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  • The anti-AI performance at Cambridge 
    30 March 2026
  • The myth of ‘general knowledge’
    1 April 2026
  • Not all is beautiful in the death of the ‘golden ticket’
    26 March 2026
  • The Cambridge Union must adapt its style to modern politics
    23 March 2026
  • The myth of 'general knowledge'

    Abril Duarte González

    The myth of ‘general knowledge’

    Abril Duarte González argues that what we call ‘common knowledge’ is often just cultural proximity

    1 April 2026
    The myth of ‘general knowledge’
  • The anti-AI performance at Cambridge 

    Abril Duarte González

    The anti-AI performance at Cambridge 

    Abril Duarte González dissects what truly lies behind Cambridge’s resistance to AI 

    30 March 2026
    The anti-AI performance at Cambridge 
  • Not all is beautiful in the death of the ‘golden ticket’

    Unmilan Kalita

    Not all is beautiful in the death of the ‘golden ticket’

    26 March 2026
    Not all is beautiful in the death of the ‘golden ticket’
  • The Cambridge Union must adapt its style to modern politics

    Lily Owens

    The Cambridge Union must adapt its style to modern politics

    23 March 2026
    The Cambridge Union must adapt its style to modern politics
  • Let's get the monsters talking

    Bix Ponte

    Let’s get the monsters talking

    16 March 2026
    Let’s get the monsters talking
  • The cost of the humanities for international students

    Abril Duarte González

    The cost of the humanities for international students

    13 March 2026
    The cost of the humanities for international students
  • ‘Don’t worry, I barely revised’

    Yashraj Garg

    ‘Don’t worry, I barely revised’

    11 March 2026
    ‘Don’t worry, I barely revised’
  • What if doing no harm is enough?

    Marianna Kondak

    What if doing no harm is enough?

    9 March 2026
    What if doing no harm is enough?
  • Have we become too Cam-placent? 

    Maya Layish

    Have we become too Cam-placent? 

    6 March 2026
    Have we become too Cam-placent? 
  • I'm disappointed but not suprised by the actions of David Stern

    April O'Neill

    I’m disappointed but not suprised by the actions of David Stern

    6 March 2026
    I’m disappointed but not suprised by the actions of David Stern
  • Inclusivity doesn't have to sell out tradition

    Juliette Berry

    Inclusivity doesn’t have to sell out tradition

    Juliette Berry argues that colleges should embrace the pride and politics behind flying flags

    6 March 2026
    Inclusivity doesn’t have to sell out tradition
  • Students should care more about tuition loans

    Calum Murray

    Students should care more about tuition loans

    Calum Murray argues that undergraduates need to stand with postgraduates against the increasingly unfair system

    6 March 2026
    Students should care more about tuition loans
  • Universities must sell their successes to the public

    Alfie Roberts

    Universities must sell their successes to the public

    27 February 2026
    Universities must sell their successes to the public
  • A tongue-in-cheek petition for gowned exams at Cambridge 

    Jake Altmann

    A tongue-in-cheek petition for gowned exams at Cambridge 

    21 February 2026
    A tongue-in-cheek petition for gowned exams at Cambridge 
  • The right to offend entails the right to sack

    Ben Lubitsh

    The right to offend entails the right to sack

    20 February 2026
    The right to offend entails the right to sack
  • College football is being overwhelmed by the prejudices of the few

    Duncan Paterson

    College football is being overwhelmed by the prejudices of the few

    20 February 2026
    College football is being overwhelmed by the prejudices of the few
  • Are pedestrians more irritating in Cambridge?

    Head to head

    Are pedestrians more irritating in Cambridge?

