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  • ‘I was a massive nerd’: YouTuber Ali Abdaal on revision, taking risks and why he wanted to top tripos
    12 May 2022
  • ‘Nobody really knows Johnson’: The Spectator editor on disagreement, younger readers and why the PM will survive
    7 May 2022
  • Alexandra Sive on her battles with mental health, intermission and journey to recovery
    6 May 2022
  • 'I was a massive nerd': YouTuber Ali Abdaal on revision, taking risks and why he wanted to top tripos

    ‘I was a massive nerd’: YouTuber Ali Abdaal on revision, taking risks and why he wanted to top tripos

    The Cambridge grad-turned-Youtuber about entrepreneurship, the dangers of Tripos rankings, and what the Cambridge workload taught him about productivity

    12 May 2022
    ‘I was a massive nerd’: YouTuber Ali Abdaal on revision, taking risks and why he wanted to top tripos
  • Plant sales, green formals and clothing swaps: meet the students behind Green Week

    Plant sales, green formals and clothing swaps: meet the students behind Green Week

    Aoife O’Driscoll meets the students trying to raise awareness of climate change by a week-long ‘celebration of the environment’

    9 May 2022
    Plant sales, green formals and clothing swaps: meet the students behind Green Week
  • The Spectator editor on disagreement, younger readers and why the PM will survive

    The Spectator editor on disagreement, younger readers and why the PM will survive

    7 May 2022
    The Spectator editor on disagreement, younger readers and why the PM will survive
  • Alexandra Sive on her battles with mental health, intermission and journey to recovery

    Alexandra Sive on her battles with mental health, intermission and journey to recovery

    6 May 2022
    Alexandra Sive on her battles with mental health, intermission and journey to recovery
  • 'Fellows wish me luck when I pass them': Cambridge students on why they're running for office

    ‘Fellows wish me luck when I pass them’: Cambridge students on why they’re running for office

    4 May 2022
    ‘Fellows wish me luck when I pass them’: Cambridge students on why they’re running for office
  • Dr Arif Ahmed: 'Free speech so important it should be taught alongside consent'

    Dr Arif Ahmed: ‘Free speech so important it should be taught alongside consent’

    3 May 2022
    Dr Arif Ahmed: ‘Free speech so important it should be taught alongside consent’
  • “A catalyst for conversations”

    “A catalyst for conversations”

    22 April 2022
    “A catalyst for conversations”
  • It was a choice between going to Ukraine or forgetting part of my identity: Nikolai Nizalov on going to fight in Ukraine

    It was a choice between going to Ukraine or forgetting part of my identity: Nikolai Nizalov on going to fight in Ukraine

    22 April 2022
    It was a choice between going to Ukraine or forgetting part of my identity: Nikolai Nizalov on going to fight in Ukraine
  • “Don’t wait to create” says host of 'The Guilty Feminist' Deborah Frances-White

    “Don’t wait to create” says host of ‘The Guilty Feminist’ Deborah Frances-White

    4 April 2022
    “Don’t wait to create” says host of ‘The Guilty Feminist’ Deborah Frances-White
  • Uniting the Cambridge community through gardening

    Uniting the Cambridge community through gardening

    2 April 2022
    Uniting the Cambridge community through gardening
  • “All young Russians want to leave”

    Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle talks with an anonymous Cambridge graduate about his flight from Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine

    25 March 2022
    “All young Russians want to leave”
  • The phenomenon of The Queer Get Down

    The phenomenon of The Queer Get Down

    Jake Mustard speaks with Anaya Guleid, the founder of The Queer Get Down, on organising a queer night for the students, by the students

    18 March 2022
    The phenomenon of The Queer Get Down
  • On Kettle's Yard role in Cambridge with Andrew Nairne

    On Kettle’s Yard role in Cambridge with Andrew Nairne

    17 March 2022
    On Kettle’s Yard role in Cambridge with Andrew Nairne
  • How different is the West from China? Ai Weiwei in Cambridge

    How different is the West from China? Ai Weiwei in Cambridge

    4 March 2022
    How different is the West from China? Ai Weiwei in Cambridge
  • Robert De Niro on the importance of acting spontaneously

