Sep 23, 2024 · The Tompkins Table is not wholly popular in Cambridge, and is not published officially by the University. In 2018, the Students’ Union denounced the table’s methodology, which it said reflects “the worst of the academic culture here in Cambridge”.. This year’s Tompkins Table was published in the Sunday Times 2025 Good University Guide, which ranked Cambridge as the UK’s fourth-best ...

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Jan 27, 2025 · Top UK universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, are moving away from “traditional” exam formats in favour of more “inclusive assessments” to lessen awarding gaps. These include open-book tests or take-home papers instead of in-person, unseen exams. The approach was established under new ...

Nov 27, 2024 · Varsity is the independent newspaper for the University of Cambridge, established in its current form in 1947. In order to maintain our editorial independence, our print newspaper and news website receives no funding from the University of Cambridge or …

Jan 5, 2025 · The Spectator Wrapped: Cambridge infantilisation misses out on top spot. The Spectator has announced that their piece on the alleged declining standards at Cambridge, by former Classics fellow David Butterfield, was the paper’s second most-read article of the year. The piece was one among such classics as ‘Can Meghan and Harry stoop any lower? ’ and a review of BBC’s Wolf Hall which ...

Oct 18, 2024 · The Cambridge Student’s Union (SU) has abolished six of its sabbatical officer roles in a major shakeup of the institution’s structure. A motion passed in student council on Monday (14/10) introduced multiple changes to the SU’s constitution, including making its “liberation” campaigns independent of the institution, and abolishing their sabbatical officers.

Oct 29, 2024 · In June, Varsity revealed that King’s College planned to raise tourist fees and some student rents to curb its growing £500,000 deficit. A Cambridge University spokesperson said: “The university continues to be in a strong and robust financial position.World-leading Cambridge research contributes around £30bn per year to the UK economy.” “As with other institutions, costs have risen ...

Jan 8, 2025 · Most students who attended universities since fees rose to £9,000 view their degree as having poor value for money, according to a YouGov survey. This marks a sharp increase from 35% of students who studied between 2006/7 - 2011/12 (and paid £3,000 in fees), and over double the number of students ...

Nov 22, 2024 · Following the University’s promise to review arms investments, C4P agreed to dismantle in early August, but has continued to hold pro-Palestine protests, with the most recent rally condemning COP29 held in Baku, Azerbaijan.. Greenwich House, where the University’s finance, research operations, and public relations offices are located, has previously been occupied by climate activists in 2018.

Jun 15, 2021 · Versace's iconic 1992 Fall collection has one of the most iconic works of fashion design in contemporary history, the infamous bondage dressDAZEDDIGITAL.COM. This cultural phenomenon of women appearing naturally beautiful yet acting in masculine ways to appeal to a male fantasy is normally only analysed in the media.