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A university influenced by “pernicious and destructive” unconscious bias when it failed to reappoint an Indian academic has been ordered to pay at least £450,000 in damages.

An employment tribunal has found the University of Portsmouth discriminated against an Indian lecturer when it chose a white woman over her.

A damning judgement found Dr Kajal Sharma was discriminated against by bosses at Portsmouth University when she failed in her application to carry on in her role in the Business and Law faculty.

Prof Lord Rees says he tells 'cranks' instead to write to each other with claims of extraterrestrial encounters

Angharad Lewis did not want to leave home because of her polycystic ovary syndrome symptoms.

Liseko investment says it has no links to Aspen, threatens legal action The company says it exited its link to Aspen in 2015 27 June 2021 - 11:55 Investment company Liseko is threatening to take legal action against the EFFs Fana Mokoena for what it said were defamatory comments he posted on Twitter on Friday. Image: LUCKY MORAJANE An investment company owned by medical doctors, Liseko Investments, has threatened to take legal action against the EFF’s Fana Mokoen...

Patients suffering from the thalassaemia currently require frequent blood transfusions to keep it under control Patients suffering from thalassaemia currently require frequent blood transfusions to keep it under control, but new gene therapies would make these unnecessary. Antonie Robertson / The National. The UAE has about 2,000 residents with thalassaemia, about half Emirati. A child develops the blood condition when both parents pass on mutation. Andreas Gebert / Reuters Students of Sharja...

The Earth Is Telling Us We Must Rethink Our Growth Society As the pandemic builds, most people, led by government officials and policy wonks, perceive the threat solely in terms of human health and its impact on the national economy. Consistent with the prevailing vision, mainstream media call almost exclusively on physicians and epidemiologists, financiers and economists to assess the consequences of the viral outbreak. Fair enough - rampant disease and looming recession are genuine immediat...

BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images image captionProf Helen Rees warns a return to normality might not come about until a high vaccine rollout worldwide Society is unlikely to return to normal until "well into next year", one of the worlds leading scientists has warned. Prof Helen Rees said "first generation" vaccines may become less effective against new variants of coronavirus. As a result, Prof Rees told BBC Wales Live high-volume rollout of the jabs may not happen until 2022. Pro...