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A Statement About the Country We Want to Be Having had time to reflect on P rime Minister Andy Burnham’s announcement that every secondary school will be expected to offer technical education from the age of 14…
Clearing has changed a lot. There used to be a perception of it as a Results Day scramble – you didn’t get the grades you expected, so you rang around trying to find a place. That really isn’t an accurate picture of how…
The number of heart and lung transplants the NHS carries out each year has not increased in 30 years. NHS England, the national management body for the health service in England, said it was "working hard to improve…
The university initially defended him as the "victim of a vile campaign to undermine his credibility" but he resigned last week after a series of his claims were called into doubt. In a letter to staff, Prentice said: "I…
Born in Sunderland, Lewis Sutcliffe always wanted to pursue a career in football and coaching. Now, Lewis has graduated from the University having already secured a role as a Sports Development Officer at the Foundation…
This claim was mentioned in a letter announcing his resignation last week , which came amid mounting questions about his academic work and statements he had made about his past. Arday wrote that becoming a professor at…
In a letter to staff, Prof Deborah Prentice acknowledged the "anger and anxiety around this damaging and difficult case". The university head also announced Cambridge's investigation would be independent and carried out…
On Instagram , the 53-year-old said it had spread to her bones and it was too late for chemo. She added: "The initial lump that I felt, wasn't a 'lump' as such; rather a kind of hard spot. Really tiny." Here's how to…
The University of Cambridge professor, now resigned , was accused of plagiarism, and appears to have made up an awful lot of fantastical stories about his life. But weeks into the affair, it feels that there has been an…
As the largest and most complex engineering construction project in Europe moves into its mechanical and electrical phase, the nuclear power station site in Somerset recognises the important role the CCNSG Safety…