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Freelance journalist | Words @Telegraph @guardian @thetimes @BylineTimes @CityAM @dailyecho, former EiC @VarsityUK | Grad @Cambridge_Uni

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Older Cambridge dons ‘block grants to young colleagues out of jealousy’. Read my interview with Prof Wyn Evans, the astrophysicist running to be Cambridge chancellor, in @thetimes .
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Wyn Evans, a professor at the university who is in the running to become chancellor, says the problem is particularly common in the arts and humanities
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Felix Armstrong
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Academics fight ex-oil chief's bid to be Cambridge chancellor. In @thetimes with @GLJourno
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Felix Armstrong
3 months
King's College Cambridge has announced that it will drop investments in arms firms, following long-running pressure from students over the war in Gaza. King's becomes the first Oxbridge college to do so. For @Telegraph with @poppyeh .
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King’s College to divest from defence companies following wave of student protests
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Felix Armstrong
3 months
It was great to celebrate the past year at @VarsityUK with our annual dinner on Friday, and we were very lucky to have @gabyhinsliff as our guest speaker!
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Felix Armstrong
4 months
Glad to have a story in today’s @thetimes with @nicolawoolcock, on the climate campaigner taking on ‘business as usual’ in the race for Cambridge chancellor
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Felix Armstrong
4 months
A pleasure to host @arusbridger at a Varsity speaker event at King’s last night!
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Felix Armstrong
5 months
In today’s @Telegraph print: Judge bans Palestine protests at Cambridge
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Felix Armstrong
5 months
Cambridge wins 4-month legal injunction to block pro-Gaza protesters from disrupting graduations… and more legal action may follow. For @Telegraph with @poppyeh .
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University accused of ‘assault on freedom of expression’ after winning order blocking pro-Gaza protests
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Felix Armstrong
5 months
Had a great experience shadowing @benrileysmith in the Westminster lobby yesterday, and working on this story for @Telegraph: Putin fears our nuclear weapons, insists Starmer .
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Trident has proved ‘incredibly effective’ in being a crucial deterrent in the eyes of the Russian president
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Felix Armstrong
6 months
RT @wilfvall00: Had a great time covering the latest developments in Cambridge’s ongoing legal action against pro-Palestine occupations for….
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Injunction granted until 11pm on Saturday to prevent graduation disruption – but hoped-for ban for next five years rejected
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Felix Armstrong
9 months
Cambridge uses Prevent anti-terrorist scheme to 'restrict' pro-Palestine protest, say students. Campaign, led by Amnesty and SU BME officer, comes as students intensify pro-Palestine occupations. Latest for @VarsityUK .
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The University's Amnesty society have claimed the scheme leads to 'violations' of free speech
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Felix Armstrong
9 months
NEW: Pro-Palestine Cambridge students set up new camp outside Senate House, main ceremonial building. There was a camp here in summer, but quickly dismantled.
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Felix Armstrong
9 months
RT @nicolawoolcock: Lord Hague confirmed as the 160th chancellor of Oxford University. .
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Felix Armstrong
9 months
Very pleased to have a story in the @guardian today!. Cambridge’s prestigious vet school could be stripped of accreditation over ‘ethical concerns’ re animal euthanasia and mishandled discrimination complaints.
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Worries about animal euthanasia and mishandling of complaints from students about racism among concerns
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Felix Armstrong
9 months
Pro-Palestine Cambridge students claim ‘liberated zone’ in an occupied admin building as they escalate against University ‘delay’ over its review of weapons investments. For @VarsityUK .
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Cambridge for Palestine claims to have ‘shut down the financial heart’ of the University, in an escalation over arms review delays
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Felix Armstrong
9 months
Pro-Palestine students protest outside of Cambridge’s Greenwich House, which they are occupying - declaring a ‘liberated zone’
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Felix Armstrong
9 months
Cambridge has delayed its arms investments review, which was launched following pro-Palestine protests. Uni admits its timescale was 'optimistic,' while sources have accused Cambridge of 'backtracking' and 'watering down' commitments. Latest @VarsityUK .
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The University pledged to produce findings this term but has pushed back its deadline, leading to allegations of 'watering down' the review
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Felix Armstrong
9 months
RT @VarsityUK: Suella Braverman tells protesters to ‘get a life’ at Tory event
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Felix Armstrong
10 months
Cambridge uni runs up £50m deficit ‘without knowing what has happened’ - internal watchdog warns ‘time of plenty is over’. For @Telegraph with @poppyeh !.
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Internal watchdog calls on university to make ‘difficult decisions’ as ‘time of plenty is over’
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