Education

rewrite this title Universities float £12,500 fees as freshers pack for term

Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesThe start of term is around the corner for university studentsTuition fees in England would need to rise to £12,500 to meet universities' teaching costs, the vice-chancellor of King's College London has said - but asking for that would seem "clueless".Prof Shitij Kapur is one of the brains behind proposals due to be published in the coming weeks by Universities UK, which represents
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rewrite this title Environmental Factor – November 2020: Small business commercializes technology with new grant

Summarize this content to 1000 words Microvi Biotechnologies, Inc. received a new kind of grant from the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP), to further enhance and commercialize their technology for converting hazardous compounds in water into less harmful substances. The grant is part of the NIEHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program. Microvi plans to use the funding to improve its manufacturing process. “By enhancing our manufacturing
Entertainment

rewrite this title ‘Perfect Couple’ Premiere Red Carpet Swarmed By Gnats

Summarize this content to 100 words “The Perfect Couple” could be renamed “Attack of the Gnats.” Swarms of flying insects invaded Netflix’s red carpet premiere of “The Perfect Couple” on Wednesday night at the streamer’s Egyptian Theatre Hollywood. If the hot and sticky weather wasn’t bad enough, the cast – including Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber and Meghann Fahy – suddenly found themselves swatting away gnats about an hour into the
US & World

Alaska governor vetoes bill requiring insurance cover a year of birth control at a time

Summarize this content to 1000 words JUNEAU, Alaska -- Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have forced insurance companies to cover up to a year’s supply of birth control at a time, a measure that supporters said was especially important in providing access in rural areas.In an emailed statement, Dunleavy spokesperson Jeff Turner said the Republican governor vetoed the bill because “contraceptives are widely
UK News

rewrite this title Grenfell victims still waiting for justice after damning report

Summarize this content to 1000 words Grenfell victims' names read out as inquiry concludesVictims of the Grenfell Tower fire say they are still waiting for justice after a damning report blamed it on "dishonest" companies and a chain of failures by governments.A cladding manufacturer “deliberately concealed” fire risks, while coalition and Conservative governments “ignored, delayed or disregarded” concerns, the six-year public inquiry's final report concluded.Grenfell United, which represents some of
Health

rewrite this title Nurse cleared of baby kidnap bid says life ruined

Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCSafia Ahmadei has always maintained her innocenceA student nurse cleared of plotting to kidnap a baby from a neonatal ward said her experience of the justice system had left her "smashed".Safia Ahmadei was accused of "scouting" New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton for a baby she could pass off as her own.But following an 11-day trial a jury found her not guilty of attempted kidnap
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rewrite this title Environmental Factor – September 2024: Researchers chart a path forward for report back

Summarize this content to 1000 words In environmental health, "report back" refers to the process of reporting research findings back to the individuals and communities involved in a study. This practice is crucial for fostering transparency, building trust, and promoting actionable change. However, debate around how to ethically report back continues to evolve as the research community shifts to engage study participants as full and equal partners.On July 26, NIEHS,
Entertainment

rewrite this title Thailand’s Sivaroj Kongsakul Drops Trailer for ‘Regretfully at Dawn’

Summarize this content to 100 words Thai auteur, Sivaroj Kongsakul made his feature directorial debut with “Eternity,” which screened at festivals including Busan, Rotterdam and Hong Kong back in 2010. Having waited for over a decade, Kongsakul has chosen to entwine the fates of an old man, a little girl and a young soldier in his second feature, “Regretfully at Dawn.” The new film is confirmed to premiere in the New Directors