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It may be difficult to predict how well a student will perform academically, but a new innovation can do so just by looking at their tweets – and with more than 93 percent accuracy. A computer model trained on thousands of test scores and one million social media posts to distinguishing between high academic achievers … Read more
Finn Kitson, 19, was found dead at halls of residence at the University of Manchester A teenage university student, who is the son of a leading Cambridge academic, died in his halls of residence after suffering with ‘severe anxiety’ during a campus ‘lockdown’, his family say. The 19-year-old student, named by his family as Finn … Read more
A teenage university student, who is the son of a leading Cambridge academic, died in his halls of residence after suffering with ‘severe anxiety’ during a campus ‘lockdown’, his family say. The 19-year-old student, named by his family as Finn Kitson, was found dead at halls of residence at the University of Manchester. His death, … Read more
The daughter of a holocaust survivor is suing an academic who claimed her mother had a lesbian relationship with an SS guard. Dr Anna Hájková, associate professor of modern continental history at Warwick University, reportedly named the two women last year and said they had had a sexual relationship. In April of this year, a … Read more
Muslim professor shoots dead fellow Pakistani academic after the two argued about their different religions Muslim professor killed fellow academic in city of Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday Professor Khattak, who belongs to the Ahmadi faith, was shot driving to college Shooting happened day after they had a heated discussion over religious matter By Clare Mccarthy For … Read more
US academic is suspended for using the Chinese word for ‘um’ because it sounded like a racial slur Greg Patton lectured on use of ‘filler words’ at University of Southern California He mentioned the Chinese expression ‘neige’ (pronounced ‘nee-gah’) He was placed on administrative leave while the university ‘review the situation’ By Caroline Graham In … Read more
A former Cambridge University research fellow who worked in a top secret government laboratory has been jailed for sending fake poison to Theresa May. Christopher Doyle, 54, was today sentenced to two years and 10 months behind bars for posting the white powder to the then prime minister in 2018 and also for making indecent … Read more
Academic ‘was forced out of scandal-hit university for helping student groped by professor’ Heather Savigny, 50, said colleagues bullied her when she tried to help a student Student at De Montfort University claimed she was twice groped by a professor Professor Savigny also claims the university tried to ‘cover up’ the incidents By Andy Dolan … Read more
Cell engineering company Horizon Discovery Group hit by lockdown decline in academic research work The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, but makes its products in Colorado CRISPR is a gene-editing technology that could potentially cure genetic defects Horizon’s earnings fell by over 40% in April compared to the same month in 2019 By Harry Wise … Read more
Professor Sarah Gilbert said it would not be safe for them to do a so-called ‘challenge trial’ of Oxford University’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate An Oxford academic today dismissed the idea of deliberately infecting volunteers with Covid-19 to test the university’s experimental vaccine because no treatment currently exists to keep patients safe. Hopes of ending the Covid-19 … Read more