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Bolton in race against time to stop fresh wave of deadly virus
Infection rate has doubled in past week, with vaccine hesitancy and complications over religious observance hampering efforts to slow spread
13 May 2021 • 9:58pm
People line up outside a mobile vaccination centre in Bolton
Credit: Phil Noble/Reuters
Celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid with his family on Thursday, Umar Mogra needed no reminder of the lethal capacity of Covid-19.
In February the virus swept through his family home in the narrow terraced streets of the Rumworth area of Bolton, infecting Umar, a 24-year-old pharmacology student at the University of Central Lancashire, and claiming the life of his 54-year-old father.
Why we should drop the IHRA definition of antisemitism
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The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) adopted a working definition of antisemitism in 2016. In October 2020, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson tried to impose this definition on universities, threatening their funding if they refused. This intimidation is part of the reason why 85 British higher education institutions have adopted it to date. Nevertheless, the IHRA definition remains severely problematic, and should be abandoned by both universities and the government.
The 38-word definition is vague, and in full reads:
‘Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.’
Racecourse Manager Certification Program To Launch In June At University Of Kentucky Sponsored by:
by NTRA | 05.07.2021 | 10:47am
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, and the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory (RSTL) announced Friday the dates for the launch of a joint initiative offering a Racecourse Manager Certification from the University of Kentucky.
The initial three-course program, entitled “Turfgrass as an Equine Sports Surface,” is designed for those already engaged in careers with turf surface maintenance. Free online classes will begin June 7 and will be archived. Individuals who complete the video courses and pass a test that requires a $50 fee will receive a certificate of completion from the University of Kentucky. Participating Thoroughbred racetracks that enroll their personnel will receive credit toward future accreditation by the NTRA Safety & Integrity Allian
06 May 2021 - 7:42
By Sanaullah Ataullah | The Peninsula
Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has enhanced efforts to open new private universities in the country to enable more students to pursue their higher studies in the country.
Increasing its commitment towards a vibrant, growing higher education community, a new private Indian university a Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) campus will open in September at Barwa, Abu Hamour.
The university will offer five academic programmes initially. Under a five-year plan of the MoEHE, three more private universities are expected to open in Qatar, giving students more options to pursue academic programmes of their choice, tailored to their budget. Higher education institutions offered 290 educational programmes for the academic year 2019-20.