Interviews

Smelling the difference: in conversation with Aromi

Alex Corbould sits down with Francesco Genovese, co-director of Aromi

Dr Arthur Norman on the evolution of Computer Science

Abigail Liew reflect on rapid advancements in Computer Science with Dr Arthur Norman

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

Baron Layard: an argument for happiness

A conversation with Taiwan’s Cyber Minister, Audrey Tang

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

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In conversation with the former President of Clare Cellars

In conversation with Carwyn Jones, former First Minister of Wales

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

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

Eleanor Dougan speaks to the floating bar owner about his experiences punting Pimm’s along the Cam

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

Vienna Kwan reflects with Afua Kyei on her career path 

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

Former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett on her time in politics

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

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

Dr. Rose Stevens on the ‘contraceptive crisis’

Hannah Burfield speaks to Dr. Rose Stevens about the declining use of the pill and public attitudes towards contraception

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In conversation with the Cambridge University Dance Society

Olivia Goodman talks with C.U.D.S. about the rewards and demands of dance 

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

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

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

Howard Morrison on his career in international law

Keith Kahn-Harris on the importance of the ordinary

Professor Matthew Kramer on stoicism inside and outside of academia

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

In conversation with End Sexual Violence

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

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Revitalising the Medwards Garden Party with co-president Iona Gallagher

Professor Richard Evans on chronicling the Nazis

Meet the Cambridge students who are also public prosecutors

Meet the first-year climate justice activist Saoirse Exton

Mariam Al-Badry speaks to Saoirse Exton about activism, apathy, and whether people are inherently good

Martin Jankowski on Berlin’s literary scene

Cambridge, confidence, and content creation

In conversation with the May Week Alternative Co-Presidents

Lessons from a US prison campaigner and former inmate

Long Read

Talking international politics with a former UN General Assembly President 

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

The comedic evolution of Nish Kumar

Nish Kumar on politics, the world of comedy, and how stand-up affects your mental health

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

The director of Dublin Zoo discusses the many benefits of zoos with Seyan Dattani

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

Cariad Lloyd on her hit improv show Austentatious

‘The digitalisation of humanity is destroying what it means to be human’: Sophie Winkleman on the dangers of smartphones

Meet Pembroke’s outreach and admissions team

St John’s writer-in-residence Vona Groarke on Cambridge’s ‘vibrant literary culture’

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Bodies In The Bookshop owner Richard Reynolds

‘It’s not for me to put a full stop on anything’: Ben Schott on writing like Wodehouse

Seyan Dattani discusses inspirations and innovations with writer Ben Schott

‘We need to have these conversations in our living rooms’: Jara Phattey on HIV awareness

Scotia Smith discusses HIV awareness, the stigma surrounding sexual health, and the need for culturally tailored healthcare with NHS nurse and activist Jara Phattey

How to write the perfect ghost story with playwright Aisha Zia

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Alessio D’Angelo on trading Revs for the Union presidency

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‘No idea is too crazy’: tips from Pink Week’s most successful college rep

Olympics

‘Coming to Cambridge was a risk’: Olympic silver medalist Tom George on the career gamble that paid off

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Paralympic Bronze medalist Jan Helmich on his Paris experience and lasting legacy on the Blues system

‘How do you live a wise life?’: understanding education with Min Jin Lee

Ella Howard discusses writing, identity and metaphysics with award-winning writer Min Jin Lee

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Meet the students dedicated to reviewing Cambridge college brunches

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Remember Monday: friendship, feminism, and the future 

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‘It was like a license to ask questions’: Scott Malcomson on his journalistic jaunts

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Keala Settle on the many costumes of life 

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Coffees and chats: judging Cam’s cafés 

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Professor Brendan Burchell on a four-day workweek

Anuk Weerawardana speaks to Brendan Burchell about the possibility of switching to a four-day workweek

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Socio-economics and the complexity of the university experience

Madeleine Whitmore speaks to PhD candidate Stuti Pachisia about the role of class at Indian and British universities

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Between a rock and a hard place: Naomi Lines on facing Kilimanjaro 

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Stories from a Stormzy scholar

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Wes Streeting: from student campaigner to cabinet minister?

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From Castle Mound to Fashion Week: Lily Maguire on being a ‘creative’ 

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A conversation in G. David: the last of Cambridge’s old bookshops 

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‘It’s basically the new Met Gala’: King’s Affair 2024

Priya Watkinson chats to Marielle Lee and Esther Welbrock about one of the year’s most anticipated events

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Lord Chris Smith on the art of politics, and the politics of the arts

Maddy Browne talks to the Master of Pembroke College about environmental politics, the arts and making change

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Staging the spectacle of politics with Armando Iannucci 

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Jim Al-Khalili on Cunk and the powers of ‘Edutainment’

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Queering academia and beyond with Diarmuid Hester

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The Traitors’ Paul Gorton on playing the bad guy

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‘All you need is a pair of trainers’: Leah Mundy on running the London Marathon

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‘Cambridge makes me feel exactly how I felt as a student’: author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera

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‘The permacrisis need not be permanent’

Oli Thomas speaks to Michael Spence and Reid Lidow about their book Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World

A lesson on adaptation with author Bonnie Garmus

Alan Rusbridger on revolutionising The Guardian

‘When you stop being curious, you stop being a good diplomat’: Peter Abbott OBE

‘It fills you with a sense of awe’: the year abroad experience

‘I don’t think I’ll ever stop’: White Teeth author and Cambridge alumna Zadie Smith

‘Epilepsy is so much more than seizures’: Chelsea Leyland on destigmatising the condition

Bridging cultures through music: inside Europe’s largest student-led Chinese orchestra

Booktok sensation Ayman reveals the story behind her success

Ami Khawaja speaks to Ayman Chaudhary, also known as Aymansbooks online, about all things books and social media

The Pink Week president on its biggest, boldest and brightest year yet

Tommy Blaize’s glittering career

Andrew Mitchell MP on the next election and Cameron’s return

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Jeremy Pritchard talks Everything Everything from AI the road to success

BBC Broadcaster Simon Hall on realising “Fundamentally, I am a writer”

Amy Munro-Faure on Cambridge Zero’s fight against climate change

How Seán Hewitt writes the books he wished for as a child