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Nov 15, 2024 | 
varsity.co.uk | Alice Mainwood
“Our aim is to give a high quality platform, and to engage in different forms of dialogue”. As the project administrator for Kettle’s Yard’s upcoming Paint what matters exhibition, Letty Pilgrim simply exudes passion and excitement about displaying the work of young people, giving them the chance to be heard and seen.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
varsity.co.uk | Alice Mainwood
Homerton’s principal is to personally apologise to students after Palestine flags were forcibly removed from their accommodation. The College has admitted there has been “confusion about what is and isn’t permitted on this occasion”.
Lord Simon Woolley, head of Homerton and a cross-bench peer, promised to meet with students amid claims of “colonial bullshit” and “double standards”.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
varsity.co.uk | Alice Mainwood
A year ago, having finished first year, and making my preparations to return to Cambridge, I found myself drowning in an utterly consuming well of anxiety. In spite of its scenic spires, and world-class facilities, Cambridge doesn’t always feel like my favourite place.
I’ve found so much joy in this city; from new friends and new freedoms to coffee shops that are generous enough to let you sit in for two hours with one latte.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
varsity.co.uk | Alice Mainwood
Parker’s Piece has been taken by storm this week, with the first Cambridge Comedy Garden transforming the green into a pub garden-come-circus and offering up an array of comedians for us to enjoy, from Josh Widdicombe to Harry Hill, John Kearns, and Sara Pascoe.
A trip back to Cambridge from my hometown in East Anglia felt like it had the potential to be a walking nightmare. Did I fancy reliving the exam hell I had escaped last term, or revisiting the grotty student kitchen I’d left behind?
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
varsity.co.uk | Felix Armstrong |Alice Mainwood
Over 40% of Cambridge students plan to vote Labour at tomorrow’s general election, though more than half do not feel represented by any political party, Varsity can reveal.
In a self-selecting survey completed by over 450 Cambridge students, 42.5% of respondents said that they will be voting for Keir Starmer’s party tomorrow.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
varsity.co.uk | Alice Mainwood
Professor Richard Gilbertson, a fellow at St John’s, has been selected as the next Master of Gonville & Caius College. He will take over on October 1 2025, with Professor Pippa Rogerson having announced her intention to resign earlier this year.
The announcement was made yesterday (27/06) on Instagram, the College’s website, and Caius’ student intranet. The news came on the same day as Caius’ general admission undergraduate students graduated at Senate House.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
varsity.co.uk | Alice Mainwood
Alice Mainwood looks back on a year of protest in Cambridge, talking to those behind the scenes and on the frontlines of student activism Flags, placards, 200 students marching down King’s Parade, drums, fake blood. Smashed windows are countered by Gothic architecture splattered with brightly coloured paint. Protest is inevitably constant in Cambridge.
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Jun 22, 2024 | 
msn.com | Mark Ludlow |Alice Mainwood
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Jun 22, 2024 | 
varsity.co.uk | Alice Mainwood
Cambridge University’s central leadership building, Senate House, has been sprayed red in protest against the University’s alleged ties to arms firms that supply the Israeli military.
This comes as General admission graduations are scheduled to take place at Senate House from Wednesday (26/06) to Saturday (29/06).
The action was announced this morning by Palestine Action and Youth Front for Palestine (YFFP) via Instagram.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
varsity.co.uk | Alice Mainwood
Cambridge’s biggest professional theatre, the Cambridge Arts Theatre (CAT) has received a £16 million donation from Cambridge University’s Chancellor.
The donation was received from Lord David and Dame Susie Sainsbury via the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. Lord Sainsbury has been the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge since 2011.
The theatre are planning to use the money to renovate the entire auditorium, with long term plans to incorporate an additional studio.
