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UK universities take £40m in fossil fuel funding since 2022

FoI requests show Shell and BP among firms giving funds to institutions which have pledged to divest

The Guardian - UK

London universities among the very best in Europe, new league table shows

Imperial College London, University College London, and King’s College London all make it into the top ten

Evening Standard

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

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London has lowest proportion of face-to-face GP appointments in England

Study claims remote consultations could be more effective at treating certain conditions

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan accused of trying to ‘squash’ scientific ‘dissent’ over Ulez

The Labour mayor’s deputy called on an academic funded by City Hall to rebut studies that questioned Ulez effectiveness.

The Independent UK

Children ‘increasingly exposed’ to vapes on display in shops

Steep rise in children purchasing vapes from small shops

Evening Standard

Blackpool illuminated: resetting the jewel in Britain’s seaside crown

After years of decline, Blackpool is undergoing a renaissance and is becoming a precious heritage destination

The Guardian - UK

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Same-sex sexual behaviour is widespread in macaque monkeys, study suggests

Researchers say their findings challenge the beliefs of some that same-sex sexual behaviour is a rare behaviour in non-human animals.

The Independent UK

‘I took part in a radical psychedelic clinical trial and it changed my life forever’

Alexander Beiner was dosed intravenously with the powerful hallucinogenic DMT as part of a clinical trial at Imperial College London. In the months afterwards, he found himself changing in some interesting ways

Evening Standard

KCG preps listing to fuel expansion

KCG Corporation, Thailand's leading manufacturer, importer and distributor of dairy and bakery ingredients, is planning an initial public offering (IPO) as it aims to mobilise funds to expand its business, invest in innovations and advance towards an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused organisation for sustainability.

Bangkok Post

Tobacco giant Imperial Brands' profits rise in half year results

The Bristol-headquartered company reported that operating profits have soared by 27% to £1.5bn

Birmingham Post

‘They’re destroying us’: Indigenous communities fear toxic leaks from Canada oil industry

Recent leaks from oil sands tailings ponds have contaminated water, sowing mistrust among local First Nations people

The Guardian - US

The 'seedy' Edinburgh hotel notorious for fighting sailors and working girls

We take a look back at the Imperial Hotel, the popular city centre establishment that locals seemed to love in spite of its rather 'seedy' reputation.

Edinburgh Live

Top 20 Wetherspoons pubs in the UK are named - see if your local makes the list

A list of the top 20 Wetherspoons pubs has been put together according to data and reviews from TripAdvisor and Brits can find out here if their local is on the list

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Reason

The First Stab Theory

Last week and this, I've been serializing my Large Libel Models? Liability for AI Output draft. For some earlier posts on this (including § 230, disclaimers, publication, and more), see here; one particular significant point is at Communications Can Be Defamatory Even If Readers Realize There's a Considerable Risk of…

The Guardian - UK

University Challenge was biased towards Oxbridge when I worked on it, and it still is. But there’s a fix

A third of the teams competing come from just two universities. How can that not be elitist, asks freelance writer Lillian Crawford

Evening Standard

London university aims to stop working mothers from feeling ‘mum guilt’

A new project, My Mother Worked at Imperial, aims to normalise working motherhood

The Guardian - UK

Health impact of tyre particles causing ‘increasing concern’, say scientists

Far more tiny particles now come from tyres than are emitted from exhausts but new tyre designs may help

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Evening Standard

Don’t knock us for our success, says boss of Imperial College

Hugh Brady, president of Imperial College London, told the Standard: “It is not the golden triangle versus the rest of the country”

Evening Standard

Imperial chief: We risk shutting out best students

The President of Imperial College London said the university would not be able to compete on the global stage without its international students

The Guardian - UK

Immunity debt: does it really exist?

Some claim the rise in winter infections has been caused by the reduction of seasonal bugs during lockdowns. But experts are sceptical about these oversimplified explanations

Daily Mirror

What it was like on flights in the 1930s from wicker seats to in-flight sandwiches

Imperial Airways was founded in the mid 20s and would go on to fly from its Croydon, London base to cities across the world including Brisbane, Bermuda, New York and Hong Kong

The Conversation

Despite soaring profits, oil companies are not paying enough for their environmental damage

At the end of the third quarter reporting season in October, the Big Four oilsands producers continued to report record profit levels. Collectively, Cenovus, CNRL, Imperial Oil and Suncor earned $5.8 billion in the third quarter and $23.1 billion in the first nine months of 2022. The average return on…

Bangkok Post

Machine learning can help us predict the risks of climate change for your community

Global models are the main method scientists use to understand how the climate may change in the future. What’s missing is a more in-depth understanding that could inform markets, investors and vulnerable communities. But using advances in computing muscle, researchers at Imperial College Business School in London have created some…

Evening Standard

Russian withdrawal hits Imperial Brands but annual profit stays near £3 billion

FTSE 100’s biggest dividend payer is gaining London market share with Embassy cigarettes

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