from the editor
It’s a city of contradictions. An ancient centre of learning where Tudor houses and yellow-stone structures sit alongside cutting-edge examples of modern buildings. With its 31 colleges steeped in history and the punts bobbing along the River Cam, it’s no wonder it’s such a magnet for tourists. If you have never been, I wholeheartedly recommend braving the crowds and heading there this summer. The university’s alumni are equally diverse, from scientists and great thinkers to lauded writers and the most esteemed artists. They also include Alan Turing, who studied at King’s. He was a war hero, who cracked the Enigma code in WWII and was prosecuted and persecuted for his homosexuality, culminating in his suicide in 1954. In the 2014 film The Imitation Game, based on Turing’s life, he’s played by actor…