    Robert De Niro on the importance of acting spontaneously

    4 March 2022
    Robert De Niro on the importance of acting spontaneously
  • Organising the Rainbow Ball

    Organising the Rainbow Ball

    4 March 2022
    Organising the Rainbow Ball
  • In conversation: Ai Weiwei and  Kettle Yard's director Andrew Nairne

    In conversation: Ai Weiwei and Kettle Yard’s director Andrew Nairne

    4 March 2022
    In conversation: Ai Weiwei and Kettle Yard’s director Andrew Nairne
  • Military experts Colonel Hamish de Bretton Gordon and Dr Saleyha Ahsan discuss the Russian attack on Ukraine

    Military experts Colonel Hamish de Bretton Gordon and Dr Saleyha Ahsan discuss the Russian attack on Ukraine

    25 February 2022
    Military experts Colonel Hamish de Bretton Gordon and Dr Saleyha Ahsan discuss the Russian attack on Ukraine
  • Former deals, ongoing strikes, and upcoming elections: speaking to the SU presidents

    Former deals, ongoing strikes, and upcoming elections: speaking to the SU presidents

    24 February 2022
    Former deals, ongoing strikes, and upcoming elections: speaking to the SU presidents
  • Luca Rutherford on amplifying women's voices through theatre and art

    Luca Rutherford on amplifying women’s voices through theatre and art

    26 February 2022
    Luca Rutherford on amplifying women’s voices through theatre and art
  • Meet Liz O'Riordan: former breast cancer surgeon, breast cancer survivor and founder of charity CancerFit

    Meet Liz O’Riordan: former breast cancer surgeon, breast cancer survivor and founder of charity CancerFit

    23 February 2022
    Meet Liz O’Riordan: former breast cancer surgeon, breast cancer survivor and founder of charity CancerFit
  • In conversation with #Justice4College­Supervisors organiser Simina Dragos

    In conversation with #Justice4College­Supervisors organiser Simina Dragos

    The campaign organiser tells Rosa Phelps about the reality of working as a college supervisor

    20 February 2022
    In conversation with #Justice4College­Supervisors organiser Simina Dragos
  • The Cambridge Majlis: Historic debates, police reports, and South Asian quotas

    The Cambridge Majlis: Historic debates, police reports, and South Asian quotas

    18 February 2022
    The Cambridge Majlis: Historic debates, police reports, and South Asian quotas
  • Third time lucky? In conversation with this year’s May Ball presidents

    Third time lucky? In conversation with this year’s May Ball presidents

    13 February 2022
    Third time lucky? In conversation with this year’s May Ball presidents
  • Pro-Vice-Chancellor Kamal Munir on diversity and inclusion

    Pro-Vice-Chancellor Kamal Munir on diversity and inclusion

    12 February 2022
    Pro-Vice-Chancellor Kamal Munir on diversity and inclusion
  • 'Nothing is forgotten': Kavita Puri on recording memories of the partition

    ‘Nothing is forgotten’: Kavita Puri on recording memories of the partition

    11 February 2022
    ‘Nothing is forgotten’: Kavita Puri on recording memories of the partition
  • Creating a space for international Christian students

    Creating a space for international Christian students

    9 February 2022
    Creating a space for international Christian students
  • Richard Ratcliffe on his campaign for wife Nazanin’s safe return from Iran

    Richard Ratcliffe on his campaign for wife Nazanin’s safe return from Iran

    4 February 2022
    Richard Ratcliffe on his campaign for wife Nazanin’s safe return from Iran
  • Claude Littner: 'I happen to have a knack for business'

    Claude Littner: ‘I happen to have a knack for business’

    27 January 2022
    Claude Littner: ‘I happen to have a knack for business’
  • ‘Every aspect of museums is affected by colonialism'

    ‘Every aspect of museums is affected by colonialism’

    24 January 2022
    ‘Every aspect of museums is affected by colonialism’
  • The Oxbridge founders of an app to track your friends at the club

    The Oxbridge founders of an app to track your friends at the club

    Oxford and Cambridge students Tamzin Lent and Olivia Leigh talk to Tiffany Tsoi about tackling female safety with an app which will allow people to share their precise locations in nightclub venues

    23 January 2022
    The Oxbridge founders of an app to track your friends at the club
  • Meet the Cambridge Period Project

    Meet the Cambridge Period Project

    Lydia Seed and Bella Cross discuss efforts to curb period poverty in Cambridge with Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle

