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The project had been expected to create 1,000 jobs
A light-hearted round-up of this week’s stories including a potential breakthrough for arthritis, and clashes over a Christ’s library plans
One student said that the closure will cause ‘disruption’ as students move into Caius’ central site
NHS rollout of US military tech firm’s data platform comes under fire in Cambridge
One student said that the closure will cause ‘disruption’ as students move into Caius’ central site
Interview
Millie Wooler sits down with legendary bassist Peter Hook
Blues Football
Ben Lubitsh reports on the light blues’ success in China
Guide
Flossie Bullion offers you a guide to styling one of the most recently notorious jean styles, the skinny jean
What's On
Ten events happening in Cambridge, compiled by Sophie Smout
New research suggests that we can accurately judge a person’s past infidelity from the sound of their voice
Cambridge SU: has-been or never-was?
Meet the Cambridge students whose names live up to their degree
Behind the scenes of Varsity
Does studying STEM still guarantee success after graduation?
Can the underused SU building ever be a social hub?
Varsity writers tell Chirathi Perera about their inspirations, routines, and difficultulties
Thea Grant explores nominative determinism by talking to students about how their names might subtly shape their choices, identities, and even career paths
Sasha-Djuric Fraser speaks to students about the practicalities of planning their year abroad
Alisha Mafaas speaks to students about the ways in which they balance faith with university obligations during Ramadan
Francesca Evans
Francesca Evans investigates student-led initiatives pushing for change in Cambridge’s consent culture
Beth Lee examines the cost of a career in the STEM industry, and whether these paths deliver on their promises.
Irish students at Cambridge must navigate a country and a university that haven’t fully reckoned with their violently interconnected past
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Gillian Tett’s knack for faking it till you make it
How Sam Elbahja graduated and published a book in the same year
GK Barry’s journey from Revs to Reality TV
Vienna Kwan sits down with Gillian Tett to discuss her journey from being scared of Varsity as a fresher to becoming editor of the Financial Times
Ludovica De Lorenzo sits down with poet Sam Elbahja to discuss Cambridge’s buzzing literary scene
Quickfire
Indya Mason speaks to undergraduate polyglot Andrew Collet of YouTube channel ‘Andrew o Gringo’ about how to beat perfectionism in language learning
The Downton Abbey star discusses the importance of the arts with Seyan Dattani
Sophie Ennis sits down with the TikTok phenomenon to discuss the realities of stardom and her acting aspirations
Vienna Kwan sits down with Graham Stuart to hear his unconventional path from Selwyn College to Parliament without a degree
Why ‘repressed’ memories might actually be false memories
The ultimate popular science reading list
How to spot a cheater (without Coldplay’s kiss cam)
Who gets to stay cool in Cambridge?
Kalina Poydovska discusses how people can confidently remember events that never happened to them
Smiley Chan’s picks from a summer spent reading popular science
Why extreme heat is not felt equally across Cambridge
New research suggests that we can accurately judge a person’s past infidelity from the sound of their voice
The Earth Sciences team transforming disaster response
Flora Allen discusses a new ‘three-parent’ technique in IVF and the possible ethical repurcussions it faces
Around England in five-or-so days
What type of college parent will you be?
