Nxdia rules the world at the Hare and Hounds
Olmo Bellotti reviews the recent performance of Nxdia at Hare and Hounds, Birmingham.
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Olmo Bellotti
‘Big improvements’ promised for West Midlands transport after £2.4 billion funding boost
The West Midlands is set to benefit from a new £2.4 billion funding injection as part of the government’s five-year plan to improve the region’s transport infrastructure. A further £13.2 billion has been granted to other areas across the UK, including £1.8 billion for the North East. Chancellor Rachel Reeves...
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Gambling at university: a worrying epidemic, or just a bit of fun?
In the UK, an estimated 1.2 million university students have gambled in the last 12 months, equating to approximately two in every three students. Recent research by gambling education charity Ygam has found that young people who gamble are up to four times more likely to experience gambling harms compared...
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University strike action becomes a possibility again as UCU members vote to move towards national ballot
The University and College Union (UCU) has voted to consider new options to resolve their long-running dispute with the government over cuts to higher education funding, which could include national industrial action. At the Union’s conference in Liverpool in late May, delegates decided to take action and vote for “the...
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Coastal and rural would-be students ‘held back’ from attending university as rural-urban divide widens
Coastal and rural areas are becoming higher education ‘cold spots’, new research has found, with the government being warned it must tackle rural-urban disparities or risk exacerbating inequalities. The report, published by the Ruskin Institute for Social Equity (RISE), found that students from free school meal backgrounds in rural areas...
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University of Warwick to support £10m project to boost innovation and create ‘spinouts’ in the Midlands
The University of Warwick is amongst several universities in the Midlands supporting a government-backed project, aiming to promote innovation and create jobs in the region. The government announced the backing of four new innovation hubs across Britain, with a £30m investment, in order to help research institutions transfer their academic...
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