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Eight Cambridge researchers awarded €17m in ERC research grants
11+ hour, 30+ min ago (290+ words) The grants are funded by the Horizon programme, and support mid-career researchers on a project of up to five years in length Saturday December 27 2025, 9:24pm Eight researchers at Cambridge have received "17 million funding from the European Research Council's (ERC) Consolidator Grant…...
The Cambridge science making Christmas more sustainable
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (556+ words) Dhruv Shenai shines a light on the science research behind your Christmas Thursday December 25 2025, 6:00pm As we look forward to a merry Christmas with endless Home Alone repeats, it's a chance to reflect on some of the Christmas-themed ways Cambridge research…...
Cambridge study finds students learn better with notes than AI
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (539+ words) However, it also suggests that AI could support students in clarifying, exploring, and contextualising learning material Saturday December 13 2025, 10:31am Traditional learning techniques such as note-taking remain critical for students" reading comprehension and retention, a new study by Cambridge University Press & Assessment…...
Searching for community in queer Cambridge
2+ week, 3+ day ago (774+ words) Juliette Berry speaks to queer students about their desire for a more established queer community at Cambridge Wednesday December 10 2025, 9:00am For over a century, the queer community has been an integral part of Cambridge. E.M Forster of Kings College and Edward…...
Gov declares £31m bus investment for Cambridge
2+ week, 5+ day ago (489+ words) The funding will be spread through three years and is part of a national package worth "3 billion Monday December 8 2025, 9:27pm Cambridge will receive "31 million of government funding for its buses over the next three years, as part of a national package…...
Cambridge cosies up to Reform UK
3+ week, 6+ day ago (773+ words) Leaked recordings of a University Council meeting, obtained by Varsity and The Sunday Times, show the VC fearful of Trump-style recriminations if Reform were to win power Sunday November 30 2025, 5:33pm Senior university leaders have been holding secret talks with Reform UK…...
Debate on the dancefloor: Fetchish at the Cambridge Union
4+ week, 1+ day ago (95+ words) Flossie Bullion chats with some members of Fetchish, the London-based collective bringing an alternative club night to the Cambridge Union Friday November 28 2025 "We encourage people to use their own fantasy and be part of the performance" "The Union is often…...
The evolution of Palestinian activism at Cambridge
4+ week, 1+ day ago (825+ words) Sasha Djuric-Fraser traces the origins of student engagement for Palestine at Cambridge Friday November 28 2025 Lyra Browning for Varsity Cambridge students have long engaged with the Palestinian cause. "The horror we feel against the genocide in Gaza isn't just a student…...
DfE counter-terror unit contacted Cambridge over PalSoc speaker concerns
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (1075+ words) A Palestinian journalist, who described the October 7 attacks as a "great day, was due to speak at Newnham in October before the events cancellation by Charlie Rowan & Wilf Vall Friday November 28 2025, 12:10am The Department for Educations (DfE) counter-terror team contacted the…...
Beyond the Pitt Club: The Cambridge secret societies you have never heard of
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (162+ words) Chirathi Perera investigates the covert clubs whose influence at Cambridge runs deeper than their names suggest Sunday November 16 2025, 7:56pm "A spirit of intellectual freemasonry" Secrecy seems to rank higher for the Apostles than intellectual honesty. An apostle writing to Richard Deacon…...