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  • Reflections on rowing
    10 July 2025
  • Trial and Error: A Sober Night Out in Cambridge
    13 July 2025
  • A bloke on a bike
    14 July 2025
  • So, you’re dating a … 
    7 July 2025
  • A bloke on a bike

    Notebook

    A bloke on a bike

    Ben Curtis reflects on the simple joy of cycling for the sake of it

    14 July 2025
    A bloke on a bike
  • Trial and Error: A Sober Night Out in Cambridge

    Trial and Error

    Trial and Error: A Sober Night Out in Cambridge

    Madeleine Farrow gives us the best tips for enjoying a night out without an impending hangover

    13 July 2025
    Trial and Error: A Sober Night Out in Cambridge
  • Reflections on rowing

    Day in the Life

    Reflections on rowing

    10 July 2025
    Reflections on rowing
  • So, you’re dating a … 

    List

    So, you’re dating a … 

    7 July 2025
    So, you’re dating a … 
  • The myth of a perfect Cambridge

    Notebook

    The myth of a perfect Cambridge

    6 July 2025
    The myth of a perfect Cambridge
  • It's pretty fun to talk to strangers

    Guide

    It’s pretty fun to talk to strangers

    3 July 2025
    It’s pretty fun to talk to strangers
  • The art of pre-ing

    Guide

    The art of pre-ing

    30 June 2025
    The art of pre-ing
  • Blind Date: 'Life's about taking risks'

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘Life’s about taking risks’

    29 June 2025
    Blind Date: ‘Life’s about taking risks’
  • Made in Madrid: lights out, sun’s out

    Made in Madrid

    Made in Madrid: lights out, sun’s out

    26 June 2025
    Made in Madrid: lights out, sun’s out
  • Treats, trinkets & thoughtful gifts

    Guide

    Treats, trinkets & thoughtful gifts

    23 June 2025
    Treats, trinkets & thoughtful gifts
  • Trial and Error: London on a budget

    Trial and Error

    Trial and Error: London on a budget

    Let Jess Gotterson inspire you to explore the capital on a student’s budget

    22 June 2025
    Trial and Error: London on a budget
  • What’s worth doing in Cambridge? 

    Guide

    What’s worth doing in Cambridge? 

    Madeleine Farrow gives us her list of the best things to do in Cambridge 

    19 June 2025
    What’s worth doing in Cambridge? 
  • Staying sane in exam season

    Guide

    Staying sane in exam season

    16 June 2025
    Staying sane in exam season
  • In conversation with the couples of Cambridge

    Feature

    In conversation with the couples of Cambridge

    13 June 2025
    In conversation with the couples of Cambridge
  • What is your May Week horoscope?

    Horoscopes

    What is your May Week horoscope?

    13 June 2025
    What is your May Week horoscope?
  • Dear Auntie Jessica...

    Agony Aunt

    Dear Auntie Jessica…

    13 June 2025
    Dear Auntie Jessica…
  • So long, Cambridge

    Notebook

    So long, Cambridge

    13 June 2025
    So long, Cambridge
  • Take a walk on the welfare side

    Guide

    Take a walk on the welfare side

    9 June 2025
    Take a walk on the welfare side
  • How unhinged are you?

    Quiz

    How unhinged are you?

    8 June 2025
    How unhinged are you?
  • Regrets of someone scared to do anything

    Notebook

    Regrets of someone scared to do anything

    2 June 2025
    Regrets of someone scared to do anything
  • Blind Date: 'the whole date was an experience!'

    Blind date

    Blind Date: ‘the whole date was an experience!’

    Engineer Steven meets engling Arabella

    1 June 2025
    Blind Date: ‘the whole date was an experience!’
  • The not-so-perfect guide to getting through your exams

    Guide

    The not-so-perfect guide to getting through your exams

    How to study when you’d rather cry (and still pass)

    29 May 2025
    The not-so-perfect guide to getting through your exams
  • The ultimate guide to Cambridge brunch

    Guide

    The ultimate guide to Cambridge brunch

    26 May 2025
    The ultimate guide to Cambridge brunch
  • What social media platform are you?

    Quiz

    What social media platform are you?

