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Today’s positive news story from the Rooftop: the first ever Afghan has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Summia Tora will begin her postgraduate at Oxford University in autumn 2020.
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A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland has just opened showcasing the important work by Scottish academics to eliminate deadly diseases impacting millions around the world. Parasites will run until 19 April 2020 in Edinburgh.
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The University of East Anglia played host to a major conference last week aimed at tackling mental health among young people in the region. The conference attracted support from Stephen Fry and Prince Harry, among others.
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Hundreds of outsourced UCL staff are celebrating after UNISON secured the same pay, pension and annual leave rights as directly employed workers doing the same jobs.
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A group of data scientists have come together to help charities find solutions to the challenges on which they’re working. The innovations came out of a 12-week programme held at the University of Warwick.
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A new poll by ComRes has revealed that only a third of students think that potential earnings is the most important factor for choosing to study a degree. Universities UK has said the survey shows that the government should be doing more to promote the wider benefits of going to university.
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University student Miles Kilburn has created a new chest binder for the transgender community, which aims to prevent injuries caused by DIY attempts. The design was unveiled at Loughborough University’s Design Show.
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A list of university discoveries celebrating the top 100 most important health and wellbeing research has been announced as part of the MadeAtUni campaign.
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Loughborough University recently organised a 12-hour event to teach staff, students and members of the community how to check for signs of breast cancer and testicular cancer. A total of 1,157 people attended the event.
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Teams of researchers in the UK are being funded by the UK government to work more closely with their international counterparts to help tackle of the world’s biggest challenges. The challenges include plastic pollution, dementia and antibiotic resistance.
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