    20 February 2026
    Are pedestrians more irritating in Cambridge?
  • CUCA risks becoming Reform-lite

    Calum Murray

    CUCA risks becoming Reform-lite

    7 February 2026
    CUCA risks becoming Reform-lite
  • ‘Sticking it to the man’, properly

    Ben Lubitsh

    ‘Sticking it to the man’, properly

    6 February 2026
    ‘Sticking it to the man’, properly
  • Cambridge’s academic staff should not be sacrificed in the pursuit of 'talent acquisition'

    Duncan Paterson

    Cambridge’s academic staff should not be sacrificed in the pursuit of ‘talent acquisition’

    6 February 2026
    Cambridge’s academic staff should not be sacrificed in the pursuit of ‘talent acquisition’
  • CUCA’s cancellation queries what the right really wants

    Ivo Morrey

    CUCA’s cancellation queries what the right really wants

    Ivo Morrey argues that CUCA’s recent speaker event cancellation might not just be a result of their cowardice

    6 February 2026
    CUCA’s cancellation queries what the right really wants
  • Keep college bars student run, or lose what makes them special

    Juliette Berry

    Keep college bars student run, or lose what makes them special

    Juliette Berry uses the example of Downing Bar to argue that student-run bars must be maintained

    6 February 2026
    Keep college bars student run, or lose what makes them special
  • Men at Cambridge are experiencing equality

    Matilda Sheekey

    Men at Cambridge are experiencing equality

    2 February 2026
    Men at Cambridge are experiencing equality
  • College rivalry should not become college snobbery

    Juliette Berry

    College rivalry should not become college snobbery

    30 January 2026
    College rivalry should not become college snobbery
  • How Cambridge Made Me Lose My Faith

    Josh Pritchard

    How Cambridge Made Me Lose My Faith

    26 January 2026
    How Cambridge Made Me Lose My Faith
  • The beautiful death of the ‘golden ticket’

    Ben Lubitsh

    The beautiful death of the ‘golden ticket’

    23 January 2026
    The beautiful death of the ‘golden ticket’
  • Gardies and Harvey’s are not the first, and they won’t be the last

    Duncan Paterson

    Gardies and Harvey’s are not the first, and they won’t be the last

    23 January 2026
    Gardies and Harvey’s are not the first, and they won’t be the last
  • Cambridge has already become complacent on class

    Keane Handley

    Cambridge has already become complacent on class

    23 January 2026
    Cambridge has already become complacent on class
  • AI can’t do your morality for you

    Ben Lubitsh

    AI can’t do your morality for you

    22 January 2026
    AI can’t do your morality for you
  • The (Dys)functions of student politics at Cambridge

    Teddy Graham and Benjamin Warner

    The (Dys)functions of student politics at Cambridge

    19 January 2026
    The (Dys)functions of student politics at Cambridge
  • Fine, you’re more stressed than I am – you win?

    Ben Lubitsh

    Fine, you’re more stressed than I am – you win?

    Ben Lubitsh scrutinises the need to ‘out-stress’ our peers

    18 January 2026
    Fine, you’re more stressed than I am – you win?
  • Will the town and gown divide ever truly be resolved?

    Juliette Berry

    Will the town and gown divide ever truly be resolved?

    Juliette Berry questions whether the University’s latest attempt to unite town and gown will be successful

    12 January 2026
    Will the town and gown divide ever truly be resolved?
  • It's sexy to talk about sex

    Navya Sharma Tyagali

    It’s sexy to talk about sex

    9 January 2026
    It’s sexy to talk about sex
  • Year of the Hawk: divestment in an era of European war

    Sam Elgar

    Year of the Hawk: divestment in an era of European war

    7 January 2026
    Year of the Hawk: divestment in an era of European war
  • Plastic pubs: the problem with Cambridge alehouses 

    Ivo Morrey

    Plastic pubs: the problem with Cambridge alehouses 

    5 January 2026
    Plastic pubs: the problem with Cambridge alehouses 
  • What happened to men at Cambridge?

    Yashraj Garg

    What happened to men at Cambridge?

