fighting anti-intellectualism 

    19 October 2025
    How Thomas Godfrey is fighting anti-intellectualism 
  • From the Corpus Playroom to the BAFTAs: Nick Mohammed on laughter

    From the Corpus Playroom to the BAFTAs: Nick Mohammed on laughter

    The comedian and actor traces his comedy career back to the Cambridge Footlights

    17 October 2025
    From the Corpus Playroom to the BAFTAs: Nick Mohammed on laughter
  • Full Blue Racing: where Cambridge meets F1

    Full Blue Racing: where Cambridge meets F1

    Jing Hao Liang meets the Full Blue Racing team, a group of Cambridge students who build a racecar every year

    15 October 2025
    Full Blue Racing: where Cambridge meets F1
  • In conversation with James Tweed

    In conversation with James Tweed

    12 October 2025
    In conversation with James Tweed
  • Jeremy Corbyn on the future of the left

    Jeremy Corbyn on the future of the left

    3 October 2025
    Jeremy Corbyn on the future of the left
  • Influencer Erin McGurk on impostor syndrome and avoiding Instagram

    Quickfire

    Influencer Erin McGurk on impostor syndrome and avoiding Instagram

    8 October 2025
    Influencer Erin McGurk on impostor syndrome and avoiding Instagram
  • Joyce Mau on life after Law Society president

    Quickfire

    Joyce Mau on life after Law Society president

    29 September 2025
    Joyce Mau on life after Law Society president
  • Lee Durrell on the lost ideal of the ‘gentleman naturalist’

    Lee Durrell on the lost ideal of the ‘gentleman naturalist’

    24 September 2025
    Lee Durrell on the lost ideal of the ‘gentleman naturalist’
  • Who is The Gentleman? Meet the Cambridge-based zine blurring binaries

    Who is The Gentleman? Meet the Cambridge-based zine blurring binaries

    21 September 2025
    Who is The Gentleman? Meet the Cambridge-based zine blurring binaries
  • Leonie James' journey from Varsity to the Bar

    Quickfire

    Leonie James’ journey from Varsity to the Bar

    1 October 2025
    Leonie James’ journey from Varsity to the Bar
  • De-coding AI with Dr. Alexander Carter

    De-coding AI with Dr. Alexander Carter

    18 September 2025
    De-coding AI with Dr. Alexander Carter
  • Gillian Tett's knack for faking it till you make it

    Gillian Tett’s knack for faking it till you make it

    Vienna Kwan sits down with Gillian Tett to discuss her journey from being scared of Varsity as a fresher to becoming editor of the Financial Times

    14 September 2025
    Gillian Tett’s knack for faking it till you make it
  • How Sam Elbahja graduated and published a book in the same year

    How Sam Elbahja graduated and published a book in the same year

    Ludovica De Lorenzo sits down with poet Sam Elbahja to discuss Cambridge’s buzzing literary scene

    10 September 2025
    How Sam Elbahja graduated and published a book in the same year
  • Desafio do gringo: Andrew Collet on being a recovering perfectionist

    Quickfire

    Desafio do gringo: Andrew Collet on being a recovering perfectionist

    7 September 2025
    Desafio do gringo: Andrew Collet on being a recovering perfectionist
  • 'Whenever a joke is told in a pub, there's theatre': Hugh Bonneville on the magic of live performance

    ‘Whenever a joke is told in a pub, there’s theatre’: Hugh Bonneville on the magic of live performance

    3 September 2025
    ‘Whenever a joke is told in a pub, there’s theatre’: Hugh Bonneville on the magic of live performance
  • GK Barry's journey from Revs to Reality TV

    GK Barry’s journey from Revs to Reality TV

    31 August 2025
    GK Barry’s journey from Revs to Reality TV
  • From failing his degree to becoming an MP: Graham Stuart's unorthodox time at Cambridge

    From failing his degree to becoming an MP: Graham Stuart’s unorthodox time at Cambridge

    27 August 2025
    From failing his degree to becoming an MP: Graham Stuart’s unorthodox time at Cambridge
  • The Secret Life of Murray Edwards' Gardeners

