The deployment of the government’s childcare scheme to tens of thousands more families is facing “significant uncertainties” and may struggle to meet its own targets,…
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Darwin’s plant specimens stored for 200 years to go on public display
Plant specimens collected by Charles Darwin on the voyage of the Beagle have been unearthed in an archive at Cambridge University. The rare specimens, which…
View More Darwin’s plant specimens stored for 200 years to go on public displayUK’s leading agricultural research facility facing funding crisis
The UK’s leading agricultural research facility is facing a funding crisis with its future work in jeopardy, it can be revealed. Rothamsted Research in Harpenden,…
View More UK’s leading agricultural research facility facing funding crisisUltra-processed foods are not more appealing, study finds
Ultra-processed foods are viewed as no more appealing than less processed foods, research has found. A University of Bristol study compared the taste perception of…
View More Ultra-processed foods are not more appealing, study findsStaff exodus could hinder expansion of free childcare in England, providers say
A mass exodus of childminders and nursery staff risks scuppering the government’s flagship new funding for parents of young children in England, according to a…
View More Staff exodus could hinder expansion of free childcare in England, providers say‘It takes a mental toll’: students in England priced out of university towns
Elena Dirik is studying politics and sociology in Bristol, the UK’s most expensive city in which to study after London, and has so far stayed…
View More ‘It takes a mental toll’: students in England priced out of university townsUniversity students in England ‘have 50p a week to live on after rent’
University students in England are left with the equivalent of 50p a week to live on from their loans after paying for accommodation, the cost…
View More University students in England ‘have 50p a week to live on after rent’UK universities take £41m in fossil fuel funding since 2022
Major fossil fuel companies have committed tens of millions of pounds in funding to UK universities since 2022, it can be revealed, despite many of…
View More UK universities take £41m in fossil fuel funding since 2022University students more at risk of depression than non-students – study
University students are more at risk of depression and anxiety than their peers who go straight into work, according to a study, suggesting mental health…
View More University students more at risk of depression than non-students – studyDiscounts and freebies: make the most of your money as a student in the UK
Every penny counts when you’re studying, and there are lots of discounts around that can help ease the cost pressures on students. Here are some…
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