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Oxford cruise past Cambridge 34-7 to win 139th Men’s Varsity …
WEBSunday July 4 2021, 5:47pm. Oxford have thrashed Cambridge 34-7 to ease to victory in the 2021 Men’s Varsity Rugby Match, following Cambridge’s 10-5 victory in the Women’s Match earlier this afternoon (04/07). Following a second round of the national anthem, the men kicked off just after 15:30 and Cambridge made an electric start.
Fitzwilliam College Fellow appointed new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for ...
WEBDec 16, 2021 · This article is 3 years old. Thursday December 16 2021, 4:08pm. Professor Bhaskar Vira, current head of the Geography Department and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, has been appointed the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, replacing Professor Graham Virgo. Professor Vira’s term will begin on 1 October 2022 and last for three years.
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WEBNews in brief: viral cats, couples, and herons. A demure and mindful round-up of this week’s Cambridge news. 9 September 2024.
Cambridge postgrad selected for general election | Varsity
WEBMay 14, 2024 · Sam Carling, a Cambridge postgraduate, has been selected as Labour’s parliamentary candidate for North West Cambridgeshire. Carling was re-elected as a Labour councillor for West Chesterton ward earlier this month. At 22, Carling could become the youngest MP in the country if he is elected in this year’s General Election.
King’s unveils controversial Turing memorial sculpture | Varsity
WEBJan 14, 2024 · King’s College has unveiled a memorial sculpture honouring the mathematician Alan Turing, despite criticism from Historic England.. The sculpture, designed by Angel of the North sculptor Sir Antony Gormley, was granted planning permission in August 2022 and was met with a mixed response from …
Leti Ryder wins Union Presidency | Varsity
WEBSunday November 21 2021, 11:11pm. Leti Ryder has beaten Tara Bhagat to the Cambridge Union presidency for Easter term 2022. Ryder picked up 242 votes, beating Bhagat’s 173 by a majority of 69. According to her campaign manager, Edward Barlow, she is “delighted” with the win. Bhagat said she would like congratulate Ryder on her win: “I ...
Fusion power: Still a long way to go | Varsity - Varsity Online
WEBJan 23, 2023 · These have already plagued fusion research; ITER is the largest fusion project in construction today, at a planned cost of $22 billion. The US Department of Energy (who are contributing financially to the project), however, have projected the costs to be even higher still: a total of $65 billion, tripling the already large bill.
It’s time to rethink UK foreign language education | Varsity
WEBTuesday August 2 2022, 1:33pm. Language education in the UK is worrying: attainment levels are low, motivation to learn a foreign tongue is on the decline, and the languages available to learn in schools — typically limited to French, German, and Spanish — are not at all representative of Britain’s heavily diverse range of global trading ...
“With Your Death Full of Flowers”: Remembering Allen Ginsberg
WEBFeb 20, 2022 · by Laila Hussey. Sunday February 20 2022. This April, it will be 25 years since the death of Allen Ginsberg. After a lifetime of intoxicating habits, he eventually succumbed to liver cancer. As he lay inert in his East Village bedroom, he was visited by a number of great artists representing the full range of 20th century American genius.
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