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University fined £585,000 for failing to uphold free speech

The Office for Students found the University of Sussex had failed to uphold freedom of speech

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

‘The two of us book a karaoke room for an hour. It’s like tiramisu for the soul’ What’s on your dopamine menu?

From a ‘starter’ of dishing out compliments to a ‘dessert’ of smashing laptops in rage rooms, scientists and authors share 15 portion-sized ideas for a positivity boost

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2025

A tech company saw blockbuster results from U.K.’s first medical trial of a 4-day workweek. Yet, it’s ditching the model for one key reason

Before making four-day workweek the norm, there's a need for a “widespread cultural change across the U.K.,” Thrive's co-CEO said.

Fortune · Dec 6, 2024

‘We fled oppression, not our home’: Albania to Australia and back again

As Albanians continue to flock to the West, causing a ‘brain drain’, one family recounts a hair-raising tale of escape.

Al Jazeera · Jan 7, 2024

Yes, Cats Play Fetch. Now Scientists Are Finally Figuring Out Why

A team of animal psychologists at the University of Sussex decided to gather data on fetching cats and reveal what’s worth knowing about a fetch-playing cat.

Inverse · Dec 14, 2023

Trial of Chinese #MeToo journalist and labour rights activist begins in secret

Huang Xueqin, a feminist who was due to move to UK, and Wang Jianbing charged with ‘inciting subversion of state power’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

Robert Benewick obituary

Other lives: Expert on Chinese relations with the west who played a leading role in the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

Sir Gordon Conway obituary

Agricultural ecologist who was an early advocate of sustainability and helped shape policy on rural development all over the world

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023

‘The Puss in Boots Effect:’ Women use infant-directed speech when addressing dogs with larger eyes

Large eye sizes in dogs induce pet-directed speech in women - here’s why people can’t help but sweet talk their pets

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Increasing fragility of British identity 'means Union prospects pretty poor’

THE concept of Britishness has becoming increasingly fragile and the prospect of the UK remaining united is “pretty poor”, author says.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 20, 2023