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Digital arts take centre stage

January 20, 2017 at 12:57AM In the 17th century, audiences of Shakespeare’s The Tempest were thrilled by the sound of cannon balls rolled on wood to suggest thunder. Four centuries on, in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s latest production of the play, actors control on-stage digital avatars via cutting-edge motion sensors. It’s a measure of how […]

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It’s official: Schools to employ apprentices, but BBC and Parliament let off

January 20, 2017 at 12:12AM The government has confirmed today that schools will be included among public sector bodies expected to employ apprentices – although larger organisations such as the BBC and Houses of Parliament are handed exemptions. The move comes despite schools expressing concerns about the affordability of paying for new apprentices, as well

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London university tells students their emails may be monitored

January 19, 2017 at 10:21PM One of the UK’s most prestigious universities has warned students and staff that their emails may be retained and monitored as part of the government’s Prevent programme to stop radicalisation on campuses. Campaigners have raised concern after King’s College London (KCL) introduced a warning on its email login page stating

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