    31 December 2021
    Meet the Cambridge Period Project
  • Josef Skrdlik on witnessing the coup in Sudan

    Josef Skrdlik on witnessing the coup in Sudan

    27 November 2021
    Josef Skrdlik on witnessing the coup in Sudan
  • Milo Eyre-Morgan on their work with WomCam

    Milo Eyre-Morgan on their work with WomCam

    20 November 2021
    Milo Eyre-Morgan on their work with WomCam
  • Andrew Mitchell on the government's cuts to the aid budget

    Andrew Mitchell on the government’s cuts to the aid budget

    17 November 2021
    Andrew Mitchell on the government’s cuts to the aid budget
  • Director Luke Syson wants to re-examine the Fitzwilliam Museum’s legacy

    Director Luke Syson wants to re-examine the Fitzwilliam Museum’s legacy

    12 November 2021
    Director Luke Syson wants to re-examine the Fitzwilliam Museum’s legacy
  • ‘It’s sort of a magic show’, say Royal Ballet Principal Dancers Sarah Lamb & Marcelino Sambé

    ‘It’s sort of a magic show’, say Royal Ballet Principal Dancers Sarah Lamb & Marcelino Sambé

    9 November 2021
    ‘It’s sort of a magic show’, say Royal Ballet Principal Dancers Sarah Lamb & Marcelino Sambé
  • ‘I'm evangelical about research’, says Covid-19 Clinical Trials Investigator Dr Mark Toshner

    ‘I’m evangelical about research’, says Covid-19 Clinical Trials Investigator Dr Mark Toshner

    29 October 2021
    ‘I’m evangelical about research’, says Covid-19 Clinical Trials Investigator Dr Mark Toshner
  • XR Activist Dr Jason Scott-Warren: ‘All other more moderate means have basically failed’

    XR Activist Dr Jason Scott-Warren: ‘All other more moderate means have basically failed’

    29 October 2021
    XR Activist Dr Jason Scott-Warren: ‘All other more moderate means have basically failed’
  • Setting up the UK's world-leading Covid-19 Sequencing Team: ‘Egos were left at the door’

    Setting up the UK’s world-leading Covid-19 Sequencing Team: ‘Egos were left at the door’

    29 October 2021
    Setting up the UK’s world-leading Covid-19 Sequencing Team: ‘Egos were left at the door’
  • I crossed the Mediterranean in search of safety. This is my story.

    I crossed the Mediterranean in search of safety. This is my story.

    Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle speaks with Zain Alabidin Al Khatir and his translator about Zain’s journey from Sudan to Germany

    15 October 2021
    I crossed the Mediterranean in search of safety. This is my story.
  • ‘It’s a privilege to be at the helm of an institution so important’: An exclusive interview with Vice-Chancellor Stephen Toope

    ‘It’s a privilege to be at the helm of an institution so important’: An exclusive interview with Vice-Chancellor Stephen Toope

    In an exclusive interview with Varsity, the Vice-Chancellor discusses university relations with the UAE, widening access, and navigating criticism

    15 October 2021
    ‘It’s a privilege to be at the helm of an institution so important’: An exclusive interview with Vice-Chancellor Stephen Toope
  • Meet the Cambridge Grads behind Swop

    Meet the Cambridge Grads behind Swop

    11 October 2021
    Meet the Cambridge Grads behind Swop
  • Union President Keir Bradwell on voting and access in the society

    Union President Keir Bradwell on voting and access in the society

    1 October 2021
    Union President Keir Bradwell on voting and access in the society
  • Young, female and homeless: Ella’s story

    Young, female and homeless: Ella’s story

    24 September 2021
    Young, female and homeless: Ella’s story
  • Luke Wright on performing poetry

    Luke Wright on performing poetry

    24 September 2021
    Luke Wright on performing poetry
  • “For scientists, today is a nightmare”: Luciana Gatti on the Amazon’s carbon emissions

    10 September 2021
    “For scientists, today is a nightmare”: Luciana Gatti on the Amazon’s carbon emissions
  • Be Kind Rewind on feminism and film

    Be Kind Rewind on feminism and film

    27 August 2021
    Be Kind Rewind on feminism and film
  • Frank Hermann:

    Frank Hermann: “seeing other people with smiling faces just makes me happy”

    27 July 2021
    Frank Hermann: “seeing other people with smiling faces just makes me happy”
  • Poetry in a pandemic: speaking to Homerton’s Poet-in-Residence Dr Mariah Whelan

