Guin-ness-me, it’s not easy being green on St. Patrick’s Day!

New research from Northumbria University suggests that Irish people feel compelled to drink alcohol to celebrate St Patrick’s Day – whether they want to or not . Marketing lecturer, Matthew Kearney, from Coleraine in Northern Ireland, asked a sample of…

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Baroque mash-up for Red Nose Day

Sara Mohr-Pietsch of Radio 3 learned 8 chords on the cello in 7 days then invited her friends into the studio to make a comic mash-up of Pachelbell’s Canon. It’s great, watch it here and then please make a donation…

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Is the deer population of the UK out of control?

Did you know that there are now more deer in the UK than at any time since the ice age? Researchers at the University of East Anglia have just published the results of a unique survey in Journal of Wildlife…

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Henshaws College and Jisc launch an accessible YouTube website

Henshaws College, part of Henshaws Society for blind people, has launched an accessible version of YouTube. Funded by Jisc, the UK’s powerhouse for digital technology for education and research, it allows people with learning difficulties and disabilities to use YouTube…

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Are researchers who take corporate funding selling out?

Adam Smith writes:  Academics like a good gossip as much as the next person. Many of them enjoy a grumble about their vice-chancellor over a cup of tea and exchanging rumours about colleagues’ professional and personal antics. One of the…

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Women political activists in Egypt attacked in Tahrir Square

Tess Woodcraft writes:  Women were actively involved in the Arab Spring in Egypt in 2011, standing alongside men in Tahrir Square, central participants in their country’s revolution. [See interview with Nawal el Sadawi]. Two years later, there is a concerted…

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Iraq – was it worth it?

8/02/2013   The Iraq war “wasn’t worth it for the Iraqis, nor for the Americans and nor for the British”, said former cabinet minister Clare Short.  “We owe it to learn the lessons.  We could be a much more useful…

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Keep it live? Beyonce and the US national anthem

Beyonce has explained that she mimed her rendition of the US national anthem at the inauguration of President Obama last month. But what does it mean to sing ‘live’? That is the question asked by Musician and DJ Chris Berrow…

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50 educational blogs you should check out

This blog, by Julie DeNeen, first appeared on the informED website.  Maybe you don’t have time to sit down and sift through the latest education blogs for ideas and inspiration. If the thought of trying to carve out more hours…

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