    25 May 2025
    What social media platform are you?
  • How to handle flatmate friction

    Guide

    How to handle flatmate friction

    22 May 2025
    How to handle flatmate friction
  • Reflections on a no phones night at MASH

    Trial and Error

    Reflections on a no phones night at MASH

    19 May 2025
    Reflections on a no phones night at MASH
  • Blind Date: the descriptors caused laughs and confusion

    Blind date

    Blind Date: the descriptors caused laughs and confusion

    18 May 2025
    Blind Date: the descriptors caused laughs and confusion
  • A complete Cambridge student’s guide to people watching

    Guide

    A complete Cambridge student’s guide to people watching

    15 May 2025
    A complete Cambridge student’s guide to people watching
  • Made in Madrid: a (temporary) home away from home

    Made in Madrid

    Made in Madrid: a (temporary) home away from home

    12 May 2025
    Made in Madrid: a (temporary) home away from home
  • Which study café are you?

    Quiz

    Which study café are you?

    11 May 2025
    Which study café are you?
  • The woes of intercollegiate friendships

    Notebook

    The woes of intercollegiate friendships

    Olivia Redman tells us about the highs and lows of intercollegiate friendships

    8 May 2025
    The woes of intercollegiate friendships
  • It's the little things in life

    Guide

    It’s the little things in life

    Jessica Spearman walks us through the simple pleasures that make life better  

    5 May 2025
    It’s the little things in life
  • Blind Date: rugby opponents reconcile

    Blind date

    Blind Date: rugby opponents reconcile

    4 May 2025
    Blind Date: rugby opponents reconcile
  • A beginners' guide to C-Sunday

    Guide

    A beginners’ guide to C-Sunday

    1 May 2025
    A beginners’ guide to C-Sunday
  • Snippets from my scrapbook

    Notebook

    Snippets from my scrapbook

    28 April 2025
    Snippets from my scrapbook
  • Blind Date: 'I’m the worst person to go on a blind date with...'

    blind date

    Blind Date: ‘I’m the worst person to go on a blind date with…’

    27 April 2025
    Blind Date: ‘I’m the worst person to go on a blind date with…’
  • Traditions of term time 

    Guide

    Traditions of term time 

    25 April 2025
    Traditions of term time 
  • So, you got rejected from your Cambridge Master's...

    Notebook

    So, you got rejected from your Cambridge Master’s…

    25 April 2025
    So, you got rejected from your Cambridge Master’s…
  • Coping with grief at Cambridge 

    Coping with grief at Cambridge 

    24 April 2025
    Coping with grief at Cambridge 
  • Which coffee are you?

    Quiz

    Which coffee are you?

    20 April 2025
    Which coffee are you?
  • The sweet treat dilemma 

    Opinion

    The sweet treat dilemma 

    Elisabeta Darie contemplates how expensive sweet treats contribute to our student experience

    17 April 2025
    The sweet treat dilemma 
  • First year, take two

    Notebook

    First year, take two

    Ivo Morrey grapples with the reality of returning after intermission

    14 April 2025
    First year, take two
  • Blind Date: 'She owes me a round of drinks!'

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘She owes me a round of drinks!’

    13 April 2025
    Blind Date: ‘She owes me a round of drinks!’
  • Made in Madrid: hasta mañana

    Made in Madrid

    Made in Madrid: hasta mañana

    10 April 2025
    Made in Madrid: hasta mañana
  • This is your sign to stop looking for signs 

    Opinion

    This is your sign to stop looking for signs 

    7 April 2025
    This is your sign to stop looking for signs 
  • Which college brunch should be next on your list?

    Quiz

    Which college brunch should be next on your list?

