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FINAL SUBMISSION CALL FOR EXPOSUREThe submission window is coming to a close - no extensions. If you have work that shed...
14/12/2025

FINAL SUBMISSION CALL FOR EXPOSURE

The submission window is coming to a close - no extensions. If you have work that sheds light, disrupts, or reveals, now is the moment to send it in.

DEADLINE: 20/12/25
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Local Black drag artist is speaking out after being allegedly racially targeted by students wearing ‘Cambridge Universi...
13/12/2025

Local Black drag artist is speaking out after being allegedly racially targeted by students wearing ‘Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Society’ jackets.

What began as a painful Saturday night incident has sparked a wave of support online, with many sharing similar experiences and a police investigation now underway.

Guillotina says the response has been “a catalyst” for others, building community for q***r people of colour and breaking the city’s culture of silence around racism.

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✍️ Mila Edensor

More than five decades after 14 civilians were killed in Derry, no British soldier has been convicted. The Soldier F ver...
12/12/2025

More than five decades after 14 civilians were killed in Derry, no British soldier has been convicted. The Soldier F verdict continues to surface in political debate at a moment of noticeable change in Northern Ireland.

Recent events mark several firsts: Sinn Féin became the largest party in the UK general election, Michelle O’Neill became Northern Ireland’s first Sinn Féin First Minister, and support for Irish unity rose to 34%, up from 27% in 2022. Cultural shifts are visible too - Kneecap’s rise, their promotion of Irish Gaelic, and their open support for unification have all gained mainstream attention.

Reactions to the verdict show how historical memory continue to shape discussions about Northern Ireland’s direction and its relationship with the UK

✍️ George Power

We’re now accepting pitches for TCS’s print edition - “When The Centre Cannot Hold: A World in Transition”Deadline: 29 D...
07/12/2025

We’re now accepting pitches for TCS’s print edition - “When The Centre Cannot Hold: A World in Transition”
Deadline: 29 December.

This issue looks at the fractures shaping our moment - the noise, the contradictions, the feeling that “normality” was never quite real. As the centre collapses, the question becomes unavoidable: who owns the future? This issue asks you to help articulate what it should be - through stories, ideas, and works that speak directly to the moment:

Interviews: key figures in the breakage.
News & Investigations: stories that epitomise the changing times.
Culture: art and performance that helps us translate the chaos.
TCS Global: stories that map the fractures beyond our borders.
Opinion: tell us how we should act, what needs to change.
Literature: writing that captures the atmosphere of now, precise and unsettling. Your own work or the book of the moment

Bring us ideas that confront the shifts, map the stakes, and speak to where we go from here.

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On Friday 29 November, 15 people were arrested in Cambridge’s Market Square during a coordinated nationwide protest orga...
30/11/2025

On Friday 29 November, 15 people were arrested in Cambridge’s Market Square during a coordinated nationwide protest organised by Defend Our Juries.

The action formed part of demonstrations held across 18 towns and cities between 25-27 November, timed to coincide with the judicial review of the government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.

In Cambridge, officers were present in the market before the protest’s 1PM start, with arrests beginning roughly 30 minutes into the sit-in.

Palestine Action was banned in June under the Terrorism Act 2000 - the first time a direct-action group has been designated a terrorist organisation in British history. Since then, Amnesty International reports more than 2,100 arrests linked to peaceful protest against the proscription. The ban places the group on the same statutory list as armed organisations such as al-Qaeda and ISIS.

Friday’s protests took place amid growing scrutiny of the UK’s role in the war on Gaza. The Campaign Against Arms Trade notes British involvement in Israeli military infrastructure, including arms exports, intelligence sharing, RAF reconnaissance operations and the training of Israeli soldiers. As of October, one in 33 people in Gaza had been killed.

✍️ Mila Edensor

As Sudan’s humanitarian system collapses, a different model of care has emerged.We interviewed Alsanosi Adam, external c...
30/11/2025

As Sudan’s humanitarian system collapses, a different model of care has emerged.