    Quickfire

    The Secret Life of Murray Edwards’ Gardeners

    24 August 2025
    The Secret Life of Murray Edwards’ Gardeners
  • Roger Mosey's farewell to Cambridge

    Roger Mosey’s farewell to Cambridge

    21 August 2025
    Roger Mosey’s farewell to Cambridge
  • Lindsay Beckett: co-owner of the new Harvey Court café

    Quickfire

    Lindsay Beckett: co-owner of the new Harvey Court café

    17 August 2025
    Lindsay Beckett: co-owner of the new Harvey Court café
  • Meet Arya Kalavath, Cambridge’s star singer-songwriter

    Meet Arya Kalavath, Cambridge’s star singer-songwriter

    13 August 2025
    Meet Arya Kalavath, Cambridge’s star singer-songwriter
  • 'My sanity was saved by being an activist': Baroness Coussins on the House of Lords and human rights

    ‘My sanity was saved by being an activist’: Baroness Coussins on the House of Lords and human rights

    Mariam Al-Badry meets Baroness Coussins to discuss her career advocating for human rights

    10 August 2025
    ‘My sanity was saved by being an activist’: Baroness Coussins on the House of Lords and human rights
  • Meet the President of Cambridge Rape Justice

    Meet the President of Cambridge Rape Justice

    Lorna Beal on combining activism, student community and her comedic experience to found CRJ.

    6 August 2025
    Meet the President of Cambridge Rape Justice
  • A place to Thrive: Cambridge’s all-vegan café and community hub

    Quickfire

    A place to Thrive: Cambridge’s all-vegan café and community hub

    3 August 2025
    A place to Thrive: Cambridge’s all-vegan café and community hub
  • Minco van der Weide on his documentary ‘Portraits of Philosophers’

    Minco van der Weide on his documentary ‘Portraits of Philosophers’

    24 July 2025
    Minco van der Weide on his documentary ‘Portraits of Philosophers’
  • The Cambridge student hoping to become mayor of Baltimore: Thomas ‘TJ’ Jones

    The Cambridge student hoping to become mayor of Baltimore: Thomas ‘TJ’ Jones

    16 July 2025
    The Cambridge student hoping to become mayor of Baltimore: Thomas ‘TJ’ Jones
  • ‘Just ridiculously, relentlessly, curious’: Stapleford Granary CEO Kate Romano

    ‘Just ridiculously, relentlessly, curious’: Stapleford Granary CEO Kate Romano

    28 July 2025
    ‘Just ridiculously, relentlessly, curious’: Stapleford Granary CEO Kate Romano
  • Meet Miyuki Watanabe: Japanese diplomat and Cambridge student

    Quickfire

    Meet Miyuki Watanabe: Japanese diplomat and Cambridge student

    13 July 2025
    Meet Miyuki Watanabe: Japanese diplomat and Cambridge student
  • 'Disagreeing agreeably': meet the three Caians chairing CUCA, CULA and CULC 

    ‘Disagreeing agreeably’: meet the three Caians chairing CUCA, CULA and CULC 

    9 July 2025
    ‘Disagreeing agreeably’: meet the three Caians chairing CUCA, CULA and CULC 
  • In conversation with Kimverlyn Lim: creative technologist

    Long Read

    In conversation with Kimverlyn Lim: creative technologist

    7 July 2025
    In conversation with Kimverlyn Lim: creative technologist
  • Discussing optimism with David Larbi

    Discussing optimism with David Larbi

    2 July 2025
    Discussing optimism with David Larbi
  • Professor Alan Macfarlane on blending YouTube and academia

    Professor Alan Macfarlane on blending YouTube and academia

    Claire Ding meets Alan Macfarlane to reflect on his experiences as a professor on social media

    29 June 2025
    Professor Alan Macfarlane on blending YouTube and academia
  • Meet the Proctors: on traditions and graduation tips 

    Quickfire

    Meet the Proctors: on traditions and graduation tips 

    Alex Corbould asks the Proctors key questions as graduation season approaches

    26 June 2025
    Meet the Proctors: on traditions and graduation tips 
  • ‘Mountain madness’: discussing Dorothy Pilley

    ‘Mountain madness’: discussing Dorothy Pilley

    22 June 2025
    ‘Mountain madness’: discussing Dorothy Pilley
  • Lady Rose on how to become a Supreme Court Justice

    Interviews

    Lady Rose on how to become a Supreme Court Justice

    19 June 2025
    Lady Rose on how to become a Supreme Court Justice
  • Medwards alum Ruby Cline on life after Cambridge

    Quickfire

    Medwards alum Ruby Cline on life after Cambridge

    16 June 2025
    Medwards alum Ruby Cline on life after Cambridge
  • Smelling the difference: in conversation with Aromi

