Don’t call me a job blocker. We can’t all afford to retire
Letters: Readers respond to Mary Beard’s defence of Cambridge University’s mandatory retirement age
June 2024
Is Cambridge University right to enforce a retirement age? I think so – who wants to be a ‘job blocker’?
Mary Beard
Some say it’s ageist, and they have a point. But whether in academia or elsewhere, it’s only fair for younger colleagues, asks former Cambridge professor Mary Beard
Sir Oliver Popplewell obituary
High court judge who presided over the libel case brought by Jonathan Aitken against the Guardian
Wooden bowling arm that bested Australian cricketer in 1909 rebuilt
Cambridge engineers recreate mathematician John Venn’s machine that can launch balls at 33mph
May 2024
Virtual reality games helping UK’s deaf children to understand speech
Scientists have found that immersing kids in computer games can train their brains to localise sounds better
Weight-loss jabs shouldn’t be quick-fix solution for governments, says expert
Obesity prevention is cheaper long-term option, says Cambridge professor, with focus on dietary advice and exercise plans
Other lives
James Mowbray obituary
Other lives
Dennis Smith obituary
Other lives
Peter Searby obituary
April 2024
Foreign states targeting sensitive research at UK universities, MI5 warns
Deprivation linked to higher second cancer risk among England breast cancer survivors
Other lives
Daphne Gilbert obituary
George Mallory’s final letters to wife published 100 years after fatal Mount Everest climb
Cambridge exhibition on 1924 Olympics throws spotlight on pioneering black athlete
Industrial Revolution began in 17th not 18th century, say academics
A challenge to the BBC’s Oxbridge bias
March 2024
Cancer signs could be spotted years before symptoms, says new research institute
The Boat Races 2024: Cambridge do the double over Oxford, again – as it happened
The Guardian picture essay
Pulling together: how Cambridge came to dominate the Boat Race – a photo essay