    6 April 2025
    Which college brunch should be next on your list?
  • A Goodchild's Cambridge Confessional: Volume two

    a goodchild's cambridge confessional

    A Goodchild’s Cambridge Confessional: Volume two

    3 April 2025
    A Goodchild’s Cambridge Confessional: Volume two
  • Discovering you're an extrovert 

    Notebook

    Discovering you’re an extrovert 

    31 March 2025
    Discovering you’re an extrovert 
  • Blind Date: bonding over cats and Kate Bush

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: bonding over cats and Kate Bush

    30 March 2025
    Blind Date: bonding over cats and Kate Bush
  • Term time trips

    Notebook

    Term time trips

    27 March 2025
    Term time trips
  • Don't sleep on the power nap

    guide

    Don’t sleep on the power nap

    Professional napper Jess Dodwell offers her expertise to get those midday sweet dreams

    24 March 2025
    Don’t sleep on the power nap
  • Who do you become in Week Eight?

    quiz

    Who do you become in Week Eight?

    As term draws to a close, Salome Gakwaya helps you figure out (in quiz format) what type of person you become in Week Eight

    23 March 2025
    Who do you become in Week Eight?
  • Made in Madrid: Striking the Balance

    Made in Madrid

    Made in Madrid: Striking the Balance

    20 March 2025
    Made in Madrid: Striking the Balance
  • Escape to the city

    Notebook

    Escape to the city

    17 March 2025
    Escape to the city
  • On making friends 

    Guide

    On making friends 

    13 March 2025
    On making friends 
  • The art of slowing down

    The art of slowing down

    10 March 2025
    The art of slowing down
  • Which type of friend are you?

    Quiz

    Which type of friend are you?

    9 March 2025
    Which type of friend are you?
  • After the bleak midwinter

    Guide

    After the bleak midwinter

    7 March 2025
    After the bleak midwinter
  • A day in the life of an engineer 

    Trial and Error

    A day in the life of an engineer 

    7 March 2025
    A day in the life of an engineer 
  • Rolling in the deep of third year

    Notebook

    Rolling in the deep of third year

    7 March 2025
    Rolling in the deep of third year
  • Mourning a friendship, paired with oyster mushroom pancakes

    recipe

    Mourning a friendship, paired with oyster mushroom pancakes

    Kitty Fay offers her crispy fried oyster mushroom pancakes as a cure for those pesky friendship breakups

    6 March 2025
    Mourning a friendship, paired with oyster mushroom pancakes
  • A Berliner's perspective on Cambridge clubbing

    A Berliner’s perspective on Cambridge clubbing

    Leon Rake compares his experience of Berlin clubs to that of Cambridge 

    3 March 2025
    A Berliner’s perspective on Cambridge clubbing
  • Blind Date: 'there was a power play with the heater'

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘there was a power play with the heater’

    2 March 2025
    Blind Date: ‘there was a power play with the heater’
  • A Goodchild’s Cambridge confessional

    a goodchild's cambridge confessional

    A Goodchild’s Cambridge confessional

    27 February 2025
    A Goodchild’s Cambridge confessional
  • Made in Madrid: ‘De Madrid al cielo‘

    made in madrid

    Made in Madrid: ‘De Madrid al cielo‘

    24 February 2025
    Made in Madrid: ‘De Madrid al cielo‘
  • Which Sidge library are you?

    quiz

    Which Sidge library are you?

    23 February 2025
    Which Sidge library are you?
  • Lasting love: Cambridge couples through the ages

    Lasting love: Cambridge couples through the ages

    21 February 2025
    Lasting love: Cambridge couples through the ages
  • An ode to my second year flat 

    An ode to my second year flat 

    20 February 2025
    An ode to my second year flat 
  • Blind Date: 'Cambridge dating is nightmare material!'

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘Cambridge dating is nightmare material!’

    16 February 2025
    Blind Date: ‘Cambridge dating is nightmare material!’
  • Flopping a fresh start, with a side of rosemary and potato soup

    recipe

    Flopping a fresh start, with a side of rosemary and potato soup

    13 February 2025
    Flopping a fresh start, with a side of rosemary and potato soup
  • Made in Madrid: flashback to Barcelona

    Made in Madrid

    Made in Madrid: flashback to Barcelona

    Patrick Dolan explores the highs and lows of his time in Barcelona on his year abroad 

    10 February 2025
    Made in Madrid: flashback to Barcelona
  • What should your Valentine’s Day plans be?

    quiz

    What should your Valentine’s Day plans be?

