Complete University Guide crowns Cambridge… again

The University of Cambridge has been named the top university in the UK by the Complete University Guide (CUG) for the fourth consecutive year. The rankings place Cambridge first overall and top in 28 out of 74 individual subject areas from Archaeology to Engineering in the 2027 edition of the Guide. The Complete University Guide (CUG) ranks UK universities using ten overall measures and six measures for subject league tables, including entry requirements, research output, and graduate employability. Cambridge was previously ranked at the top of the guide for ten consecutive years between 2012 and 2021, before losing the top position to the University of Oxford in 2022 and 2023.

Cambridge City Council confirms Labour leader

Cambridge City Council has elected a Labour leader, Katie Thornburrow, after the party lost its majority and previous party leader Cameron Holloway lost his seat in the May 2026 local elections. Thornburrow was previously the Council’s cabinet member for planning and transport, and won the leadership against Green candidate Sefira Davison after the Liberal Democrats abstained. Although the Council is now under no overall control following the local elections, Labour remains the largest party on the Council with 17 seats. The Green Party now has 12 seats and the Liberal Democrats have 11, whilst the Conservatives and Your Party have one seat each.

Afghan Refugee Women’s Cricket Team take Fenner’s

The Afghan Refugee Women’s Cricket Team will play two T20 matches at Fenner’s Cricket Ground in Cambridge on 27 June as part of their England tour. The team consists of former Afghan national players who were forced to leave their country after the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with many now settled in Australia. Murray Edwards College will host the team as they take on Cambridge University Cricket Club Women’s Team, followed by the UK Armed Forces Cricket Team – the public can watch both matches for free. Touring player Shafiqa Khan told Australia’s ABC Sport: “we can represent Afghan women who live back home and be a voice for a million girls who are denied their basic rights and follow their passion”.

Party in the Centre for the USA

The University of Cambridge has launched the Centre for the United States of America at Cambridge, an interdisciplinary initiative that will serve as “Cambridge’s intellectual home for research and teaching on the United States”. The Centre was launched at an event at the Ray Dolby Centre, and featured the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Warren A. Stephens. The event examined the USA’s Declaration of Independence after 250 years, as well as celebrating 25 years of Cambridge in America, which focuses on philanthropy and engagement across North America.