    31 December 2025
    What happened to men at Cambridge?
  • The SU’s retreat on plant-based food reveals our appetite for ignorance

    Elena Buermann

    The SU’s retreat on plant-based food reveals our appetite for ignorance

    29 December 2025
    The SU’s retreat on plant-based food reveals our appetite for ignorance
  • League tables do more harm than good

    Holly Farrell

    League tables do more harm than good

    26 December 2025
    League tables do more harm than good
  • The 'class' of Cambridge

    Beth Wade

    The ‘class’ of Cambridge

    24 December 2025
    The ‘class’ of Cambridge
  • Yes, I’m brown - but I have more important things to say

    Navya Sharma Tyagali

    Yes, I’m brown – but I have more important things to say

    22 December 2025
    Yes, I’m brown – but I have more important things to say
  • The magic of an eight-week term

    Daisy Hewitt

    The magic of an eight-week term

    Daisy Hewitt argues that our eight-week terms are an essential component of the Cambridge experience

    15 December 2025
    The magic of an eight-week term
  • Forget AI, we need to start talking about quantum

    Kit Roberts

    Forget AI, we need to start talking about quantum

    Kit Roberts warns students that the AI debate could be overshadowing a more interesting, and influential, technological advancement

    10 December 2025
    Forget AI, we need to start talking about quantum
  • Stop pretending you're not privileged 

    Daisy Hewitt

    Stop pretending you’re not privileged 

    28 November 2025
    Stop pretending you’re not privileged 
  • Surely it's time to scrap scholars' dinners?

    Head to Head

    Surely it’s time to scrap scholars’ dinners?

    28 November 2025
    Surely it’s time to scrap scholars’ dinners?
  • Cambridge is woke – that's no bad thing 

    Calum Murray

    Cambridge is woke – that’s no bad thing 

    28 November 2025
    Cambridge is woke – that’s no bad thing 
  • Cambridge can't beat AI

    Daisy Hewitt

    Cambridge can’t beat AI

    26 November 2025
    Cambridge can’t beat AI
  • Don't get lost in the Bermuda Triangle of job hunting 

    Joshua Prince

    Don’t get lost in the Bermuda Triangle of job hunting 

    24 November 2025
    Don’t get lost in the Bermuda Triangle of job hunting 
  • Confidence isn't earned, it's bought 

    Amelie Rothwell

    Confidence isn’t earned, it’s bought 

    21 November 2025
    Confidence isn’t earned, it’s bought 
  • AI isn't worth the environmental costs

    Nessa Yip

    AI isn’t worth the environmental costs

    19 November 2025
    AI isn’t worth the environmental costs
  • Anti-trans societies won't make women safer

    Olive Watt

    Anti-trans societies won’t make women safer

    14 November 2025
    Anti-trans societies won’t make women safer
  • Time to slow down the rat race

    Wilf Vall

    Time to slow down the rat race

    Wilf Vall calls for calm amid the rush for a graduate job 

    14 November 2025
    Time to slow down the rat race
  • Reformed ideas: should we encourage a Reform UK society?

    Jasper Finlay Burnside and Duncan Paterson

    Reformed ideas: should we encourage a Reform UK society?

    Jasper Finlay Burnside and Duncan Paterson clash over a potential Reform UK society

    14 November 2025
    Reformed ideas: should we encourage a Reform UK society?
  • Be mindful of non-students in your societies

    Alex Rutter

    Be mindful of non-students in your societies

    12 November 2025
    Be mindful of non-students in your societies
  • Stop relying on your bedder

    April O'Neill

    Stop relying on your bedder

    31 October 2025
    Stop relying on your bedder
  • Have we forgotten how to empathise?

    Daisy Stewart Henderson

    Have we forgotten how to empathise?

