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  • Uni unveils new Physics faculty building 
    13 May 2025
  • Clare May Ball cancelled
    11 May 2025
  • Christ’s wins University Challenge for first time 
    13 May 2025
  • Cambridge University Hospitals launches review into suspended surgeon
    14 May 2025
  • Pro Vice-Chancellor leaves Cambridge for Research Ireland 

    Pro Vice-Chancellor leaves Cambridge for Research Ireland 

    Cambridge’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Innovation Dr Diarmuid O’Brien is due to become CEO of a new Irish government agency 

    16 May 2025
    Pro Vice-Chancellor leaves Cambridge for Research Ireland 
  • Pro-Palestine protesters rally outside Trinity College

    Pro-Palestine protesters rally outside Trinity College

    The event took place on the Palestinian Day of Remembrance

    16 May 2025
    Pro-Palestine protesters rally outside Trinity College
  • Cambridge University Hospitals launches review into suspended surgeon

    Cambridge University Hospitals launches review into suspended surgeon

    14 May 2025
    Cambridge University Hospitals launches review into suspended surgeon
  • Christ's wins University Challenge for first time 

    Christ’s wins University Challenge for first time 

    13 May 2025
    Christ’s wins University Challenge for first time 
  • Uni unveils new Physics faculty building 

    Uni unveils new Physics faculty building 

    13 May 2025
    Uni unveils new Physics faculty building 
  • News in Brief: cats, bats, and Guessbridge

    News in Brief: cats, bats, and Guessbridge

    12 May 2025
    News in Brief: cats, bats, and Guessbridge
  • Clare May Ball cancelled

    Clare May Ball cancelled

    11 May 2025
    Clare May Ball cancelled
  • Apply to be Editor this Michaelmas 

    Apply to be Editor this Michaelmas 

    11 May 2025
    Apply to be Editor this Michaelmas 
  • Climate protesters rally in central Cambridge

    Climate protesters rally in central Cambridge

    10 May 2025
    Climate protesters rally in central Cambridge
  • Student protesters glue Cambridge Barclays shut

    Student protesters glue Cambridge Barclays shut

    9 May 2025
    Student protesters glue Cambridge Barclays shut
  • Protesters allege 'greenwashing' by Cambridge sustainability institute 

    Protesters allege ‘greenwashing’ by Cambridge sustainability institute 

    The protest was organised by the Organisation of Radical Cambridge Activists 

    8 May 2025
    Protesters allege ‘greenwashing’ by Cambridge sustainability institute 
  • Angela Rayner could intervene to stop Trinity 'mothballing' planned affordable homes site

    Angela Rayner could intervene to stop Trinity ‘mothballing’ planned affordable homes site

    No construction is evident at the Trinity-owned Dunsfold Aerodome, where plans for the 625-acre site include 650 affordable homes

    7 May 2025
    Angela Rayner could intervene to stop Trinity ‘mothballing’ planned affordable homes site
  • Uni launches psychedelic research group

    Uni launches psychedelic research group

    6 May 2025
    Uni launches psychedelic research group
  • News in Brief: charity competitions, cafés and car parchaeology 

    News in Brief: charity competitions, cafés and car parchaeology 

    5 May 2025
    News in Brief: charity competitions, cafés and car parchaeology 
  • Pembroke Master announces Chancellorship candidacy

    Pembroke Master announces Chancellorship candidacy

    5 May 2025
    Pembroke Master announces Chancellorship candidacy
  • Students criticise ADRC waits as demand rises

    Students criticise ADRC waits as demand rises

    4 May 2025
    Students criticise ADRC waits as demand rises
  • Varsity survey on family members attending Oxbridge

    Varsity survey on family members attending Oxbridge

    4 May 2025
    Varsity survey on family members attending Oxbridge
  • Graduating Cambridge student interrupts ceremony with pro-Palestine speech

    Graduating Cambridge student interrupts ceremony with pro-Palestine speech

    3 May 2025
    Graduating Cambridge student interrupts ceremony with pro-Palestine speech
  • Liberal Democrats win majority in county council elections

    Liberal Democrats win majority in county council elections

    3 May 2025
    Liberal Democrats win majority in county council elections
  • Proposals to alleviate 'culture of overwork' passed by University’s governing body

    Proposals to alleviate ‘culture of overwork’ passed by University’s governing body

