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Who will be the Last Pundit Standing?

Today at 07:12 AM, via BBC News

The BBC’s search to find a new football expert is almost over. Meet the final two content creators vying to become the Last Pundit Standing.

Education

International student levy could cost English universities £600m a year

Today at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

The proposed 6% surcharge has prompted warnings from vice-chancellors over its impact on budgets and global competitiveness

The government’s proposed levy on international student fees could cost universities in England more than £600m a year if it goes ahead, a study has found.

The 6% surcharge on tuition fees paid by overseas students, floated in the Home Office’s recent immigration white...

Education

Trump signs action forcing higher education to surrender admissions data

Yesterday at 23:04 PM, via The Guardian

Move requires colleges and universities to prove they do not consider race in admissions

Donald Trump signed an executive action on Thursday forcing colleges and universities to submit data to prove they do not consider race in admissions, as the White House intensifies its scrutiny of higher education institutions that receive federal funding.

The Trump administration is accusing colleges of...

Education

Health experts urge ban on school materials backed by food, drink and gambling firms

Yesterday at 21:54 PM, via The Guardian

Exclusive: Education secretary told sponsored resources misrepresent evidence about diets, alcohol and betting

Health experts have urged Bridget Phillipson to stop schools using educational materials funded by the food, drink and gambling industries, in order to protect children from “harmful” influences.

Dozens of doctors, health charities and public health specialists have written to the...

Entertainment

WATCH | Car spinner Kaylin smashes stereotypes

Today at 05:03 AM, via SowetanLIVE

Traditionally, cars were seen as boys’ toys, but Kaylin Oliphant’s remarkable 10-year car-spinning career smashes those norms, proving that women can also handle cars just as skilfully as men.

Science/Tech

Air pollution filters help scientists produce first UK wildlife survey using eDNA

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Social media post led to discovery that samplers measuring toxic particles in air can also detect fragments of DNA

As the UK’s Big Butterfly Count reaches more than 100,000 submissions, an international group of scientists have produced the first national survey of biodiversity using an entirely different approach. Instead of looking for species by eye, they took advantage of the samplers...