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The University of Cambridge Left Society: On Student Activism

Rares Cocilnau, Chair of the University of Cambridge Left Society, argues that student radicalism is inherently unstable - only becoming meaningful when it moves beyond the university and institutional containment.

Do not give up on Student Political Societies.

Oscar Poulson (Chair of CULC) and Jack Peters (Chair of CULA) argue that student political societies remain essential spaces for progressive debate, activism and influence - giving students a voice not only in Cambridge, but within national politics.

The Politics of PolSocs

Anusha Salhan reflects on Per Capita Media’s PolSoc Question Time event in Michaelmas 2025, introducing a series of reflections by political society chairs on the role of student politics at Cambridge and the stake students hold in national and international political debate.