    2 May 2025
    Proposals to alleviate ‘culture of overwork’ passed by University’s governing body
  • Climate activists protest Downing art exhibition

    Climate activists protest Downing art exhibition

    Protesters have described the sponsorship of Magma Rising as unethical

    1 May 2025
    Climate activists protest Downing art exhibition
  • Harvey’s Coffee House confirms closure

    Harvey’s Coffee House confirms closure

    Last month Harvey’s launched a campaign to stay open, saying that the café had become financially unsustainable 

    1 May 2025
    Harvey’s Coffee House confirms closure
  • Queens’ accommodation closed for up to three years for redevelopment

    Queens’ accommodation closed for up to three years for redevelopment

    30 April 2025
    Queens’ accommodation closed for up to three years for redevelopment
  • Sandi Toksvig enters Cambridge Chancellor race

    Sandi Toksvig enters Cambridge Chancellor race

    29 April 2025
    Sandi Toksvig enters Cambridge Chancellor race
  • 'Ethical candidate' enters Chancellorship race, taking aim at ex-BP CEO's fossil fuel ties

    ‘Ethical candidate’ enters Chancellorship race, taking aim at ex-BP CEO’s fossil fuel ties

    29 April 2025
    ‘Ethical candidate’ enters Chancellorship race, taking aim at ex-BP CEO’s fossil fuel ties
  • Cambridge Union to host Charlie Kirk and Katie Price

    Cambridge Union to host Charlie Kirk and Katie Price

    28 April 2025
    Cambridge Union to host Charlie Kirk and Katie Price
  • News in Brief: University Challenge, Chutney, and Charles Darwin

    News in Brief: University Challenge, Chutney, and Charles Darwin

    27 April 2025
    News in Brief: University Challenge, Chutney, and Charles Darwin
  • Police called to Mill Road car crash

    Police called to Mill Road car crash

    26 April 2025
    Police called to Mill Road car crash
  • Local election shake-up? Six in ten students set to vote

    Investigations

    Local election shake-up? Six in ten students set to vote

    25 April 2025
    Local election shake-up? Six in ten students set to vote
  • Cantabs launch local election campaigns

    Cantabs launch local election campaigns

    25 April 2025
    Cantabs launch local election campaigns
  • Uni’s gender pay gap widens to 13%

    Uni’s gender pay gap widens to 13%

    The median gender pay gap among central University academics went up by almost 3% in 2024 

    25 April 2025
    Uni’s gender pay gap widens to 13%
  • Former Shadow Chancellor expresses ‘grave concern’ following ‘state-sponsored threats'

    Former Shadow Chancellor expresses ‘grave concern’ following ‘state-sponsored threats’

    John McDonnell addressed the Vice-Chancellor and Wolfson College President, expressing ‘grave concern’ about the University’s response to threats against Roshaan Khattak

    25 April 2025
    Former Shadow Chancellor expresses ‘grave concern’ following ‘state-sponsored threats’
  • Chat GPT usage up 14% since 2023

    Chat GPT usage up 14% since 2023

    25 April 2025
    Chat GPT usage up 14% since 2023
  • Cambridge professor paid over $1 million for FBI intel since 1991

    Cambridge professor paid over $1 million for FBI intel since 1991

    25 April 2025
    Cambridge professor paid over $1 million for FBI intel since 1991
  • Zero students expelled for sexual misconduct in 2024 

    Zero students expelled for sexual misconduct in 2024 

    25 April 2025
    Zero students expelled for sexual misconduct in 2024 
  • Candidates clash over Chancellorship

    Candidates clash over Chancellorship

    25 April 2025
    Candidates clash over Chancellorship
  • News in Brief: campaigning and drinking

    News in Brief: campaigning and drinking

    20 April 2025
    News in Brief: campaigning and drinking
  • Cambridge researchers build tool to predict cancer treatment success

    Cambridge researchers build tool to predict cancer treatment success

    19 April 2025
    Cambridge researchers build tool to predict cancer treatment success
  • Cambridge researchers find ‘strongest evidence yet’ of life on distant exoplanet

    Cambridge researchers find ‘strongest evidence yet’ of life on distant exoplanet

    18 April 2025
    Cambridge researchers find ‘strongest evidence yet’ of life on distant exoplanet
  • Varsity ChatGPT survey