Falling head-over-heels for autumn 
The summer I tried learning Hindi
Prepare for a bumpy ride as Ruby shares her reflections from a second-rate globetrot
Take Holly’s quiz to find out which parenting style you’ll choose for your new college kids
Guide
(and why, Jess Gotterson suggests, you should too)
Salvador Widdicombe reveals his drug of choice and encourages us to sample the language high for ourselves
Blind Date
Holly Hardman shares the takeaways from her Varsity blind date
Guide
Board? Never. Ruby Randall offers an expert guide to the ultimate games night in with friends
A walking tour of Art Deco Cambridge
Cambridge alumna launches London’s first sustainable art gallery
The September art scene
Feature
Mia apfel leads us through the glitz and glamour of a Cambridge past
Review
Sanaer Madden explores environmental art at Claire-Julia Hill’s gallery
With his new camera Fabian Chan returns to Singapore after a year away
Opinion
Sydney Heintz explores Mervyn Peake’s methodical madness
What's On
Ten events happening in Cambridge, compiled by Sophie Smout
Feature
Johana Trejtnar meets some of the artists at Rowan
I was going to dress as a Regency rake. And then I lost my trousers…
Feature
Molly Weston takes you through the trials and tribulations of curating a Regency look for the Newnham Garden Party
Feature
Ava Connors considers how jewellery reflects the tensions of love and loss
Guide
Flossie Bullion offers you a guide to styling one of the most recently notorious jean styles, the skinny jean
Feature
Mary Anna Im reflects on how Joan Didion’s understated wardrobe turned her into an unlikely fashion icon
Opinion
Tia Ribbo unpacks the unexpected revival of 2010s style and the nostalgia driving it
Opinion
Niamh Walters examines why style is becoming a smart financial asset, not just a splurge
Films for the end of summer
How Code of Silence redefines voice
Watchlist
Audrey Campillo Perry recommends the perfect films to cap off your summer and prepare for term
Review
Ria Patel examines how Diarmuid Goggins includes rather than uses d/Deafness in this new ITV crime drama
Opinion
Freya Compton returns from the Edinburgh Fringe to discuss the past, present, and future of TV comedy
Interview
Jacob Smith interviews British director David Campion on the process and inspiration behind his latest film, Straight Through Crew
Review
Ollie Godkin examines how Fantastic Four: First Steps deviates from its predecessors
Commentary
Sadia Batool discusses how the beloved British emblem explores themes of displacement, immigration, and imperialism
From May Week to Vivaldi: is Cambridge’s classical tradition accessible? 
Far out, up in the mountains: Green Man 2025
‘You crave it, and I love it’: Peter Hook on getting back on the road 
Opinion
Caitlin Newman scrutinises Cambridge’s unique classical musical culture
Interview
Millie Wooler sits down with legendary bassist Peter Hook
Festival Review
Once upon an (abnormally) sunny weekend, Daisy Cooper works at Green Man
Opinion
Harmony Mitchell assesses the danger of listening to music in snippets
Opinion
Francis McCabe attacks the question of music genre with AI, apathy, and literary criticism
Opinion
George Nicholson argues that the humble voice of the radio sings the tune of modern life
Have we gone too far in modernising Shakespeare?
The absurdist antics of Xhloe and Natasha 
Opinion
Daisy Simpson reflects on the risks of adapting Shakespeare plays
Interview
The famed Fringe duo sit down with Josh Pritchard
Opinion
The meaning of a play, Eleanor Baldwin argues, lives in the dialogue of its audience
Fringe Diaries
Alex Brian sits down with Ella Thornburn & Maya Calcraft to discuss the development of this exceptional Fringe show
Fringe Diaries
Lorna Beal sits down with the creators of the critically acclaimed Cambridge fringe show
Feature
Shan Tan-Ya sits down with three MPhil students to discuss their experiences in Cambridge theatre
CUAFC conquer China 
It’s not just football: finding belonging and hope in the beautiful game
US Open
Ben Lubitsh reflects on what we can learn from this year’s US Open finalist
Blues Football
Ben Lubitsh reports on the light blues’ success in China
College sport
Oscar O’Neill explores the often overlooked benefits of college sport
Comment
Ellie Buckley argues that old sporting commitments should be pursued at Cambridge
Imani Schawsmidth discusses New Zealand’s unique bombing culture, and the community significance of ’popping a manu’
Football
Holly-Marie Greening places the Lionesses’ grassroots glory under the microscope
COMMENT
Sophia Bosworth-Gerbino
Travelling to Trump’s America
Sophia Bosworth-Gerbino reflects on the rise of the far-right on both sides of the Atlantic
Alex Rutter
Why UCLS are not just another protest group
Alex Rutter argues that the new society is unlike other left-wing splinter groups
Joshua Prince
Cambridge South is right to be ambitious
Joshua Prince argues that the new railway station promises to bring far more to the city than it may seem
Emy Bengtsson
Cambridge’s culture of anonymous complaint
Emy Bengtsson argues that we should reevaluate our relationship with gossip and anonymous confessions
Comment
A fleshy realisation
Jasper Finlay Burnside places communities at the heart of his argument for cycling infrastructure
Gabrielle Saraway
I think I…like myself?
Gabrielle Saraway argues something very radical: that we should like ourselves