STUDENTS at a Hampshire university were celebrating after winning a forty year old competition.

IT was a moving Hampshire tribute to remember those who died in the Battle of the Somme.

Updated at 5:02 p.m. ET It was supposed to be a day of parades, a vast party that would transcend borders and bring generations together, not unlike the spontaneous euphoria that swept through victorious European allies when Nazi Germany finally surrendered. But instead of a mega-event, leaders in London, Paris, Moscow and other capitals, observed the 75th anniversary of V-E Day at a diminished level Friday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. French President Emmanuel Macron led a small ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, looking out over an empty Champs-Élysées. A 93-year-old veteran of World War II observes a moment of silence at the Cenotaph war memorial in London, where British residents — like much of Europe — marked a subdued 75th anniversary of V-E Day. Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP via Getty Images Because of health risks the disease poses to older people, many veterans of the war were forced to avoid travel and keep their distance at public gatherings. "The veterans are of course getting

The University of Birmingham has signed a sports science based agreement with the Brazilian Government this month.

Media and creative professionals from across the West Midlands helped put Birmingham on the map as the new Carnival Capital last week, at a special event organised by the Birmingham Publicity Association (BPA).

Rare and unseen British TV footage to be shown at anniversary event.

The University of Birmingham is set to host its first Arts & Science Festival to showcase the wealth of ideas, research and collaboration across its campus.

Blue plaque unveiled in honour of Madeleine Carroll.

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New report reveals thousands of transport manufacturing jobs at risk from a hard Brexit.

University develops world’s first Covid-19 digital safety certificate to protect suppliers and consumers.

Display inspired by Glastonbury anniversary.

Festival marks thirtieth birthday of community group.

£40 million HSBC UK funding will improve university facilities and student support.

2019-2020 Arts & Science Festival concludes with a season dedicated to hope.

A course aiming to assist the international drive to protect the world’s tree population is once again being hosted by the University of Wolverhampton.

The benefits of short food chains and local produce were the focus of an event on Wednesday 3 July organised by Coventry University’s Centre for Agroecology and Food Security

Birmingham celebrates 550th birth anniversary of founder of Sikh faith.

Milestone marked by new productions.

A well known local businessman is lending his support to a competition for artists at Coventry University.

Ghosthack has announced the release of Tesseract Universal Cinematic Sounds, a huge 12 GB collection of samples and construction kits for filmmakers and music producers. Tesseract covers a wide range of different cinematic styles: No matter if you’re looking for some 80s synthwave in the style of Stranger Things, aggressive trailer music, dark horror sound […]

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The Arizona Commemorative Air Force will have a flyover starting at 8:20 a.m. to celebrate the 75th anniversary of victory in Europe.

Charles E. Ares, dean of the University of Arizona College of law from 1966-1973, passed away April 29, 2020. He was 93 years old.

Arizona colleges and universities have dramatically altered graduation ceremonies to adapt to COVID-19.

"The consumer goods industry... is in turmoil," new Beiersdorf CEO Stefan De Loecker, who took over on Jan. 1, told a presentation to analysts. "I need to act now."

The company said its plant at Sanand in Gujarat which originally manufactures skincare products for the India market has begun production of alcohol-based hand sanitisers, and it will be shifting part of its production towards the making of sanitisers at the plant.

James Kelly has hit out at the news Glasgow University teaching staff will lose their jobs because of the coronavirus crisis

STUDENTS at Glasgow University raised thousands for Glasgow Women's Aid at the Charity Fashion Show.

On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we’ll mark the 50 th anniversary of Earth Day by discussing the Trump administration’s drastic changes to US environmental policies.

This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, guest host Noah Griffin talks with actors John Skelley and Benjamin Papac (pictured) about the exclusive West Coast production of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , in which they play the parts of Harry Potter, and his son, Albus Potter. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child runs at San Francisco’s Curran Theater (445 Geary St.) in San Francisco, through June 20, 2020.

