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The six best Shakespeare adaptations that aren’t in English

The future of Shakespeare may well lie beyond the English language. That was the striking message I took away from a talk by translation studies scholar Professor Susan Bassnett at the British Shakespeare Conference in Hull in 2016.

The Conversation

Donald Trump has reduced tariffs on British metals and cars, but how important is this trade deal? Experts react

The US president called it a “very big deal”. The UK prime minister said it was “fantastic, historic” day. For sure, Keir Starmer and his team will have been delighted that the UK was first in line to negotiate adjustments to Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs announced on “liberation day” just…

The Conversation

Dire Brexit EU trade figures could get even worse, warns expert

New research has proven that Brexit has damaged the UK’s trade but an expert has warned things could get worse with the new border checks system

The Independent UK

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Scientists achieve record-breaking 402 Tbps data transmission speeds — 1.6 million times faster than home broadband

Scientists break data transmission rate world record for a second time this year — boosting fiber-optic speeds by 25% to a staggering 402 Tbps.

LiveScience

The vast impacts of artificial sweetener

"Researchers found the presence of sucralose hindered the growth of blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) . . ."

Salon

Birmingham team achieve world record internet speed 4.5m times faster than broadband

The hope is that the advance could lead to a big leap in download speeds for internet users

Evening Standard

Internet speeds 1.2 million times faster than the US average are possible using the current fibre optic cable network. How does 301,000,000 Mbps sound?

Existing lines could well be made a lot speedier thanks to a new optical processor.

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Fiber-optic data transfer speeds hit a rapid 301 Tbps — 1.2 million times faster than your home broadband connection

The researchers hit a rate of 301 terabits per second — equivalent to transferring 1,800 4K movies over the internet in one second — using existing fiber-optic cables.

LiveScience

Take it from a neuroscientist: searching for a ‘male’ and ‘female’ brain is a waste of time

Arguments about sex differences in the brain have raged for centuries. Surely there are more urgent questions, says Gina Rippon, an emeritus professor at the Aston Brain Centre, Aston University

The Guardian - UK

Mike Brown obituary

Other lives: Academic pharmacist and pharmaceutical microbiologist who specialised in understanding how bacteria respond to antibiotics

The Guardian - UK

New masterplan revealed for huge Birmingham Innovation Quarter

Commercial property group Bruntwood SciTech has teamed up with Aston University and Birmingham City Council to reveal vision for land in city centre

Birmingham Post

Human eyes play 'tricks' on minds: Study

A new study has shown that the human visual system can 'trick' the brain into making inaccurate assumptions about the size of objects in the world around them. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Aston University unveils new £1.5m healthcare teaching facility

The centre will be used by those studying medicine, pharmacy and optometry and give them the chance to practise in emergency settings

Birmingham Post

English giants snap up 'Welsh international in the making' amid Wasps turmoil

He is rated as an outstanding prospect after coming through the ranks with Cardiff

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Four English clubs start race to sign Welsh wonderkid amid Wasps turmoil

He is rated as one of the hottest prospects around

Daily Mirror

Use the ‘20-20-20’ rule to help alleviate digital eye strain

Researchers from Aston University have found the 20-20-20 method can help ease some of the eye symptoms associated with prolonged computer use - including dryness and irritation

The New Daily

Unborn babies smile when their mothers eat carrots, and frown at kale

A world-first experiment, has found that fussy eating begins in the womb, and that unborn babies tend to give kale the thumbs down.

Dynamite News

Health: Study reveals that babies react to taste and smell in the womb

Washington Scientists took 4D ultrasound scans of 100 pregnant women to see how their unborn babies responded to flavours from foods eaten by their mothers. The research team scanned some mothers to see fetal facial reactions to the kale and carrot flavours. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Takeaway-loving Brits warned to prepare for £30 curries in near future amid cost of living crisis

Industry experts are predicting that 70 per cent of Britain's curry restaurants could be forced to close as small businesses continue to struggle with soaring costs

Birmingham Post

Access Group charitable foundation provides £269k to help poorest gain access to university and IT support

Loughborough and Aston Universities to get £240,000 a year for computer scholarships for less well-off families

Birmingham Post

Aston University appoints new vice-chancellor and chief executive

Professor Aleks Subic has held several senior academic and government advisory roles in Australia

Birmingham Post

New pro vice-chancellor at Aston University and more appointments news

Stephen Garrett will lead engineering college, marketing chief joins Shakespeare's England and Wilkes Partnership hires brace of solicitors

Wales Online

Dirtiest parts of your car revealed as experts find it contains more bacteria than a toilet

Researchers at Aston University swabbed five cars and this is what they found

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