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Side Hustles Cambridge Students Are Using to Make Extra Money
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (928+ words) Sponsored content from Arslan Ali Wednesday April 15 2026, 6: 43am Cambridge has a reputation for being all about libraries, lectures, and late-night essay crises, but student life here also comes with a pretty serious price tag. Rent isn't cheap, coffee definitely adds up,…...
Former Cambridge vice-chancellor named preferred candidate for chair of UKRI
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (351+ words) Leszek Borysiewicz has been named the government's preferred candidate for chair of UK Research and Innovation, effective this summer Tuesday April 14 2026, 6: 41pm Sir Leszek Borysiewicz GBE, the 345th vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge, has been named as the government's preferred candidate…...
The Cambridge cult-ure
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (103+ words) Beatrice Tharme explores how literary culture and Cambridge culture are intertwined" Tuesday April 14 2026, 9: 04am "Consuming the un-literary has become therapy for me post the end of term" Cults and fandom in literature and pop culture equally seem to keep fans in…...
Cambridge MP joins academics in funding cuts criticism
1+ week, 3+ day ago (577+ words) Daniel Zeichner expressed concern that UKRI funding cuts to physics research will harm future talent at the University Wednesday April 8 2026, 9: 00am Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner has criticised plans to cut funding for physics research, warning they could "devastate the sector. The…...
Cambridge bag back-to-back men's Varsity titles
3+ week, 4+ day ago (344+ words) Ben Madden reports on the men's 2026 Varsity football fixture from a jubilant Grange Road Tuesday March 24 2026 Oxford have dominated this fixture in recent years " victorious in eight of the last ten Varsity matches. However, off the back of a dominant…...
The female pioneers of Cambridge science
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (675+ words) Inspired by International Women's Day, Jessica Adams, Sophie Patel, Yu Tong Lim and Dhruv Shenai share the journeys of the female Cambridge scientists who have inspired them by Dhruv Shenai, Jessica Adams, Sophie Patel & Yu Tong Lim Sunday March 15 2026 Rosie…...
Cambridge and Manchester Universities meet for innovation partnership
1+ mon, 2+ week 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
1+ mon, 3+ week 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…...
Foundation with links to Hungarian government funding programmes at Cambridge
1+ mon, 3+ week 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…...
Where are all the liberal Christians at Cambridge?
1+ mon, 3+ week 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…...