    Interviews

    Smelling the difference: in conversation with Aromi

    12 June 2025
    Smelling the difference: in conversation with Aromi
  • Dr Arthur Norman on the evolution of Computer Science

    Dr Arthur Norman on the evolution of Computer Science

    8 June 2025
    Dr Arthur Norman on the evolution of Computer Science
  • Elmaz Asan on making ‘Crimean history part of global history’

    Elmaz Asan on making ‘Crimean history part of global history’

    5 June 2025
    Elmaz Asan on making ‘Crimean history part of global history’
  • 'A lot goes on behind the scenes': on managing The Blue Moon

    ‘A lot goes on behind the scenes’: on managing The Blue Moon

    2 June 2025
    ‘A lot goes on behind the scenes’: on managing The Blue Moon
  • Baron Layard: an argument for happiness

    Baron Layard: an argument for happiness

    28 May 2025
    Baron Layard: an argument for happiness
  • A conversation with Taiwan's Cyber Minister, Audrey Tang

    A conversation with Taiwan’s Cyber Minister, Audrey Tang

    A conversation with tech activist turned pioneering politician, Audrey Tang

    25 May 2025
    A conversation with Taiwan’s Cyber Minister, Audrey Tang
  • Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy on being ‘on the left of the Labour party’

    Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy on being ‘on the left of the Labour party’

    Mariam Al-Badry meets Bell Ribeiro-Addy, former Shadow Minister for Immigration, to discuss reparations and possible divisions within the Labour party

    21 May 2025
    Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy on being ‘on the left of the Labour party’
  • In conversation with the former President of Clare Cellars

    Quickfire

    In conversation with the former President of Clare Cellars

    18 May 2025
    In conversation with the former President of Clare Cellars
  • In conversation with Carwyn Jones, former First Minister of Wales

    In conversation with Carwyn Jones, former First Minister of Wales

    14 May 2025
    In conversation with Carwyn Jones, former First Minister of Wales
  • ‘Let the despair drive you’: reflections on running CURR

    ‘Let the despair drive you’: reflections on running CURR

    8 May 2025
    ‘Let the despair drive you’: reflections on running CURR
  • ‘Herald of the summer’: Pimm’s punt owner on capsizing and cocktails

    Quickfire

    ‘Herald of the summer’: Pimm’s punt owner on capsizing and cocktails

    5 May 2025
    ‘Herald of the summer’: Pimm’s punt owner on capsizing and cocktails
  • Meet Afua Kyei: Bank of England CFO and Powerlist’s most influential black woman

    Meet Afua Kyei: Bank of England CFO and Powerlist’s most influential black woman

    30 April 2025
    Meet Afua Kyei: Bank of England CFO and Powerlist’s most influential black woman
  • In conversation with Will Hanrahan on Netflix's My Lover, My Killer

    In conversation with Will Hanrahan on Netflix’s My Lover, My Killer

    27 April 2025
    In conversation with Will Hanrahan on Netflix’s My Lover, My Killer
  • Vladimir Kara-Murza on prison, learning, and a future for Russia

    Long Read

    Vladimir Kara-Murza on prison, learning, and a future for Russia

    25 April 2025
    Vladimir Kara-Murza on prison, learning, and a future for Russia
  • Dr Ally Louks on going viral for all the wrong reasons

    Quickfire

    Dr Ally Louks on going viral for all the wrong reasons

    25 April 2025
    Dr Ally Louks on going viral for all the wrong reasons
  • Former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett on her time in politics

    Former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett on her time in politics

    Vienna Kwan talks to Natalie Bennett about her recent experiences in the House of Lords

    23 April 2025
    Former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett on her time in politics
  • Meet the Chaplain who's working to make Cambridge a university of sanctuary

    Meet the Chaplain who’s working to make Cambridge a university of sanctuary

    Kezia Douglass speaks to James Gardom about the importance of solidarity with refugees

