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  • Which Cambridge eatery are you?
    1 February 2026
  • Which Cambridge alum are you?
    25 January 2026
  • The importance of showing up for friends
    29 January 2026
  • Editor's pickSeoul food
    19 January 2026
  • Which Cambridge eatery are you?

    Quiz

    Which Cambridge eatery are you?

    Take Kai Geere’s quiz to see which local food spot you embody

    1 February 2026
    Which Cambridge eatery are you?
  • The importance of showing up for friends

    Feature

    The importance of showing up for friends

    Kai Geere reminds us to not take our friendships for granted 

    29 January 2026
    The importance of showing up for friends
  • Which Cambridge alum are you?

    Quiz

    Which Cambridge alum are you?

    25 January 2026
    Which Cambridge alum are you?
  • Blind Date: 'Maybe we'll see each other again later...'

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘Maybe we’ll see each other again later…’

    23 January 2026
    Blind Date: ‘Maybe we’ll see each other again later…’
  • My quarter-life crisis

    Trial + Error

    My quarter-life crisis

    23 January 2026
    My quarter-life crisis
  • An ode to Cambridge pets

    An ode to Cambridge pets

    22 January 2026
    An ode to Cambridge pets
  • Seoul food

    review

    Seoul food

    19 January 2026
    Seoul food
  • What will be your guilty pleasure this Lent? 

    Quiz

    What will be your guilty pleasure this Lent? 

    18 January 2026
    What will be your guilty pleasure this Lent? 
  • In defence of harmless mysticism

    Feature

    In defence of harmless mysticism

    15 January 2026
    In defence of harmless mysticism
  • Ask Auntie Alice

    Agony Aunt

    Ask Auntie Alice

    26 January 2026
    Ask Auntie Alice
  • The stew for staying in

    Recipe

    The stew for staying in

    Finn Costello O’Reilly shares his recipe for a hearty stew to see you through those chilly Lent days 

    17 January 2026
    The stew for staying in
  • The only party girl in the East Midlands

    Notebook

    The only party girl in the East Midlands

    Max Lygo reflects on queer living in England’s least woke town – and the escape Cambridge provides

    12 January 2026
    The only party girl in the East Midlands
  • Which first date activity are you?

    Quiz

    Which first date activity are you?

    11 January 2026
    Which first date activity are you?
  • What’s in and what’s out in 2026?

    Opinion

    What’s in and what’s out in 2026?

    8 January 2026
    What’s in and what’s out in 2026?
  • New year, better me 

    Feature

    New year, better me 

    5 January 2026
    New year, better me 
  • Blind Date: 'Not the most awkward first date I’ve been on!'

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘Not the most awkward first date I’ve been on!’

    4 January 2026
    Blind Date: ‘Not the most awkward first date I’ve been on!’
  • The trials and tribulations of the photographer friend

    The trials and tribulations of the photographer friend

    1 January 2026
    The trials and tribulations of the photographer friend
  • Ask Auntie Alice

    Agony Aunt

    Ask Auntie Alice

    29 December 2025
    Ask Auntie Alice
  • Who will you become in 2026?

    Quiz

    Who will you become in 2026?

    28 December 2025
    Who will you become in 2026?
  • What's the best part of a Christmas dinner?

    What’s the best part of a Christmas dinner?

    25 December 2025
    What’s the best part of a Christmas dinner?
  • All I want for Christmas is a new hanukkiah

    All I want for Christmas is a new hanukkiah

    Ellana Cowan weighs up the pros and cons of celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah

    22 December 2025
    All I want for Christmas is a new hanukkiah
  • Blind Date: “It could've been worse!”

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: “It could’ve been worse!”

    Medical student, Sage, meets HSPS student, Xavier

    21 December 2025
    Blind Date: “It could’ve been worse!”
  • Summer Lovin’ had me so ... lonely?

    Guide

    Summer Lovin’ had me so … lonely?

    18 December 2025
    Summer Lovin’ had me so … lonely?
  • Every type of present you’ll receive this Christmas (and why) 

    Guide

    Every type of present you’ll receive this Christmas (and why) 

    15 December 2025
    Every type of present you’ll receive this Christmas (and why) 
  • Into the groove, out of the club

    Trial + Error

    Into the groove, out of the club

    9 December 2025
    Into the groove, out of the club
  • Which Christmas staple are you?

    Quiz

    Which Christmas staple are you?

