Being a perfectionist may be holding you back in your career August 2, 2015 Spending time making sure everything is done perfectly could be your downfall at work, according to a report published by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. By analysing 43 studies carried out over the last 20 years, researchers at York St John University identified a clear link between being a perfectionist and having [...]
Oxford, Cambridge and the Russell Group: It’s becoming harder to get into the UK’s best universities August 2, 2015 Students applying to Britain's best universities will have a tougher time getting in this summer than in any recent year, according to a Sunday Times report. Some of the Russell Group's top 10 universities, which include Oxford and Cambridge, experienced a seven per cent rise in applications in 2015, while there was an average [...]
Thirty years of mosquitoes, failed trials and few financial rewards: The rocky road to creating the world’s first malaria vaccine August 2, 2015 “I screamed with joy and pulled up at the side of the highway, but when I tried to push the clutch and start the car I couldn't because I was too overwhelmed,” says Moncef Slaoui as he recalls the moment he found out all the bites, blood and days spent poring over lab results had [...]
Channel Tunnel migrant crisis: UK and France call on EU for support August 2, 2015 Home secretary Theresa May and her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve have called on the EU to offer support in tackling the migrant crisis at Calais. Read more: Migrants trying to enter UK via Channel Tunnel will face tighter security in France Over the last month, thousands of people have been trying to cross from [...]
Super-intelligent robots could soon fight our wars, but there’s a risk they’ll try and turn against us July 31, 2015 A swarm of robots approaches the front line, each gearing up its inbuilt guns and explosives as it prepares to launch an attack on the enemy – another, almost identical swarm of robots. But suddenly one of the robots turns on its comrades. It has been offered a better deal by the enemy, so long [...]
Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership backing from yet another union July 30, 2015 Left-wing Jeremy Corbyn has won the backing of the Communication Workers Union in the Labour leadership race, marking the latest in a string of backing wins from the unions. Read more: Tories support Corbyn in bid to damage party Dave Ward, general secretary of the 200,000 member union, told the BBC that Corbyn was [...]
Linkedin share price jumps as revenue beats expectations July 30, 2015 Linkedin's second quarter figures exceeded expectations by a long way, and investors were delighted. The figures From April to June, the professional networking site's revenue was $712m (£456m) – a 33.3 per cent increase from the year before. This was better than the $680m analysts were expecting. Read more: LinkedIn share price plummets as second [...]
British Airways is shrinking its hand luggage allowance to reduce risk of delays July 30, 2015 British Airways is reducing the amount of hand luggage each passenger can take on board with them, to limit the chance that the overall cabin allowance is exceeded. Read more: Carry-on luggage on airlines including Lufthansa and Emirates is about to get even smaller In an email sent to customers, it said that the [...]
When successful people do stupid things it’s not intentional – they’re just desperate for a stress release July 30, 2015 Why do successful people like Lord Sewel do things that are stupid, or even life destroying?You might have expected a person in such a position of power to realise snorting cocaine with prostitutes while wearing an orange bra was a risky thing to do, but the reality is that he's one of a litany of [...]
The US is building the world’s fastest supercomputer, and it will be 20 times quicker than anything known to man July 30, 2015 A supercomputer 20 times faster than any currently in existence is being built by the US. Read more: As fast as a supercomputer and as small as a postage stamp: the new computer chip that mimics the brain A statement released by President Barack Obama said the “exascale” machine will be finalised by 2025, and [...]