    20 April 2025
    Meet the Chaplain who’s working to make Cambridge a university of sanctuary
  • Lord Wolfson on his career as a barrister-turned-politician

    Lord Wolfson on his career as a barrister-turned-politician

    13 April 2025
    Lord Wolfson on his career as a barrister-turned-politician
  • Jane Mulkerrins on her career as an interviewer

    Jane Mulkerrins on her career as an interviewer

    9 April 2025
    Jane Mulkerrins on her career as an interviewer
  • An afternoon with the caretakers of Kettle’s Yard

    Long Read

    An afternoon with the caretakers of Kettle’s Yard

    6 April 2025
    An afternoon with the caretakers of Kettle’s Yard
  • Dr. Rose Stevens on the 'contraceptive crisis'

    Dr. Rose Stevens on the ‘contraceptive crisis’

    27 March 2025
    Dr. Rose Stevens on the ‘contraceptive crisis’
  • In conversation with the Cambridge University Dance Society

    Quickfire

    In conversation with the Cambridge University Dance Society

    23 March 2025
    In conversation with the Cambridge University Dance Society
  • Alex O'Connor on the importance of saying 'I don't know'

    Alex O’Connor on the importance of saying ‘I don’t know’

    16 March 2025
    Alex O’Connor on the importance of saying ‘I don’t know’
  • 'You're allowed to struggle': in conversation with the president of Student Minds

    Quickfire

    ‘You’re allowed to struggle’: in conversation with the president of Student Minds

    12 March 2025
    ‘You’re allowed to struggle’: in conversation with the president of Student Minds
  • In conversation with Helen Molyneux, one of BBC's 100 Women 2024

    In conversation with Helen Molyneux, one of BBC’s 100 Women 2024

    9 March 2025
    In conversation with Helen Molyneux, one of BBC’s 100 Women 2024
  • Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law about the cost of speaking out

    Long Read

    Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law about the cost of speaking out

    Charlie Rowan talks to Nathan Law about human rights activism, Chinese influence in UK universities, and having a 1M HKD bounty on his head

    7 March 2025
    Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law about the cost of speaking out
  • 'Have courage in yourself': in conversation with the Union President

    Quickfire

    ‘Have courage in yourself’: in conversation with the Union President

    Sammy McDonald speaks about his experience at the Union, along with present and future aspirations

    7 March 2025
    ‘Have courage in yourself’: in conversation with the Union President
  • Howard Morrison on his career in international law

    Howard Morrison on his career in international law

    5 March 2025
    Howard Morrison on his career in international law
  • Keith Kahn-Harris on the importance of the ordinary

    Keith Kahn-Harris on the importance of the ordinary

    3 March 2025
    Keith Kahn-Harris on the importance of the ordinary
  • Professor Matthew Kramer on stoicism inside and outside of academia

    Professor Matthew Kramer on stoicism inside and outside of academia

    23 February 2025
    Professor Matthew Kramer on stoicism inside and outside of academia
  • 'It's a broad church': in conversation with the CULC co-chairs

    Quickfire

    ‘It’s a broad church’: in conversation with the CULC co-chairs

    21 February 2025
    ‘It’s a broad church’: in conversation with the CULC co-chairs
  • 'It’s not hopeless at all!': Diane Abbott on modern politics

    Long Read

    ‘It’s not hopeless at all!’: Diane Abbott on modern politics

    21 February 2025
    ‘It’s not hopeless at all!’: Diane Abbott on modern politics
  • In conversation with John Armstrong, co-founder of The School of Life

    In conversation with John Armstrong, co-founder of The School of Life

    20 February 2025
    In conversation with John Armstrong, co-founder of The School of Life
  • The Ukrainian society on the student experience of the Russia-Ukraine war

    The Ukrainian society on the student experience of the Russia-Ukraine war

    16 February 2025
    The Ukrainian society on the student experience of the Russia-Ukraine war
  • In conversation with End Sexual Violence

    In conversation with End Sexual Violence

    13 February 2025
    In conversation with End Sexual Violence
  • Darwin without the science? Peter Mason on rewriting a scientific classic

    Darwin without the science? Peter Mason on rewriting a scientific classic

    Dhruv Shenai talks to Peter Mason about turning The Voyage of the Beagle into a piece of travel literature

