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@wilfvall00
Associate Editor and ex-Editor-in-Chief @VarsityUK / words @thetimes @telegraph @dailymailuk @theipaper @bylinetimes/ HSPS @Cambridge_Uni
Had a great time shadowing @HugoGye for a day of PMQs and tariff mania at @theipaper yesterday, and thrilled to have a byline on the front page splash in this morning’s paper!
Great to have a piece in @BylineTimes with @ebratton26 covering Cambridge’s use of legal injunctions to restrict protests bylinetimes.com/2025/06/24/cam…
Had the opportunity to have a lovely chat with @BCNRband for the varsity yearbook, talking Cambridge, musical reinvention, Colin Firth, and beyond. Read the piece with @AnukPW here: varsity.co.uk/music/29622
This morning, Trinity evicted pro-Palestine protesters from its lawn (1/2) varsity.co.uk/news/29791
My latest in @Telegraph today — Cambridge set to introduce exam resits for the first time ever. With @poppyeh
We are absolutely delighted to reveal that The Mays 33 has ARRIVED! Keep your eyes peeled for our initial book sale in Cambridge - which will be announced very soon! We can't wait to see you all there! You can also order online here: shop.varsity.co.uk/shop/
“Putin was Putin from the very beginning … but Western leaders chose to turn a blind eye in hope of maintaining some sort of modus operandi with him on the international stage. It was appeasement. It was enabling.” Our conversation with @VarsityUK. varsity.co.uk/interviews/295…
I also had the opportunity to speak to the inspirational @vkaramurza in a uniquely insightful interview that is increasingly pertinent to today’s political landscape. You can read it here: varsity.co.uk/interviews/295…
Our last Varsity print edition of term is out today! You can pick it up in your nearest porters lodge/faculty: INSIDE: - Four candidates in the running for Chancellorship - Uni expelled zero students for sexual misconduct last year - Chat GPT usage up 13% in last two years!
Zero students expelled for sexual misconduct in 2024. The University of Cambridge’s disciplinary body held zero hearings for cases of sexual misconduct in 2024. ✍️ @wilfvall00 varsity.co.uk/news/29542
Enjoyed writing this with @ChaplainChloe for @theipaper — covering the knife-edge Cambridgeshire mayoral election
A single mayoral race threatens to land a devastating blow on Labour @ChaplainChloe and @wilfvall00 report trib.al/HXcuxVB
Some more reporting for @theipaper, looking at Labour’s decision to double down on taxes for pensioners
Reeves won’t scrap ‘retirement tax’ as Triple Lock to drag millions into payments @HugoGye and @wilfvall00 report trib.al/rwOdMTG
Our latest Varsity print edition of term is out now! You can read it online here: varsity.co.uk/paper-edition INSIDE: - Uni votes to admit vet students despite accreditation peril - Caius threatened with legal action over “uninhabitable” acccom - Harvey’s at risk of closure!
Our latest Varsity print edition of term is out today! You can pick it up in your nearest porters lodge/faculty: INSIDE: - Cambridge applies to ban pro-Palestine encampments - Former Trinity master defends arms investments - The growing commercialisation of Cambridge research
My latest in print for @VarsityUK: The University of Cambridge re-opens arms divestment negotiations with students, on the condition the do not set up another encampment varsity.co.uk/news/29077
Our latest Varsity Print is out today — you can find it online at issuu.com/varsity/docs/i… INSIDE - Hockey students escape criminal damages after curry house carnage! - Uni re-opens arms negotiations with students! - An investigation into the ‘cult’ of effective altruism
