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Jacob Meagher claims that he suffered professionally as a result of disability discrimination
The decision to relocate sewage treatment has been deferred to April
One of the founding members said the sport ‘practically cost us our degrees’
A lighthearted round up of news stories from Cambridge and surrounding areas, including revision raves and marijuana madness
Sex and Relationships
Martha Lucas explores the findings of her survey into women’s sex lives at Cambridge
Lifestyle
Georgie Middlemiss investigates how reliant Cambridge students are on caffeine
Round-up
What did theatre writers, editors, and causal viewers think of Camdram last term? Which show had the most laugh out loud moments? Which lead had the performance of their career?
Opinion
Colette Grice shares the story of the little known gallery that might be the key to reinvigorating Cambridge art
Feature
Caitlin Norman explores some of Cambridgeshire’s festive sports and how you can get involved with them
An investigation into women and sex at Cambridge
Caerdydd to Caergrawnt: what is it to ‘be Welsh’ in a home away from home? 
Tuition fees: to raise, to abolish or to reform entirely
Does Cambridge have a caffeine problem?
Financial Support
Calum Murray talks to experts and Class Act Officers about recent rises in tuition fees
Sex and Relationships
Martha Lucas explores the findings of her survey into women’s sex lives at Cambridge
Lifestyle
Georgie Middlemiss investigates how reliant Cambridge students are on caffeine
College Accommodation
Jess Gotterson explores the discrepancies between cooking facilities at different colleges
Identity
Jaipreet Lully explores what home means for students as they navigate Cambridge
Student Work
Lowenna Biscoe uncovers the inner workings of student-run college bars
Outreach
Calum Murray speaks to the students and staff involved in increasing the number of disadvantaged students gaining a place at Oxbridge
Vintage Varsity
Eleanor Dougan investigates Cambridge’s stance on lunar travel over the decades
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
Commercial Feature
In conversation with Apple Sershi: Cambridge, confidence and content creation
‘Yes, you can go to a May Ball’: in conversation with the May Week Alternative Co-Presidents
Olivia Goodman talks to Apple Sershi about her life as a Cambridge StudyTuber
Vienna Kwan speaks to Presidents of May Week Alternative, Aarushi Malik and Sarannia Ragulan
Orla McMahon talks to the Co-President of Embrace
Scotia Smith discusses the American penal system with Aisha Elliott
Long Read
Vuk Jeremić discusses the challenges of high profile diplomacy with Orla McMahon
Long Read
The director of the V&A museum talks art, politics, and 9am lectures with Seyan Dattani
The munchies for Maccies?
Yi Sum Yue explains why we flock to food after a night out
It’s not just genetics that has some of us feeling the burn more than others
Tabbie Tatton-Brown explains the paradox of your winter sniffles
Maya Kunchur explores why your grandparents’ stories are so often from their youth
Research Round-Up
Charlie Owen summarises some of the biggest scientific discoveries of this year
How to keep your houseplants alive
What does your Knoops order say about you? 
10 things I hate about winter
Bongo’s Bingo: the Cambridge clubbing alternative you never knew you needed
Guide
Let Evan Scott advise you on how not to kill your houseplants at uni
Inspired by Kat Stanford, Jess Dodwell explains what she hates (but secretly loves) about winter
quiz
Sit back with a hot – or cold – chocolate and complete this quiz to find out what your Knoops choices say about your character!
List
The Varsity Lifestyle team offer what they think should be embraced in 2025, and what should be left in last year
Review
Wilf Vall and Sophie Ennis join a full house at the Corn Exchange for Bongo’s Bingo
Blind Date
Zara, a HSPS student, meets Jake, an engineer
The art of connection and connection through art
Uncovering Cambridge’s hidden art haven
The 80s: Photographing Britain – ‘What are you taking pictures for?’
