18. Coventry University: 9
20. University St Andrews: 9
21. University of Surrey : 7
22. University of Stirling: 7
23. Edinburgh Napier University: 5
24. Imperial College London: 5
25. London School of Economics: 5
26. University of East London: 5
27. University of Sussex : 4
28. Glyndwr University: 4
30. Brunel University: 3
32. University of Wolverhampton: 3
33. Bucks New University: 2
34. Harper Adams University: 2
35. Queen’s University Belfast: 2
36. University of Winchester: 2
37. Bangor University: 1
39. Teeside University: 1
40. University of Worcester: 1
(A indicates a university did not provide full data for the full five years, meaning the true number could be higher)
The BBC obtained the statistics for part of a new documentary, Is Uni Racist?, which investigates whether unis fail to deal with complaints of racism.
Why we re all buying British tulips now (and how to style them)
Bring on the tulips for a joyful jolt of colour – the resurgence of British flower farming is a cause for celebration
24 April 2021 • 5:00am
Raspberries and cream:
double-flowered ‘Columbus’ tulips with peony-like flowers, grown by Smith & Munson flower farmers in Lincolnshire
Credit: Smith & Munson
Lincolnshire has long been famed for its flowers – tulips, in particular – and has strong ties to Holland’s world-famous flower trade. Dutch growers have historically settled on the flat, fertile coastal plains of eastern England.
My grandmother, Stella Read (née Maud Sutterby), who we lost to Covid-19 this time last year, was the only child of tulip farmers and bulb growers from Spalding, who also grew potatoes, daffodils and tomatoes. Instead of marrying her Dutch flower grower fiancé as her parents had hoped, she met my grandfather at the Victory Services Club in Marble Arch, and moved to London.
Exeter University - where JK Rowling and Zara Tindall studied - tops the list of 108 universities where sex assault allegations have been made by people on the Everyone s Invited website.
The forum, set up last year by former student Soma Sara for people to share their stories of sexual abuse and rape culture , has shaken Britain s educational establishments.
Along with top schools, the UK s most prestigious universities were named in the 1,000 plus testimonials and red-brick Exeter appeared most, coming up in 65 anonymous testimonials on the website.
Oxford, Leeds, Edinburgh and University College London make up the top five.
Everyone s Invited s founder Miss Sara, who set it up while living with her grandmother s Paris home during lockdown after graduating from UCL, has said they were overwhelmed with new testimonials from universities.
NFU awarded £30,000 to teach STEM through agriculture
20 April 2021 |
The Royal Academy of Engineering has recognised the value of STEM learning through the lens of food and farming
The NFU has been awarded £30,000 by the Royal Academy of Engineering to teach Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) learning through agriculture.
The funding will allow the union to deliver five interactive afterschool sessions in the autumn term where children will get a taste of life as an agricultural engineer.
The afterschool clubs, called Anytime, Anywhere Engineers, will be hosted once a week over the course of five weeks.
The funds will also enable the NFU to create more 3D tours to include different engineering workspaces, such as Harper Adams University and the Small Robot Company.