    7 December 2025
    Which Christmas staple are you?
  • Thank god for breakups

    Notebook

    Thank god for breakups

    4 December 2025
    Thank god for breakups
  • It’s probably time to start thinking about my career

    Notebook

    It’s probably time to start thinking about my career

    1 December 2025
    It’s probably time to start thinking about my career
  • Blind Date: a very merry match

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: a very merry match

    30 November 2025
    Blind Date: a very merry match
  • Pass me the stuffing and leave me alone

    Pass me the stuffing and leave me alone

    28 November 2025
    Pass me the stuffing and leave me alone
  • The gift guide that keeps on giving

    Guide

    The gift guide that keeps on giving

    Ellie Buckley comes bearing gifts: a guide guaranteed to rescue you from your annual present-shopping crisis

    28 November 2025
    The gift guide that keeps on giving
  • Table for two: Marvin's 

    Table for two: Marvin’s 

    Are Marvin’s sandwiches the best thing since sliced bread? Finn and Ed are on the case

    28 November 2025
    Table for two: Marvin’s 
  • Notes from the end of the world

    Notebook

    Notes from the end of the world

    20 November 2025
    Notes from the end of the world
  • Rocking Al Casbah

    Review

    Rocking Al Casbah

    17 November 2025
    Rocking Al Casbah
  • Sorry this essay is bad, I am in great pain

    Notebook

    Sorry this essay is bad, I am in great pain

    16 November 2025
    Sorry this essay is bad, I am in great pain
  • How to survive cuffing season 

    How to survive cuffing season 

    14 November 2025
    How to survive cuffing season 
  • Double blind date: 'I made some pretty risky jokes'

    Blind Date

    Double blind date: ‘I made some pretty risky jokes’

    14 November 2025
    Double blind date: ‘I made some pretty risky jokes’
  • The Cambridge Cookbook: noodle soup 

    The Cambridge Cookbook: noodle soup 

    14 November 2025
    The Cambridge Cookbook: noodle soup 
  • Blind Date: 'I don't think I checked my watch once'

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘I don’t think I checked my watch once’

    10 November 2025
    Blind Date: ‘I don’t think I checked my watch once’
  • DisasterChef: student dishes

    DisasterChef: student dishes

    6 November 2025
    DisasterChef: student dishes
  • Ask Auntie Alice: the (delayed) return

    Agony Aunt

    Ask Auntie Alice: the (delayed) return

    Varsity’s Agony Aunt, Alice Frecheville, is back with her latest advice 

    3 November 2025
    Ask Auntie Alice: the (delayed) return
  • Which autumnal food sums you up in a dish?

    Quiz

    Which autumnal food sums you up in a dish?

    Jess Gotterson cooks up a quiz to determine which hearty meal matches your mood

    2 November 2025
    Which autumnal food sums you up in a dish?
  • How to escape a haunted house (party)

    Guide

    How to escape a haunted house (party)

    31 October 2025
    How to escape a haunted house (party)
  • My afternoon with a spiritual healer

    Trial + error

    My afternoon with a spiritual healer

    31 October 2025
    My afternoon with a spiritual healer
  • What ghost around comes around...

    Trial + error

    What ghost around comes around…

    31 October 2025
    What ghost around comes around…
  • The joys of Apple Day

    The joys of Apple Day

    30 October 2025
    The joys of Apple Day
  • Are house parties here to stay?

    Opinion

    Are house parties here to stay?

    27 October 2025
    Are house parties here to stay?
  • How will you spend Halloween night?

    Quiz

    How will you spend Halloween night?

    26 October 2025
    How will you spend Halloween night?
  • A Sunday evening and a faded cookbook 

    Notebook

    A Sunday evening and a faded cookbook 

    23 October 2025
    A Sunday evening and a faded cookbook 
  • Lessons from halfway across the world 

    Lessons from halfway across the world 

    20 October 2025
    Lessons from halfway across the world 
  • Blind Date: 'I realised in the end that we weren’t going to bond over anything'

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘I realised in the end that we weren’t going to bond over anything’

    Second-year history student, Katie, meets third-year law student, Joe

    19 October 2025
    Blind Date: ‘I realised in the end that we weren’t going to bond over anything’
  • My third year bucket list

    My third year bucket list

    Holly Hardman vows to complete her Cambridge bucket list before time runs out

    17 October 2025
    My third year bucket list
  • 'Something old' in Romilly Norfolk's room 

    Space Invaders

    ‘Something old’ in Romilly Norfolk’s room 

    17 October 2025
    ‘Something old’ in Romilly Norfolk’s room 
  • Table for two: Ittou Noodle Bar

    Table for two: Ittou Noodle Bar

    17 October 2025
    Table for two: Ittou Noodle Bar
  • How to best transform your student room 

    Guide

    How to best transform your student room 

    16 October 2025
    How to best transform your student room 
  • The art of adult friendships

    Guide

    The art of adult friendships

    13 October 2025
    The art of adult friendships
  • Not another cut and colour

    Notebook

    Not another cut and colour

    12 October 2025
    Not another cut and colour
  • Thank you, Aldi!

    Thank you, Aldi!

    9 October 2025
    Thank you, Aldi!
  • Which Cambridge tradition are you?

    Quiz

    Which Cambridge tradition are you?