    31 October 2025
    Have we forgotten how to empathise?
  • The conflict of interest at the heart of Cambridge academia

    Duncan Paterson

    The conflict of interest at the heart of Cambridge academia

    31 October 2025
    The conflict of interest at the heart of Cambridge academia
  • Young people don't like your online political campaigns 

    Nessa Yip

    Young people don’t like your online political campaigns 

    29 October 2025
    Young people don’t like your online political campaigns 
  • On overcoming the freshers' curse

    Abril Duarte González

    On overcoming the freshers’ curse

    22 October 2025
    On overcoming the freshers’ curse
  • Nathan Cofnas shouldn't be silenced 

    Remy Rushbrooke

    Nathan Cofnas shouldn’t be silenced 

    20 October 2025
    Nathan Cofnas shouldn’t be silenced 
  • Cambridge should lose the Boat Race

    Joshua Prince

    Cambridge should lose the Boat Race

    31 October 2025
    Cambridge should lose the Boat Race
  • Welfare workshops are broken 

    Head to Head

    Welfare workshops are broken 

    Daisy Stewart Henderson and Duncan Paterson clash over how to fix this Freshers’ Week staple

    17 October 2025
    Welfare workshops are broken 
  • Where's the money for 'Mickey Mouse'?

    April O'Neill

    Where’s the money for ‘Mickey Mouse’?

    April O’Neill warns that if maintenance grants apply only to certain ‘industrial’ courses than more disadvantaged students will turn away from the arts

    17 October 2025
    Where’s the money for ‘Mickey Mouse’?
  • It's not my fault I was followed home 

    Talia Jacobs

    It’s not my fault I was followed home 

    17 October 2025
    It’s not my fault I was followed home 
  • Bonnie Blue is the enemy, not the face, of female liberation

    Bibi Boyce

    Bonnie Blue is the enemy, not the face, of female liberation

    13 October 2025
    Bonnie Blue is the enemy, not the face, of female liberation
  • Open-mindedness is a British value

    Jamilla Wichmann

    Open-mindedness is a British value

    10 October 2025
    Open-mindedness is a British value
  • Flying the flag, properly

    Elena Buermann

    Flying the flag, properly

    8 October 2025
    Flying the flag, properly
  • When colleges raise rents, everybody loses

    Duncan Paterson

    When colleges raise rents, everybody loses

    7 October 2025
    When colleges raise rents, everybody loses
  • Cambridge needs a proper Freshers' Week

    April O'Neill

    Cambridge needs a proper Freshers’ Week

    3 October 2025
    Cambridge needs a proper Freshers’ Week
  • Should Cambridge be investing in programmes over people?

    Head to Head

    Should Cambridge be investing in programmes over people?

    3 October 2025
    Should Cambridge be investing in programmes over people?
  • Let's bring back masks

    Ellana Cowan

    Let’s bring back masks

    1 October 2025
    Let’s bring back masks
  • Find people in Cambridge you disagree with

    Daisy Stewart Henderson

    Find people in Cambridge you disagree with

    Daisy Stewart Henderson argues that one of the most important lessons we learn at Cambridge is how to disagree

    29 September 2025
    Find people in Cambridge you disagree with
  • The protestable state of protest

    Jasper Finlay Burnside

    The protestable state of protest

    Jasper Finlay Burnside argues that our right to protest is being quietly dismantled

    24 September 2025
    The protestable state of protest
  • Leave no stone unturned

    Remy Rushbrooke

    Leave no stone unturned

    22 September 2025
    Leave no stone unturned
  • Dear finalists, please have fun

    Kit Roberts

    Dear finalists, please have fun

    19 September 2025
    Dear finalists, please have fun
  • Travelling to Trump's America

    Sophia Bosworth-Gerbino

    Travelling to Trump’s America

    17 September 2025
    Travelling to Trump’s America
  • Why UCLS are not just another protest group 

    Alex Rutter

    Why UCLS are not just another protest group 

    15 September 2025
    Why UCLS are not just another protest group 
  • Cambridge South is right to be ambitious

    Joshua Prince

    Cambridge South is right to be ambitious

    13 September 2025
    Cambridge South is right to be ambitious
  • Cambridge's culture of anonymous complaint

    Emy Bengtsson

    Cambridge’s culture of anonymous complaint

    11 September 2025
    Cambridge’s culture of anonymous complaint
  • A fleshy realisation

    Comment

    A fleshy realisation

    8 September 2025
    A fleshy realisation
  • I think I…like myself?

    Gabrielle Saraway

    I think I…like myself?

