Degree Apprenticeships are a Foundation, not a Finished Product

That competition isn’t surprising. Degree apprenticeships are great foundations for young people to gain hands on experience for future roles, while earning both a degree and a wage – as university costs rise, that offer…

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Teenager becomes first person to have testicular tissue transplant in UK

The 19-year-old had his tissue removed and frozen three years ago before undergoing treatment for a serious blood disorder. He said he was "incredibly grateful" to the medical team behind the pioneering procedure, which…

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France’s teens versus the riot police – podcast

Schools have been closed and ransacked. Some have simply been burned down. The pupils are fed up with the status quo. And they're furious about a school system that they say is failing them. It began with outrage over…

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Family of student who took his own life say university ‘will be held to account’

However, his family said that in September that year, the university told him he had not been awarded a grade for one course and would therefore not be eligible to graduate with an honours degree. His family said as a…

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Nearly 90 councils sign up to local NEET taskforces ahead of Milburn’s final report

Local authorities know their communities, and they’re often the first to spot when a young person starts to drift. Local authorities signing up to the NEET Taskforce have committed, for at least 18 months, to: Convene…

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Gene therapy can partly restore sight in blind people, researchers reveal

The approach, known as optogenetic therapy, harnesses the technique for turning nerve cells on and off using light that scooped the 2026 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine. It was first shown to partly restore vision…

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LA officials document first case of a rabid raccoon in more than 50 years

The county's department of public health announced in a statement this week that four people and a dog may have been exposed to the animal at a backyard work site in the city of Westlake Village. The raccoon appeared in…

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City & Guilds Unveils A New Look, Setting Out Its Ambition To Help People and Employers Thrive In The New AI Era

For City & Guilds customers this will mean targeted information to help them choose the right qualifications and services, technology that makes everyday interactions easier, more responsive support, and a broader offer…

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Data shows a nearly 50% drop in near-total outsourcing of student writing when done in a transparent writing environment

What did the report find? US Submission: Near-total outsourcing (greater than 80% AI writing score) is 14.3% in non-Turnitin Clarity submissions and only 7.6% within Turnitin Clarity. A/NZ Submissions: 6.7% of…

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Thatcherism via the Walkman: Stuart Hall’s British cultural studies preserved online

Now a major digital archive of his previously unpublished papers, notebooks, recordings and videos has been launched. When the Jamaica-born sociologist and seminal figure in postwar Black British history died in 2014…

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