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The latest available statistics show that around 33,000 people started construction apprenticeships in Britain in 2024-25. NEST supported over 4,100 apprenticeship starts during the same period, meaning more than 12% of…
During the event, students from the Chancellor’s Entrepreneurs’ Club, an initiative developed and delivered by the University of Derby, met mentors for the first time and took part in a pitching masterclass to get a…
In the UK, 3.6 million people work in catering and hospitality. In the US it is estimated at close to 16 million . A first-of-its-kind study in the US has found catering staff can experience high air pollution at work –…
That storm was generative AI. Suddenly, the questions being asked about assessment became much bigger. AI was present in the early windows, but it had not yet become the force reshaping assessment conversations. In the…
The operation, called a lobectomy, is the standard treatment for lung cancer caught early, and for many patients it is the only treatment they will ever need. So what exactly did his doctors do, and what happens next?…
Respiratory samples from more than 100 critically ill young patients at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) were sent for what is known as metagenomic testing. It can identify bacteria, viruses and fungi from a…
Believing that a child's parents were vital in every consultation and decision, he championed parental involvement on the neonatal unit long before the idea became mainstream. In the fragile world of neonates, where life…
On Sunday, hackers forced up the temperatures of refrigerators in hundreds of food stores across France to as high as 50C, resulting in waste and fires. Beyond the immediate destruction and inconvenience, it raised the…
The new rules, published on Thursday, mean single-sex wards, toilets and changing rooms will be used by people based on their biological sex, not their gender identity. The guidance states that trans people should be…
It says when this is not "clinically appropriate" then alternative arrangements should be made and the dignity and safety of all patients should be maintained. The guidance also says staff facilities should be used by…