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The number of children living in poverty in the UK rises year after year, but the pandemic has revealed a whole new kind of modern day poverty. Digital poverty is where children are without access to appropriate hardware, software or reliable access to the internet. This creates a divide between kids with and without internet […]
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Universities recently announced a new rapid testing system to allow students to go home for Christmas. More than a million students will have to travel home in December which could cause a huge spike in cases. With rapid testing, you can find out in less than half an hour if you are infectious. One of […]
Aimed at businesses to educate and support them to take action against domestic abuse, this scheme was created by The Corporate Alliance starting yesterday and ending on the 10th of December. The aim over the 16 days is to train staff to see the abuse and report it and to make victims feel comfortable to […]
With Lockdown number two rearing it’s ugly head, this November, many students and the British people in general are wondering how the Christmas holidays are going to go down. For students who live three to five hours away from home Christmas had a large question mark over it. With Boris’ firm rules of travelling and […]
Students at the University of Gloucestershire will now be able to be tested for Covid-19 even if they show no symptoms. The University is rolling out mass testing for its students in order to send them home for Christmas. Testing will be voluntary, free of charge and will be offered to all students enrolled at […]
Katy Homewood has returned to the University of Gloucestershire to undertake a masters in Sports Communications and Digital Media, after receiving a Bachelors in Sports Journalism. This year though, she decided to take on an important role in being the university’s ‘Disability and Mental Health officer’. She said that one of the main reasons why […]
Funding for projects dealing with LGBT bullying in English schools has been pulled by the UK Government. The school programmes were aimed to target issues involving homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying. The government previously pledged to continue investing in LGBT projects. This also comes after ministers admit those in the LGBT community face a higher […]
Today marks the beginning of British Science Week – a ten day long festival celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths. Run by the British Science Association (BSA), it features interactive and engaging events across the country for people of all ages. Though the highly-anticipated Cheltenham Science Festival isn’t held until June, there’s plenty of exciting science […]