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• Tech hubs near England’s universities to benefit from almost £1bn in extra funding

  13-03-2023 23:30
  
  Chancellor will pledge in budget to create 12 investment zones in eight areas ‘to drive business investment’Tech hubs clustered around universities in England will benefit from almost £1bn in extra funding as part of a range of measures in the budget on Wednesday to boost business investment in the regions.The chancellor will make the pledge to create 12 investment zones in eight areas “to drive business investment and level up” the country, each backed with £
  
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• Research: National Careers Service satisfaction and progression surveys: 2021 to 2022

  13-03-2023 16:22 via gov.uk
  
  Research looking at customers' experiences of using the National Careers Service after their call, meeting with an adviser or visit to the website.
  
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• MPs call on Jeremy Hunt to extend free school meals to all primary pupils

  13-03-2023 15:23
  
  Campaign coordinated by Labour MP Zarah Sultana calls for every child to have access to a daily hot mealThe chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has been urged to use his spring budget to extend free school meals for all primary pupils.The Scottish government has committed to providing free school meals for all primary schoolchildren, while in Wales the rollout of universal primary free school meals began in September. Continue reading...
  
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• When you’re a student estranged from family: how a uni is reaching out to help

  13-03-2023 13:42
  
  University can throw up extra challenges for undergraduates who don’t have a family network to rely on. Here’s what the University of Portsmouth is doing to support these young peopleDuring Melanie Sutton’s first term studying photography at the University of Portsmouth, it hit her that she wasn’t like the other students. “Around Christmas time, people started talking about going home, and earlier they’d been mentioning getting financial support from their fam
  
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• Why we love our uni by the sea: two students on great tuition, fab facilities and chilling on the beach

  13-03-2023 13:41
  
  Four reasons to set your sights on this coastal university ‘with a very different vibe’ when you start your Ucas applicationWhen you’re choosing a university, what do you look for? A course that can set you on the path to the career you want, top facilities, clubs and societies to satisfy your social life or, perhaps, a location that has everything you need for a memorable uni experience?With a campus boasting a new £57m sports centre, world-leading academics teaching mor
  
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• Three ways the world can take action on the plastics crisis

  13-03-2023 13:40
  
  From enzymes that eat polyester clothing to policy effectiveness, the University of Portsmouth is at the forefront of research into ways to end the scourge of plastic pollutionAs the detection of microplastics in human blood demonstrates, plastics have become intertwined in our everyday existence, and the challenge of combating this global problem is huge.So how can society move from a linear throwaway plastics economy to a circular, more sustainable one? Continue reading...
  
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• Sea, sand and postgrad studies: why the University of Portsmouth is the place to pursue a PhD

  13-03-2023 13:39
  
  Postgraduate students at this coastal uni have the space and support to delve into the subjects they’re passionate about – from ‘incel’ subculture to new styles of classroom learningA decade ago Anisa Sultana was living and working in London as a lecturer when she and a friend took a trip to explore the south coast. As the train drew into Portsmouth, she admired a striking building through the carriage window. “My friend said: ‘That’s the University of P
  
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• Sheffield University criticised for hiring private investigator after protest

  13-03-2023 13:05
  
  Private investigator hired to look into possible involvement of two student activists in occupation of buildingSheffield University has been criticised for hiring a private investigator to look into the possible involvement of two student activists in a protest in one of its buildings.The two students received letters on 9 November informing them that the university had hired Intersol Global, a firm of investigators, to look into whether they were involved in a student occupation of a building i
  
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• Teach UK schoolchildren about harms of online misogyny, says police chief

  13-03-2023 13:02
  
  Boys in particular need to look at behaviour inspired by likes of Andrew Tate, says lead on violence against women and girlsA senior police officer has recommended teaching schoolchildren from primary level about the risks of online image-sharing and misogynistic social media figures such as Andrew Tate.Maggie Blyth, the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for violence against women and girls, said pupils should also be taught how to deal with the likes of Tate, who has become an emblem o
  
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• The world can be overwhelming for children – that’s why I’ve reduced it to 100 people | Jackie McCann

  13-03-2023 11:00
  
  My book makes daunting statistics easy to understand, opening young people up to different ways of thinking about the worldJackie McCann is the author of If the World Were 100 PeopleThere are 8 billion people on the planet today, a number so vast as to be almost unimaginable. In a world this complex, it’s easy to shrug off the global issues and focus on our own lives, and what is in front of our faces.Back in 2021 I was thinking about a different way to approach this. What if our global po
  
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• The teenager keeping classic cars on the road

  13-03-2023 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luke Henshaw, 19, has been nominated for a national tourism award for his work at a classic car museum.
  
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• How did the University of East Anglia end up facing a £30m deficit?

  13-03-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the University of East Anglia grapples with a rising deficit, staff tell of their "extreme worry".
  
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