    Poetry in a pandemic: speaking to Homerton’s Poet-in-Residence Dr Mariah Whelan

    13 July 2021
    Poetry in a pandemic: speaking to Homerton’s Poet-in-Residence Dr Mariah Whelan
  • Jan-Werner Müller on democracy and its institutions

    Jan-Werner Müller on democracy and its institutions

    Ming Kit Wong speaks to Professor Jan-Werner Müller about his upcoming book, Democracy Rules

    6 July 2021
    Jan-Werner Müller on democracy and its institutions
  • Manas Chawla & London Politica - the student-run, pro bono political risk advisory firm

    Manas Chawla & London Politica – the student-run, pro bono political risk advisory firm

    Olivia Millard speaks to the CEO of London Politica about leadership, the political risk industry and making your voice heard

    29 June 2021
    Manas Chawla & London Politica – the student-run, pro bono political risk advisory firm
  • Professor Geoffrey Ward: Diversity ‘is in our DNA’

    Professor Geoffrey Ward: Diversity ‘is in our DNA’

    25 June 2021
    Professor Geoffrey Ward: Diversity ‘is in our DNA’
  • Charlie Cavey - The Busker in the bin

    Interview

    Charlie Cavey – The Busker in the bin

    18 June 2021
    Charlie Cavey – The Busker in the bin
  • “I definitely do have responsibility; the level of that responsibility I don’t know yet.” Max Fosh at The Cambridge Union

    4 June 2021
    “I definitely do have responsibility; the level of that responsibility I don’t know yet.” Max Fosh at The Cambridge Union
  • In Conversation with Wolf Alice

    In Conversation with Wolf Alice

    4 June 2021
    In Conversation with Wolf Alice
  • Daisy Dixon on aesthetics and the philosophy of art

    Daisy Dixon on aesthetics and the philosophy of art

    4 June 2021
    Daisy Dixon on aesthetics and the philosophy of art
  • Sir Christopher Greenwood:

    Sir Christopher Greenwood: “My experience of government is that they normally bend over backwards to take the right decision”

    1 June 2021
    Sir Christopher Greenwood: “My experience of government is that they normally bend over backwards to take the right decision”
  • The Edge Café: On Working at Cambridge’s Unique Café and Recovery Hub

    Interview

    The Edge Café: On Working at Cambridge’s Unique Café and Recovery Hub

    28 May 2021
    The Edge Café: On Working at Cambridge’s Unique Café and Recovery Hub
  • Simon Godwin

    Interview

    Simon Godwin “We need Shakespeare to really roar back out of the box”

    12 May 2021
    Simon Godwin “We need Shakespeare to really roar back out of the box”
  • Alastair Campbell:

    Interview

    Alastair Campbell: “People get confused about what happiness means”

    Tilly Palmer talks to Alastair Campbell about dealing with Depression and Alcoholism, Good Morning Britain and his favourite swear words.

    12 May 2021
    Alastair Campbell: “People get confused about what happiness means”
  • Steven Pinker at the Cambridge Union: On Revolution and Conservatism

    Steven Pinker at the Cambridge Union: On Revolution and Conservatism

    Ming Kit Wong covers the Harvard cognitive psychologist’s (virtual) visit to the Cambridge Union and discusses the political implications of his claims about human progress

    8 May 2021
    Steven Pinker at the Cambridge Union: On Revolution and Conservatism
  • Caroline Calloway: Being an Influencer as the world fell apart

    Interview

    Caroline Calloway: Being an Influencer as the world fell apart

    7 May 2021
    Caroline Calloway: Being an Influencer as the world fell apart
  • Wit, Emotion, and Scores: The Story of Cambridge Music Artist Louise Harris

    Wit, Emotion, and Scores: The Story of Cambridge Music Artist Louise Harris

    30 April 2021
    Wit, Emotion, and Scores: The Story of Cambridge Music Artist Louise Harris
  • From Wall Street to Silver Street: In Conversation with Dr. El-Erian

    From Wall Street to Silver Street: In Conversation with Dr. El-Erian

    30 April 2021
    From Wall Street to Silver Street: In Conversation with Dr. El-Erian
  • David Spiegelhalter on Science, Communication, and the Politics of Decision