    Varsity ChatGPT survey

    17 April 2025
    Varsity ChatGPT survey
  • Cambridgeshire council hit with £6m fine over busway deaths and injuries

    Cambridgeshire council hit with £6m fine over busway deaths and injuries

    The court heard that the three deaths between 2015 and 2021 were a ‘preventable accident’

    16 April 2025
    Cambridgeshire council hit with £6m fine over busway deaths and injuries
  • Greenwich House occupiers miss deadline to respond to University legal action

    Greenwich House occupiers miss deadline to respond to University legal action

    The University has applied for a ‘judgment in default’ due the defendants’ failure to offer an acknowledgment of service

    15 April 2025
    Greenwich House occupiers miss deadline to respond to University legal action
  • Cambridge student numbers fall amid nationwide decline

    Cambridge student numbers fall amid nationwide decline

    14 April 2025
    Cambridge student numbers fall amid nationwide decline
  • News in Brief: digs, jigs, and gigs

    News in Brief: digs, jigs, and gigs

    13 April 2025
    News in Brief: digs, jigs, and gigs
  • First candidate to announce chancellorship bid pledges to tackle bullying 

    First candidate to announce chancellorship bid pledges to tackle bullying 

    12 April 2025
    First candidate to announce chancellorship bid pledges to tackle bullying 
  • PETA urges Cambridge dictionary to change 'derogatory' rat definition

    PETA urges Cambridge dictionary to change ‘derogatory’ rat definition

    11 April 2025
    PETA urges Cambridge dictionary to change ‘derogatory’ rat definition
  • King's saves rare Turing papers from export

    King’s saves rare Turing papers from export

    10 April 2025
    King’s saves rare Turing papers from export
  • Uni to 'review' tripos rankings and weekend lectures in undergrad teaching overhaul

    Uni to ‘review’ tripos rankings and weekend lectures in undergrad teaching overhaul

    10 April 2025
    Uni to ‘review’ tripos rankings and weekend lectures in undergrad teaching overhaul
  • Rowing row continues as Oxford and Cambridge scrap women’s trial race

    Rowing row continues as Oxford and Cambridge scrap women’s trial race

    9 April 2025
    Rowing row continues as Oxford and Cambridge scrap women’s trial race
  • Addenbrookes surgeon delivered 'below-standard care' to 800 patients

    Addenbrookes surgeon delivered ‘below-standard care’ to 800 patients

    8 April 2025
    Addenbrookes surgeon delivered ‘below-standard care’ to 800 patients
  • Under 3% of applicants for Cambridge academic jobs are successful

    Under 3% of applicants for Cambridge academic jobs are successful

    The University’s Equality and Diversity Report also revealed gender and racial disparities in success rates

    7 April 2025
    Under 3% of applicants for Cambridge academic jobs are successful
  • News in Brief: cats, Camelot, and construction woes

    News in Brief: cats, Camelot, and construction woes

    A light-hearted round-up of the latest news from around Cambridge

    6 April 2025
    News in Brief: cats, Camelot, and construction woes
  • Boat race rowers in danger of sepsis and kidney failure from polluted water

    Boat race rowers in danger of sepsis and kidney failure from polluted water

    5 April 2025
    Boat race rowers in danger of sepsis and kidney failure from polluted water
  • Darwin College renovations approved by city council 

    Darwin College renovations approved by city council 

    4 April 2025
    Darwin College renovations approved by city council 
  • Uni partners with controversial Hong Kong university

    Uni partners with controversial Hong Kong university

    2 April 2025
    Uni partners with controversial Hong Kong university
  • Hundreds of jobs to be cut at Cambridge University Hospitals

    Hundreds of jobs to be cut at Cambridge University Hospitals

    1 April 2025
    Hundreds of jobs to be cut at Cambridge University Hospitals
  • Caius clock hand returned nearly 100 years after student prank

    Caius clock hand returned nearly 100 years after student prank

    31 March 2025
    Caius clock hand returned nearly 100 years after student prank
  • Write for Varsity this Easter

    Write for Varsity this Easter

    31 March 2025
    Write for Varsity this Easter
  • Join Varsity's visual team this Easter 

    Join Varsity’s visual team this Easter 

    31 March 2025
    Join Varsity’s visual team this Easter 
  • News in Brief: medieval medicine and Creme Egg crimes

    News in Brief: medieval medicine and Creme Egg crimes

    30 March 2025
    News in Brief: medieval medicine and Creme Egg crimes
  • Uni offers AI course for Lloyds employees

    Uni offers AI course for Lloyds employees

    Employees of the bank have been offered 80 hours of specialist tuition at the University over six months