We interviewed Alsanosi Adam, external communications coordinator for the Emergency Response Rooms (ERR) - a volunteer-run, community-led network now supporting millions across the country.

Amid famine, displacement, and a near-total breakdown of state structures, the ERRs have become an alternative welfare system: organising food distribution, medical care, evacuations, and education through local committees rather than international agencies.

Their approach, often described as a decolonised model of aid, centres community decision-making, neighbourhood coordination, and collective protection.

Adam speaks on how the ERRs operate under constant threat, why their apolitical stance is essential for survival, and what international organisations can learn from a model that has held communities together when global aid systems have failed.

Read the full interview via the link in bio

✍️ Leila Isa & Rachel Elliman

The UK’s response to sexual violence is defined less by inability than by indifference.[CW: R**e, Sexual Assault]Only 2....
29/11/2025

The UK’s response to sexual violence is defined less by inability than by indifference.

[CW: R**e, Sexual Assault]

Only 2.6% of reported rapes lead to charges, survivors routinely wait more than a year for cases to reach court, and support services remain chronically underfunded. Defence questioning continues to retraumatise victims, and repeated police misconduct scandals have eroded public trust.

The government has shown it can move quickly when it wants to - from fast-tracking protest restrictions to proscribing activist groups - yet sexual violence remains treated as a low-urgency issue, leaving victims to carry the burden of a system that fails to protect them.

✍️ Grayson Campbell

In a city where small gigs are disappearing, remain one of the last reliable sources of Cambridge’s DIY music culture.W...
28/11/2025

In a city where small gigs are disappearing, remain one of the last reliable sources of Cambridge’s DIY music culture.

We spoke with organiser Dan about why student audiences are so rare, how bands like Black Country, New Road and Ugly first came through the local scene, and the pressures facing independent promoters as venues close and touring costs rise.

A look at what it takes to keep Cambridge’s music culture alive - without profit, and without guarantees.

✍️ Frankie Steel

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27/11/2025

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20/12/25
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Cambridge Climate Justice’s three-year effort to secure an “Ethical Careers Policy” is facing uncertainty, with members ...
26/11/2025

Cambridge Climate Justice’s three-year effort to secure an “Ethical Careers Policy” is facing uncertainty, with members saying it’s unclear whether the University Careers Service plans to change its approach.

Since 2021, the group has pushed for the removal of oil, gas, mining, and arms companies from careers fairs - a call repeated at a 5 November rally outside Great St Mary’s.

Both CCJ and the Careers Service confirm that discussions have continued following the protest. Campaigners tell TCS that talks are ongoing but yet to be resolved.

The Cambridge Student welcomes Middle East Eye’s Azad Essa to discuss what happens when journalism confronts power: the ...
20/11/2025

The Cambridge Student welcomes Middle East Eye’s Azad Essa to discuss what happens when journalism confronts power: the policing of campus activism, the silences produced by UK media, and the alliances shaping global politics. A clear-eyed look at what it takes to report when institutions prefer you didn’t.

November 25
SU Lounge
6:00-7:30PM

Azad Essa is a senior reporter for Middle East Eye based in New York. He coverage ranges from US foreign policy its impact on Muslim and Arab communities, to India and Hindu Nationalism. He has written extensively on student protests, particularly pro-Palestinian activism in the US, highlighting how governments and universities suppress these movements while emphasizing their resilience and global significance. Essa previously worked for Al Jazeera English covering southern and central Africa and is the author of “Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel” (Pluto Press)

Sadiq Khan in London, centre-left but cautious. Zohran Mamdani in New York, unabashedly progressive. Both Muslim, both f...
19/11/2025

Sadiq Khan in London, centre-left but cautious. Zohran Mamdani in New York, unabashedly progressive. Both Muslim, both from immigrant families - and both driving the global right into a frenzied obsession over their identities. This piece looks at how two mayors have become symbols of hope for their cities’ most vulnerable - and targets for those who see diversity as a threat.

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✍️ Leila Isa

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