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Oxford Union gives platform to Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur, with links to ISI and terror funding, to peddle propaganda on Kashmir

The Oxford Union has invited controversial Pakistani-origin ‘activist’ Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur, known for peddling disinformation on Jammu and Kashmir, to debate over the ‘need for independence’ of India’s integral territory. The event is scheduled for Thursday (14th November). Muzzammil is infamous for parroting the Pakistani narrative on India’s Union territory with active backing from the […]

Get the DEI out of science funding, Elon!

Breadcrumb Trail Links NP Comment Stop precious resources that should be devoted to cutting-edge scientific research from being spent on diversity initiatives Published Nov 11, 2024  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. President-elect Donald Trump […]

UK universities face funding ‘crunch’ as foreign students go elsewhere

UK universities are among the most prestigious in the world, but visa restrictions mean they are now attracting fewer international students – taking a heavy toll on their finances. The restrictions are compounding problems caused by the UK’s departure from the European Union four years’ ago. Almost 760,000 foreign students were enrolled in British universities […]

EU funding powers 10% of European startup ecosystem

About one in every 10 European startups that have raised VC investment are also backed by an EU grant of equity financing, according to a research project conducted by Dealroom and Dealflow.eu. While the full report is expected to be published later this year, the authors presented a few preliminary numbers in Warsaw last week. […]

Startups on Pittsburgh RealLIST boost funding, revenue streams

Pittsburgh’s most promising early-stage tech companies self-report a strong 2024, despite economic headwinds.  And they expect to keep growing, according to a recent survey of Technical.ly’s 2024 RealLIST Startups. Approximately 80% of the RealLIST startups in Pittsburgh that responded to Technical.ly’s survey reported new funding and revenue streams since February, with funds ranging from $30,000 […]

‘Australian content has never mattered more’: ABC chair says more funding is needed to tell our stories

ABC chair Kim Williams says investment is needed to fund the production of Australian stories, as he also calls for the ABC to be “aggressively, consciously ambitious” in its storytelling. In a wide-ranging conversation with Screen Producers Australia (SPA) CEO Matthew Deaner, which streamed on Facebook Live today, Williams said the formula for meeting Australia’s […]