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‘We are here today because the Master of this college has decided it’s okay to invest in arms,’ one protester said
Police attended the protest on Mill Road, where one demonstrator chained themselves to a van
Climate groups ORCA and Extinction Rebellion called for the University to sever its ties with the world’s largest oilfield services provider
They claim that their new contracts have caused a net pay cut for many writers
The College’s Master claimed the College has ‘no interest’ in divesting from arms companies
Feature
Ronan McAuliffe speaks to the students who braved the queue at this year’s Kettle’s Yard loan programme
Vintage Varsity
Resident Varsity Archivist Vialli McComb explores the mid-century shift in student gown wearing
Blind Date
Oliver, a linguistics MPhil student, (re)meets Andrew, a biomolecular science MPhil student
Sportspeople
Barney Blackburn sifts through the archives to select one major sporting graduate from every Cambridge college
Cambridge’s LinkedIn culture has changed the meaning of connection
Give humanities students a pathway to academia
Cambridge hasn’t been infantilised, it’s grown up
An ode to the welfare walk
Grace Cobb
In light of Varsity‘s recent investigation, Grace Cobb argues that tying up our academic progress with our mental wellbeing is preventing students from seeking help
Luca Chandler
Viewing the world as an anthropologist might just provide the empathy we need
Alex Lee
HSPS Part III? The time has come, argues Alex Lee
Evie McMahon
Evie McMahon argues that ‘Welfare Walks’ preserve sanctity and our appreciation for Cambridge during stressful times
Wilf Vall
Wilf Vall rebuts ex-fellow David Butterfield’s criticism of accessibility and widening participation at Cambridge
Daisy Stewart Henderson
We should reject the LinkedIn culture of assessing our peers through impressive statistics, and instead look at each other as human beings, argues Daisy Stewart Henderson
Vintage Varsity: the gowns they are a-going
GDBO? What Oxonians say about Cambridge
Could your college be costing you?
Vintage Varsity: the fall of the wall 
Sobriety
As more young people turn to sobriety, Claire Gao investigates the reasons behind the phenomenon and how this impacts students’ social lives at Cambridge
Resident Varsity archivist Vialli McComb explores the Cantabridgian experiences of the fall of the Berlin Wall on its 35th anniversary
Oxbridge rivalry
Cambridge and Oxford students go head to head, as Joanne Yau interviews the historic rivals about their perceptions on each others’ nightlife, love life, and the town and gown divide
Financial support
The Cambridge college pool might be closer to a lottery, Lowenna Biscoe uncovers, as financial support accessibility varies drastically from college to college
Vintage Varsity
Resident Varsity Archivist Vialli McComb explores the mid-century shift in student gown wearing
Research travel
Reflecting on the value of travelling for research purposes, Cynthia Francis relays the experience in Delhi
Vintage Varsity
Eleanor Dougan explores Cantabrigian responses to US presidents
Politics
Isabella Steinmeyer reflects on the night of Trump’s re-election
Commercial Feature
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From deals to degrees: a day in the life of a part time student
‘The digitalisation of humanity is destroying what it means to be human’: Sophie Winkleman on the dangers of smartphones
“There’s something about Austen”: Cariad Lloyd on her hit improv show Austentatious
Vienna Kwan sits down with law firm executive and Judge Business School student Jan-Patrik Reimann to talk about life as a full time professional, and part time student.
Priya Watkinson talks to the writer, podcaster, actor, and comedian
The actress talks championing community, societal responsibility, and creating a screen-free future with Seyan Dattani
Maddy Browne hears from Pembroke’s outreach and admissions officers on the innovative work being done behind the brochures
Joe Short speaks to the Irish poet about the value of ‘doing’ and the importance of mentorship
The internationally-celebrated astronaut reveals to Orla McMahon how a punting trip down the river Cam opened the door to NASA
The new face of probiotics
Let’s root for root vegetables!
Research Round-up: week six
Face to face with megafauna: in praise of the Museum of Zoology
Nicole Cappellazzo explains some of the latest scientific research
Teymour Taj explains why we should give seasonal vegetables a second look
Ananya Vijay rounds up the latest research from Cambridge
Ellie Robinson explains why the changing seasons might have you feeling down, and what you can do to look after yourself
How to survive a visit from a home friend
Blind date: ‘he was actually my ex-boyfriend’
Blind date: ‘maybe he was just struggling with something’ 
Curing bicultural seasickness
Oliver Cooney offers his top survival tips to salvage your degree (and your friendship) in the season of visits from home
Guide
Ella Ducker teaches you the best ways to keep your gyp clean – 1950s housewife-style!
