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Home of the University of Cambridge’s student newspaper, Varsity. Get the latest News, Comment, Sport, Features, Videos, Culture, Reviews and more from the University and beyond.

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varsity.co.uk > science > 32053

Promising new therapies for Parkinson’s disease

17+ hour, 18+ min ago   (396+ words) Daya Shergill explores new advances in Parkinson’s disease treatment Sunday September 13 2026, 10:29pm Parkinson’s disease is a neurological condition which currently affects around 166,000 people in the UK. Individuals with Parkinson’s will often experience slowness of movement, tremors, stiffness and balance problems. The…...

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varsity.co.uk > lifestyle > 32045

The perks of being so far out

20+ hour, 51+ min ago   (147+ words) Lisa Sones debunks the myths of life at a ‘far’ Cambridge college Sunday September 13 2026, 6:56pm Between the disappointment of learning I was pooled to one of the farthest colleges and now my gratefulness at knowing I don’t need to fight tourists…...

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varsity.co.uk > features > 32039

Widening access to Classics: an academic rollercoaster

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (192+ words) Eleanor Baldwin reflects on the highs, lows and effectiveness of the 4-year Classics course Wednesday September 9 2026, 10:12pm Widening access has meant rethinking traditional routes into the subject at university. Initially, the introduction of an additional Intensive Greek pathway at Cambridge marked…...

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varsity.co.uk > interviews > 32034

Ringing in the new academic year

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (517+ words) Ellie Barton meets Cambridge’s Guild of Change Ringers to explore the traditions behind the bells and the skill involved in ringing Wednesday September 9 2026, 6:57pm Walk around Cambridge, and you’ll often hear bells ringing out from the local churches. What might surprise…...

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varsity.co.uk > news > 32016

Cambridge community responds to Homerton Principal claims | Varsity

4+ day, 21+ 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…...

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varsity.co.uk > comment > 32036

Moving in, moving out, buying again

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (103+ words) Abril Duarte González explores how Cambridge’s relentless cycle of packing and unpacking reveals something uncomfortable about how easily we accumulate, replace and discard by Abril Duarte González Wednesday September 9 2026, 12:40pm “When you have limited space, it becomes much clearer how much…...

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varsity.co.uk > comment > 32014

Peak performance: Instagram is now a totally performative platform

6+ day, 21+ 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…...

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varsity.co.uk > interviews > 32011

“I am young, I am a woman, and I am from Wales”

1+ week, 16+ 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…...

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varsity.co.uk > features > 31995

The perils and potential of studygram

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (586+ words) Olivia Strudwick reflects on the rise of university content creators Sunday August 30 2026, 9:00pm For Kentucky-born Jeffery Pendleston, Cambridge seemed like a distant dream. Now a PhD candidate in Psychology, Jeffery’s Instagram handle (@cambridgeunigram) is a corpus of his academic endeavours, a…...

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varsity.co.uk > lifestyle > 31989

How to fall back in love with Cambridge

2+ week, 3+ 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…...