    Interview

    David Spiegelhalter on Science, Communication, and the Politics of Decision

    30 April 2021
    David Spiegelhalter on Science, Communication, and the Politics of Decision
  • “Everyone was talking about freedom”: Louis Menand on American culture during the Cold War

    “Everyone was talking about freedom”: Louis Menand on American culture during the Cold War

    30 April 2021
    “Everyone was talking about freedom”: Louis Menand on American culture during the Cold War
  • André Aciman:

    André Aciman: “From the age of 14 to 20, all I did was read. And fall in love”

    23 April 2021
    André Aciman: “From the age of 14 to 20, all I did was read. And fall in love”
  • “My fear is being taken seriously”: writer Olivia Sudjic on anxiety, identity, and online life

    16 April 2021
    “My fear is being taken seriously”: writer Olivia Sudjic on anxiety, identity, and online life
  • Elizabeth Paton: Make Fashion Journalism Critical Again

    Elizabeth Paton: Make Fashion Journalism Critical Again

    13 April 2021
    Elizabeth Paton: Make Fashion Journalism Critical Again
  • Alexander Betts: Human displacement will be one of the defining challenges of our century

    Alexander Betts: Human displacement will be one of the defining challenges of our century

    Josef Skrdlik and Maya Beney talk to Alexander Betts, Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs at Oxford University, about the impact of the pandemic on refugees and how to prepare for future migration crises.

    9 April 2021
    Alexander Betts: Human displacement will be one of the defining challenges of our century
  • Empowering individuals to reduce their ecological footprint: the development of the Cascade app at Cambridge

    Empowering individuals to reduce their ecological footprint: the development of the Cascade app at Cambridge

    Varsity’s Interviews editors Yan-Yi Lee and Josef Skrdlik speak with the team behind the Cascade app, revealing how the project, with a focus on individual power, may play an important role in the climate crisis.

    1 April 2021
    Empowering individuals to reduce their ecological footprint: the development of the Cascade app at Cambridge
  • Balancing people and profits: in conversation with Sally Procopis

    Balancing people and profits: in conversation with Sally Procopis

    26 March 2021
    Balancing people and profits: in conversation with Sally Procopis
  • “Reorganise and reimagine”: Finn Harries on using climate change as an opportunity for activism

    “Reorganise and reimagine”: Finn Harries on using climate change as an opportunity for activism

    26 March 2021
    “Reorganise and reimagine”: Finn Harries on using climate change as an opportunity for activism
  • Nick Timothy: “I thought we were going to win that election very comfortably”

    Interview

    Nick Timothy: “I thought we were going to win that election very comfortably”

    16 March 2021
    Nick Timothy: “I thought we were going to win that election very comfortably”
  • From a life behind bars to Cambridge University

    From a life behind bars to Cambridge University

    12 March 2021
    From a life behind bars to Cambridge University
  • Female Resilience in the Gulag: Rethinking Ukrainian Women’s History with Dr. Oksana Kis

    Female Resilience in the Gulag: Rethinking Ukrainian Women’s History with Dr. Oksana Kis

    9 March 2021
    Female Resilience in the Gulag: Rethinking Ukrainian Women’s History with Dr. Oksana Kis
  • Lord Hannan: “Life is better if we listen to people who we don’t like”

    Interview

    Lord Hannan: “Life is better if we listen to people who we don’t like”

    5 March 2021
    Lord Hannan: “Life is better if we listen to people who we don’t like”
  • Toby Young on cancel culture and importance of lockdown-sceptical discourse

    Toby Young on cancel culture and importance of lockdown-sceptical discourse

    2 March 2021
    Toby Young on cancel culture and importance of lockdown-sceptical discourse
  • I am a young person growing up in Yemen’s civil war. This is my story.

    I am a young person growing up in Yemen’s civil war. This is my story.

    26 February 2021
    I am a young person growing up in Yemen’s civil war. This is my story.
  • “Best three years of my life”: Ibz Mo on Cambridge

    YouTuber Ibz Mo discusses the student experience.

    26 February 2021
    “Best three years of my life”: Ibz Mo on Cambridge
  • Where cultural minds converge: The story behind the Cambridge Language Collective

    Where cultural minds converge: The story behind the Cambridge Language Collective

    Yan-Yi Lee talks to MML students Liv Bonsall and Hannah Sherry about the interesting origins of the Cambridge Language Collective.

