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The Student Union looks to recruit new receptionists under ‘precarious’ part time contracts
Frank Hester claimed Dianne Abbott made him ‘want to hate all black women’
The SU has called for the University to ‘handle’ sexual misconduct ‘with the severity it deserves’
8,704 students took out a tuition loan in 2022-23, while 8,774 received a maintenance one
The SU has called for the University to ‘handle’ sexual misconduct ‘with the severity it deserves’
8,704 students took out a tuition loan in 2022-23, while 8,774 received a maintenance one
Olympics
Imogen Grant talks perseverance, Olympic Gold and seeing the fruits of her labour manifest
Fumbles of a finalist
Alice Mainwood looks into the unglamorous heart of Cambridge
Lucie Debaig investigates the evolutionary rationale behind the ever-elusive female orgasm
Long-distance relationships make Cambridge easier
Cambridge is cooking up a kitchen problem
My college’s terrible gender imbalance has a lot to do with meritocracy
In praise of the local library
Sam Moore
Sam Moore argues that the University’s new free speech code creates problems for itself — and for its students
Max La Bouchardiere
Being long-distance with your partner at Cambridge allows you to swap feelings of academic pressure with idealism, argues Max La Bouchardiere
Daisy Stewart Henderson
Daisy Stewart Henderson argues Trinity’s meritocratic admissions system benefits dispraportionately confident men
Head to Head
Is Freshers’ Fair fit for purpose?
Rosie Roberts
Celebrities should neither be valued political resources nor points of validation, argues Rosie Roberts
Tom Ainscough
Many college kitchens are not built to serve our needs
Oxbridge tutoring: the insiders’ perspectives
Going the distance: how Cantab Couples cope with a summer apart
Vintage Varsity: former fresher foolery
‘I want us to be treated like people, not numbers’: the pitfalls of Cambridge’s intermission process
Sex and Relationships
Ria Patel speaks to those hoping to transform consent culture at Cambridge
Relationships
Isabella Steinmeyer speaks to Cantabs forced to go long-distance over summer
Vintage Varsity
Eleanor Dougan investigates the twenty-first century freshers who made Varsity headlines
Vintage Varsity
An investigation into the Cambridge student drug culture of the noughties
Tutoring
May Ho explores why being an Oxbridge tutor is more than just a transfer of knowledge
Vintage Varsity
Resident Varsity archivist Vialli McComb gathers past competitions and prizes
Digital world
Cambridge students weigh in on the social media debate
Snus
In the wake of the UK ban on disposable vapes, the tobacco industry reaps the rewards of its marketing for its latest addictive product
Commercial Feature
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‘Coming to Cambridge was a risk’: Olympic silver medalist Tom George on the career gamble that paid off
‘If you want it enough, you’ll find a way’: Olympic Gold Medalist Imogen Grant on balancing being an athlete and medic
Meet the students dedicated to reviewing Cambridge college brunches
Olympics
5am starts, 10 minute naps, and Bread & Meat
Olympics
Imogen Grant talks perseverance, Olympic Gold and seeing the fruits of her labour manifest
Olympics
Lauren Guye discusses finding your passion, teamwork, and Cambridge rowing firsts with Bronze medalist Jan Helmich
Ella Howard discusses writing, identity and metaphysics with award-winning writer Min Jin Lee
Fresh from Paris, Kyle Kothari talks representation in sport and plans for LA 2028 with Milly Kotecha
Quickfire
Esther Knowles chats to the group behind @cambridgecollegebrunches
Anti-climax? The science of the female orgasm
Research Round-up: what you missed over the summer
Research Round-up
Maya Kunchur gets you up to date on some of the latest scientific discoveries
Lucie Debaig investigates the evolutionary rationale behind the ever-elusive female orgasm
Conservation
An interview with Shepreth Hedgehog Hospital
Ecology
Why culling badgers is not a black and white issue
Global Health
Putting our weapons against superbugs under the microscope
Medicine
Ruby Jackson discusses how this versatile molecule is revolutionising medicine
Dear past me: settling into life at Cambridge
Notebook: My year of rest and relaxation
A Michaelmas dopamine menu 
Freshers’ Week horoscope 
Horoscope
Alex Brian turns to the stars ahead of Freshers’ Week
Dear past me
In a letter to her past self, Jessica Spearman offers some advice before the perils of Freshers’ Week
Fumbles of a finalist
Alice Mainwood looks into the unglamorous heart of Cambridge