    Jessica Spearman advises you on the best way to spend your time this Valentine’s Day

    9 February 2025
    What should your Valentine’s Day plans be?
  • Changing our focus on vision boards

    Opinion

    Changing our focus on vision boards

    7 February 2025
    Changing our focus on vision boards
  • A love letter to the girls

    Notebook

    A love letter to the girls

    7 February 2025
    A love letter to the girls
  • Is Raya all it's cracked up to be? 

    Is Raya all it’s cracked up to be? 

    6 February 2025
    Is Raya all it’s cracked up to be? 
  • A comfort food formal

    A comfort food formal

    3 February 2025
    A comfort food formal
  • The art of the debrief

    List

    The art of the debrief

    30 January 2025
    The art of the debrief
  • Learning to love Veganuary 

    trial and error

    Learning to love Veganuary 

    27 January 2025
    Learning to love Veganuary 
  • What's your pre-drinks persona? 

    quiz

    What’s your pre-drinks persona? 

    26 January 2025
    What’s your pre-drinks persona? 
  • Dear Auntie Jessica: muck-ups, mocktails and mocks

    Agony Aunt

    Dear Auntie Jessica: muck-ups, mocktails and mocks

    24 January 2025
    Dear Auntie Jessica: muck-ups, mocktails and mocks
  • The collections of a Cambridge student 

    Notebook

    The collections of a Cambridge student 

    Jess Smith reflects on the momentos we amass during our time at university

    24 January 2025
    The collections of a Cambridge student 
  • Your Lent horoscope

    horoscope

    Your Lent horoscope

    Edie Castell looks to the stars to tell what’s in store for Lent term

    23 January 2025
    Your Lent horoscope
  • Head to head: social media

    head to head

    Head to head: social media

    20 January 2025
    Head to head: social media
  • Blind Date: ‘Sparks weren’t flying’

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘Sparks weren’t flying’

    19 January 2025
    Blind Date: ‘Sparks weren’t flying’
  • How to keep your houseplants alive

    Guide

    How to keep your houseplants alive

    16 January 2025
    How to keep your houseplants alive
  • 10 things I hate about winter

    10 things I hate about winter

    13 January 2025
    10 things I hate about winter
  • What does your Knoops order say about you? 

    quiz

    What does your Knoops order say about you? 

    12 January 2025
    What does your Knoops order say about you? 
  • Varsity's 2025 'ins and outs' 

    List

    Varsity‘s 2025 ‘ins and outs’ 

    9 January 2025
    Varsity‘s 2025 ‘ins and outs’ 
  • Bongo's Bingo: the Cambridge clubbing alternative you never knew you needed

    Review

    Bongo’s Bingo: the Cambridge clubbing alternative you never knew you needed

    6 January 2025
    Bongo’s Bingo: the Cambridge clubbing alternative you never knew you needed
  • Blind Date: ‘He gave me a good strategy for stealing from formals’

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘He gave me a good strategy for stealing from formals’

    5 January 2025
    Blind Date: ‘He gave me a good strategy for stealing from formals’
  • Every Sidge lunch option, ranked

    GUIDE

    Every Sidge lunch option, ranked

    Alex Myall guides you through the best lunch options at the beloved Sidgwick Site

    2 January 2025
    Every Sidge lunch option, ranked
  • A day in the life of a WAG 

    A day in the life of a WAG 

    Martha Lucas may not be Colleen Rooney, but college rugby is close enough! 

    30 December 2024
    A day in the life of a WAG 
  • What should your Cambridge New Year’s Resolution be?

    quiz

    What should your Cambridge New Year’s Resolution be?

    29 December 2024
    What should your Cambridge New Year’s Resolution be?
  • Am I better than everyone? 

    Am I better than everyone? 

