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Interview: Dan Jones

Helen Charman — 2012-05-20T23:22:17Z

Helen Charman talks to Historian and journalist Dan Jones about his new book, Cambridge and Horrible Histories

It's only a game: why football matters more than a first

Jonathan Booth — 2012-05-20T09:52:28Z

Jonathan Booth defends the appeal of the beautiful game in a city of rationality

Poetry reading: Don Paterson

Helen Charman — 2012-05-19T21:19:08Z

Helen Charman goes to hear Don Paterson at St Catharine's College

Preview: Waiting for Godot

Rivkah Brown — 2012-05-19T16:41:57Z

Rivkah Brown observes a meticulous rehearsal in preparation for a new production of Beckett

Preview: Obedience/Authority

Emily Chan — 2012-05-19T16:37:02Z

Emily Chan talks to the cast and director of a new play which takes as its inspiration the famous Milgram experiment

Higher education standards in Britain threatened by lack of public funding

Molly Avery — 2012-05-18T12:47:35Z

Recent research by a group based at the University of Melbourne on behalf of Universitas 21 has placed Britain 10th in the developed world for effective university education despite the continued prestige of institutions such as Cambridge and Oxford.

Darwin Experiment Publishes Results

Daniel Matore — 2012-05-18T12:39:39Z

The Darwin Correspondence Project, a team of transatlantic academics from Cambridge and Harvard, based at the University Library, has just published the results of a year-long online experiment.

Fourth Man Arrested in Fitzwilliam Theft

Varsity News — 2012-05-18T12:27:36Z

A 25 year old man has been arrested in connection to the burglary at the Fitzwilliam Museum in April.

Everyday art: The Stamp

Sonia Tong — 2012-05-17T23:11:54Z

Sonia Tong thinks about why people collect stamps

"Plant Power" at the Botanic Gardens

George Weller — 2012-05-17T12:06:46Z

The Botanic Gardens are hosting “Plant Power” an event showcasing the vital impact that plants have on human life, as well as the important role they will play in shaping the future environment.

Theatre: Anything But

Salome Wagaine — 2012-05-17T11:22:30Z

Salome Wagaine found it to be an affecting and hilarious production 5 stars

BREAKING: Bomb Scares at King's, Girton and Churchill

Varsity News — 2012-05-17T07:42:59Z

King's was evacuated this morning due to a bomb scare, making this the third evacuation in three days. Girton and Churchill also had potential bomb threats this afternoon, later confirmed as hoaxes.

Theatre: Burnt by the Sun

Richard Stockwell — 2012-05-16T11:21:55Z

Richard Stockwell was blown away by this take on Stalinist Russia 5 stars

UPDATE: Second Cambridge bomb scare at Clare College confirmed as a false alarm

Alice Udale-Smith — 2012-05-16T09:59:30Z

There has been a second bomb scare in Cambridge in two days, this time in Clare College, causing students to be evacuated.

Theatre: Be My Baby

Assallah Tahir — 2012-05-16T08:53:30Z

Assallah Tahir enjoyed a poignant yet comic production about teen pregnancy4 stars

BREAKING: Bomb scare at the New Museums Site

Varsity News — 2012-05-15T13:36:30Z

The New Museums Site has been evacuated due to a bomb scare

Film: Two Years At Sea

Katrina Zaat — 2012-05-14T20:45:26Z

Katrina Zaat reviews this stunning new documentary

Film: Café de Flore

Emily Handley — 2012-05-14T20:29:42Z

Emily Handley enjoys the latest arthouse film to come from la belle province

Music: Beach House- Bloom

Ella Griffiths — 2012-05-14T20:10:09Z

Ella Griffiths is intoxicated by this Maryland duo's dream pop fantasy 5 stars

Music: Wretch 32, The Junction

Frances Docx — 2012-05-14T19:59:45Z

Frances Docx reviews an uneven night of grime and R&B at The Junction 3 stars