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The date everything changed is entrenched in my memory – June 23, 2016, the day Britain voted for Brexit. Before that moment I was a professor of British politics who loved his job, enjoyed spending time with his colleagues and looked forward to life in Britain’s universities, which are among the best in the world. … Read more
A quarter of all known stars in the universe are thought to host a ‘perfect planet’ — one the same size and temperature as Earth. There are approximately a ‘zetta’ of them … that’s a trillion billions — a one with 21 zeroes after it. So it is presumptuous for us to assume we are … Read more
St Andrews University comes under fire after axing only female gender studies professor and replacing her with two men Dr Alison Kerr helped set up St Andrews University’s Institute for Gender Studies But bosses have chosen not to renew her fixed-term contract after two years Thousands of students and academics have signed petition for Dr … Read more
Professor compares British Empire to Japan’s savage treatment of PoWs during World War II Corinne Fowler compared British Empire with Japan’s treatment of WWII PoWs She was among those to publish a reported outing National Trust links to slavery Sir John Hayes criticised her comments as ‘blinkered and blinded’ By Andrew Levy For The Daily … Read more
The news is good, and it’s going to get better. As the Big Freeze recedes, the first glimmers of spring are bringing a series of reasons for us to feel truly optimistic about the future. So it’s about time we gave ourselves a collective pat on the back. The simple fact that 15million people – … Read more
Professor Neil Ferguson insists we will be ‘back to normal by this time next year’ as he says he is ‘hopeful’ this will be the last lockdown Professor Neil Hayward says he is hopeful lockdown could be lifted for good Scientist known as ‘Professor Lockdown’ is hopeful schools can return in Feb Says he is … Read more
Professor Kehinde Andrews is a controversial academic who is regularly wheeled out on TV debates to air his divisive views – including that Britain is ‘built on racism’ and that ‘everyone involved in it probably has a really racist past’. The professor of black studies at Birmingham City University has branded ‘whiteness’ a ‘psychosis’, called … Read more
Maths professor in Singapore delivers two-hour lecture on Zoom only to realise he was on mute the entire time Prof. Dong Wang of the National University of Singapore gave lecture on Feb. 4 Within first couple of minutes his screen froze and students couldn’t hear him His mathematics students tried to reach him by phone and … Read more
Don’t panic. This is not doomsday. The sight of government testers going door-to-door in protective clothing, in search of the new Covid variants, might look like a scene from a horror movie, but there’s no cause for real alarm. Coronavirus mutations such as the so-called South African variant, which have emerged in recent weeks, are … Read more
Appalling moment Covidiot harasses Chris Whitty in the street and accuses the Downing Street advisor of ‘lying’ about the virus during briefings Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty was harassed in a shocking clip in London It is unclear when it was filmed but it was widely shared on social media today In it, a youth … Read more