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Carmilla and Sheridan Le Fanu: The Gothic Writer and Trinity Alumnus Whose Sapphic Vampire Novella May Have Inspired Dracula

I still remember my first encounter with vampire media. I was a naive middle schooler who stumbled across their mother’s bookshelf, to be ultimately captivated by a book with a bright, red apple on the cover. That was…

The Art of Classroom Timing: 10 Ways to Fit It All In

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AI gives more praise, less criticism to Black students

As schools introduce artificial intelligence into the classroom, a new analysis suggests that these tools could be steering students in different directions depending on who they are. Researchers from Stanford…

4 ways to turn math fears into math cheers

Key points: When students believe they can do math, learning soars It’s time to rewrite math standards for the future Rethinking student assessment: Tools and strategies for meaningful evaluation For more on students…

Meet the 9 appointees who will control buildings and transportation for public schools in Indianapolis

Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily newsletter to keep up with Indianapolis Public Schools, Marion County’s township districts, and statewide education news. Inadequate transportation. Declining enrollment. An…

How the Georgia legislature left counties with no way to run the 2026 election

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5 books set in the world’s best universities for a little escape

In case you missed it, it was World Book Week last week. In conjunction, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to compile a list of books set in the world’s best universities for a little escapism. Universities like Oxford and…

Religious education for minorities

ON March 30, the Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training and Assessment Authority (Pectaa) through a notification approved books for religious education in schools for students of six minority faiths — Christianity,…

Graz University of Technology: Shaping the next generation of electrical engineers

Most students count down the days to graduation. The moment their programme ends, they move on. So when a student not only stays but spends the next many years at the same university, earning a PhD and eventually…

The education of ‘Professor’ Jiang, the world’s most-watched YouTube lecturer

To earn the title “Professor”, the path is usually long. Get a PhD , teach as an associate professor. Climb the academic ladder. Build a solid research track record. “Professor” Jiang did none of that. Instead, he…

ESF reserves reach HK$3.75 billion, even as government subsidies shrink

The reserves of Hong Kong’s largest international school group have more than tripled to HK$3.75 billion (US$480.8 million) in over a decade, even as it taps different income sources to offset shrinking government…

BOOKMAN BILINGUAL 雙語書林： Chinglish or Natural English? 中式英語或道地英語？

Justice Clarence Thomas on the Declaration of Independence

On April 15, Justice Clarence Thomas delivered a lecture at the University of Texas at Austin in honor of the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Here's a taste: The second paragraph of the Declaration…

Chernobyl Wasn't a Nuclear Disaster—It Was a Communist Disaster

The world's worst nuclear disaster began 40 years ago at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, when Unit 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power generation facility experienced an explosion and meltdown. Ironically, the explosion was…

Ramen, nightlife and love: A Japanese entrepreneur’s 55 years in Hong Kong

Ippei-an Ramen & Bar, a Japanese restaurant that has been in operation for 42 years, is located in what people may say is one of Hong Kong’s worst locations. Energy Plaza, a commercial building in Tsim Sha Tsui East, is…

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Palestinians vote in first elections since Gaza war

Palestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza voted yesterday in municipal elections, the first since the Gaza war erupted, marked by low turnout and a narrow slate of contenders. Nearly 1.5mn people were registered to…

Oscar-winning filmmaker urges Arsenal to reconsider kitman's dismissal over Gaza posts

Oscar-winning filmmaker urges Arsenal to reconsider kitman's dismissal over Gaza posts Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Fri, 04/24/2026 - 12:38 Jon Blair tells MEE his support for Mark Bonnick is informed by his own Jewish…

Campaign underway to reclaim the original Irish names of Ireland's cities, towns and villages

Efforts are being made to restore the original Irish names of Ireland’s cities, towns and village to common use as the English versions are described as ‘gibberish’.

WEEKEND READING: Between a rock, a hard place, and student debt

This blog was kindly authored by Dr Farhana Ghaffar, Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Grant Holder, University of Nottingham BSKY | Website and Dr Rita Hordósy, Associate Professor in Education, University of…