    23 February 2021
    Where cultural minds converge: The story behind the Cambridge Language Collective
  • Turkmen journalist Ruslan Myatiev: “Three of my colleagues have been through prison”

    Interview

    Turkmen journalist Ruslan Myatiev: “Three of my colleagues have been through prison”

    23 February 2021
    Turkmen journalist Ruslan Myatiev: “Three of my colleagues have been through prison”
  • Preparing for a first date: Valentine (quasi) interview

    Preparing for a first date: Valentine (quasi) interview

    16 February 2021
    Preparing for a first date: Valentine (quasi) interview
  • “Reports of the journalism industry’s death have been exaggerated”

    12 February 2021
    “Reports of the journalism industry’s death have been exaggerated”
  • “Pleasure is not a dirty topic”: Hannah Witton on sex toys, oversharing, and love in lockdown

    “Pleasure is not a dirty topic”: Hannah Witton on sex toys, oversharing, and love in lockdown

    12 February 2021
    “Pleasure is not a dirty topic”: Hannah Witton on sex toys, oversharing, and love in lockdown
  • ‘A nation of children’: in conversation with US national security expert Tom Nichols

    ‘A nation of children’: in conversation with US national security expert Tom Nichols

    5 February 2021
    ‘A nation of children’: in conversation with US national security expert Tom Nichols
  • Chloe Gong, 21, Greets the World with her New York Times Best-selling Debut

    Chloe Gong, 21, Greets the World with her New York Times Best-selling Debut

    2 February 2021
    Chloe Gong, 21, Greets the World with her New York Times Best-selling Debut
  • CONVERSATION LAB:  Featuring Thomas Brodie Sangster

    CONVERSATION LAB: Featuring Thomas Brodie Sangster

    29 January 2021
    CONVERSATION LAB: Featuring Thomas Brodie Sangster
  • Research Spotlight

    “Violence has become more fratricidal”: in conversation with Dr Kapila

    22 January 2021
    “Violence has become more fratricidal”: in conversation with Dr Kapila
  • Cambridge Creatives on remedying lockdown's cultural vacuum

    Cambridge Creatives on remedying lockdown’s cultural vacuum

    Clare Walsh speaks to Fabienne Marshall, Hannah Collins, and Ele Forsdyke about setting up Cambridge Creatives during lockdown, DM-ing Lenny Abrahamson, and bringing an exploration of ‘visual culture’ to Cambridge.

    12 January 2021
    Cambridge Creatives on remedying lockdown’s cultural vacuum
  • 'Constant dialogue and close collaboration': how Denmark handled higher education in 2020

    ‘Constant dialogue and close collaboration’: how Denmark handled higher education in 2020

    In the third article of our series exploring how governments across the world approached university policy this year, Victor Jack speaks to Denmark’s Minister for Higher Education and Science, Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen

    1 January 2021
    ‘Constant dialogue and close collaboration’: how Denmark handled higher education in 2020
  • How is Flemish Belgium approaching universities amid the pandemic?

    How is Flemish Belgium approaching universities amid the pandemic?

    20 December 2020
    How is Flemish Belgium approaching universities amid the pandemic?
  • Reflecting on the UK Language Curriculum: In Conversation with Dr Karen Forbes

    Reflecting on the UK Language Curriculum: In Conversation with Dr Karen Forbes

    13 December 2020
    Reflecting on the UK Language Curriculum: In Conversation with Dr Karen Forbes
  • ‘Hibernating’ through the pandemic: Sweden's universities policy

    ‘Hibernating’ through the pandemic: Sweden’s universities policy

    27 November 2020
    ‘Hibernating’ through the pandemic: Sweden’s universities policy
  • 'We are in the white heat of change': an interview with Heidi Mirza

    ‘We are in the white heat of change’: an interview with Heidi Mirza

    20 November 2020
    ‘We are in the white heat of change’: an interview with Heidi Mirza
  • Jacqui Cho and Yomna Zentani on creating opportunities at Cambridge for students from zones of conflict

    Jacqui Cho and Yomna Zentani on creating opportunities at Cambridge for students from zones of conflict

    27 November 2020
    Jacqui Cho and Yomna Zentani on creating opportunities at Cambridge for students from zones of conflict
  • Lockdown Innovations 2

    Lockdown Innovations 2

    13 November 2020
    Lockdown Innovations 2
  • Razia Iqbal on interviewing Ruth Bader Ginsburg

    Razia Iqbal on interviewing Ruth Bader Ginsburg

    30 October 2020
    Razia Iqbal on interviewing Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  • Sparks fly as CULA and CUCA face off in mock PMQs

    Sparks fly as CULA and CUCA face off in mock PMQs

    30 October 2020
    Sparks fly as CULA and CUCA face off in mock PMQs
  • The boatmen of the river Cam: an interview with Andrew James

    The boatmen of the river Cam: an interview with Andrew James

    Clare boatman Andrew James speaks to Ryan Cummings about life in a canal boat, sailing the Cam, and the lack of central heating.