    5 September 2025
    I think I…like myself?
  • The reality of the Tompkins Table rankings

    Katie Nicholson

    The reality of the Tompkins Table rankings

    Katie Nicholson rebuts claims that the Tompkins Table is obsolete, instead arguing that the problem lies in its reception

    3 September 2025
    The reality of the Tompkins Table rankings
  • Why do we need to glow up?

    Jamilla Wichmann

    Why do we need to glow up?

    Jamilla Wichmann argues that the social media trend of the ‘glow up’ has a particularly harmful effect on Cambridge students 

    1 September 2025
    Why do we need to glow up?
  • My problem with the year abroad

    Comment

    My problem with the year abroad

    29 August 2025
    My problem with the year abroad
  • Cambridge needs to reach out to disabled students

    Ellana Cowan

    Cambridge needs to reach out to disabled students

    27 August 2025
    Cambridge needs to reach out to disabled students
  • Who could possibly want more exams?

    Comment

    Who could possibly want more exams?

    25 August 2025
    Who could possibly want more exams?
  • Time’s up for the Tompkins Table

    Ben Curtis

    Time’s up for the Tompkins Table

    22 August 2025
    Time’s up for the Tompkins Table
  • Yes, I love Britain

    Daisy Stewart Henderson

    Yes, I love Britain

    20 August 2025
    Yes, I love Britain
  • A plague on your new-build houses

    Jasper Finlay Burnside

    A plague on your new-build houses

    18 August 2025
    A plague on your new-build houses
  • Put an end to the unpaid internship

    April O'Neill

    Put an end to the unpaid internship

    15 August 2025
    Put an end to the unpaid internship
  • Oxford wins the ceremonial Varsity

    Charlie Rowan

    Oxford wins the ceremonial Varsity

    13 August 2025
    Oxford wins the ceremonial Varsity
  • Supervisions are about more than teaching

    Katie Nicholson

    Supervisions are about more than teaching

    Katie Nicholson weighs up the pros and cons of the supervision system

    11 August 2025
    Supervisions are about more than teaching
  • What the civil service has got wrong about class

    Elsie McDowell

    What the civil service has got wrong about class

    Elsie McDowell argues that the Civil Service’s new class-based internship is widening access done wrong

    8 August 2025
    What the civil service has got wrong about class
  • Are degrees still worth it?

    Katie Nicholson

    Are degrees still worth it?

    4 August 2025
    Are degrees still worth it?
  • I stand by my sixteen-year-old self's vote

    Daisy Stewart Henderson

    I stand by my sixteen-year-old self’s vote

    26 July 2025
    I stand by my sixteen-year-old self’s vote
  • Stop disarming people of their nuance

    Ben Lubitsh

    Stop disarming people of their nuance

    23 July 2025
    Stop disarming people of their nuance
  • The next Chancellor has their work cut out for them

    Ben Curtis

    The next Chancellor has their work cut out for them

    19 July 2025
    The next Chancellor has their work cut out for them
  • What is originality, anyway? 

    Jamilla Wichmann

    What is originality, anyway? 

    14 July 2025
    What is originality, anyway? 
  • Where is the humanity in our politics?

    Jasper Finlay Burnside

    Where is the humanity in our politics?

    7 July 2025
    Where is the humanity in our politics?
  • It's not just Trump who's after international students

    Bernard Shiu

    It’s not just Trump who’s after international students

    30 June 2025
    It’s not just Trump who’s after international students
  • So, what are you up to this summer?

    Tia Ribbo

    So, what are you up to this summer?

