The University of Exeter has offered medical students £10,000 and free first-year accommodation if they agree to defer a year, following an increase in applications to study medicine by 20 per cent in the last year.
A slow clap for the NHS; reception of the 1% pay rise
A Slow Clap for the NHS; Reception of the 1% Pay Rise Meg Allan looks at the government’s promise of a 1% pay rise to NHS workers, its reception and how it compares to the rest of the UK. After a year spent waving the rainbow blazoned banner, as we thank our front-line heroes for […]
Pulling down the wall on migration: Biden’s roll back of Trump’s MPP policy
As far as Trump policies go, immigration was perhaps among the most terrifying categories. Families were divided, refugee camps were frozen in time and witnessing atrocities. Among Biden’s initial legal challenges, reversing MPP was perhaps the most warming but also the most costly.
Forum trees infested with Mealybugs
Forum trees infested with Mealybugs The Forum’s Fiscus trees have an infestation of Mealybugs. Predatory insects, contained by large fleece wraps, have been introduced to treat the infestation organically. To control the infestation in a pesticide-free, sustainable manner, Australian ladybirds (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri), a species of predatory insect, have been introduced to the trees’ ecosystem to […]