    6 October 2025
    Which Cambridge tradition are you?
  • The Cambridge Cookbook: making magic with a tin of tomatoes

    Recipe

    The Cambridge Cookbook: making magic with a tin of tomatoes

    3 October 2025
    The Cambridge Cookbook: making magic with a tin of tomatoes
  • Ask Auntie Alice

    Ask Auntie Alice

    Varsity’s latest agony aunt, Alice Frecheville, is here to fight off your new year fears

    3 October 2025
    Ask Auntie Alice
  • My big fat (real) college wedding

    Feature

    My big fat (real) college wedding

    Jess Gotterson shares the love story of two newlywed students, who are married both in college and in the real world 

    3 October 2025
    My big fat (real) college wedding
  • The importance of being bad 

    The importance of being bad 

    2 October 2025
    The importance of being bad 
  • The Italy bug 

    Opinion

    The Italy bug 

    29 September 2025
    The Italy bug 
  • Let us set you up! My Blind Date pitch to you:

    Blind Date

    Let us set you up! My Blind Date pitch to you:

    28 September 2025
    Let us set you up! My Blind Date pitch to you:
  • Imagining my ideal flight

    Imagining my ideal flight

    25 September 2025
    Imagining my ideal flight
  • A Berliner’s perspective on the art of pretending to be fine

    A Berliner’s perspective on the art of pretending to be fine

    22 September 2025
    A Berliner’s perspective on the art of pretending to be fine
  • Which Jack’s Gelato scoop are you?

    Quiz

    Which Jack’s Gelato scoop are you?

    21 September 2025
    Which Jack’s Gelato scoop are you?
  • In defence of 'boring' cities

    Opinion

    In defence of ‘boring’ cities

    18 September 2025
    In defence of ‘boring’ cities
  • Around England in five-or-so days

    Around England in five-or-so days

    15 September 2025
    Around England in five-or-so days
  • What type of college parent will you be? 

    What type of college parent will you be? 

    Take Holly’s quiz to find out which parenting style you’ll choose for your new college kids 

    14 September 2025
    What type of college parent will you be? 
  • Falling head-over-heels for autumn 

    Guide

    Falling head-over-heels for autumn 

    (and why, Jess Gotterson suggests, you should too) 

    11 September 2025
    Falling head-over-heels for autumn 
  • The summer I tried learning Hindi

    The summer I tried learning Hindi

    8 September 2025
    The summer I tried learning Hindi
  • Take a punt, go on a Blind Date 

    Blind Date

    Take a punt, go on a Blind Date 

    7 September 2025
    Take a punt, go on a Blind Date 
  • A games night starter pack

    Guide

    A games night starter pack

    4 September 2025
    A games night starter pack
  • The internship he told you not to worry about

    Confession

    The internship he told you not to worry about

    1 September 2025
    The internship he told you not to worry about
  • Where should you actually have summered?

    Where should you actually have summered?

    31 August 2025
    Where should you actually have summered?
  • Head-to-head: eating in hall or cooking? 

    Head-to-head: eating in hall or cooking? 

    28 August 2025
    Head-to-head: eating in hall or cooking? 
  • The joys of student cooking 

    The joys of student cooking 

    25 August 2025
    The joys of student cooking 
  • Which West End show are you?

    Which West End show are you?

    24 August 2025
    Which West End show are you?
  • Caving to big Labubu 

    Caving to big Labubu 

    Thoreau went to the woods to live deliberately; I, inexplicably, went to Popmart

    21 August 2025
    Caving to big Labubu 
  • My full circle moment

    Notebook

    My full circle moment

    It’s amazing how much can change in a year

    18 August 2025
    My full circle moment
  • What character arc will you have this summer?

    Quiz

    What character arc will you have this summer?

    17 August 2025
    What character arc will you have this summer?
  • A summer stranded in rural England

    A summer stranded in rural England

    14 August 2025
    A summer stranded in rural England
  • An ode to college accommodation

    Notebook

    An ode to college accommodation

    11 August 2025
    An ode to college accommodation
  • What type of summer holiday are you?

    Quiz

    What type of summer holiday are you?

    10 August 2025
    What type of summer holiday are you?
  • The job hunt: a fruitless search?

    Guide

    The job hunt: a fruitless search?

    7 August 2025
    The job hunt: a fruitless search?
  • Why don't you write me a letter?

    Notebook

    Why don’t you write me a letter?

