Apply to be Varsity‘s Editor-in-Chief this Easter

Applications to lead the paper are open until 27th February

Varsity

Monday February 16 2026, 12:21pm

Applications to be Varsity’s Editor-in-Chief for Easter Term are now open.

This is your opportunity to lead the team at Cambridge’s oldest and only independent student newspaper, shedding light on the student experience and keeping the Cambridge community informed. You have the chance to appoint and organise your own team, develop their talents, and work on impactful stories which shape discussion.

You will manage a large team producing online content throughout the term as well as “The Varsity Review & Yearbook 2026,” a 64-page glossy magazine issued on 12th June 2026. Our fortnightly print editions will not be published during Easter Term – the Yearbook will be the sole physical edition produced by the Easter editorial team.

Applications can be made alone or as a pair. No previous experience at Varsity is required for the role. All students who are passionate about journalism, and have creative direction for the paper’s yearbook, are encouraged to apply.

Instructions on how to apply can be found here. The deadline for applications is 12pm on Friday 27th February 2026.

If you have any general questions about the application process, please contact Wilf Vall (VarSoc President) at president@varsity.co.uk and if you have additional questions about the role of Editor, please contact the current Editors, Calum Murray and Ellie Buckley at editor@varsity.co.uk.

Applications for other roles on the Easter team will open once the Editor has been appointed.

Support Varsity

Varsity is the independent newspaper for the University of Cambridge, established in its current form in 1947. In order to maintain our editorial independence, our print newspaper and news website receives no funding from the University of Cambridge or its constituent Colleges.

We are therefore almost entirely reliant on advertising for funding and we expect to have a tough few months and years ahead.

In spite of this situation, we are going to look at inventive ways to look at serving our readership with digital content and of course in print too!

Therefore we are asking our readers, if they wish, to make a donation from as little as £1, to help with our running costs. Many thanks, we hope you can help!