Happy New Year to everyone, and welcome back to Cambridge for our student members!

This term we have planned a sensational line-up of debates, speakers and social events for you, with guest speakers including Dominique Strauss-Kahn, David Milliband, Katie Price, Zoë Wanamaker and Jerry Springer. To see what else we have on offer this term, check out our online termcard.

Watch Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen's lecture "Old Universities and New" in our latest free video. Hosted in our debating chamber, this talk was delivered by Professor Sen to members of the University's Graduate Union earlier this year.

A message from the Union's Alumni and Development Office to our friends and members everywhere.

Are there some things that the public is better off not knowing? Find out in our latest debate video, which features Julian Assange's media lawyer, a former director of GCHQ, the Investigations Editor at the Guardian, a former Information Commissioner and a Director of Information for the police.

Last week, the Cambridge Union Society held the Grand Final of its newly instituted Freshers' Cup. Over the previous three weeks, thirty teams of first year debaters battled it out to try to win the title. The quality of all debates was high, but our congratulations must go to Emily Fernandes and Freddy Powell who triumphed and won the whole competition.

Watch our latest video interview, with businesswoman and supermodel Caprice Bourret. Caprice talks to Katie Lam about her career, the West End, poker, her Playboy regrets and her future plans.

The Union Society is a registered charity, and you can help us raise money simply by shopping online with retailers such as eBay, Amazon, M&S, Argos and John Lewis! Just sign up with easyfundraising.org.uk for free and we will get a percentage of whatever you spend, at no additional cost to you!

Don't forget that our range of Union merchandise is available to buy from our own online shop, and we now offer membership gift vouchers!

From Catwalk Queen to Lingerie Mogul - Caprice Bourret, model, businesswoman and charitable ambassador talks to The Cambridge Union. Watch our latest video now!

Our video interview with Caprice will be online soon. 

If you're not already a member, ask for our Christmas Membership Gift Voucher for Christmas, and you could be treated to Full Membership of the Society, four guest tickets and two Union mugs!

Our new membership gift voucher isn't the only way to get our Christmas deal - membership bought online or in the office between November 28^th & January 17^th 2012 also qualifies.

Time amendment: Sir Patrick Stewart OBE will now take place at 4.30pm on Wednesday 30th 2011, rather than 7:30pm as originally advertised.