    11 July 2025
    So, what are you up to this summer?
  • Why shouldn't we share our libraries with A-level students?

    Sophia Bosworth-Gerbino

    Why shouldn’t we share our libraries with A-level students?

    Sophia Bosworth-Gerbino argues that we need to remember that Cambridge is not solely a university town when complaining about A-level students in our libraries

    25 June 2025
    Why shouldn’t we share our libraries with A-level students?
  • No platform, no progress

    Ben Lubitsh

    No platform, no progress

    Ben Lubitsh argues that deplatforming controversial figures such as Charlie Kirk would be a step backwards

    23 June 2025
    No platform, no progress
  • Good riddance to exam rankings

    Jack Deasley

    Good riddance to exam rankings

    20 June 2025
    Good riddance to exam rankings
  • May Week isn’t going anywhere

    Greg Quinn

    May Week isn’t going anywhere

    16 June 2025
    May Week isn’t going anywhere
  • Open(ing up about) AI

    Maddy Browne

    Open(ing up about) AI

    13 June 2025
    Open(ing up about) AI
  • All aboard the Varsity line? 

    head to head

    All aboard the Varsity line? 

    13 June 2025
    All aboard the Varsity line? 
  • Cambridge students need to resurrect the rave

    April O'Neill

    Cambridge students need to resurrect the rave

    13 June 2025
    Cambridge students need to resurrect the rave
  • Why Cambridge needs college chapels

    Daisy Stewart Henderson

    Why Cambridge needs college chapels

    11 June 2025
    Why Cambridge needs college chapels
  • The importance of student protests isn't up for debate

    Katie Nicholson

    The importance of student protests isn’t up for debate

    6 June 2025
    The importance of student protests isn’t up for debate
  • Labour is betraying disabled people

    Olive Watt

    Labour is betraying disabled people

    4 June 2025
    Labour is betraying disabled people
  • Is Cambridge really accessible?

    Calum Murray

    Is Cambridge really accessible?

    Students from working class backgrounds discuss the remaining barriers to inclusion at Cambridge

    2 June 2025
    Is Cambridge really accessible?
  • There must be more to the sciences than exams

    Anonymous student

    There must be more to the sciences than exams

    An anonymous student warns that, if STEM students are to flourish, their courses must be about more than cramming  

    30 May 2025
    There must be more to the sciences than exams
  • Keir Starmer’s ‘New Deal’ era?

    Maddie Harding

    Keir Starmer’s ‘New Deal’ era?

    28 May 2025
    Keir Starmer’s ‘New Deal’ era?
  • Not all state schools are made equal 

    Ffion Edwards

    Not all state schools are made equal 

    26 May 2025
    Not all state schools are made equal 
  • Impostor syndrome isn't a rite of passage

    Katie Nicholson

    Impostor syndrome isn’t a rite of passage

    23 May 2025
    Impostor syndrome isn’t a rite of passage
  • Are college-mandated quiet periods more harm than good?

    April O'Neill

    Are college-mandated quiet periods more harm than good?

    21 May 2025
    Are college-mandated quiet periods more harm than good?
  • The lies we tell prospective students

    Martha Rayner

    The lies we tell prospective students

    19 May 2025
    The lies we tell prospective students
  • Lectures are optional so give us the recordings

    Katie Nicholson

    Lectures are optional so give us the recordings

    14 May 2025
    Lectures are optional so give us the recordings
  • What Scotland can teach us about Reform's coming wave

    Jasper Finlay Burnside

    What Scotland can teach us about Reform’s coming wave

    12 May 2025
    What Scotland can teach us about Reform’s coming wave
  • The case for reading weeks

    Katie Nicholson

    The case for reading weeks

    9 May 2025
    The case for reading weeks

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