Recent research by Jisc, the UK’s higher education digital, data, and technology agency, found that 50 world leaders who held office in 2022 were educated at UK institutions. The study suggests that the UK ranks first globally in educating world leaders, surpassing the United States (41), the Russian Federation (14),...
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Bangor University’s vice-chancellor, Edmund Burke, informed staff by email about aims to cut 200 jobs to counter the drop in international students, rising operating costs, and government changes to national insurance. The University of South Wales has also announced 90 job cuts following Cardiff University’s announcement to cull 400 academic...
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Whilst indulging in the artful escapism of gaming, it’s easy to feel disconnected from morality and the consequences of our actions. We as players are shielded from ethical dilemmas, as, in the context of a digital world, it’s the characters we operate that are making decisions, not us. After all,...
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Coventry City Council has announced it will reverse some unpopular public spending cuts announced in their annual budget after receiving more funding than expected from the Government. The reversed cuts include proposals to reduce the street cleaning budget by 10%, the introduction of car parking charges at War Memorial Park,...
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Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, made a slew of comments suggesting that the Covid-19 pandemic had negatively impacted young people’s perception of the workplace and encouraged reliance on the welfare system. In an interview with ITV News, she stated: “I think there is genuinely a problem...
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Falling in love with characters in video games is easy. No matter what genre you play, whether it’s story-heavy RPGs or class-based shooters, most games you love often have figures that you take a special liking to. This can be for a myriad of reasons: maybe your playstyle just clicks...
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