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Interviews
In the second instalment of our series spotlighting life in humanitarian crises, Victor Jack speaks with Yasser Ahmed, a 20-year old Yemeni student who describes the traumas, poverty and declining hope facing young people after six years of civil war
News
All fourth-year MMLL and HML undergraduates who were classed in second year will be eligible for the plans, according to a department email sent out this afternoon
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Varsity gives a month-by-month breakdown of the news which shaped Cambridge in a historic year
Interviews
In the third article of our series exploring how governments across the world approached university policy this year, Victor Jack speaks to Denmark’s Minister for Higher Education and Science, Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen
Interviews
In the inaugural article of our series exploring how education ministries across the world are handling the pandemic, Victor Jack talks unemployment, mental health and tuition fees with Matilda Ernkrans, Sweden’s Minister for Higher Education and Research
Interviews
Victor Jack speaks to Ramit Debnath about his use of machine learning to understand India’s pandemic strategy in the first installment of our series spotlighting new research at Cambridge
Interviews
In the first installment of our new series shedding light on current humanitarian crises, Victor Jack sits with Ӧmir Bekali, an Uighur Muslim who recounts his imprisonment, torture and indoctrination at the hands of the Chinese state
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The new measures were adopted by University Council on Monday, but concerns have been raised about their disproportionate impact on women and BAME staff
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The accidental breach, which exposed some students’ reasons for intermission and their disabilities, will be reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office
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The Department of Medicine’s Dr Helen Lee and Professor Ravi Gupta have led the efforts on the new ‘SAMBA II’ test, which can obtain a diagnostic in under 90 minutes
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Speaking to Varsity, the Senior Pro-Vice Chancellor clarifies that integrated Master’s students and those previously awarded DDH will not have a safety net – but emphasises that many assessment-related issues are still under consideration
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First and second year exams will not be classed
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The University also announced the creation of a “Special Hardship Fund” for those facing financial difficulties as a result of Covid-19
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Students returning to the UK due to the Covid-19 outbreak may also face losing Erasmus+ funding, while the Faculty says it plans to provide a hardship fund
Comment: Victor Jack
For so many students for whom the decision to go home is a complicated one, Cambridge’s ‘advice’ has been painfully ambiguous, inconsistent, and frustratingly slow
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Student-led activist group Cambridge Defend Education, which led the occupation, said their act is a “democratisation of space” in face of staff inequality and unmet demands
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Stay up-to-date with this week’s elections with Varsity’s rolling coverage
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Follow Varsity’s minute-by-minute coverage of the 2020 SU election hustings
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As Public Health England and colleges step up their advice, Rebecca Kingsley says the pre-clinical phase of vaccine testing is ‘well under way’
Comment: Victor Jack
Violence and harassment: A Varsity statement of solidarity
Varsity stands in solidarity with all women and people of marginalised genders against violence