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Anthony Gong on what politicians can learn from competitive debate

Anthony Gong reflects on competitive debate and the evolution of public discourse with Giovanni Lacroix

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

Vienna Kwan and the Asia Editor of The Financial Times discuss why the university-to-career trajectory is rarely straightforward

Meet Juan Michel, Cambridge’s Multilingual Musician

Beyond the mainstream: Jessie Lau on rewriting representation

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Editing the narrative: a black creator’s Cambridge experience

In search of the Midlands (in Cambridge)

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Quickfire: The Feminist Files

Jing Hao Liang sits down with Rosie Hillary and Asha Metcalfe, co-presidents of the Feminist Files podcast

Jemma Sbeg on the psychology of your 20s

Carissa Wong discusses vunerability and mental health with podcaster Jemma Sbeg

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Behind the bar at La Raza

How Thomas Godfrey is fighting anti-intellectualism 

Full Blue Racing: where Cambridge meets F1

In conversation with James Tweed

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Influencer Erin McGurk on impostor syndrome and avoiding Instagram

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Joyce Mau on life after Law Society president

Claire Ding sits down with Joyce Mau to reminisce on her time at CULS 

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

Seyan Dattani sits down with the conservationist and widow of Gerald Durrell to discuss his legacy

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

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Leonie James’ journey from Varsity to the Bar

De-coding AI with Dr. Alexander Carter

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

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

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Desafio do gringo: Andrew Collet on being a recovering perfectionist

GK Barry’s journey from Revs to Reality TV

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

Vienna Kwan sits down with Graham Stuart to hear his unconventional path from Selwyn College to Parliament without a degree

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The Secret Life of Murray Edwards’ Gardeners

Olivia Goodman sits down with the gardeners at Murray Edwards College to discuss care, community, and cultivation

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

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

Meet the President of Cambridge Rape Justice

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

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

Jack Marley sits down with Kate Romano to discuss her journey to leading arts centre Stapleford Granary

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Meet Miyuki Watanabe: Japanese diplomat and Cambridge student

Vienna Kwan sits down with Miyuki Watanabe, a Cambridge student and Japanese diplomat

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

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In conversation with Kimverlyn Lim: creative technologist

Professor Alan Macfarlane on blending YouTube and academia

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Meet the Proctors: on traditions and graduation tips 

‘Mountain madness’: discussing Dorothy Pilley

Interviews

Lady Rose on how to become a Supreme Court Justice

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Medwards alum Ruby Cline on life after Cambridge

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

Olympics

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