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The next Covid-19: why future pandemics are ‘a certainty’
Thursday October 10 2024, 10:00am. Prof Sir Chris Whitty has warned a future pandemic as big as Covid is “a certainty”. Given the widespread and devastating health, social and economic impacts of Covid, it is important that scientists have a detailed understanding of possible future threats. The World Health Organisation publishes an ...
Q&A with punk rocker and LGBTQ+ activist Tom Robinson
May 5, 2024 · Q&A with punk rocker and LGBTQ+ activist Tom Robinson. David Quinn quizzes the Cambridge-born musician about racism, homophobia and the BBC. by David Quinn. Sunday May 5 2024. Photo: Ashley van Haeften via Flickr (resized), CC BY 2.0 (view licence) Tom Robinson grew up in Cambridge in the 1950s believing he was the only gay person in England.
Cambridge ranked fifth in The Times World University Rankings
Friday October 11 2024, 9:04pm. The University of Cambridge has been ranked fifth in the world in the Times World University Rankings for the second year running. The University was once again beaten by Oxford, who have taken first place for the last nine years. Oxford was followed by MIT, Harvard, and Princeton which took the second, third ...
The Cure’s comeback: ‘Alone’ offers cautious optimism | Varsity
Oct 13, 2024 · After years of teasers, snippets, lyric samples, and live performances, The Cure has finally released ‘Alone,’ their first single since 2008. It serves as the lead single for their 14th album, Songs of a Lost World, set to drop on November 1st. This single gives us our first major insight into whether this LP will be a sad, final attempt at ...
Laila Hussey | Varsity
The romance of one’s formative years. Arts Columnist Laila Hussey breaks down the enduring appeal of the varsity novel. 27 June 2022. Arts.
Write for Varsity this Michaelmas | Varsity
Jul 15, 2024 · Applications to join Varsity’s writing team in Michaelmas 2024 are now open.Now is the time to take your place at the beating heart of Cambridge’s current discourse and history. Varsity is the oldest and only independent student newspaper in Cambridge, and one of only three in the UK. We hold institutions to account, representing the interests of students with integrity, ambition, and a ...
Our faculty’s hands have been tied, and students are left to bear …
Oct 12, 2018 · The MML faculty’s hands are tied by the law in this situation, but for cases such as the appointment of Aron Wall, the University and the faculty of mathematics should take into account the way in which LGBT+ students have responded to this decision to prevent ad-hoc study groups and a division of the student body.
Boaties and BCDs: inside Cambridge rowing culture | Varsity
Feb 21, 2024 · Boaties and BCDs: inside Cambridge rowing culture. 6am alarms, blistered hands, and intense training regimens: what keeps Cambridge’s rowers in the boat? Sidney Sussex W1 take an irregular route down King's iconic Backs Adam Ashworth & Heidi Francis with permission for Varsity. by Gemini McKee. Wednesday February 21 2024, 1:14pm.
Cambridge to scrap state school targets | Varsity - Varsity Online
Mar 11, 2024 · Cambridge University is set to scrap state school admissions targets in its latest access plan, Varsity can reveal. In an online open meeting held on 4th March, Cambridge University representatives stated that “there’s no proposal to have a formal target against school type” for its future Access and Participation Plan (APP).. The decision has been taken by the University due to shifting ...