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False pride | Varsity

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (206+ words) Jasper F. Burnside questions the capitalism that now runs the modern-day Pride movement and whether it stays true to its original purpose by Jasper Finlay Burnside Friday July 17 2026, 11:35pm As I sat in my room looking down upon the tarmac of Bridge…...

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Cambridge University Boat Club triumphs at Henley Royal Regatta

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (529+ words) Nicholas Hall reports on Cambridge’s rowing success in the Temple Challenge Cup Friday July 17 2026, 9:21pm Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) crowned an outstanding season by securing a historic victory in the Temple Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta, defeating the University…...

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Join Varsity’s visual team this Michaelmas

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (340+ words) Now is the ideal time to join the beating heart of student journalism in Cambridge by Daisy Bates & Bibi Boyce Wednesday July 15 2026, 11:29am Applications to join Varsity’s visual team in Michaelmas 2026 have now opened. Varsity is the oldest and only independent…...

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Write for Varsity this Michaelmas

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1403+ words) Now is the ideal time to join the beating heart of student journalism in Cambridge by Daisy Bates & Bibi Boyce Wednesday July 15 2026, 11:30am Applications to join Varsity’s writers team in Michaelmas 2026 have now opened. Apply to join any of our sections…...

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Is it AI or just bad writing?

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (248+ words) Vienna Zhang considers the effect AI is already having on the publishing world Tuesday July 14 2026, 10:03pm When AI writes books, readers are concerned with more than a perceived “aesthetic” difference. At the heart of it, is trust: trust between the reader…...

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COVID boosters may give protection beyond COVID-19

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (357+ words) Two new companion studies led by Cambridge researchers point towards COVID booster vaccines offering cross-protection beyond the COVID-19 virus Monday July 13 2026, 11:08pm Cambridge researchers have found that COVID-19 booster vaccines may offer broader protection than previously thought. These protections could aid…...

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Through the looking glass: the material that made modern science possible

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (400+ words) Jordan Inglis looks back through the history of glass, from ancient craft to modern medicine, and examines how it reshaped our understanding of the world Monday July 13 2026, 11:42pm Few materials have changed humanity’s understanding of the universe as profoundly as glass....

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Cambridge economics grads earn highest average salary of all graduates nationally after five years

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (403+ words) English literature and performing arts graduates earned the joint lowest salary on average at £35,100 Monday July 13 2026, 11:15pm Economics graduates from the University of Cambridge earn the highest median salary of any university subject in the UK five years after graduation, according…...

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If you’ve got a blacklist, I wanna be on it

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (140+ words) Millie Wooler ponders the place of politics in our playlists Saturday July 11 2026, 8:20pm My summer gig list was surprisingly lacking in political angst this year, and I have to say that I was shocked. 2025 wasn’t exactly a quiet year in either…...

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Homerton College Principal Simon Woolley: ‘Stand up and shake my hand’

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (637+ words) Dhruv Shenai sits with Simon Woolley to discuss his controversial Oxford Union debate and his experience of racism in the UK Friday July 10 2026 Simon Woolley with permission for Varsity He notes however that the Black community didn’t fall for the…...