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Nov 14, 2011 · News in brief: runners defeated while students told how to walk down stairs. A round-up of Cambridge news this week, with a local fish and chip shop being named best in England and Storm Darragh cancelling events

1 day ago · Water shortages have also been a persistent stumbling block for plans to build new housing and transportation in Cambridge in recent years. Last week, a project to build 5,600 homes on the northeast end of the city was put on hold while developers awaited government permission to transfer neighborhood sewage works to a new location.. Labour leader of Cambridge City Council Mike Davey said he ...

Jan 1, 2025 · Art made headlines in March, as a row emerged over a statue said to portray Prince PhillipNick James for Varsity. Drinking frenzies continued into March, as Varsity revealed a Wetherspoons bust-up which saw two Oxbridge students wiped out by a flying chair. The Nathan Cofnas furore continued, as the University’s academic head admitted “failures” over the research fellow’s appointment ...

Varsity is Cambridge University’s independent student newspaper, established its' current form in 1947. Varsity is published on regular Fridays during term time and is available to all students, staff, alumni, friends of the University and local residents. …

Jan 27, 2025 · First published in 1947, Varsity is the independent student newspaper for the University of Cambridge ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Tuition fees have been back in the news over the past six months. As universities grapple with an acute funding crisis, in September Cambridge formed part of a group of more than 140 universities calling for a rise in tuition fees. In November, the government announced that fees would rise by £285 to £9,535 next academic year. For some, this proves an attack on disadvantaged students ...

6 days ago · Top UK universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, are moving away from “traditional” exam formats in favour of more “inclusive assessments” to lessen awarding gaps. These include open-book tests or take-home papers instead of in-person, unseen exams. The approach was established under new ...

Nov 3, 2024 · Varsity is the independent newspaper for the University of Cambridge, established in its current form in 1947. In order to maintain our editorial independence, our print newspaper and news website receives no funding from the University of Cambridge or …

Dec 31, 2021 · The latest national lockdown marked the second time in as many years that the University was forced to adapt to remote learning Lucas Maddalena. The year began with a national lockdown.Vice-Chancellor Stephen Toope announced that while the University and colleges would remain open throughout Lent, teaching would move online, and students would only be allowed to return in exceptional ...