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Three academics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants, totaling EUR 761 million awarded to 478 early-career researchers across Europe. This funding will support the researchers' work on innovative projects, creating up to 3,000 jobs
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Tony Kushner, a professor at the University of Southampton, has written a new book that delves into the life of Jacob Harris, a Jewish pedlar accused of a grisly triple murder in Sussex in 1734. Harris, known by various aliases, stood accused of killing a publican, his sick wife, and
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Financial literacy is set to become a standard part of the Cyprus education system, starting from September 2025, as sixth graders will learn about money management through a specially designed fairy tale. The book, "70 Interest and a Hole in the Shoe," is aimed at teaching children the
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A landmark event took place on September 1 at Tezpur Medical College and Hospital, as a new branch of the Axam Xahitya Xabha (AXX) was formally constituted. The program witnessed the participation of nearly 150 doctors, faculty members, and staff of the institution. Noted writer Dr. Karuna Hazarika presided over
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Faculty from Virginia Tech's Steger Center for International Scholarship in Switzerland return with fresh plans for study abroad, virtual exchanges, and global partnerships, inspired by the workshop's unique environment and framework for collaboration. Key Takeaways: * The 2025 Global Teaching Scholars Workshop at the Steger Center in
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Larissa Novelino, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Rice University, is using the centuries-old art of origami to transform the way we design materials, structures, and machines. By applying the geometric principles behind folding, Novelino's research creates structures that are compact when stored but transform
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Professor John Van Reenen, an expert in productivity, has been appointed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves as an adviser on economic growth. As a renowned productivity expert, Van Reenen will help deliver the government's mission to kickstart economic growth and raise living standards across the country. His appointment, which
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Aalto University has appointed Professor Otto Toivanen as Aalto Distinguished Professor for the academic year 2025. As a leading economist and researcher, Toivanen has made significant contributions to the fields of innovation policy, inventors, and the effects of invention at the individual level. His research has focused on regulation, companies,
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The UK Government has announced the appointment of John Van Reenen, a renowned London School of Economics Professor, as a productivity expert to advise the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves MP, as part of the Plan for Change mission to kickstart economic growth and raise living standards. Van Reenen will bring his
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The Federal Government (FG) colleges in Islamabad are struggling to maintain academic standards due to what teachers describe as 'irrational and damaging' policies by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE). A lack of representation of FG teachers in key administrative posts has accelerated the decline of these institutions,
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The US federal appeals court ruling that President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs were illegal has plunged trading partners into a fresh period of uncertainty. Trump had invoked emergency powers to impose tariffs of "unlimited duration on nearly all goods from nearly every country in the
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Assistant Professor Candace Lukasik at Mississippi State University has coedited a forthcoming book, "Anthropologies of Orthodox Christianity: Theology, Politics, Ethics," that sheds new light on the entanglement of theology and politics among contemporary Orthodox Christians. This book, published by Fordham University Press and slated for release in November,
