Battle of the Brains: Oxford or Cambridge boast great pubs, clever people and history.

Gemma will be in the No 1 Cambridge boat while Catherine, who is returning from injury, will be in the No 2 boat for Oxford. Read more on this story in Jim White’s joint interview with the sisters.

Cambridge boat race. Rowers taking part in the contest are being told to avoid direct contact with the water due to “alarmingly high levels” of the bacteria, which can cause a range of infections.

The Oxford boat sinks after only half a mile, during the annual University boat race against Cambridge on March 24, 1951.

World Oxford, Cambridge rowing teams warned about polluted waters ahead of Boat Race: It's a 'national disgrace' Testing by a campaign group has found high levels of E.coli in London's River Thames ...

International rugby players routinely pass through Oxford and Cambridge, cricketers too, although that has become less common recently. “Rugby and rowing have their Varsity games on national ...

For workers searching for a job, Cambridge and Oxford have typically been reliable hunting grounds for the past several years. Reed’s data, stretching back to 2018, shows the number of vacancies ...

Cambridge, with fewer accommodations, works better as a side-trip from London than as a stopover. Oxford can keep you busy sightseeing for a longer time and has plenty of good hotels — so it's ...