From civic universities to civil universities
While speaking on a panel at Duolingo’s DETcon London conference on June 10, a thought struck me. The UK higher education sector has spent years championing the importance of civic…
Ben Stokes: Durham chief Tim Bostock ‘bemused’ by doubts over England captain’s state of mind
Bostock's words were reflected in comments by others around Durham.Stokes had been "just like Stokesy" in recent days, one source told BBC Sport.Durham has been his county home throughout his…
Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn…
Crizac takes 37% stake in ForeignAdmits
Crizac has taken a strategic stake in ForeignAdmits, acquiring 37.41% of the Indian company, which provides education finance and visa preparation services for students seeking to study abroad. The investment,…
Tour de Suisse Femmes: Zoe Backstedt sprints to stage three victory
Stage four on Saturday will see the riders take on a 24km time trial and Backstedt, winner of five time trials so far in her short career, will be among…
Is the US government’s Anthropic ban accidentally helping the brand?
Just as last week was ending, the US government forced Anthropic to pull its two newest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concerns after Amazon researchers allegedly found a way…
Irish ELT providers hail new rules for language students moving to HE
Stakeholders have welcomed the introduction of a temporary Stamp 2 bridging permission as a positive step for international students progressing from English language courses to higher education, arguing that it…
England vs New Zealand 2nd Test: Matt Fisher makes 50
Matt Fisher makes a first Test half-century batting at number 10 to help England to a score of 291 in their first innings against New Zealand in the second Test…
The Most Promising Ebola Vaccine Has Been Sitting on the Shelf for 15 Years
“We thought that’s probably the one that’s least likely to pop up,” Geisbert says. “We guessed wrong.”Concerned by that knowledge gap, in 2011 he decided to modify a vaccine, which…
Billy from the back! Libertango lands the Albany Stakes
Billy Loughnane and Libertango flew home from the rear to win the opener on day four at Royal Ascot, the Albany Stakes, giving trainer George Boughey his third winner of…