    30 March 2025
    Uni offers AI course for Lloyds employees
  • Cambridge University Press criticises Meta’s ‘dismaying’ use of copyrighted material

    Cambridge University Press criticises Meta’s ‘dismaying’ use of copyrighted material

    This backlash comes after The Atlantic reported on Meta’s use of pirated material sourced from Library Genesis

    28 March 2025
    Cambridge University Press criticises Meta’s ‘dismaying’ use of copyrighted material
  • Ski mask-wearing teens break into Caius accommodation

    Ski mask-wearing teens break into Caius accommodation

    27 March 2025
    Ski mask-wearing teens break into Caius accommodation
  • Uni offers AI 'research clinics' to academics and students 

    Uni offers AI ‘research clinics’ to academics and students 

    26 March 2025
    Uni offers AI ‘research clinics’ to academics and students 
  • Trinity librarian loses discrimination case over denied term-time leave

    Trinity librarian loses discrimination case over denied term-time leave

    25 March 2025
    Trinity librarian loses discrimination case over denied term-time leave
  • Environmental activists disrupt Cambridge climate conference

    Environmental activists disrupt Cambridge climate conference

    25 March 2025
    Environmental activists disrupt Cambridge climate conference
  • SU Access-a-Ball scheme criticised after committees ‘left hanging’ by delays

    SU Access-a-Ball scheme criticised after committees ‘left hanging’ by delays

    24 March 2025
    SU Access-a-Ball scheme criticised after committees ‘left hanging’ by delays
  • News in Brief: driverless buses, evolution and pollution

    News in Brief: driverless buses, evolution and pollution

    23 March 2025
    News in Brief: driverless buses, evolution and pollution
  • Peterhouse students warned against 'racist' and 'misogynistic' behaviour 

    Peterhouse students warned against ‘racist’ and ‘misogynistic’ behaviour 

    23 March 2025
    Peterhouse students warned against ‘racist’ and ‘misogynistic’ behaviour 
  • Cambridge University granted four-month injunction against Israel-Palestine protests

    Cambridge University granted four-month injunction against Israel-Palestine protests

    22 March 2025
    Cambridge University granted four-month injunction against Israel-Palestine protests
  • Caius underbar shut after being left in ‘very poor state’ by students 

    Caius underbar shut after being left in ‘very poor state’ by students 

    The College said that repairing the stairs would be ‘difficult’ and ‘likely very expensive’

    22 March 2025
    Caius underbar shut after being left in ‘very poor state’ by students 
  • Stormzy to receive honorary Cambridge doctorate

    Stormzy to receive honorary Cambridge doctorate

    The rapper will be recognised for his ‘philanthropic work and impact on education, music, sport and literature’

    22 March 2025
    Stormzy to receive honorary Cambridge doctorate
  • Trinity Hall common room trashed in 'informal' drink soc swap

    Trinity Hall common room trashed in ‘informal’ drink soc swap

    21 March 2025
    Trinity Hall common room trashed in ‘informal’ drink soc swap
  • Pro-Palestine protesters hold emergency rally 

    Pro-Palestine protesters hold emergency rally 

    20 March 2025
    Pro-Palestine protesters hold emergency rally 
  • Three Cambridge athletes ruled ineligible for Boat Race

    Three Cambridge athletes ruled ineligible for Boat Race

    19 March 2025
    Three Cambridge athletes ruled ineligible for Boat Race
  • Join Varsity's editorial team this Easter

    Join Varsity’s editorial team this Easter

    18 March 2025
    Join Varsity’s editorial team this Easter
  • Pro-Palestine activists stage sit-in in Barclays

    Pro-Palestine activists stage sit-in in Barclays

    16 March 2025
    Pro-Palestine activists stage sit-in in Barclays
  • Ivan Alexei Ampiah wins Cambridge Union presidency 

    Ivan Alexei Ampiah wins Cambridge Union presidency 

    16 March 2025
    Ivan Alexei Ampiah wins Cambridge Union presidency 
  • News in Brief: saving trees, the science of flowers, and Lego towers