Philip Roth’s American Pastoral: a despair-filled message of unconditional love
Review
Reviewing the Tate Britain’s most recent exhibition, Loveday Cookson explores how archival photography restores the marginalised in our living memory
Review
Emma Tenzler on what art can teach us about human connection
Feature
How can we exist in a world of chaos and cruelty? We must embrace it, argues Roscoe Marshall
Review
The Tate Modern’s most recent exhibition leads us back to the future
Opinion
Colette Grice shares the story of the little known gallery that might be the key to reinvigorating Cambridge art
The decline of Depop and the rise of Vinted
The future of clothing lies in ‘Total Ethics Fashion’
In defence of adolescent fashion
How to style your gown
Elsie Mcdowell explores the pioneering work of Emma Hakansson towards a fashion industry that values life
Gina Stock argues that business casual is not for the twenty-somethings
Kristina Barani reflects on how the fashion mistakes of her past have impacted her outlook on her personal style
Alexandra McGarry explores the tragic fall of Depop: what went wrong and how did Vinted capitalise?
GUIDE
Mae Auckland teaches us how to branch out from the classic look.
Guide
Kristina Barani tackles the Cambridge student’s most common ‘what to wear’ dilemma
Beyond Film & TV: why audio fiction is so rewarding and where to start
Squid Game season 2: an entertaining but uninspired sequel
The Seed of the Sacred Fig: a harrowingly important watch
List
Shan Tan-Ya presents you with the perfect antidote to your entertainment fatigue
Review
Reuben Aston explains why Mohammad Rasoulof’s latest feature film is a harrowing but necessary film for 2025
Review
Amanda Ljungberg reviews Netflix’s highly anticipated Squid Game season 2
Watchlist
Alisha Mafaas shares five family-friendly films that’ll please everyone from your nan to your moody teenage cousin this holiday
Opinion
Why has the 21st century not served courtroom dramas justice?
Smaller artist, bigger gate to keep
Hometown heroes: celebrating the music of Newcastle
Opinion
Hattie Holford-Smith explores the complex feelings about our favourite small artist getting big
From The Animals to Sam Fender, Eve Robson explores the many musical talents that call Newcastle home
Opinion
Giulia Reche-Danese reflects on how the songs we remember become part of who we are
Opinion
Daniel Kamaluddin charts the history of the Christmas no.1 and asks why the classics still reign supreme
Live Review
Whimsical storytelling and a distinctive folk sound – nothing, argues Daisy Cooper, could be more Cambridge than Tapir!
Opinion
Lara Pennell explores the precarious and elusive place of the album
How to scam camdram and make your show stand out
To be or not to BME
Opinion
Sometimes the most memorable shows are not necessarily the ones that get five-star reviews
Feature
Within the positive movement towards more opportunities for BME actors, Emma Mai-Yun Dawes considers the place that racially ambiguous actors hold
Round-up
What did theatre writers, editors, and causal viewers think of Camdram last term? Which show had the most laugh out loud moments? Which lead had the performance of their career?
Opinion
Josh Pritchard argues that the Cambridge theatre scene is missing the brilliance of the one-person show
Opinion
Bethinn Feely power of the lighting crew to make or break a theatre show
Opinion
Bethinn Feely reveals how being a steward is Cambridge’s theatre’s (worst-kept) secret
Netball for net-all: it’s time to take mixed netball seriously
Why I am no longer running away from running
Cambridge’s forgotten winter sports traditions
Running
Loveday Cookson goes from perpetual cross-country absentee to a jogging junkie
Netball
Rocio Leyva Thomas urges us to see mixed netball as a Cambridge sporting staple
Opinion
Ben Lubitsh calls on football fans to combat the 2034 Saudi Arabia World Cup
Feature
Caitlin Norman explores some of Cambridgeshire’s festive sports and how you can get involved with them
Head-to-head
Romilly Norfolk and Ben Lubitsh go head-to-head on watching football
Interview
Joss Heddle-Bacon speaks to CUARFC about their surprising history, extraordinary victories, and reaching out to the Australian High Commission
COMMENT
Luca Chandler
Fighting climate change on your (college) doorstep
The power of colleges to drive climate action is only just being realised
Evie McMahon
Cambridge’s outreach departments deserve some love
College access and outreach departments and their student-led initiatives are the backbone of accessibility at Cambridge
Chiraag Shah
The case for handwritten exams
Chiraag Shah argues that a shift away from writing by hand comes at a high cost
Head to Head
Head-to-head: West Hub revision raving
Exam-survivors go head to head on whether revisions raves are delightful or depressing
Duncan Paterson
The privilege of not thinking politically
Duncan Paterson urges us to educate ourselves on political issues in spite of our privilege
Long Read
It’s time to confront society’s rape culture
Ria Patel discusses the narratives that surround consent and sexual assault