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Varsity is the oldest of Cambridge University's main student newspapers. It has been published continuously since 1947, and is one of only three fully independent student newspapers in the UK. It is published every Friday during the University of Cambridge's term time, moving back to being a weekly publication in Michaelmas 2015 after three years as a fortnightly publication since Michaelmas 2012. Source
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| Scope | Consumer, Student/Alumni |
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| Language | English |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Frequency | Weekly |
| Days Published | Fri |
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Search ArticlesHere’s what you missed on Glee
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.
Cambridge professor under University investigation after resigning as Reform UK policy chief
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.
A voyage to experience poetry
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.
Who will pay for Britain’s dental exodus?
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.
The £0 Cambridge athlete
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.
Meeting in the middle
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”.
Peak performance: Instagram is now a totally performative platform
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.
Confessions of a serial hobbyist
I’m still hooked by the irresistible desire to try out new societiesAdaeze Onwuelo with permission for Varsity I have a dreadful problem: I’m addicted to trying out new societies. Despite entering my third year at Cambridge, I’m still hooked by the irresistible desire to try out new societies, and the Freshers’ Fair is paradise for the serial hobbyists; each stall gleams with the promise of a new social identity. This is ever apparent for freshers.
“I am young, I am a woman, and I am from Wales”
Plaid Cymru via Flickr / https://creativecommons.org / licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en / No changes made Coming home this summer from Cambridge, I return to a very different Wales. For one, it has not rained, and as I walk to the Senedd, I am taken aback by both the bliss of the marina and the desperate need for anything cold to cool me down.
How a straight man hijacked the queer movie of the year
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.