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Lecturer faces backlash from students after accidentally uploading a video calling them ‘absolute idiots’ to shared portal Dr Helen McCarthy complained about her student posting a petition in a lecture Lecturer branded students ‘idiots’ and said they ‘p***ed’ her off in the video She accidentally uploaded the video to a shared portal and students shared … Read more
A university lecturer was stunned when hackers doodled genitals across her Shakespeare presentation during a Q&A session with students. Dr Sarah Olive had been putting forward her linguistics research to a class of dozens at the University of York when the lecture was suddenly sabotaged. The senior lecturer had been talking for 50 minutes when … Read more
Equality campaigner Trevor Phillips said Prince Harry used ’empty jargon’ that ‘he doesn’t appear to understand’ when being interviewed about race alongside Meghan Markle yesterday. Mr Phillips – the former head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission – said the Duke of Sussex’s use of the term ‘structural racism’ made him sound ‘like a 1980s … Read more
A university lecturer shared an informative Twitter thread about far-right hate symbols after spotting a man covered in white supremacist tattoos. Suraj Lakhani, a sociology academic at Sussex University, shared photos of the unidentified man on Twitter over the weekend after seeing him shopping in Brighton. The man had at least four tattoos with apparent … Read more
An amateur astrophotographer and university lecturer has revealed the stunning pictures of space he took during lockdown – from his back garden. Russell Discombe, 32, has always loved taking photos of the cosmos but was able to devote himself to it during lockdown. The enthusiast turned his attention to the sky – and said he is … Read more
As a young engineer, Stephen Lamonby was taken under the wing of an elderly colleague and given a piece of wisdom he has never forgotten – ‘Knowledge not passed on is knowledge wasted.’ Over the next half century, Mr Lamonby, now 73, designed Navy torpedoes, satellite-carrying rockets, oil rigs and special effects for Hollywood blockbusters … Read more
A university lecturer was sacked after claiming ‘Jewish people are the cleverest in the world’ and ‘Germans are good engineers’. Stephen Lamonby claimed his comments were not racist or offensive because he was using ‘positive stereotypes’. The 73-year-old also said he ‘had a soft spot’ for young black men because they are underprivileged and ‘need … Read more
Autistic lecturer who was described as ‘mad as a box of frogs’ by bosses at private London university wins her disability discrimination tribunal Elizabeth Aylott, 50, worked at BPP University in London for over 10 years She suffered from depression and lost her partner and father during this period She was also diagnosed with autism … Read more
Stunning images of the Sun showing its surface bubbling with white-hot plasma are captured by a retired photography lecturer from his garden in Kent Paul Andrew, 66, of Dover, Kent captures the incredible images using a customised Lund 152 telescope The images show the tumultuous surface of our star, which is more than 90million miles away from … Read more
Prince Charles has paid tribute after a university lecturer who taught him Welsh language lessons died aged 89. Staunch nationalist and republican Dr Tedi Millward taught the Prince of Wales ahead of his investiture in 1969, despite being arrested at a Welsh language protest in 1963. Heir to the throne Charles said: ‘I am deeply … Read more