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Ringing in the new academic year
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (517+ words) Ellie Barton meets Cambridge’s Guild of Change Ringers to explore the traditions behind the bells and the skill involved in ringing Wednesday September 9 2026, 6:57pm Walk around Cambridge, and you’ll often hear bells ringing out from the local churches. What might surprise…...
Cambridge community responds to Homerton Principal claims | Varsity
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (733+ words) Lord Woolley had been subject to scrutiny in The Spectator suggesting he is ‘not fit’ to lead a Cambridge college Wednesday September 9 2026, 6:44pm A number of University of Cambridge organisations, alongside Homerton College itself, have responded to claims made in the…...
University of Cambridge Greens set to become newest political society | Varsity
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (708+ words) Sunday September 6 2026, 9:46pm University of Cambridge Greens (UCG) is set to become Cambridge’s newest political society, with committee roles opening ahead of its debut this Michaelmas. On 7 August, the society’s Instagram account announced that a party affiliated with the UK Green…...
Cambridge professor wins employment tribunal against University over bullying claims
1+ week, 1+ day ago (802+ words) Professor Wyn Evans raised concerns about bullying and misogyny towards female academics at the Institute of Astronomy Saturday September 5 2026, 11:20pm Cambridge astrophysics professor Wyn Evans, who raised concerns about misogyny and bullying of female staff in the Institute of Astronomy, has…...
Student and alumni collective calls for ‘media boycott’ over Arday concerns
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (613+ words) The Cambridge Black Alumni & Student Collective says the University’s decision to investigate Arday sparked wider concerns about Black students’ experiences Sunday August 30 2026, 8:12pm A group of Black students has called for a “boycott” of University of Cambridge publicity, arguing that the…...
How to fall back in love with Cambridge
2+ week, 3+ day ago (303+ words) Beatrix Comey provides the ultimate guide to Cambridge sidequesting Friday August 28 2026, 9:07pm Cambridge has a funny way of making you feel as though you’ve seen the entire city in about three weeks; by the end of your first term, it seems…...
‘Man of the people’: is a Cambridge educated prime minister really that surprising?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (219+ words) Maia Barrett questions PM Andy Burnham’s ‘man of the people’ image Wednesday August 26 2026, 6:16pm As a fellow Mancunian, state-educated, Fitzwilliam College Engling, I see similarities in mine and Burnham’s progression to Cambridge. Sharing similar roots with impressive alumni has helped me…...
Does success mean leaving home?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (336+ words) Phoebe Leung speaks to students who moved to Cambridge about the meaning of success and home Tuesday August 25 2026 Amalie Brown for Varsity For Lucy, who was born and raised in Durham, success means “fulfillment,” which includes earnings but also a…...
University of Cambridge cites anti-terrorism legislation as reason for changing graduation exit route
3+ week, 2+ day ago (683+ words) The University changed the exit route from Senate House after a number of protests during ceremonies Friday August 21 2026, 3:38pm The University of Cambridge has trialled changing the route taken by students exiting Senate House after their degrees are conferred, Varsity can…...
What does Cambridge sound like?
3+ week, 4+ day ago (250+ words) Phoebe Leung and Caitlin Dela Cruz reflect on the people, stories, and voices that make up Cambridge’s cacophonous soundscape by Phoebe Leung & Caitlin Dela Cruz Wednesday August 19 2026, 8:35pm Morning, King’s Parade. As a group of tourists gawk at King’s College’s facade,…...