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THEATRE. First published in 1947, Varsity is the independent student newspaper for the University of Cambridge. Home of the University of Cambridge’s student newspaper, Varsity. …
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 …
Music, miniskirts and motorbikes: ‘60s mod culture | Varsity
Nov 13, 2020 — Music, miniskirts and motorbikes: ‘60s mod culture. Fashion Editor Lara Zand maps the mass appeal of mod culture, which epitomised the Swinging Sixties in Britain and …
Georgia Ellery: ‘Pushing our creative minds to get somewhere …
May 29, 2020 — Georgia Ellery: ‘Pushing our creative minds to get somewhere unheard is where the joy is’. The young actor/musician tells Izzi Dickson about her BAFTA-winning acting debut, …
Lungs: a play about the Big Questions but without answers
Friday February 5 2021, 12:00am. ‘Ten thousand tonnes of CO2. That’s the weight of the Eiffel Tower. I’d be giving birth to the Eiffel Tower.’. This comic observation is typical of Duncan …
Devil in the details | Varsity - Varsity Online
Saturday April 30 2022, 12:04pm. You’ll often find that the greatest garments of all time— think Princess Diana’s ‘revenge dress’ or any of Bob Mackie’s creations for Cher—have one thing in …
How to get recruited by MI6 | Varsity - Varsity Online
Feb 17, 2023 — How to get recruited by MI6. Varsity investigates MI5 and MI6 recruitment at Cambridge. by Taneesha Datta. Friday February 17 2023. Photo credit: Nicholas …
Laurence Rickard: ‘If we made Horrible Histories now, we wouldn’t …
May 29, 2023 — Laurence Rickard at the Cambridge Union Flo Tawns. by Anouk Waller-Sargent. Monday May 29 2023, 10:12am. It’s a rainy Tuesday evening, and Laurence Rickard — the …
Wolf Alice: Back And More Powerful Than Ever | Varsity
Mar 12, 2021 — by Tilda Butterworth. Friday March 12 2021, 12:00am. Emerging from North London in 2010, the four members of Wolf Alice (Ellie Rowsell, Joff Oddie, Theo Ellis and Joel …
The ultimate guide to Cambridge formal fashion | Varsity
Aug 20, 2023 — You can get creative with your formal looks Zoe Blackburn with permission for Varsity. Since the dress code for a regular formal at most colleges specifies a ‘cocktail dress’, …