    4 August 2025
    Why don’t you write me a letter?
  • Break-ups in the bubble

    Guide

    Break-ups in the bubble

    31 July 2025
    Break-ups in the bubble
  • Sit on a bench and stare at a tree

    Sit on a bench and stare at a tree

    28 July 2025
    Sit on a bench and stare at a tree
  • Keeping the spark alive (platonic edition)

    Guide

    Keeping the spark alive (platonic edition)

    A guide to maintaining long-distance friendships while at Cambridge

    24 July 2025
    Keeping the spark alive (platonic edition)
  • How Wellbeing Day revived me

    Notebook

    How Wellbeing Day revived me

    Jess Gotterson reflects on the importance of college wellbeing days in Easter term

    20 July 2025
    How Wellbeing Day revived me
  • Seven species of Sidge

    Opinion

    Seven species of Sidge

    17 July 2025
    Seven species of Sidge
  • A bloke on a bike

    Notebook

    A bloke on a bike

    14 July 2025
    A bloke on a bike
  • Trial and Error: A Sober Night Out in Cambridge

    Trial and Error

    Trial and Error: A Sober Night Out in Cambridge

    13 July 2025
    Trial and Error: A Sober Night Out in Cambridge
  • Reflections on rowing

    Day in the Life

    Reflections on rowing

    10 July 2025
    Reflections on rowing
  • So, you’re dating a … 

    List

    So, you’re dating a … 

    7 July 2025
    So, you’re dating a … 
  • The myth of a perfect Cambridge

    Notebook

    The myth of a perfect Cambridge

    6 July 2025
    The myth of a perfect Cambridge
  • It's pretty fun to talk to strangers

    Guide

    It’s pretty fun to talk to strangers

    3 July 2025
    It’s pretty fun to talk to strangers
  • The art of pre-ing

    Guide

    The art of pre-ing

    30 June 2025
    The art of pre-ing
  • Blind Date: 'Life's about taking risks'

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘Life’s about taking risks’

    Vanessa and Samuel meet at the Granta in Easter Term

    29 June 2025
    Blind Date: ‘Life’s about taking risks’
  • Made in Madrid: lights out, sun’s out

    Made in Madrid

    Made in Madrid: lights out, sun’s out

    In the penultimate installment of his column, Patrick Dolan reflects on his enlightenment after a power cut

    26 June 2025
    Made in Madrid: lights out, sun’s out
  • Treats, trinkets & thoughtful gifts

    Guide

    Treats, trinkets & thoughtful gifts

    23 June 2025
    Treats, trinkets & thoughtful gifts
  • Trial and Error: London on a budget

    Trial and Error

    Trial and Error: London on a budget

    22 June 2025
    Trial and Error: London on a budget
  • What’s worth doing in Cambridge? 

    Guide

    What’s worth doing in Cambridge? 

    19 June 2025
    What’s worth doing in Cambridge? 
  • Staying sane in exam season

    Guide

    Staying sane in exam season

    16 June 2025
    Staying sane in exam season
  • In conversation with the couples of Cambridge

    Feature

    In conversation with the couples of Cambridge

    13 June 2025
    In conversation with the couples of Cambridge
  • What is your May Week horoscope?

    Horoscopes

    What is your May Week horoscope?

    13 June 2025
    What is your May Week horoscope?
  • Dear Auntie Jessica...

    Agony Aunt

    Dear Auntie Jessica…

    13 June 2025
    Dear Auntie Jessica…
  • So long, Cambridge

    Notebook

    So long, Cambridge

    13 June 2025
    So long, Cambridge
  • Take a walk on the welfare side

    Guide

    Take a walk on the welfare side

    Ellana Cowan shares her favourite welfare walks to get you through exam season

    9 June 2025
    Take a walk on the welfare side
  • How unhinged are you?

    Quiz

    How unhinged are you?

    Complete Gabrielle’s quiz to discover just how many marbles you’ve lost over exam season

    8 June 2025
    How unhinged are you?
  • Regrets of someone scared to do anything

    Notebook

    Regrets of someone scared to do anything

    2 June 2025
    Regrets of someone scared to do anything
  • Blind Date: 'the whole date was an experience!'

    Blind date

    Blind Date: ‘the whole date was an experience!’

    1 June 2025
    Blind Date: ‘the whole date was an experience!’
  • The not-so-perfect guide to getting through your exams

    Guide

    The not-so-perfect guide to getting through your exams

    29 May 2025
    The not-so-perfect guide to getting through your exams
  • The ultimate guide to Cambridge brunch

    Guide

    The ultimate guide to Cambridge brunch

    26 May 2025
    The ultimate guide to Cambridge brunch
  • What social media platform are you?

    Quiz

    What social media platform are you?

    25 May 2025
    What social media platform are you?
  • How to handle flatmate friction

    Guide

    How to handle flatmate friction

    22 May 2025
    How to handle flatmate friction
  • Reflections on a no phones night at MASH

    Trial and Error

    Reflections on a no phones night at MASH

    19 May 2025
    Reflections on a no phones night at MASH
  • Blind Date: the descriptors caused laughs and confusion

    Blind date

    Blind Date: the descriptors caused laughs and confusion

    18 May 2025
    Blind Date: the descriptors caused laughs and confusion

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