    26 December 2024
    Am I better than everyone? 
  • Being queer at Christmas 

    Being queer at Christmas 

    23 December 2024
    Being queer at Christmas 
  • Double blind date: ‘I don’t think I ever escaped that friendly feeling’

    Blind Date

    Double blind date: ‘I don’t think I ever escaped that friendly feeling’

    22 December 2024
    Double blind date: ‘I don’t think I ever escaped that friendly feeling’
  • Why I won't be having a winter arc

    Why I won’t be having a winter arc

    19 December 2024
    Why I won’t be having a winter arc
  • Exploring Cambridge at Christmas

    Exploring Cambridge at Christmas

    16 December 2024
    Exploring Cambridge at Christmas
  • Blind Date: ‘I didn’t have her pinned as a rugby girl’

    Blind Date

    Blind Date: ‘I didn’t have her pinned as a rugby girl’

    12 December 2024
    Blind Date: ‘I didn’t have her pinned as a rugby girl’
  • Becoming a LinkedIn influencer

    Becoming a LinkedIn influencer

    9 December 2024
    Becoming a LinkedIn influencer
  • Facing my fears, one cable car at a time 

    Facing my fears, one cable car at a time 

    Loveday Cookson on using the long break to confront her most absurd fears

    7 December 2024
    Facing my fears, one cable car at a time 
  • Home comforts: the rice cooker 

    Food

    Home comforts: the rice cooker 

    Claire Ding reflects on her relationship with the humble rice cooker and reveals some of her go-to dishes 

    4 December 2024
    Home comforts: the rice cooker 
  • Blind date: 'we talked about weddings!'

    Blind Date

    Blind date: ‘we talked about weddings!’

    30 November 2024
    Blind date: ‘we talked about weddings!’
  • The reality of being a Cambridge influencer

    The reality of being a Cambridge influencer

    29 November 2024
    The reality of being a Cambridge influencer
  • I'm dreaming of a well-advised Christmas

    Agony Aunt

    I’m dreaming of a well-advised Christmas

    29 November 2024
    I’m dreaming of a well-advised Christmas
  • Flipping good crêpes

    Food

    Flipping good crêpes

    25 November 2024
    Flipping good crêpes
  • Should I stay or should I go? Braving the friendship break-up

    Should I stay or should I go? Braving the friendship break-up

    21 November 2024
    Should I stay or should I go? Braving the friendship break-up
  • How to survive a visit from a home friend

    How to survive a visit from a home friend

    19 November 2024
    How to survive a visit from a home friend
  • A housewife's guide to keeping your kitchen

    Guide

    A housewife’s guide to keeping your kitchen

    15 November 2024
    A housewife’s guide to keeping your kitchen
  • Blind date: 'he was actually my ex-boyfriend'

    Blind Date

    Blind date: ‘he was actually my ex-boyfriend’

    15 November 2024
    Blind date: ‘he was actually my ex-boyfriend’
  • Seasonal stews to warm your heart

    Food

    Seasonal stews to warm your heart

    Leo Kang talks us through his four favourite ways to make the perfect autumn dish: the humble stew

    15 November 2024
    Seasonal stews to warm your heart
  • Blind date: ‘maybe he was just struggling with something’ 

    Blind Date

    Blind date: ‘maybe he was just struggling with something’ 

    3rd year economist George meets Elise, a 3rd year historian 

    15 November 2024
    Blind date: ‘maybe he was just struggling with something’ 
  • Curing bicultural seasickness

    Curing bicultural seasickness

    12 November 2024
    Curing bicultural seasickness
  • Creatives, should you sell out? 

    Opinion

    Creatives, should you sell out? 

    7 November 2024
    Creatives, should you sell out? 
  • Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside

    Trial and Error

    Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside

    4 November 2024
    Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside
  • Your Halloween horror-scope

    Horoscope

    Your Halloween horror-scope

    1 November 2024
    Your Halloween horror-scope
  • A beginner's guide to microwave cooking

    Food

    A beginner’s guide to microwave cooking

    1 November 2024
    A beginner’s guide to microwave cooking
  • Dear diary ... my heart hurts at how time passes

    Dear diary … my heart hurts at how time passes

    1 November 2024
    Dear diary … my heart hurts at how time passes
  • What's in my uni bag? 

    What’s in my uni bag? 

    1 November 2024
    What’s in my uni bag? 
  • Cambridge Halloween horror stories

    Cambridge Halloween horror stories

    31 October 2024
    Cambridge Halloween horror stories

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