Charlie Rowan

1 week ago | varsity.co.uk | Charlie Rowan

The number of students at the University of Cambridge fell last year, amid the first nationwide decline in higher education enrolments in a decade, new data reveals. According to figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), enrolments at Cambridge dropped to 22,715 students for the 2023/24 academic year, down from 22,975 the previous year. Of these, 13,570 were undergraduates and 9,145 postgraduates.

3 weeks ago | varsity.co.uk | Charlie Rowan

The University of Cambridge has signed a research partnership with City University of Hong Kong (CityU), despite the latter facing several controversies. CityU announced that 18 top post-doctoral researchers from across the world will be based in Cambridge for three years on Monday (31/03), under supervision from academics at both universities.

1 month ago | varsity.co.uk | Charlie Rowan

A librarian at Trinity College took legal action against the College for racial discrimination after being denied leave to travel to India for a term, an employment tribunal has heard. Havovi Anklesaria, who has worked at Trinity for over 30 years, wanted to take three months off at the start of the year instead of over the summer.

1 month ago | varsity.co.uk | Charlie Rowan

A group of pro-Palestine students and staff delivered an open letter to Cambridge’s Old Schools building this afternoon (11/03), calling on the University to end its bid for a protest injunction. The letter, signed by over 1,000 students, staff and alumni, was delivered by three staff and student representatives, accompanied by several Cambridge for Palestine (C4P) activists waving Palestinian flags.

1 month ago | varsity.co.uk | Charlie Rowan

The Cambridge Union’s election campaigns are underway, with the debating society seeing its highest number of contested positions since 2023. Eight candidates are competing for five positions on the society’s standing committee for Michaelmas Term 2025. Union elections are held two terms before the successful candidates take office. This term the positions of president, speakers officer, and social events officer are each contested by two candidates.