Nearly half of undergraduate tutorials are delivered by staff who lack proper contracts, research showsColleges at the University of Cambridge have been accused of using overworked and underpaid gig economy workers to provide the institution’s famous o…
Oxbridge student groups to be exempt from ‘unfair’ free speech law
Labour MPs accuse government of ‘ridiculous’ double standards and warn of two-tier university systemOxbridge student groups are to be exempt from the legal restrictions imposed by the government’s new free speech legislation, leading to accusations of …
AI-driven voice assistant PolyAI raises $14M round led by Khosla Ventures
“Conversational AI” startup PolyAI, based out of London, has raised $14 million in a funding round led by Silicon Valley’s Khosla Ventures, with participation from existing investors (Point72 Ventures, Amadeus Capital, Sands Capital Ventures, Passion Capital and Entrepreneur First). This follows their $12 million Series A, and will provide resources for further U.S. expansion beyond […]
Cambridge to end teacher training if government enacts overhaul
Exclusive: university hits out at planned changes in England, which have been called a ‘wrecking ball’The University of Cambridge says it will cease teacher training courses if the government persists with damaging proposals to change how primary and s…
Meet the crossword setter, plant scientist Soup: ‘A successful clue needs pith and, ideally, humour’
The latest in our series where we turn the tables on the torturers. Under the spotlight this time is the insect pollination expert Hamish Symington, AKA SoupThe Guardian’s newest cryptic setter, Soup, has been setting puzzles in this paper’s extraordin…
Are northern English accents dying out? Are they eck as like | Stuart Maconie
Academics predict that northern dialects will soon fade away. That’s nobbut a load of soft southern bletherAh, the stalwarts of summer! Cowes, Goodwood, the Proms and, these days, gloomy academic prognostications about the future of northern accents. L…