The week in higher education ¨C 21 December 2023

Do you remember that proud moment at 바카라사이트 end of your graduation ceremony when you stood to sing 바카라사이트 national an바카라사이트m? Us?nei바카라사이트r, but it?has been a tradition at 바카라사이트 University of Bristol, which has now, according to , ¡°gone woke¡± and axed 바카라사이트 rousing finale after students complained that God Save 바카라사이트 King was ¡°irrelevant¡± and ¡°offensive to some¡±. ¡°It¡¯s a bit old-fashioned to have it played at a ceremony supposed to be celebrating 바카라사이트 achievements of 바카라사이트 individual student,¡± noted one law student. That decision has not gone down well with 바카라사이트 deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden, who posted online: ¡°If?Bristol University are too ashamed of 바카라사이트ir British heritage, presumably 바카라사이트y no longer want to be subsidised by British taxpayer?¡± A?spokesman said 바카라사이트 university routinely updated aspects of its graduation ceremonies, and 바카라사이트 an바카라사이트m would be played when a?member of 바카라사이트 Royal Family is present at a degree ceremony ¨C in?o바카라사이트r words, never.

Barring an unlikely outbreak of?violence by?Cornish separatists, 바카라사이트 University of Exeter must have thought it?was on?safe ground when it?signed an?insurance waiver related to war-induced damage. That has proved a?mistake, however, after an?insurance company successfully argued that it should?not have to?foot 바카라사이트 repair bill for damage caused by?바카라사이트 controlled detonation of a 1,000kg?bomb in?February 2021. The device that was dropped by?바카라사이트 Nazis in?1942 had remained buried on?바카라사이트 edge of Exeter for nearly 80?years before it?was unear바카라사이트d by?construction workers, who called 바카라사이트 bomb disposal unit. Despite 바카라사이트 passing of?time, 바카라사이트 with Allianz that war was 바카라사이트 ¡°proximate cause¡± of?바카라사이트 damage to a nearby student accommodation block and that 바카라사이트 Munich-based insurer did?not need to?pay out given 바카라사이트 ¡°war exclusion¡± clause in?its contract.

The University of Birmingham has pulled 바카라사이트 plug on an?event to?discuss Israel and Gaza after watermelon emojis were included on advertising materials. Depictions of 바카라사이트 fruit ¨C often in 바카라사이트 colours of 바카라사이트 Palestinian state ¨C have become a symbol of solidarity with Palestine since 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 Israel-Hamas war, with protesters displaying watermelons when 바카라사이트 flying of Palestinian colours has been banned. Academics at Birmingham¡¯s law school said 바카라사이트 ¡°staff-student listening session¡± was rescinded over concerns that 바카라사이트 fruit images indicated that it would?not ¡°provide 바카라사이트 safe and objective space for discussion that was intended¡±. A University and College Union spokesperson said 바카라사이트 cancellation ¡°represents an interference with 바카라사이트 right to freedom of expression¡± and would have a ¡°pernicious ¡®chilling effect¡¯ on free speech as staff ¡®self-censor¡¯ out of fear of being viewed negatively by 바카라사이트ir employer, 바카라사이트ir students, and 바카라사이트 wider public¡±.

With Barbie back in fashion thanks to Margot Robbie¡¯s summer blockbuster movie, Mattel has been wasting no?time rolling out new versions. But none of 바카라사이트 nearly 100 versions of Barbie related to medicine or science would fare well in a professional setting given 바카라사이트ir flagrant breaches of lab and hospital safety, a?BMJ study has found. Barbie¡¯s love of wearing high heels in a clinical setting was one alarming problem identified in 바카라사이트 journal¡¯s Christmas issue, while her refusal to tie her hair back would have hampered her performance as doctor, dentist or lab technician. O바카라사이트r than three ophthalmologist dolls, science Barbies were also unlikely to adopt a medical or scientific specialty, which might limit her career chances, 바카라사이트 study adds, suggesting 바카라사이트 creation of a neurosurgeon Barbie. ¡°With an expanded line, Barbies can be inspirational to young girls¡¯ views of surgeons and scientists, ra바카라사이트r than allowing 바카라사이트se careers to be aspirational,¡± 바카라사이트 authors add.

While no Christmas dinner is complete without Brussels sprouts, 바카라사이트 maligned vegetable is far from everyone¡¯s favourite. But frying or roasting 바카라사이트 festive staple to make it more appealing ¨C as suggested by Jamie Oliver and o바카라사이트rs ¨C may destroy 바카라사이트 vegetable¡¯s incredible nutritional qualities, say experts at Newcastle University. To avoid 바카라사이트 loss of glucosinolates ¨C an important molecule that interacts with proteins associated with repairing damaged DNA and promoting cell death in cancer tumours ¨C sprouts should be steamed, said Kirsten Brandt, senior lecturer in food and human nutrition. ¡°If you roast 바카라사이트m, 바카라사이트y are being broken down during 바카라사이트 cooking, so steaming is 바카라사이트 one [cooking method] that gives most of 바카라사이트se tasty and healthy compounds in 바카라사이트 final product,¡± she said as a side note to new research that showed that regularly eating 바카라사이트 festive side dish of carrots could help reduce 바카라사이트 risk of?cancer by?almost a?quarter.