Higher education stories - Page 2
Wychwood launches Oxford AI micro-school for sixth form
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Wychwood opens AI Futures Oxford, a micro-school offering a post-16 AI A-level-style course that fits around existing sixth-form studies.
Manchester Tech Week 2026 expands into city-wide festival
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Manchester Tech Week 2026 becomes a city-wide festival, with 10,000+ expected for AI, cybersecurity and digital transformation events.
Clevertouch unveils lovemartech Academy for martech skills
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Clevertouch launches lovemartech Academy, blending expert-led martech training, research and community to tackle complex tech stacks.
UK faces 120,000 tech skills shortfall by 2035, report warns
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The UK risks a 120,000-strong tech talent gap by 2035, with AI, cyber security and semiconductor roles hardest hit, a report warns.
NAKIVO adds vSphere 9, Proxmox 9.1 in backup update
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Nakivo updates Backup & Replication to v11.2, adding support for VMware vSphere 9, Proxmox VE 9.x and OAuth 2.0 email authentication.
Gamma urges diagnosis-led rethink of customer experience
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Gamma is urging organisations to treat missed calls and long queues as symptoms of deeper CX flaws in systems, processes and culture.
Cyber attacks stay near record high as GenAI risks grow
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Global cyber attacks hover near record highs as unchecked workplace GenAI use exposes sensitive data in one in 31 corporate prompts.
Buckinghamshire leads UK for rising women inventors
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Buckinghamshire emerges as a rare bright spot for women inventors as new data show the UK still lags Europe on gender balance in patents.
The skills that shaped my unusual route to tech
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From Michelin kitchens to SaaS boardrooms, one woman shows how resilience and empathy can forge an unconventional route into tech.
Don't rule yourself out of a career in STEM
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Women are urged not to self-select out of STEM, as diverse skills and personalities are vital to drive innovation and challenge stereotypes.
Submer, Hammer partner to expand UK AI liquid cooling
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Submer teams with Hammer to offer UK and European resellers local access to AI-focused liquid cooling as dense data centre demand surges.
UA92 & Fujitsu join forces to boost female leaders
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UA92 partners with Fujitsu to spotlight gender gaps and galvanise male allyship in boosting women's leadership across business and academia.
Diversity is the invisible infrastructure of payments
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Diverse teams are reshaping the payments industry, turning personal insight into the hidden infrastructure behind global growth.
How do we give to gain in a fractured world?
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In a fractured world, leaders must “give to gain” by investing in cultural intelligence, turning diversity into real inclusion and resilience.
Singapore, Germany, Finland lead youth AI readiness ranks
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Singapore, Germany and Finland are ranked best in the world for youth AI readiness, driven by strong digital networks and STEM education.
Siemens unveils autonomous building tech at Frankfurt fair
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Siemens unveils an autonomous building portfolio at Frankfurt's Light + Building fair, promising smarter energy, maintenance and comfort.
Public backs AI in services, but demands strong rules
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Nearly half of UK public back AI for faster, more accessible services, but demand tight rules, oversight and visible accountability.
AI ambitions collide with legacy integration problems
Sat, 28th Feb 2026
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AI is racing into business plans, but NashTech research finds brittle legacy systems and poor integration are quietly throttling progress.
AI system choices seen as crucial to women's tech careers
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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AI structure design, data foundations and mentoring, not just hiring targets, have a significant impact on women's careers in tech.
Vertiv backs Zagreb data centre design skills push
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Vertiv teams with Zagreb University of Applied Sciences on a new data centre design course to tackle Europe's digital infrastructure skills gap.