Alex Brian

New print edition out today :)

Footy captains fury over trans athlete ban New FA guidance has resulted in CU Women's Association Football changing their constitution

Really proud to have done the background reporting for this important story by Maddie Harding on #transgender rights in #Cambridge University sports

News in Brief: good deeds, gripes, and Gardies gifts A light-hearted round-up of this week’s stories, from uncovered complaints by musical writers to a new cat cafe

Another #Cambridge news roundup – featuring my favourite story, a student getting to take a piece of their favourite (sadly closed) kebab shop home

Pro-Palestine protesters stage city centre rally Over 350 people attended the first major protest of term

I reported on a #Palestine #protest outside the University of #Cambridge careers fair for Varsity

Chancellor calls Israel’s actions in Gaza and West Bank ‘intolerable’ Lord Smith said Israel’s conduct ‘amounts to inhumanity and war crimes’ at a Q&A last week

I wrote about the #Cambridge Chancellor's views on the genocide in #Gaza for Varsity

Gardies officially closes The kebab shop had operated in Cambridge for 76 years

The end of a piece of #Cambridge history 🙏

St John’s Innovation Centre to begin £50m expansion The developments include two new office buildings and a transport hub

More #Cambridge R&D park news

News in Brief: auctions, altered attitudes, and athletics achievements A light-hearted round-up of this week’s stories, including alumnus Amy Hunt’s sprinting silver and Cambridge’s new Financial Officer

My round-up of this week's #Cambridge #news

Cambridge Science Park releases plans for next 30 years Founded by Trinity College, the 150-acre site is set for major redevelopment

What do you think of the plans to expand #Cambridge #Science Park?

Ludwig filming returns to Cambridge Lead actor David Mitchell was spotted on All Saint's Passage

My latest story for Varsity: David Mitchell spotted in #Cambridge

Loos Loos: an unflinching gaze at teenage girlhood Alex Brian sits down with Ella Thornburn and Maya Calcraft to discuss the development of this exceptional Fringe show

An interview I wrote for Varsity about the #Fringe show, Loos Loos. Hope you enjoy!

Trinity sells O2 Arena lease for £90m Pensions insurance firm Rothesay has acquired London’s best-known live entertainment venue

Published my first #news article for Varsity!

Why getting a French visa is so irritating And other questions you might ask when planning a year abroad

New article on my blog, all about planning a year abroad #france #travel

On VE Day, remember the war – but can we resolve to honour all who fought in it? | Gary Younge The heroism of soldiers from India, Africa and the Caribbean is too often airbrushed, as is the struggle of those who resisted colonial powers, says writer and sociology professor Gary Younge

An important reminder this VE day

Meet the Cupids of Cambridge From blind dates to Camfess complaints, Alex Brian finds out if the Cambridge dating scene is really so hopeless.

Had a lot of fun writing this feature on the nightmare that is the #Cambridge #dating scene for Varsity’s latest print edition www.varsity.co.uk/features/29440

I've also just started a TikTok www.tiktok.com/@pourquoi.sa...

I'm running a French science account for my internship at Link Production if you're interested

www.youtube.com/@Pourquoi-chaine-du-savoir

Atomic cats, vulgar trees and hijacking French karaoke Let's see, what haven't I told you?

A look back on my first term in Paris before I enter the world of work...

Treasure Hunting My Way Through Paris — The Cambridge Language Collective A Cambridge student with a niche hobby – who would have thought? Since I was eight, I have been an avid geocacher. Put simply, Geocaching involves using your phone (in my day, a GPS) to locate over th...

A Cambridge student with a niche hobby – who would have thought? Since I was eight, I have been an avid geocacher. Put simply, Geocaching involves using your phone (in my day, a GPS) to locate over three million hidden boxes across the globe.

Raising the (Instagram) profile of the year abroad Alex Brian speaks with year-abroad students about their digital portrayals of the year away, and how much they reflect the reality

Do our social media posts about studying abroad reflect reality? I interviewed Cambridge students to find out

'Soup cures depression' and other things I learned at the ENS Yes, studying abroad does involve some studying

My latest Substack post is all about what it's like to study at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris

Am I better than everyone? From reading on the train to listening to Debussy, Alex Brian goes against the grain to prove his superiority

Surely, we should be doing these things for ourselves rather than to look good in front of strangers...

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Planter un jardin musical avec MAXIIM Ce sont d'abord ses doigts de pianiste qui frappent. Aucune coïncidence, car pour MAXIIM, le piano est le début d'un rêve...

Originaire de Béziers, MAXIIM, compositeur d’électro-pop, se lance dans la chanson depuis environ un an. Sa voix douce et caressante, accompagnée de mélodies chargées de symbolisme, parle un langage universel qui capte l’attention.

Planting a musical garden with MAXIIM His pianist's fingers are the first thing that strikes you. No coincidence since, for MAXIIM, the piano was the start of a dream...

Originally from Béziers, electro-pop artist MAXIIM has been writing songs for about a year now. His gentle, caressing voice, accompanied by melodies laden with symbolism, speaks a universal language that captures the attention

✍️ Maria-Valentina Nandra, Alex Brian

MEGA froid, MEGA faim, MEGA fatigué: How I ended up stranded on a random campsite in southern France two weeks after arriving in Paris

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Olympe du Groove: Jordan Olympus n'hésite pas à explorer ses multiples identités Autodidacte en guitare, en piano et en séquenceur, Jordan Olympus a appris à être indépendant

Sur une oreille, un coquillage cauri. Sur l’autre, une carte de La Réunion. Jordan Olympus, nouveau talent de la pop, exprime ses multiples identités à travers sa musique et son style. C’est pourquoi il porte ces boucles d’oreille : la première est l’emblème de ses origines malgaches...

An Olympic Feat: Jordan Olympus Doesn't Shy Away From Exploring His Multiple Identities Self-taught on piano, guitar and production software, Jordan Olympus has learned to be independent

On one ear, a cauri shell. On the other, a map of La Réunion. Jordan Olympus, an emerging pop star, expresses his multiple identities through his music and his style. It’s why he wears these earrings: the first is a symbol of his Malagasy origins; the second, an ode to the island...