Blind Date
Oliver, a linguistics MPhil student, (re)meets Andrew, a biomolecular science MPhil student
Food
Leo Kang talks us through his four favourite ways to make the perfect autumn dish: the humble stew
Blind Date
3rd year economist George meets Elise, a 3rd year historian
Lucia Trivass-Berlanga learns to re-engage with her culture
Anything goes at the Kettle’s Yard picture scheme
Tate head on a ‘great British brand that resonates throughout the world’
‘My pictures show me how much I’ve lost’: Nan Goldin’s photographs as memorials
How to guess the price of art
Feature
Ever wanted to look clever in a gallery? Here’s Colette Grice‘s guide to putting a figure to your favourite pieces of art
Interview
Ben Birch speaks to Roland Rudd, chair of the trustees at the Tate, questioning what gets put up on the walls, and why?
Feature
Ronan McAuliffe speaks to the students who braved the queue at this year’s Kettle’s Yard loan programme
Interview
Alice Mainwood speaks to the gallery about its open-doors exhibition for young artists
Review
Samantha Harvey’s space novel radically uproots readers from their home planet, forcing us to regard it from a distance
Feature
Madeleine Whitmore explores the lasting potency of Goldin’s emotive documentation of New York’s queer subcultures
Make it yours: The Politics of Personalisation 
Is Cambridge’s graduation dress code outdated?
Does Roblox Dress to Impress deserve the hype?
Why did we stop wearing heels? 
Feature
Jeanne Pétrel explores why we love to personlise….everything!
Opinion
Annia Krzoska celebrates the oddly specific earring
After a summer of graduations, Ava Connors reflects on Cambridge’s academic dress codes
Feature
Rose Beedle and Matilda Barker give their account of this year’s festival
Opinion
Esther Knowles investigates why Cambridge students ditched the classic shoe style.
What we wore
Ava Connors explores the importance of dressing for yourself at Halloween
The Wuthering Heights casting controversy isn’t about Robbie and Elordi — it’s about Emerald Fennell
The Substance leaves us cold
Anora excites and delights on the 2024 festival circuit
Compulsive heterosexuality: Heartstopper Season 3
Review
Sam Mathews Boehmer says there is Rome for improvement in this Ridley Scott sequel
Film Review
Amanda Ljungberg finds Anora bewildering and endearing
Opinion
Wuthering Heights casting choices are dividing the internet for no good reason, argues Daisy Simpson
Column
In the third edition of Global Frames, Inês Goes-Marliere explores the cinema of Argentina
Opinion
Ellie Smith argues that Heartstopper Season 3 is radically representative of bisexuality and queerness in women
Head to head
Jaipreet Lully and Stella Williamson go head to head over Anna Kendrick’s latest TV show, Woman of the Hour
Spotify Unwrapped: Is the algorithm running out of stream?
More than melancholy: 50 years since Nick Drake
A peep inside Greep’s New Sound
Jazz for Dummies: the society making jazz more accessible
Live Review
Frankie Steel dives into the electrifying solo debut of Geordie Greep
Opinion
With year-round music-tracking apps now at our fingertips, Ezra Izer delves into whether Spotify Wrapped still brings the same thrill
Think jazz isn’t for you? JazzSoc open jams invite you to think again
Playlist
Hit play on Week 5 with a playlist matching Cambridge libraries to their perfect tracks
Opinion
In this 50-year retrospective, Birdie Reeds dives into the transcendent music of Nick Drake
Album Review
Chromakopia elicits a new kind of honesty from Tyler, the Creator, says Gemini McKee
Cyrano de Bergerac is a whirlwind of words
Mind: The Gap is intensely creative
To judge or not to judge?
Negotiating With the Dead is alive with potential
Review
This impressively acted play finds itself running out of things to say
Feature
Gina Stock writes a love letter to two recent Cambridge cabaret shows – and the genre as a whole
Review
Bethinn Feely is strongly compelled by this student-written psychological study
Review
Cyrano de Bergerac is an elegant production that creatively presents spoken word theatre
Review
After a rocky start, Negotiating With the Dead strikes gold.
Opinion
Josh Pritchard investigates the standards we apply to student theatre, and wonders if it is possible to meet them
Which sports star attended your college?
Lineker leaving: is it the final whistle for Match of the Day?
Cambridge continue to splutter through BUCS hockey campaign
Captain’s Corner: Boxing
Football
Barney Blackburn explores the place Match of the Day has in the world of football media and why it should stay the same
Sportspeople
Barney Blackburn sifts through the archives to select one major sporting graduate from every Cambridge college
Captain's Corner
Nick James talks to the Blues boxing co-captain Anna Townend
Report
Joss Heddle-Bacon reports on the out-of-form Women’s Blues’ team as they face Durham
Formula 1
Ezra Izer discusses Formula 1′s crackdown on profanity and how it takes away from the sporting emotion which grips fans
Match report
Joss Heddle-Bacon reports on Cambridge Women’s Blues’ season-opening fixture against old rivals Oxford
Cambridge’s LinkedIn culture has changed the meaning of connection
We should reject the LinkedIn culture of assessing our peers through impressive statistics, and instead look at each other as human beings, argues Daisy Stewart Henderson