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Tony Millns obituary

Other lives: Chief executive of English UK, the industry body he created to represent state and private sector English-language teaching associations

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025

Scientists develop pajamas that can detect sleep apnea — what that means for your rest

Can pajamas help you sleep better? Maybe in the future, scientists claim with development of new AI-driven smart pajamas.

Tom’s Guide · Feb 21, 2025

Scientists develop smart pyjamas to monitor sleep conditions at home

Researchers said the garment has an ‘ultrasensitive sensor array directly printed on the collar, capable of identifying multiple sleep patterns’.

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

Some accents sound guiltier than others, researchers find

Ten UK accents were rated by different social traits and various behaviours.

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025

The history of women cyclists – an uphill climb to equality

Cycling, in its most familiar form, dates back to at least the 19th century. One example of an early bicycle was known as the “hobby horse”, and it later became the “Dandy horse” and then the “accelerator”. Early cycling was reserved for the upper-classes and was seen as highly fashionable…

The Conversation · Jan 13, 2025

This 922-year-old university in England produces the most billionaires—and Albert Einstein, Emma Watson, Bill Clinton, and Hugh Grant are among its famous alumni

The oldest university in the English-speaking world, The University of Oxford, has just been ranked the leading billionaire-producing university in Britain.

Fortune · Jan 12, 2025

Friends who turned tiddlywinks into a competitive sport mark 70 years of club

They established competitive rules, wrote a thesis ‘The Science Of Tiddlywinks’ and coined new terminology.

Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2025

Morag Styles obituary

First professor of children’s poetry at Cambridge, who also worked to promote the teaching, dissemination and understanding of Caribbean poetry

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025

New study will use phone apps to explore link between sleep and Alzheimer's risk

Cambridge University and UCL will collaborate with a tech company to explore how sleep tracking data can help detect Alzheimer's disease

Tom’s Guide · Dec 17, 2024

Cambridge University urged to apologise over jailing of thousands of ‘evil’ women without evidence or trial

A 1561 charter granted powers to imprison young working-class women found walking with undergraduates after dark

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2024