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By Oliver Hall THERE is no sense in rehashing in great detail the voting patterns of the young and old in the 2016 Brexit referendum – […]

For me and millions of young people across the country, it feels like a kick in the teeth.

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by Stephen Chapman A new partnership has been agreed to identify Artificial Intelligence opportunities in manufacturing. The Alan Turing Institute and the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to draw on their research and development skills across manufacturing, data science, machine learning and AI. The organisations hope to identify and find solutions to some of the “grand challenges” facing the manufacturing sec...

Why has the UK ditched participation in Erasmus+? The loss of UK access to the Erasmus+ programme post-Brexit has inspired widespread sadness and anger in the United Kingdom. The reactions have run the gamut of “Erasmus changed my life” to “it will blow a hole in the UK economy”, “many employers deeply value the kind of international experience the Erasmus scheme helps foster” and regret for losing out on the chance of “ensuring that we are viewed as an open, tolerant and welcomin...

Despite that we will be in the unique position of having access to both exchange schemes. The Irish Government confirmed it will still be providing €2.1m per year in funding to allow students north of the border to continue to participate in Erasmus, and that it will remain open to both Irish and UK passport holders. Queens University in Belfast said the Erasmus scheme, which last year saw 649 local students and staff take part in the study abroad programme, will continue to be used. It also ...