    9 February 2025
    Darwin without the science? Peter Mason on rewriting a scientific classic
  • Holocaust survivor Dr. Martin Stern on the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz Liberation

    Long Read

    Holocaust survivor Dr. Martin Stern on the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz Liberation

    Abigail Liew and Vienna Kwan speak to Dr. Martin Stern after his talk at the Cambridge Union

    7 February 2025
    Holocaust survivor Dr. Martin Stern on the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz Liberation
  • Revitalising the Medwards Garden Party with co-president Iona Gallagher

    Quickfire

    Revitalising the Medwards Garden Party with co-president Iona Gallagher

    7 February 2025
    Revitalising the Medwards Garden Party with co-president Iona Gallagher
  • Professor Richard Evans on chronicling the Nazis

    Professor Richard Evans on chronicling the Nazis

    5 February 2025
    Professor Richard Evans on chronicling the Nazis
  • Meet the Cambridge students who are also public prosecutors

    Meet the Cambridge students who are also public prosecutors

    26 January 2025
    Meet the Cambridge students who are also public prosecutors
  • Meet the first-year climate justice activist Saoirse Exton

    Meet the first-year climate justice activist Saoirse Exton

    24 January 2025
    Meet the first-year climate justice activist Saoirse Exton
  • Geography lecturer Céline-Marie Vidal on her work on menstruality

    Long Read

    Geography lecturer Céline-Marie Vidal on her work on menstruality

    24 January 2025
    Geography lecturer Céline-Marie Vidal on her work on menstruality
  • Martin Jankowski on Berlin's literary scene

    Martin Jankowski on Berlin’s literary scene

    22 January 2025
    Martin Jankowski on Berlin’s literary scene
  • The incoming CUCA chairman on the state of his party

    Quickfire

    The incoming CUCA chairman on the state of his party

    19 January 2025
    The incoming CUCA chairman on the state of his party
  • Cambridge, confidence, and content creation

    Cambridge, confidence, and content creation

    15 January 2025
    Cambridge, confidence, and content creation
  • In conversation with the May Week Alternative Co-Presidents

    In conversation with the May Week Alternative Co-Presidents

    Vienna Kwan speaks to Presidents of May Week Alternative, Aarushi Malik and Sarannia Ragulan

    8 January 2025
    In conversation with the May Week Alternative Co-Presidents
  • Thea Redmill on how students can support the homeless

    Thea Redmill on how students can support the homeless

    Orla McMahon talks to the Co-President of Embrace

    5 January 2025
    Thea Redmill on how students can support the homeless
  • Lessons from a US prison campaigner and former inmate

    Lessons from a US prison campaigner and former inmate

    29 December 2024
    Lessons from a US prison campaigner and former inmate
  • Talking international politics with a former UN General Assembly President 

    Long Read

    Talking international politics with a former UN General Assembly President 

    22 December 2024
    Talking international politics with a former UN General Assembly President 
  • 'At the heart of what we do is creativity' - Tristram Hunt on running the V&A

    Long Read

    ‘At the heart of what we do is creativity’ – Tristram Hunt on running the V&A

    18 December 2024
    ‘At the heart of what we do is creativity’ – Tristram Hunt on running the V&A
  • The comedic evolution of Nish Kumar

    The comedic evolution of Nish Kumar

    15 December 2024
    The comedic evolution of Nish Kumar
  • “People want to be close to animals”: in conversation with zoo director Christoph Schwitzer

    “People want to be close to animals”: in conversation with zoo director Christoph Schwitzer

    9 December 2024
    “People want to be close to animals”: in conversation with zoo director Christoph Schwitzer
  • In conversation with BBC Director-General Tim Davie 

    Long-read

    In conversation with BBC Director-General Tim Davie 

    29 November 2024
    In conversation with BBC Director-General Tim Davie 
  • From deals to degrees: a day in the life of a part time student

    From deals to degrees: a day in the life of a part time student

    17 November 2024
    From deals to degrees: a day in the life of a part time student
  • Cariad Lloyd on her hit improv show Austentatious

    Cariad Lloyd on her hit improv show Austentatious

    15 November 2024
    Cariad Lloyd on her hit improv show Austentatious

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