We know how to prevent black lung, so why are workers still dying?
Yet a new wave of workers, from Appalachian coalminers to Latino countertop fabrication workers, are developing and dying from the disease as industry fights new protections and regulators fail to defend the rules that…
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Revealed: the university courses students regret – and those they don’t
When those who graduated in the summer of 2024 were surveyed 15 months later, more than eight out of 10 said they would still go to university ahead of any other option, despite a media drumbeat of pessimism about…
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AI may be denting computer science graduates’ job prospects, UK data shows
Data obtained for the 2027 Guardian University Guide published on Saturday shows that coding and software development were the fastest-falling occupations for graduates last year, while employer demand for graduates in…
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How to use the Guardian University Guide 2027
It's a big, expensive decision to go to university – and in the middle of a graduate jobs crisis, the stakes have never felt higher. This year's guide will help you figure out how to make going to university worth it…
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Methodology behind the 2027 Guardian University Guide
We regard each provider of a subject as a department and ask each provider to tell us which of their students count within each department. Our intention is to indicate how likely each department is to deliver a positive…
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Are You On Top Of Your Attendance Data? FE Soundbite Edition 864
We know life is busy, so here’s a snapshot of the latest announcements and epic thought leadership articles from sector influencers and thought leaders across FE and Skills this week on FE News. Gavin’s Reflective…
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Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills one and infects others in the South Bronx
On Thursday, New York City officials announced that their municipal health department launched an investigation into a community cluster in parts of Melrose and Morrisania in the South Bronx, including ZIP codes 10451…
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‘They’re lifesavers’: the Birmingham clinic giving hope to traumatised asylum seekers
The centre, which opened its doors in July last year to address the "unmet mental healthcare needs of those seeking sanctuary", is run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders. It provides…
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Running costs of vaccine damage scheme more than double amount paid to victims
The amount spent on administration costs and medical assessments is more than double the £32m paid out in financial support to victims so far. The Taxpayers' Alliance think tank said the public would be "stunned" at the…
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Mail on Sunday ends up funding state school scholarship via payout to MP
The Derby North MP says she will use the proceeds of about £5,000 from the newspaper to fund scholarships for local law students at the University of Derby who – like her – attended state schools. In early July the MoS…
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