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Behind the Tompkins Table: A look into Christ’s academic success
Aug 6, 2023 · The 2022 Tripos saw a stunning 45.7% of Christ’s undergraduates achieve first-class results, significantly higher than the University average of 29.9%. The College also far surpasses its closest competitors, St Catharine’s and Trinity, at which 38.5% and 37.9% of students were awarded a First, respectively.
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Revealed: Only two thirds of Cambridge students take out a student loan. 8,704 students took out a tuition loan in 2022-23, while 8,774 received a maintenance one. 4 October 2024.
2021: A Year in Varsity News | Varsity - Varsity Online
Dec 31, 2021 · Varsity gives a month-by-month breakdown of the stories that shaped Cambridge this year. The virus, the variants, the vaccines: Covid continued to shape our lives in 2021 Lucas Maddalena. by Cameron White, Georgia Goble , Esmé Kenney, Jacob Freedland & Serge Isman. This article is 3 years old. Friday December 31 2021, 3:51pm.
Fitzwilliam College Fellow appointed new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for ...
Dec 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.
MASH Cambridge: Fez refurbished to create new nightclub
Apr 5, 2021 · A new nightclub, ‘MASH Cambridge’, will be opening in the refurbished building of Fez nightclub later this year.. The club’s building boasts a “vastly improved dancefloor area” and will be offering table service alongside this. The nightclub is built on the ethos "that a corporate one-size-fits-all approach to the music industry is the downfall of many a …
David Mitchell returns to Cambridge for new show | Varsity
Sunday January 14 2024, 6:05pm. Students spotted camera crews around Cambridge this week as Peep Show creator and Peterhouse alum David Mitchell began filming for his upcoming BBC show Ludwig. Student interest was piqued as cameras appeared around Queens’ and John’s colleges, as one reported that the “whole [Silver Street] bridge was ...
Apply to be Editor this Lent | Varsity - Varsity Online
Nov 5, 2023 · Applications to be Varsity’s Editor in Chief for Lent Term are now open. This is your opportunity to lead the team at Cambridge’s oldest and only independent student newspaper, shedding light on the student experience and keeping the Cambridge community informed.
Inside the Corpus course making Cambridge more accessible
Oct 17, 2023 · Salma Salifu with permission for Varsity. by Patrick Dolan. Tuesday October 17 2023, 9:26pm. In the heart of Cambridge, nestled in the courtyards of Corpus Christi College, a unique program is shaping the landscape of education. Corpus’s Bridging Course, an intensive three-week summer school, first ran as a trial in 2020.
St Andrews beats Oxbridge for first time in The Times university ...
Sep 18, 2021 · Cambridge drops to third behind St Andrews and Oxford in The Times Good University Guide 2022, having ranked first for the past eight years. The rankings differed from the Guardian University Guide 2022, in which Cambridge ranked second behind Oxford Louis Ashworth/VARSITY. The University of Cambridge has fallen to third place in The Times and ...