As the pressures of exam season draw near, Isabella Steinmeyer offers some Cambridge fun facts to lighten the mood
Resident archivist Amelia Platt takes us through the photographs, cartoons and front-covers of Varsity’s past
From gatecrashers to window-smashers, Ella Hawes recaps Cambridge’s May Ball scandals through the decades
Ayushman Mukherjee explores some of the fabulous claims surrounding the University’s foundation
Isabella Steinmeyer highlights the acts of kindness that make Cambridge porters so special
Ayushman Mukherjee explores some of the University’s 18th Century clubs and societies
Caitlin Parry explores how gender imbalances in the comedy industry manifest in Cambridge’s own stand-up circuit
Claire Gao on drugs, and the story we fail to see beyond the Cambridge bubble
Long Read
Recalling his fresh-eyed conception of literary smokers, Varsity archivist Joshua Shortman takes us through Cambridge’s smoky past and present
Rena Rawanchaikul speaks to Cambridge’s East and Southeast Asian communities and elucidates the role of their societies in student life
Patrick Dolan speaks to alumni who experienced Freshers’ Week during the 90s and asks whether it truly has undergone significant changes
Nick James takes us behind the scenes of Omar Terywall’s vigilante Facebook group reuniting owners with their stolen bikes
Suchir Salhan uncovers the truth about Oppenheimer’s time at Cambridge during the 1920s
Following a turbulent Easter term for the Union, Felix Armstrong speaks to insiders about its culture, and what it reveals about Cambridge as a whole
Hannah Gillott meets disabled students demanding fairer treatment
Ben Mulley interviews the students doing life-saving work amid an extraordinary personal trauma
What are the challenges of studying in a foreign linguistic environment?
SECRET SOCIETIES
The Conversazione Society, better known as the Cambridge Apostles, dates back to 1820
Varsity asks why students stay at Cambridge for postgraduate study
Varsity goes inside the Admissions Office to find what lay behind their meteoric rise
Cambridge welcomed its first foundation year students in 2022
Max Swillingham explores how a group of conservative dons tried to prevent Cambridge’s modernisation
Students wore their scariest attire, and photographer Tobia Nava got some spooky snaps of the best costumes
Varsity went on a mission to find the best rooms in Cambridge