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Cambridge and Manchester Universities meet for innovation partnership
12+ hour, 25+ min ago (446+ words) The project, launched last year, has been granted "4.8 million in funding from Research England Thursday February 26 2026, 6:10pm The University of Cambridge and the University of Manchester have held the first advisory board meeting of a new innovation partnership. Launched last year,…...
Cambridge academics sign open letter criticising research funding changes
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (465+ words) The open letter warns that early-career researchers will suffer the most from changes in the allocation of funding to scientific research Sunday February 22 2026, 10:31pm Cambridge academics are among more than 1000 signatories of an open letter warning of the impact of changes…...
Where are all the liberal Christians at Cambridge?
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (175+ words) Frida Bradbrook talks to progressive Christians about their religious experiences at Cambridge Friday February 20 2026, 9:10am Yet in this active religious climate, many queer and progressive Christians are left feeling uncertain of their place. "Several students who were raised Christian found coming…...
Foundation with links to Hungarian government funding programmes at Cambridge
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (605+ words) The foundation is alleged to have spent over "190,000 funding programmes based in Oxford and Cambridge by Alexander Brian & Ell Heeps Friday February 20 2026, 5:12am An organisation with links to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb'n and Russian oil companies has funded events and…...
From fresher to finalist: how have you evolved at Cambridge?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (423+ words) Beth Lee asks how students" world outlook and future aspirations have changed at Cambridge" Tuesday February 10 2026, 9:00am Anywhere else, three years is a small gap; at Cambridge it"s a chasm. Finalists have attained the height of seniority while freshers feel…...
Cambridge students uncover possible execution pit
2+ week, 3+ day ago (371+ words) At least ten skeletons were identified, which are speculated to be of Viking or Saxon origin Monday February 9 2026, 6:57pm A team of undergraduate archaeology students uncovered a burial pit from the 9th century, during a training dig with the Cambridge Archaeological Unit…...
What’s on the horizon? Black hole research gains momentum at Cambridge
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (392+ words) Dhruv Shenai speaks to students from the Institute of Astronomy about the pioneering research that hopes to deepen our understanding of the universe Sunday January 25 2026, 11:25am It's an exciting time at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge. Black holes are some…...
Cambridge’s vets are ‘fighting tooth and nail’ to keep the School open
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (270+ words) Frida Bradbrook meets the vets in uproar over the potential closure Friday January 23 2026 Amika Piplapure for Varsity If they managed to miss it, they would soon find the story plastered all over the news, not only on Varsity but the…...
Cambridge ranks in the top ten for every subject area in 2026
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (299+ words) The University achieved a place in the top seven for every subject in the Times Higher Education subject ranking, including first place in psychology Friday January 23 2026, 12:00am Cambridge is one of only three universities, and the only UK university, to rank…...
Report suggests Cambridge the hardest place to get a first in the country
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (590+ words) It also found that Cambridge is awarding a higher proportion of firsts and that part of this rise is "unexplained" Friday January 23 2026, 12:00am A report by the Office for Students (OfS) has found that Cambridge is following national trends in awarding…...