academics

Fourteen academics slam Oxford vice chancellor in latest Rhodes statue row

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Fourteen Oxford academics have slammed the university’s vice-chancellor after she claimed Nelson Mandela would not have wanted colonialist Cecil Rhodes’ statue to be taken down. After thousands of anti-racism protesters gathered outside Oxford University’s Oriel College with the message ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ last week, Prof Louise Richardson said the late anti-apartheid leader would have disagreed … Read more

Greenie academics call for climate change to be included as an official cause of DEATH

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The national death toll of Australia’s 2019/2020 bushfire season was 33 as of Monday, March 2, with 25 confirmed deaths in New South Wales, three in South Australia and five in Victoria.  OCTOBER New South Wales:  Robert Lindsey, 77, and Gwen Hyde, 68, were found in their burned out Coongbar home near Casino on October 9th.  NOVEMBER New … Read more

Oxford students vote to ban ‘ableist, classist and misogynist’ reading lists as academics hit out

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Oxford students vote to ban ‘ableist, classist and misogynist’ reading lists as academics tell them ‘leave university if you don’t know what it’s for’ Oxford University’s student union have voted to ban ‘harmful’ reading material  The new policy says students should not take part in lectures, tutorials, seminars or undertake exams that involve ‘hate speech’ … Read more

Senior British academics share coronavirus conspiracy theories online  

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Senior British academics share coronavirus conspiracy theories online – including speculation it was a biological weapon British academics have shared conspiracy theories about the coronavirus online Organisation for Propaganda Studies tweeted interview ‘Is Coronavirus New 9/11?’ in which Dr Piers Robinson called Covid-19 a ‘low fatality virus’ Academics include Profs Tim Hayward and Mark Crispin … Read more

Hopes rise that Government’s 100,000 testing target WILL be hit as academics unveil new equipment

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Hopes rise that Government’s 100,000 testing target WILL be hit as academics unveil equipment that can process virus samples without using labs Major health tech firms pledged to help Government hit 100,000 testing target  AstraZeneca, Cambridge University and GlaxoSmithKline have joined forces for a testing facility in Cambridge to produce accurate antibody test in weeks … Read more

NHS test used by GPs to detect adults with autism is UNRELIABLE, academics warn 

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An autism test used by GPs to flag adults with the condition in adults is ‘unreliable’, academics have said. The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ10) screens adults who are suspected of having the condition but do not have learning disabilities. They are asked 10 questions including ‘do you notice small sounds others don’t?’ and ‘do you find … Read more

Don’t miss your eyelids when you apply sun cream or risk getting skin cancer, warn academics

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Don’t miss your eyelids when you apply sun cream or risk getting skin cancer, warn academics Researchers discovered that vulnerable areas of skin are often missed  This could be leaving people at risk of skin cancer, academics warned Skin cancer is on the rise despite global initiatives to increase SPF use  By Kate Pickles Health … Read more