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Udogie ‘living a dream’ playing for Spurs

Today at 08:27 AM, via BBC News

Tottenham’s Destiny Udogie sits down with Football Focus to discuss London life, the race for the top four, playing for Ange Postecoglou, and his Whitney Houston-inspired chant.

Sport

Sport | Scheffler one off lead of Moore, Furr at PGA Houston Open

Today at 07:57 AM, via News24

World number one Scottie Scheffler started limbering up for the Masters with a bogey-free five-under-par 65 that put him one off the first-round lead shared by Taylor Moore and Wilson Furr at the Houston Open on Thursday.

Education

Britain’s universities are in freefall – and saving them will take more than funding | Gaby Hinsliff

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Fundamental restructuring must happen, along with an honest debate about what – and who – higher education is really for

Imagine a beach before the tsunami. Out at sea, the wave is gathering force, yet on the sand people are still sunbathing, blissfully unaware. That’s how it feels, one professor tells me, to be working in higher education. Academics by their nature don’t look outwards...

Education

Goldsmiths academics to strike over ‘incomprehensible’ redundancies

Yesterday at 21:02 PM, via The Guardian

Union says cuts will make the ‘creative powerhouse’ unrecognisable and risk ‘unprecedented industrial unrest’

Staff at Goldsmiths, University of London have voted to strike over plans for an “almost incomprehensible” number of redundancies, a trade union has announced.

More than 87% of University and College Union (UCU) members at the south London institution voted for strike action in a ballot...

Education

Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Japan Solidifying Education Partnerships

Yesterday at 12:04 PM, via AllAfrica

[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA — Japan needs to expand and deepen its diplomatic and economic relations with Ethiopia through education and people-to-people ties, the country’s ambassador said.

Entertainment

IN PICS | Metro FM Music Awards 2024 unveil nominees

Yesterday at 18:27 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Artists, music lovers, media colleagues and honoured guests got together for the unveiling of the Metro FM Music Awards 2024 nominees on Wednesday evening in Bryanston, Johannesburg.

Science/Tech

Russia’s Rosatom, Eskom Ink Deal To Boost African Graduates Employment

Today at 08:04 AM, via Tech Financials

On March 25, 2024, during the XIII International Forum ATOMEXPO 2024, Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom and Eskom signed an action plan for the period of 2024-2026. This agreement builds upon the cooperation agreement on a human-centric approach to personnel training initially established at COP28 in Dubai, UAE. The plan encompasses various collaborative initiatives aimed at […]

Science/Tech

X testing adult-only groups

Today at 07:33 AM, via MyBroadband

Communities on X can be private, and it appears that the social media network will ultimately require age verification for groups that feature adult content.

Health

How 2 Families Faced a Catastrophic Birth Defect

Yesterday at 17:00 PM, via New York Times

Cases of trisomy 18 may rise as many states restrict abortion. But some women choose to have the babies, love them tenderly and care for them devotedly.

Nature

News24 Business | Cabinet approves ban on lion, rhino breeding

Yesterday at 16:00 PM, via News24

Plans to end lion breeding began more than a decade ago as the practice of releasing tame big cats into small enclosures and having them shot by hunters for a fee spawned the term ‘canned hunting’ and attracted international condemnation.