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Cambridge community responds to Homerton Principal claims | Varsity
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (733+ words) Lord Woolley had been subject to scrutiny in The Spectator suggesting he is ‘not fit’ to lead a Cambridge college Wednesday September 9 2026, 6:44pm A number of University of Cambridge organisations, alongside Homerton College itself, have responded to claims made in the…...
Cambridge professor under University investigation after resigning as Reform UK policy chief
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (1385+ words) The University is investigating Dr James Orr’s conduct amid donation allegations and student complaints by Neve Wilson & Maebh Carey Tuesday September 8 2026 Edmund Burke Foundation with permission for Varsity Dr James Orr, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University…...
Peak performance: Instagram is now a totally performative platform
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (262+ words) Matilda Sheekey argues that Instagram has reached new levels of fakeness, as likes and reposts become publicly judged Monday September 7 2026, 6:13pm "When everything is public, nothing is beyond judgement" All this, I fear, has only eroded user authenticity further from the…...
“I am young, I am a woman, and I am from Wales”
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1025+ words) In conversation with Olivia Goodman, Baroness Carmen Smith of Llanfaes reflects on the power of a new generation of political voices and what it means to represent Wales at the heart of British politics Sunday September 6 2026 That ease sits interestingly…...
University of Cambridge Greens set to become newest political society | Varsity
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (708+ words) Sunday September 6 2026, 9:46pm University of Cambridge Greens (UCG) is set to become Cambridge’s newest political society, with committee roles opening ahead of its debut this Michaelmas. On 7 August, the society’s Instagram account announced that a party affiliated with the UK Green…...
Cambridge bus drivers to recieve training to prevent violence against women and girls
1+ week, 5+ day ago (579+ words) The announcement comes after a study shows women feel comparatively less safe on public transport Tuesday September 1 2026, 5:38pm Stagecoach East is to give its bus drivers additional training on how to recognise and react to violence against women and girls (VAWG)....
News In Brief: Bombs, BBC dramas, and borrowed plates
1+ week, 6+ day ago (552+ words) Varsity Online A First World War artillery shell was discovered in the River Cam on Thursday (27/08). Treasure hunter Harvinii Richards, who discovered the explosive, said he initially mistook it for a spray can. Richards said “I realised it was an…...
How to fall back in love with Cambridge
2+ week, 2+ day ago (303+ words) Beatrix Comey provides the ultimate guide to Cambridge sidequesting Friday August 28 2026, 9:07pm Cambridge has a funny way of making you feel as though you’ve seen the entire city in about three weeks; by the end of your first term, it seems…...
‘Man of the people’: is a Cambridge educated prime minister really that surprising?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (219+ words) Maia Barrett questions PM Andy Burnham’s ‘man of the people’ image Wednesday August 26 2026, 6:16pm As a fellow Mancunian, state-educated, Fitzwilliam College Engling, I see similarities in mine and Burnham’s progression to Cambridge. Sharing similar roots with impressive alumni has helped me…...
Facing the North-South divide
3+ week, 1+ day ago (143+ words) Bryony Clarke explores the North-South divide at Cambridge, and asks whether it really splits us in two Saturday August 22 2026 Rosie Beyfus for Varsity “I was worried that it would feel like stepping into a whole new world” “The line between…...