New analysis shows that women and non-binary students at Cambridge are significantly less likely than men to obtain a first at the end of their undergraduate degrees.

A survey of over 1,400 current students, coordinated by CUSU Women’s Campaign, has underlined the existence of potentially serious institutional problems facing women and non-binary students.

The campaign claims that the survey is the “first ever large-scale research on students’ perspectives of the impact of gender on teaching, learning and student wellbeing at the University of Cambridge”. 

The data suggests that it is not only in areas such as sexual violence or gender imbalance[Read full story]

“I filmed the shooting see Facebook”: the words of a killer advertising his work. Despite their best efforts, social media platforms had no hope against the mass circulation that followed. Graphic footage of the brutal Virginia shooting spread like wildfire online; an unstoppable takeover of newsfeeds worldwide.

Rather than focusing on the young reporters who fell victim to their ‘disgruntled former colleague’, the world’s media honed in on the man behind the outstretched arm. Vester Flanagan and his cruel films became the stars of the show, and we let them, too tempted to turn away. The point-of-view video feels surreal[Read full story]

A National Youth Theatre (NYT) production was cancelled on 30th July, less than a fortnight before opening night. If you don’t know who they are, NYT is a pretty well-known company, which produces innovative theatre both nationally and globally.

According to a statement released by NYT, the play was cancelled due to issues of quality: “After some consideration, we have come to the conclusion that we cannot be sufficiently sure of meeting all of our aims to the standards we set and which our members and audiences have come to expect.” But according to the director and playwright, Nadia Latif and Omar[Read full story]

The symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may continue into adulthood, even if current diagnostic methods fail to identify its continued presence, according to new research from the University of Cambridge and the University of Oulu, Finland published in the journal European Child Adolescent Psychiatry.

The research shows that young adults diagnosed with ADHD in adolescence develop different brain structures and perform worse in memory tests compared to their peers.

It has long been believed that as the brain develops into adulthood, children may be able to grow out of ADHD. Until now there has been insufficient research to support[Read full story]

I fell asleep both times I tried to watch Despicable Me and remember very little of Despicable Me 2, so it did not bode well for Minions. However, these little yellow sidekicks have clearly touched a nerve and are now an integral part of popular culture. The recent image of a giant inflatable Minion lying across a motorway disrupting traffic was perhaps the best summation of this now all-consuming behemoth.

Minions is a spin-off that serves as a prequel to the two aforementioned Despicable Me installments. The film begins with the creation of the Minions, followed by the[Read full story]

It’s certainly easier to laugh at a situation in hindsight rather than in the moment

Trust me, there was no laughing during my one month adult-life boot camp. Unlike with free trial Photoshop, I was certainly grateful when the thirty-day period was up.

Before imparting my woes, I feel like some back-story is needed. Magically travel back in time to early April and you will find a wide-eyed, optimistic version of my current self, applying for work experience and finding the ideal placement: a famous art auction house in London, declaring prompt replies to an application. It was too good[Read full story]

One is football’s most ruthless capitalist. A consummate businessman who sold club legends Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira the minute they showed signs of being past their best. The other is a committed socialist, for whom economics is merely a means to an end, rather than an end in itself. Yet there is a lot that Arsène Wenger can teach us about the irresistible rise of Jeremy Corbyn in the race to become the next Labour leader.

The pair share a tendency towards stubbornness. Wenger has been manager of Arsenal for just shy of 20 years. Jeremy Corbyn has been[Read full story]

Since its conception under the patronage of Dame Judi Dench in 2000, CAST, or the Cambridge American Stage Tour, have journeyed across the Atlantic each year to instil Shakespeare into the hearts of all Americans. Before they return for their home run at the ADC theatre from the 6th of October, the Tour’s annual pilgrimage will take them across America, including stints in Florida and Tennessee through to Pennsylvania and Rhode Island’s Brown University. Tour Managers Laura Sedgwick & Alex Cartlidge sit down with director Kennedy Bloomer and actors Marco Young [Gremio/Vincentio], Robbie Taylor Hunt [Hortensio], Will Peck [Grumio] &[Read full story]