    News in Brief: saving trees, the science of flowers, and Lego towers

    16 March 2025
    News in Brief: saving trees, the science of flowers, and Lego towers
  • May Balls flog to Emma students after cancelled June Event

    May Balls flog to Emma students after cancelled June Event

    15 March 2025
    May Balls flog to Emma students after cancelled June Event
  • Cambridge received second highest volume of university donations

    Cambridge received second highest volume of university donations

    Together, Oxford and Cambridge University raised 48% of total donations 

    15 March 2025
    Cambridge received second highest volume of university donations
  • King’s College calls for student views on arms divestment

    King’s College calls for student views on arms divestment

    A student campaign group has described the College’s ‘responsible investment survey’ as a ‘crucial opportunity for substantive change in the fight for divestment’

    14 March 2025
    King’s College calls for student views on arms divestment
  • Water restored to Caius accommodation block after days of disruption 

    Water restored to Caius accommodation block after days of disruption 

    13 March 2025
    Water restored to Caius accommodation block after days of disruption 
  • University Library electronic legal deposit systems restored

    University Library electronic legal deposit systems restored

    12 March 2025
    University Library electronic legal deposit systems restored
  • Pro-Palestine supporters urge Cambridge to end injunction bid

    Pro-Palestine supporters urge Cambridge to end injunction bid

    11 March 2025
    Pro-Palestine supporters urge Cambridge to end injunction bid
  • News in Brief: cats and sarcophagi

    News in Brief: cats and sarcophagi

    9 March 2025
    News in Brief: cats and sarcophagi
  • Hotly contested Union elections underway

    Hotly contested Union elections underway

    9 March 2025
    Hotly contested Union elections underway
  • King's holds 'Open Iftar' event

    King’s holds ‘Open Iftar’ event

    8 March 2025
    King’s holds ‘Open Iftar’ event
  • Students and activists clash with Cambs MP over arms exports

    Students and activists clash with Cambs MP over arms exports

    7 March 2025
    Students and activists clash with Cambs MP over arms exports
  • Cambridge spends over £9M on academic journal costs

    Cambridge spends over £9M on academic journal costs

    7 March 2025
    Cambridge spends over £9M on academic journal costs
  • Caius threatened with legal action after accommodation fiasco

    Caius threatened with legal action after accommodation fiasco

    The letter has stated that the College is at risk of ‘legal liability and reputational damage’

    7 March 2025
    Caius threatened with legal action after accommodation fiasco
  • Robinson May Ball rejects hundreds of worker applications in shift to more ‘inclusive’ event

    Robinson May Ball rejects hundreds of worker applications in shift to more ‘inclusive’ event

    Workers have been rejected after the committee decided to exchange the May Ball for a Mega Bop 

    7 March 2025
    Robinson May Ball rejects hundreds of worker applications in shift to more ‘inclusive’ event
  • Eddie’s spent £106k turning student accom into master’s rooms

    Eddie’s spent £106k turning student accom into master’s rooms

    7 March 2025
    Eddie’s spent £106k turning student accom into master’s rooms
  • Harvey's Coffee House faces closure 

    Harvey’s Coffee House faces closure 

    7 March 2025
    Harvey’s Coffee House faces closure 
  • How big is the 'Cambridge bubble'?

    Investigations

    How big is the ‘Cambridge bubble’?

    7 March 2025
    How big is the ‘Cambridge bubble’?
  • Selwyn bridging course future under question

    Selwyn bridging course future under question

    7 March 2025
    Selwyn bridging course future under question
  • Student activists stage plant-based protest at Selwyn formal 

    Student activists stage plant-based protest at Selwyn formal 

    7 March 2025
    Student activists stage plant-based protest at Selwyn formal 
  • Pro-Palestine students attack ‘punitive security culture’ of counter-terrorist committee

    Pro-Palestine students attack ‘punitive security culture’ of counter-terrorist committee

    7 March 2025
    Pro-Palestine students attack ‘punitive security culture’ of counter-terrorist committee
  • Vet School saved?

    Vet School saved?

