The decision by X (formerly Twitter) to anonymise users’ likes on the platform last month came as quite a surprise to many people. The Washington Post described it as “the end of an era”. This move, which doesn’t actually usher in complete anonymity, as post authors can still see who...
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We’re now under one week from the general election, and the campaign is at fever pitch. After 24 hours or so of feverish speculation, Rishi Sunak announced an election as dark clouds, quite literally, gathered above Downing Street. Channels from the BBC, to ITV and Channel 4 then rushed to...
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What is loneliness? For some, it presents itself as a state of mind: a lurking feeling of separation, distance, and isolation from others. For others, loneliness is more than a simple lack of physical proximity to those things and people. Even those who are well-connected socially may experience loneliness, as...
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Lectures. A building block of university learning, without which student timetables across the country would almost certainly be incomplete. Whilst far from homogenous, they often introduce a topic, consider contested definitions, and set out key themes. It is precisely the subjectivity, the malleability of lectures as a learning tool that...
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The Times reports that university leaders are calling on the government to lift the cap on fees for home students, which has been frozen at £9,250 for a decade.
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MPs have put forward a law change to force the declaration of Chinese government funding to universities, following renewed concerns over Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence on British university campuses.
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