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- Did you solve it? The enigma of Randall Munroe October 14, 2024The answers to todayâs puzzlesEarlier today I set the following two puzzles. Here they are again with solutions.The first is by Randall Munroe, cartoonist of the webcomic xkcd and author of the bestselling book What If? Continue reading...Alex Bellos
- Anti-Zionist beliefs âworthy of respectâ, UK tribunal finds October 14, 2024Judges say unfairly dismissed academic David Millerâs views on Israel should be protected by antidiscrimination lawsThe belief that Israelâs actions amount to apartheid, ethnic cleansing and genocide are âworthy of respect in a democratic societyâ, an employment tribunal has concluded in a landmark decision.In February the tribunal ruled that Prof David Miller was unfairly discriminated […]Matthew Weaver and agencies
- Make black history mandatory in England to counter hatred, urges campaigner October 14, 2024Summer riots were a consequence of relegating the subject to just one month, says Black Curriculum founder Black history must be made mandatory in England to counter hatred and help prevent racist riots, a leading campaigner says.Lavinya Stennett, who founded the Black Curriculum, warned of the real risks of black history and a diverse curriculum […]Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent
- Can you solve it? The enigma of Randall Munroe October 14, 2024And an intersection of squaresUPDATE: The solutions are upTodayâs first puzzle was penned by Randall Munroe, cartoonist of the webcomic xkcd and author of the bestselling book What If?For the (surely) very few readers who have never heard of him, Munroe, a former NASA roboticist, is probably the worldâs premier science humorist. Continue reading...Alex Bellos
- Europeâs medical schools to give more training on diseases linked to climate crisis October 14, 2024New climate network will teach trainee doctors more about heatstroke, dengue and malaria and role of global warming in healthMosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria will become a bigger part of the curriculum at medical schools across Europe in the face of the climate crisis.Future doctors will also have more training on how to […]Kat Lay, Global health correspondent
- UK university cuts threaten to âwipe outâ black scholarship, academics say October 13, 2024Critics say courses are being closed that played a leading role in addressing racial disparities in higher educationBlack scholarship in the UK risks being wiped out due to redundancies and course closures, leading academics have warned.Universities in England are engulfed in a financial crisis and have in response implemented a number of cost-cutting measures. Continue […]Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent
- Visiting a school taught me some new and unexpected lessons | Eva Wiseman October 13, 2024Looking at possible secondary schools as a parent is a real time machineThere is something uncanny and magical about a school at night, the windows blazing as you approach in the rain through a patent-leather car park. Iâve been visiting secondary schools with my daughter and every time I walk through the doors of another […]Eva Wiseman
- Eton among elite private schools set to cash in on windfall from new VAT rules October 12, 2024VAT-registered schools will be able to claim refunds for tax paid on capital projects over past 10 yearsThe UKâs biggest and richest Âprivate schools are in line for substantial financial windfalls as a consequence of the governmentâs plan to impose VAT on their fees, according to official new guidance issued by tax authorities.A document issued […]Toby Helm Political editor
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