Varsity

In a world centred on materiality, we know we shouldn’t attach ourselves to consumer goods – yet we still doLily O'Sullivan for Varsity Once the end of September comes around, most of us start thinking about moving back into our college rooms. Keeping term is often treated as a nuisance, and the fact that some colleges force students to move out during the vacations is both a symbol of inequality and a quintessential Cambridge quirk.

"Operation Market Garden tells the story of Izzy’s grandfather, Neville Neads"Lauren Herd with permission for Varsity Every August, Cambridge sends many of its shows north. This week, I spoke with Izzy Lane, whose show also brings with it a piece of her own family history to the Edinburgh Fringe. Operation Market Garden tells the story of Izzy’s grandfather, Neville Neads, who fought in the 1944 Operation Market Garden in Arnhem, Holland during WWII.

There’s plenty of tracks with true talentRyan Teh for Varsity Allow me to say the dreaded three words you never want to hear from any music enthusiast: I’m a Gleek. Being a fan of 2010s cult-classic Glee is seriously frowned upon in most music communities. To some extent, rightfully so – on the face of it, Glee covers feature clumsy impersonations of artists at best, and nightmare-inducing white-boy-rap renditions of ‘Gold Digger’, ‘Thong Song’ and ‘Empire State of Mind’ at worst.

Edmund Burke Foundation with permission for Varsity Dr James Orr, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge, has resigned as Reform UK’s Head of Policy following an undercover investigation into the party’s handling of foreign donations. Orr was appointed to the position in February this year.

It’s up to you to experience the poetry yourselfAisling Rogers with permission for Varsity “And some time,’ begins Seamus Heaney’s ‘Postscript’, ’make the time to drive out West…” Despite planning to use my travel grant for a sunsoaked visit to Italy to experience the setting of Dante’s Inferno, I decided to take Heaney’s advice and make the pilgrimage out West, swapping sun and Tuscany for the rain-drenched bogs and lakes of Northern Ireland.

There are often unexpected costs associated with sport at CambridgeJessica Leer for Varsity Sport at Cambridge is more than just a way to fill a Wednesday afternoon or a Saturday morning. For some, it is an opportunity to continue honing a skill which has seen years of dedication; for others, it is an escape from the library or a chance to meet new people. From rowing taster sessions to college netball, Cambridge sport has something to offer for everyone.

Instagram has become a 'glass panopticon', where everyone is simultaneously judging and being judgedEsmee Kender for Varsity "You can now repost your favorite public reels and posts, and see the content your friends are enjoying." This is how Instagram introduced its latest updates to us, although I think the word 'downgrades' would be a little more apt.

Image: SHVETS production on Pexels.com We all know someone who came back with a new smile from abroad. But nobody asks what that means for the country’s health and its population’s future. You will have noticed at the start of the term: a friend returns from the vac with a smile that enters the room slightly before they do. Dazzling.

London’s movement-led production of Cleansed sends Sirous Nekovee-Fitzgerald back to a dance studio in Cambridge "Backs bend, legs fold, performers pass through one another"Marc Brenner with permission for Varsity Sarah Kane is often treated as a writer of the unwatchable: hands and tongues severed, lovers beaten and mutilated, reviewers reaching for Jack Tinker’s phrase in the Daily Mail in January 1995: “a disgusting feast of filth”.

Catharina Kurrild-Klitgaard considers the complexity of audience relationships to ‘Camp Miasma’ Uncomfortable chuckles echoed through the audience... Nicholas R. Andrew via FLICKR / https://www.flickr.com/photos/9355127@N07/4508522579 / NO CHANGES MADE I was beyond excited for the much-hyped release of director Jane Schoenbrun’s new feature Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, ever since it won the Queer Palm at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.