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Four in ten Pupils don’t feel like they Belong at School

The study links PISA 2022 student questionnaire responses to key stage 2 and key stage 4 attainment data in the National Pupil Database. It was written by Pallavi Banerjee of the University of Cambridge, and covers 4,763…

Porto Business School joins the QS Responsible AI Consortium

Joining the QS Responsible AI Consortium gives Porto Business School the opportunity to work closer with international institutions, allows for important discussions of AI and its ethics, and how to use AI in a…

‘It’s easy to slip into the negatives’: students on their biggest financial shocks at university

And try to befriend people who have cars. Elodie Clements, master's, LSE Biggest shock Moving to London from a rural part of West Yorkshire I knew it was very expensive, but I didn't realise just how big the margin…

14-16 Education Reform is a Golden Opportunity to Finally Change the Narrative

It was a really exciting time, remembered by many, including former DfE Permanent Secretary David Bell, as the great opportunity of the last 30 years. However, plans for 14-19 Diplomas were ultimately abandoned following…

Camilla found it ‘difficult’ keeping king’s cancer diagnosis private before announcement

Camilla found herself "longing to let it out" during an official visit to a Maggie's cancer support centre in 2024 , after Charles had received his diagnosis but before the news was released. Speaking in a short film…

Exam Integrity Under Growing Pressure as AI Changes Cheating Risks

Recent comments from Ofqual Chief Regulator Ian Bauckham have added urgency to the debate. Speaking at the 2026 Apprentice and Training Conference, Bauckham said that detection rates for the use of AI in assessed work…

Scientists 'stunned' by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone

Researchers found that children in London whose lung growth had been stunted by pollution showed impressive improvements after the introduction of an Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) in 2019 reduced emissions. The study…

Poor sleep can cost over-50s nine months of career, study finds

It also found that women with no sleep disturbances had a longer working life from 50 to 68 than their male equivalents. Compared with participants who had no sleep disturbances, those with moderate sleep disturbances…

Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan

At the time, the scheme in central London provoked fierce opposition. When I decided to expand it – first in 2021, to inner London, and then again in 2023 to the whole city, making it the biggest clean-air zone in the…

GPs’ advice service is causing cancer diagnoses to be missed, inquiry finds

The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) identified patient risks linked to how advice and guidance (A+G) services have been implemented across England . A+G was brought in to slash unnecessary hospital…