    7 March 2025
    Vet School saved?
  • University criticised for protest injunction bylegal experts

    University criticised for protest injunction bylegal experts

    5 March 2025
    University criticised for protest injunction bylegal experts
  • Students, staff and unions stage rally to ‘save the vet School’

    Students, staff and unions stage rally to ‘save the vet School’

    This comes ahead of the University’s General Board meeting tomorrow  which will decide whether to pause undergraduate admissions

    4 March 2025
    Students, staff and unions stage rally to ‘save the vet School’
  • Pro-Palestine group targets Uni head offices with red paint

    Pro-Palestine group targets Uni head offices with red paint

    An emergency maintenance crew labelled the action ‘criminal damage’ 

    4 March 2025
    Pro-Palestine group targets Uni head offices with red paint
  • Cambridge University unveils new department focussing on AI in business

    Cambridge University unveils new department focussing on AI in business

    3 March 2025
    Cambridge University unveils new department focussing on AI in business
  • News in Brief: writers, traitors, and artists 

    News in Brief: writers, traitors, and artists 

    2 March 2025
    News in Brief: writers, traitors, and artists 
  • Pro-Palestine protesters hold rally during graduation ceremonies 

    Pro-Palestine protesters hold rally during graduation ceremonies 

    2 March 2025
    Pro-Palestine protesters hold rally during graduation ceremonies 
  • Cambridge granted watered-down encampment restrictions

    Cambridge granted watered-down encampment restrictions

    28 February 2025
    Cambridge granted watered-down encampment restrictions
  • SU election results revealed

    SU election results revealed

    28 February 2025
    SU election results revealed
  • Murder investigation launched following Chesterton Road stabbing

    Murder investigation launched following Chesterton Road stabbing

    27 February 2025
    Murder investigation launched following Chesterton Road stabbing
  • Robinson swaps May Ball for a ‘mega bop’

    Robinson swaps May Ball for a ‘mega bop’

    26 February 2025
    Robinson swaps May Ball for a ‘mega bop’
  • Unions launch ‘Save the Veterinary School’ campaign

    Unions launch ‘Save the Veterinary School’ campaign

    25 February 2025
    Unions launch ‘Save the Veterinary School’ campaign
  • Students and staff launch campaign against proposed encampment bans

    Students and staff launch campaign against proposed encampment bans

    The open letter has dubbed the University’s application for an injunction as an ‘authoritarian reflex’ 

    24 February 2025
    Students and staff launch campaign against proposed encampment bans
  • Students stage cage protest against alleged Pakistani human rights abuses

    Students stage cage protest against alleged Pakistani human rights abuses

    Roshaan Khattak, a Cambridge postgrad who has accused the Pakistani secret service of threats, was one of the guest speakers

    23 February 2025
    Students stage cage protest against alleged Pakistani human rights abuses
  • News in Brief: Hazardous hockey etiquette and dynamic ducks

    News in Brief: Hazardous hockey etiquette and dynamic ducks

    23 February 2025
    News in Brief: Hazardous hockey etiquette and dynamic ducks
  • Hustings take place ahead of SU elections on Monday

    Hustings take place ahead of SU elections on Monday

    22 February 2025
    Hustings take place ahead of SU elections on Monday
  • Tit Hall cancels formals following ceiling collapse

    Tit Hall cancels formals following ceiling collapse

    21 February 2025
    Tit Hall cancels formals following ceiling collapse
  • MMLL Faculty makes formal complaint to University about broken Sidgwick Site lift 

    MMLL Faculty makes formal complaint to University about broken Sidgwick Site lift 

    21 February 2025
    MMLL Faculty makes formal complaint to University about broken Sidgwick Site lift 
  • Cantab conductor apologises after likening Italian opera singers to ‘rival Mafia families’ 

    Cantab conductor apologises after likening Italian opera singers to ‘rival Mafia families’ 

    21 February 2025
    Cantab conductor apologises after likening Italian opera singers to ‘rival Mafia families’ 
  • Cambridge University at risk of ‘teaching torturers,’ report reveals 

    Cambridge University at risk of ‘teaching torturers,’ report reveals 

    21 February 2025
    Cambridge University at risk of ‘teaching torturers,’ report reveals 
  • ‘Stark’ gender attainment gap reappears in part IB English exams

    ‘Stark’ gender attainment gap reappears in part IB English exams

    21 February 2025
    ‘Stark’ gender attainment gap reappears in part IB English exams
  • Selwyn keeps up controversial Facebook comments over freedom of speech

    Selwyn keeps up controversial Facebook comments over freedom of speech

    21 February 2025
    Selwyn keeps up controversial Facebook comments over freedom of speech

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