By Charlynne Pullen, Principal Research Fellow in Education, Sheffield Hallam University
Teenagers in England will be able to take GCSEs in vocational subjects – that could include digital tech and building and construction – from September 2029. These qualifications will be taken in schools by 14-16-year-olds, with the subjects decided in consultation with regional and local leaders. The new policy also includes a requirement for work experience, which has not been compulsory for under-16s since 2012.…
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By Michael Antle, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
Amanda L. Sullivan, Professor and Director, Centre for Wellbeing in Education, University of Calgary
Risks for negative outcomes may be reduced through mitigation measures such as public education on sleep health and later or flexible start times.
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By Shenaz Kermalli, Journalism Instructor, Toronto Metropolitan University
Granting anonymity to the Israeli intelligence and military insiders in the documentary film is ethically defensible, even though they describe taking part in grave crimes.
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By Sergio Abranches, Ex-professor titular do IUPERJ/Uerj e ex-professor visitante no Departamento de Economia e Administração (FEA), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
The shock and fear of the victory of far right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round brought about a change in attitudes and a spontaneous mobilization in the street and social media.
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By Alper Kara, Head of Department of Economics, Finance & Accounting, Brunel University of London
Dylan Ryan, Lecturer in Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Edinburgh Napier University
Jonquil Lowe, Visiting Academic, The Open University
Maha Rafi Atal, Adam Smith Senior Lecturer in Political Economy, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow
It was a “breathing space” budget from Chancellor John Healey. In the absence of big surprises or bold change, Healey’s trade-off appears to be small reliefs now in exchange for “fresh hope” in the future. Here’s what our experts made of the chancellor’s first budget.
Targeted help with energy costs as bills keep rising
Jonquil Lowe, Visiting Academic, The Open University
This budget took place against a backdrop of global turmoil and rising inflation, driven largely by higher energy costs. These are continuing to squeeze household budgets.…
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to yesterday’s announcement by the Dutch public broadcasting organization, NPO, that they would not take part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027 due to the Israel’s continued participation, Amnesty International’s Europe Director, Steve Cockburn, said: “The Dutch broadcasting body is the latest to decide not take part in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest […] The post The Netherlands: Withdrawal from Eurovision must spur the European Broadcasting Union to suspend Israel appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, representative to the United Nations of the United Arab Emirates, speaks during a UN Security Council meeting at UN headquarters on February 23, 2023. © 2023 John Minchillo/AP Photo (Beirut) – Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, a long-serving UAE diplomat and foreign affairs official, has an extensive record of denying and whitewashing the country’s rights abuses in Sudan and Yemen, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 21, 2026, the UAE formally nominated Nusseibeh to be the new United Nations secretary-general.“For years, Lana Nusseibeh has used her…
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By Global Voices Announcements
Global Voices is partnering with The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) to highlight the ways justice functions as critical infrastructure for any society.
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By Roopender Kumar, Lecturer in Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, UCL
The hydrogen atom: the universe built almost everything with it. Synthetic chemists are only just learning to use it in the lab.
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By Waqas Ali, Lecturer in Business Management and Research, Faculty of Arts, Business, and Social Sciences, University of Wolverhampton
OpenAI’s president, Greg Brockman, recently suggested that its advanced model, known as GPT-6 Astra, could mark the arrival of something called artificial general intelligence, or AGI.
If AI itself is often defined as the ability to simulate human intelligence, OpenAI defines AGI as an AI system that outperforms humans at most economically valuable…
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