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Scientists can change the world: Kevin Warwick
Kevin Warwick has had a distinguished career in science and robotics. He currently teaches at Coventry University. It was a pleasure interviewing him for Fyne Times. I began by asking Kevin about his career and research… “I actually left school when I was 16 and took up an apprenticeship with British Telecom, which was fantastic experience. […]
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Welsh University of the Year 2022
Cardiff University has been named Welsh University of the Year in The Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022. Cardiff also remains the top ranked university in Wales, claiming 35th position out of 135 institutions across the UK. The announcement follows further league table success, which saw Cardiff climb five places and remain the number […]
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Community Union
Community is the modern union for the changing world of work. We represent working people across every sector of the UK economy, from the self-employed to people working in finance or the third sector to those working in the early years sector. Thousands of people have taken the decision to join us, and together we […]
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A Community Challenged
LGBT+ History Month 2021 In 2020 and 2021, we’ve had the utmost sympathy for the young LGBTQIA+ people, locked down in spaces where their identities are not celebrated. We have lost our social LGBTQIA+ space, which frequently is the only safe space many young people have. But the pandemic is far from the only challenge […]
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LGBT+ History Month 2021
Sue Sanders: Chair – Schools OUT UK, Professor Emeritus – The Harvey Milk Institute, Cofounder of LGBT+ History Month UK Photography: Nicolas Chinardet – zefrographica LGBT+ History Month is 16 years old, and in February 2021 will – like everything during the current COVID crisis – look somewhat different to previous years’ celebrations. We hope […]
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From A Heart Like Wet Cement: The Messy Truth with Caroline Bird
To mark National Poetry Day at the very beginning of this month, we spoke to London-based poet, playwright and author, Caroline Bird upon this year’s release of her sixth poetry collection, The Air Year. Here, she tells us about the impact poetry has had on her life from the age of just 13 when she first became immersed […]
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Schools OUT UK, launches a landmark competition to design the LGBT+ History Month Badge for 2022
Every year since its launch in 2004, LGBT+ History Month raises vital funds for its work to make schools safe and inclusive for everyone through the sale of its iconic annual badge. Each year the design is distinctive, linking to the year’s National Curriculum theme. Until now the design has been created by university design […]
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Schools OUT UK launches #PrideInEducation2020
Schools OUT UK launches #PrideInEducation2020 Schools OUT UK, the education charity working towards equality in education for LGBTQ+ people, today announces #PrideInEducation, the first-ever global equality inclusion conference aimed at educators, teachers, publishers and anyone looking to make education more inclusive. This one-day event will take place online on 27 June 2020 and draw together […]
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I said “look, I’m trying to find lesbians…”
LGBT History Month 2020: A Chat with the Chair Sam Bennett LGBT History Month has taken place in February since 2005. An initiative launched by charity Schools OUT – which aims to make educational institutions safe for LGBT people – its 16th incarnation launched at Oxford’s Pitt Rivers and Museum of Natural History in November. […]
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