In an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint, the University of Michigan has pledged to freeze its investments in fossil fuel companies. This move has drawn praise from such activist groups as the U-M's Climate Action Movement (CAM). But it also says the school needs to go much further. CAM member and U-M doctoral student Noah Weaverdyck discusses it all with WEMU's David Fair on this week's "Issues of the Environment."

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In an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint, the University of Michigan has pledged to freeze its investments in fossil fuel companies. This move has drawn praise from such activist groups as the U-M's Climate Action Movement (CAM). But it also says the school needs to go much further. CAM member and U-M doctoral student Noah Weaverdyck discusses it all with WEMU's David Fair on this week's "Issues of the Environment."

Updated at 5:02 p.m. ET It was supposed to be a day of parades, a vast party that would transcend borders and bring generations together, not unlike the spontaneous euphoria that swept through victorious European allies when Nazi Germany finally surrendered. But instead of a mega-event, leaders in London, Paris, Moscow and other capitals, observed the 75th anniversary of V-E Day at a diminished level Friday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. French President Emmanuel Macron led a small ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, looking out over an empty Champs-Élysées. A 93-year-old veteran of World War II observes a moment of silence at the Cenotaph war memorial in London, where British residents — like much of Europe — marked a subdued 75th anniversary of V-E Day. Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP via Getty Images Because of health risks the disease poses to older people, many veterans of the war were forced to avoid travel and keep their distance at public gatherings. "The veterans are of course getting

A days-long tense standoff between protesters and police is grinding on at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The numbers of protesters barricaded inside the school has dwindled to about 100, and their food supplies are rapidly depleting after police surrounded the campus on Sunday. The situation is growing so desperate for the remaining protesters that several of them unsuccessfully attempted to escape the police siege by climbing through sewer drains, according to local media . Police say they've arrested about 1,100 people in the past day. At a Tuesday news conference , officers accused the protesters of crimes such as taking part in riots and possessing dangerous weapons. Authorities have threatened to use live ammunition against the demonstrators, though they say that level of force is a last resort. Protesters are pleading for help. A video posted by protest leader Joshua Wong features a message from a masked woman who is identified as a student at Polytechnic University. "We have

Upbeat and jangly with an orchestral edge. Trying to keep up with posting a song every month or so, this was recorded at the tail end of last summer.

This plugin spotlight features the Cooper Time Cube MkII by Universal Audio, a unique emulation of the original garden hose-based mechanical delay device.

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Universal Audio releases UAD Software v9.1 along with five new plugins for Apollo Audio Interfaces and UAD Accelerators.

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This plugin spotlight features the Moog Multimode Filter Collection by Universal Audio, a set of truly authentic, analog-sounding Moog filter emulations.

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Universal Audio releases UAD Software v9.2 along with five new plugins for Apollo Audio Interfaces and UAD Accelerators.

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Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit AILSA CHANG, HOST: It is graduation season and Trent Johnson Jr. was ready to strut across the stage for his medical degree when he got some news. TRENT JOHNSON JR: I got an email, and it said, graduation canceled. And my heart just, like, sank. I went into my bedroom, and I cried - like, boohoo-type cried. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: He's a 29-year-old student at the Ohio State University, and he says his mom called to cheer him up. JOHNSON: And she said to me, this does not negate the fact that you've worked so hard to get here. We are going to do everything in our power to make this day special for you. CHANG: His parents ordered decorations online. But they didn't arrive in time, so they made do with what they had. JOHNSON: We actually used two tablecloths to make that backdrop. And we used balloons, and we, like, taped them to the background. SHAPIRO: After pulling over a few potted plants, the stage was set, and Johnson strolled towards it in full

Karen and Bradley interview Richard M. Stallman on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the GNU Project.

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Bradley and Karen introduce the interview.

Segment 1 (01:20)

• This segment is an interview with Richard M. Stallman on the occasion of GNU's thirtieth anniversary.
• RMS mentioned the LibreJS project. (26:10)

Segment 2 (33:58)

• Bradley and Karen discuss the interview.
• Bradley mis-rememered, RMS said he would start on Thanksgiving in the original announcement (38.40).

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