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London Marathon postponed amid disruption to the athletics season

The London Marathon has been postponed, for the first time in the event’s 38-year history, until October amid the coronavirus outbreak. Marathon director, Hugh Brasher said in an official statement: “The world is in an unprecedented situation, grappling with a global pandemic of COVID-19, and public health is everyone’s priority.”...
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By , Mar. 14, 2020

Complete closure of universities to limit Coronavirus “impossible”, say vice-chancellors

Vice-chancellors at a number of UK universities have said that a full-scale closure in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic would be “impossible”. University leaders have told the government that shutting down institutions if the outbreak worsens could leave thousands of students “stranded”, in the words of one vice-chancellor who...
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By , Mar. 13, 2020

Year abroad diaries: what it is like learning in other countries

Studying abroad is offered as part of many degree programmes. Learning in a new cultural setting provides students with a chance to develop skills and potential which may have been left untapped had they remained at home. I am currently studying at the University of Siena for my third year. In my experience so far, there are more similarities than differences between the UK and Italian university systems but the differences certainly take some getting used to.
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By , Mar. 13, 2020