Abril Duarte González

The myth of ‘general knowledge’

Abril Duarte González argues that what we call ‘common knowledge’ is often just cultural proximity

Abril Duarte González

The anti-AI performance at Cambridge 

Unmilan Kalita

Not all is beautiful in the death of the ‘golden ticket’

Lily Owens

The Cambridge Union must adapt its style to modern politics

Bix Ponte

Let’s get the monsters talking

Yashraj Garg

‘Don’t worry, I barely revised’

Marianna Kondak

What if doing no harm is enough?

April O'Neill

I’m disappointed but not suprised by the actions of David Stern

April O’Neill argues that the social circles and cultures created at Oxbridge need to be examined and held accountable 

Juliette Berry

Inclusivity doesn’t have to sell out tradition

Juliette Berry argues that colleges should embrace the pride and politics behind flying flags

Calum Murray

Students should care more about tuition loans

Alfie Roberts

Universities must sell their successes to the public

Jake Altmann

A tongue-in-cheek petition for gowned exams at Cambridge 

Ben Lubitsh

The right to offend entails the right to sack

Duncan Paterson

College football is being overwhelmed by the prejudices of the few

Calum Murray

CUCA risks becoming Reform-lite

Duncan Paterson

Cambridge’s academic staff should not be sacrificed in the pursuit of ‘talent acquisition’

Duncan Paterson argues that the University’s leadership priorities are neglecting the people that are foundational to its continuance

Ivo Morrey

CUCA’s cancellation queries what the right really wants

Ivo Morrey argues that CUCA’s recent speaker event cancellation might not just be a result of their cowardice

Juliette Berry

Keep college bars student run, or lose what makes them special

Matilda Sheekey

Men at Cambridge are experiencing equality

Juliette Berry

College rivalry should not become college snobbery

Ben Lubitsh

The beautiful death of the ‘golden ticket’

Duncan Paterson

Gardies and Harvey’s are not the first, and they won’t be the last

Keane Handley

Cambridge has already become complacent on class

Ben Lubitsh

Fine, you’re more stressed than I am – you win?

Ben Lubitsh scrutinises the need to ‘out-stress’ our peers

Juliette Berry

Will the town and gown divide ever truly be resolved?

Navya Sharma Tyagali

It’s sexy to talk about sex

Sam Elgar

Year of the Hawk: divestment in an era of European war

Ivo Morrey

Plastic pubs: the problem with Cambridge alehouses 

Yashraj Garg

What happened to men at Cambridge?

Elena Buermann

The SU’s retreat on plant-based food reveals our appetite for ignorance

Holly Farrell

League tables do more harm than good

Beth Wade

The ‘class’ of Cambridge

Navya Sharma Tyagali

Yes, I’m brown – but I have more important things to say

Navya Sharma Tyagali argues that Cambridge is not excluded from the trend of intellectually ostracising minority voices

Daisy Hewitt

The magic of an eight-week term

Daisy Hewitt argues that our eight-week terms are an essential component of the Cambridge experience

Kit Roberts

Forget AI, we need to start talking about quantum

Daisy Hewitt

Stop pretending you’re not privileged 

Head to Head

Surely it’s time to scrap scholars’ dinners?

Daisy Hewitt

Cambridge can’t beat AI

Amelie Rothwell

Confidence isn’t earned, it’s bought 

Nessa Yip

AI isn’t worth the environmental costs

Olive Watt

Anti-trans societies won’t make women safer

Olive Watt reacts to the creation of the Cambridge University Society of Women and reflects on the queer experience 

Wilf Vall

Time to slow down the rat race

Wilf Vall calls for calm amid the rush for a graduate job 

Jasper Finlay Burnside and Duncan Paterson

Reformed ideas: should we encourage a Reform UK society?

Alex Rutter

Be mindful of non-students in your societies

April O'Neill

Stop relying on your bedder

Nessa Yip

Young people don’t like your online political campaigns 

Abril Duarte González

On overcoming the freshers’ curse

Remy Rushbrooke

Nathan Cofnas shouldn’t be silenced 

Joshua Prince

Cambridge should lose the Boat Race

Joshua Prince thinks ahead to next year’s iconic ‘Battle of the Blues’ and considers whether it’s time for Cambridge’s dominance to come to an end

Head to Head

Welfare workshops are broken 

Daisy Stewart Henderson and Duncan Paterson clash over how to fix this Freshers’ Week staple

Bibi Boyce

Bonnie Blue is the enemy, not the face, of female liberation

Jamilla Wichmann

Open-mindedness is a British value

Elena Buermann

Flying the flag, properly

Duncan Paterson

When colleges raise rents, everybody loses

Head to Head

Should Cambridge be investing in programmes over people?

Ellana Cowan

Let’s bring back masks

Ellana Cowan argues that the benefits of masking mean that we shouldn’t drop the practice 

Jasper Finlay Burnside

The protestable state of protest

Remy Rushbrooke

Leave no stone unturned

Kit Roberts

Dear finalists, please have fun

Sophia Bosworth-Gerbino

Travelling to Trump’s America

Alex Rutter

Why UCLS are not just another protest group 

Joshua Prince

Cambridge South is right to be ambitious

Emy Bengtsson

Cambridge’s culture of anonymous complaint

Comment

A fleshy realisation

Katie Nicholson

The reality of the Tompkins Table rankings

Katie Nicholson rebuts claims that the Tompkins Table is obsolete, instead arguing that the problem lies in its reception

Jamilla Wichmann

Why do we need to glow up?

Comment

My problem with the year abroad

Ellana Cowan

Cambridge needs to reach out to disabled students

Comment

Who could possibly want more exams?

Ben Curtis

Time’s up for the Tompkins Table

Daisy Stewart Henderson

Yes, I love Britain

Jasper Finlay Burnside

A plague on your new-build houses

April O'Neill

Put an end to the unpaid internship

Katie Nicholson

Supervisions are about more than teaching

Katie Nicholson weighs up the pros and cons of the supervision system

Elsie McDowell

What the civil service has got wrong about class

Katie Nicholson

Are degrees still worth it?

Ben Lubitsh

Stop disarming people of their nuance

Jamilla Wichmann

What is originality, anyway? 

Jasper Finlay Burnside

Where is the humanity in our politics?

Bernard Shiu

It’s not just Trump who’s after international students

Tia Ribbo

So, what are you up to this summer?

Tia Ribbo argues that the pressure placed on our summer vacation highlights harmful aspects of Cambridge’s culture

Sophia Bosworth-Gerbino

Why shouldn’t we share our libraries with A-level students?

Sophia Bosworth-Gerbino argues that we need to remember that Cambridge is not solely a university town when complaining about A-level students in our libraries

Ben Lubitsh

No platform, no progress

Jack Deasley

Good riddance to exam rankings

Greg Quinn

May Week isn’t going anywhere

Katie Nicholson

The importance of student protests isn’t up for debate

Olive Watt

Labour is betraying disabled people

Olive Watt argues that the government is betraying disabled people, and its roots, through cuts to disability benefits 

Calum Murray

Is Cambridge really accessible?

Students from working class backgrounds discuss the remaining barriers to inclusion at Cambridge

Maddie Harding

Keir Starmer’s ‘New Deal’ era?

Ffion Edwards

Not all state schools are made equal 

Katie Nicholson

Impostor syndrome isn’t a rite of passage

April O'Neill

Are college-mandated quiet periods more harm than good?

Martha Rayner

The lies we tell prospective students

Katie Nicholson

Lectures are optional so give us the recordings

Jasper Finlay Burnside

What Scotland can teach us about Reform’s coming wave