Guide
Maddy Gordon-Finlayson cures your Michaelmas madness with her expertly curated ‘dopamine menu’
Notebook
Niamh Walters takes you on the Bilbo Baggins-esque Unexpected Journey of intermission
Guide
Ella Ducker offers her best room-decorating tips
Postscripts: ‘Clearing Out’
Communion in a coffee shop
Making a mark: grafitti and immortalising our presence
Glenn Ligon at the Fitzwilliam: revelations ‘all over the place’
Opinion
Having visited France’s cave paintings, Heather Leigh argues graffiti can reveal the unrecorded aspects of ourselves and our society
Feature
Amie Brian questions the slow secularisation of religious spaces in Cambridge
Postscripts
In this first instalment of term, Eve Connor discusses moving out and making space with Joe Wright
Review
The American artist is given the curatorial keys to the Fitz, which he uses to go to places never visited by the gallery before
Comment
Amie Brian explores why we are obsessed with ruins, and why it is essential that we are
Opinion
From the Fitz to Kettle’s Yard, Ben Birch questions museum labels, and being told what to think
Effortless or exclusionary? The problem with the ‘clean girl’ aesthetic
A fashion guide to freshers clubbing
BRAT fashion: A post mortem 
How to matriculate in style
Style guide
A Varsity style guide to mastering your matriculation wardrobe
Opinion
Ava Connors explores how the ‘clean girl’ trend may carry harmful connotations
Opinion
Rebecca Raybould disects the legacy of BRAT girl summer
Guide
Rose Beedle on what to wear in Freshers Week
Opinion
Wilf Vall reflects on why working dress codes are so hard to get right.
Opinion
Leather tends to beat its ‘vegan alternatives’ on sustainability, argues Elsie McDowell
A beginner’s guide to the Cambridge film scene
Why you should watch more foreign-language films
Student Film
The best ways to get involved with the Cambridge film scene
Watchlist
Foreign-language films are a way to expand your cinematic worldview, argues Salome Gakwaya
Opinion
Sex and the City isn’t hitting the same for Gen Z
List
Stella Williamson shares a watchlist for life’s big moves
Opinion
Salome Gakwaya questions the value of reality TV’s often imperfect depiction of love
What’s the problem with Cambridge’s band scene?
Sax and the city: on a summer spent busking in Cambridge
Jack Marley narrates the challenges and joys of his summer spent busking in Cambridge
Head to head
Has pop music got a new buzz, or has it finally lost its hit?
Opinion
Danny Petrie on why Cambridge’s student bands are missing the creative spark they need
Review
The new album from one of the UK’s most important Jazz acts reveals the liberating power of dance
Ezra Izer questions whether rock, and Liam Gallagher, is capable of evolving for its next generation
Feature
Tessa Mullen delves into the forgotten musical history of The Regal
Newcomers highly encouraged? An overview of Cambridge’s next year of theatre
The Camdram Diaries: theatre through a laptop screen
How to pitch a show: the written application
Feature
Lily Butler looks ahead to a new term of Camdram, hoping it brings fresh faces and new and improved kinds of theatre
Camdram diaries
Elsie Hayward has finally bagged a show for next term – only to begin work from the isolation of the long vacation
Fresher's Guide
Gina Stock walks you through written application to pitch your very own Camdram show
Feature
Jack Marley dives into the college theatre society’s fruitful past
Freshers Guide
Incoming freshers: Here’s how you can turn theatre tickets into plane tickets
Opinion
What do the rising costs at Edinburgh mean for equality in theatre?
Freshers guide to Cambridge sport
Michaelmas preview of Blues football
Trumped-up: how golf exposes the incomprehensible mindset of America’s 45th president
Captain's Corner
Romilly Norfolk talks to Trampolining co-president Millie Heathcote
Blues Football
Romilly Norfolk breaks down the world of BUCS football and previews Blues fixtures for Michaelmas term
Sport
Romilly Norfolk provides a comprehensive explanation of the odd structure of Cambridge sport
Golf
Will Jonas explores the petrifying mentality of Donald Trump, and how his nasty politics can be seen in his golf game
Commonwealth Games
Romilly Norfolk looks into how the cost of hosting the Commonwealth Games may lead to its death
Football
Romilly Norfolk recounts her experience of a Brazilian football match at the famous Maracanã stadium
Cambridge’s new free speech code is a return to the culture wars
Sam Moore argues that the University’s new free speech code creates problems for itself — and for its students