    30 October 2020
    The boatmen of the river Cam: an interview with Andrew James
  • Research Focus: India used behavioural psychology in Covid-19 response

    Research Focus: India used behavioural psychology in Covid-19 response

    Victor Jack speaks to Ramit Debnath about his use of machine learning to understand India’s pandemic strategy in the first installment of our series spotlighting new research at Cambridge

    23 October 2020
    Research Focus: India used behavioural psychology in Covid-19 response
  • 'Reaching out is not a sign of weakness': James Downs on fighting eating disorders

    ‘Reaching out is not a sign of weakness’: James Downs on fighting eating disorders

    23 October 2020
    ‘Reaching out is not a sign of weakness’: James Downs on fighting eating disorders
  • I am an Uighur who faced China’s concentration camps. This is my story.

    I am an Uighur who faced China’s concentration camps. This is my story.

    16 October 2020
    I am an Uighur who faced China’s concentration camps. This is my story.
  • Exclusive Interview with the Vice Chancellor

    Exclusive Interview with the Vice Chancellor

    12 October 2020
    Exclusive Interview with the Vice Chancellor
  • Lockdown Innovations

    Lockdown Innovations

    9 October 2020
    Lockdown Innovations
  • A less than ideal start to University: how are freshers feeling?

    A less than ideal start to University: how are freshers feeling?

    2 October 2020
    A less than ideal start to University: how are freshers feeling?
  • Julian Dismore on conquering the TV industry, cobra bites, and Countdown clocks

    Julian Dismore on conquering the TV industry, cobra bites, and Countdown clocks

    25 September 2020
    Julian Dismore on conquering the TV industry, cobra bites, and Countdown clocks
  • Meet the Ghanaian student who deserves PhD funding: an interview with Gerald Arhin

    Meet the Ghanaian student who deserves PhD funding: an interview with Gerald Arhin

    18 September 2020
    Meet the Ghanaian student who deserves PhD funding: an interview with Gerald Arhin
  •  “We can’t ignore this anymore”: Gill Whitty-Collins on gender inequality

    “We can’t ignore this anymore”: Gill Whitty-Collins on gender inequality

    15 September 2020
    “We can’t ignore this anymore”: Gill Whitty-Collins on gender inequality
  • Professor Gopal: “The humanities gave me scope for youthful rebellion”

    Professor Gopal: “The humanities gave me scope for youthful rebellion”

    The English professor, who recently drew controversy for her tweets, talks race, student activism, and fighting online trolls with Interviews Editor Juliette Guéron-Gabrielle

    8 September 2020
    Professor Gopal: “The humanities gave me scope for youthful rebellion”
  • Edward Parker-Humphreys on student loneliness in Cambridge

    Edward Parker-Humphreys on student loneliness in Cambridge

    Niall Campbell, a Project Officer with the Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan, talks to Edward Parker-Humphreys about the prevalence of student loneliness at Cambridge

    2 August 2020
    Edward Parker-Humphreys on student loneliness in Cambridge
  • Camille Yolaine: “Sometimes people want to make you fit into standards. I hope I can change them a bit”

    Camille Yolaine: “Sometimes people want to make you fit into standards. I hope I can change them a bit”

    2 August 2020
    Camille Yolaine: “Sometimes people want to make you fit into standards. I hope I can change them a bit”
  • CONVERSATION LAB: FEATURING ESZTER MAGYAR

    CONVERSATION LAB: FEATURING ESZTER MAGYAR

    31 July 2020
    CONVERSATION LAB: FEATURING ESZTER MAGYAR
  • Jemma Wayne’s To Dare: voicing the experiences of the silenced female

    Jemma Wayne’s To Dare: voicing the experiences of the silenced female

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