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Share Running for the second time (first run in 2018), the competition was developed to increase the visibility of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic scientists and mathematicians, while also engaging local schools and young people in showcasing their research in art form. Oxfordshire state school pupils were asked to create art – of any form – based on profiles of six Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic researchers from the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division of the Unive...

Oxford University has today announced the winners of its science-inspired schools' art competition Beyond Boundaries which was launched to encourage...

PIC OF THE CITIZENS THEATRE.....PICTURE BY CHRIS JAMES. THE Citizens Theatre has announced a new Head of Creative Learning, with theatre-maker, Catrin Evans, taking over the role. Dr Catrin Evans, who is currently an artistic director for A Moment’s Peace Theatre Company, will help to lead the Citizens Theatre’s learning and community engagement programme. The programme aims to engage people from all walk of life to take part and engage with theatre and live performance. Catrin said...

Streamers’ subscriber retention strategies The streaming Super Bowl Streamers’ subscriber retention strategies Subscription-based streaming services are dealing with an enviable issue. After receiving a load of new subscribers amid last year’s streaming viewership surge, the streamers now need to make sure they can keep hold of these people.  The key hits:  Crunchyroll, CuriosityStream, Starz and World of Wonder say what matters most to retain subscribers is whether they have enough pro...

Young creatives in Aberdeen to benefit from £50,000 in funding © Scott Baxter/DCT Media Councillor Marie Boulton. An awards scheme will see young artists in the city benefit from £50,000 in funding, Aberdeen City Council has announced. The local authority’s Creative Learning team has been awarded youth arts recovery funding through Creative Scotland to support and administer grants to what it calls “freelance creative practitioners”. The scheme will support employment...

Welcome to the Media Briefing, a new weekly feature for Digiday+ members that goes deep into the world of media companies, platforms and independent content creators. The Media Briefing will be edited by senior media editor Tim Peterson with weekly contributions from senior reporter Kayleigh Barber; media reporter Sara Guaglione; platforms, data and privacy reporter Kate Kaye; and senior editor, research and features Max Willens. New editions will hit Digiday.com and inboxes every Thursday. W...

The Carson City Library announced a record year for the Books Like Us: Winter Reading Challenge. Carson City patrons were challenged to read 75,000 minutes between Dec. 19 and Jan. 10. “When we saw how...

Delaware Schools Adapt in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Share Tasked with bringing 21 students together in song through Zoom, Arreon Harley-Emerson, a teacher at the Choir School of Delaware, moves between three computer screens, a tablet and a piano. For subjects like science, music and sports that require hands-on instruction, teaching remotely has proved challenging. Photos by Jim Coarse When school resumed last fall, the pandemic required students, teachers and parents statewide to adap...