Public research university in Ghent, Belgium, with 50,000 students and 9,000 staff.
The inquest into Cambridge’s former youngest Black professor Jason Arday has opened in London after he resigned amid plagiarism allegations. Senior coroner Dr. Julian Morris has launched an investigation into his death, which his family says followed relentless media scrutiny and public accusations.
Simon & Schuster will publish Arday’s memoir, “Great and Unfortunate Things,” in the UK this Thursday. The book follows the life of an autistic boy who became Cambridge’s youngest Black professor. His death last month has triggered renewed scrutiny of his qualifications, plagiarism allegations, and media coverage. The family says the publication honors his wishes and asks the media to respect their privacy as they grieve.
A set of recent reports shows farmers adapting to increasingly unpredictable weather through drought-tolerant crops, smarter irrigation, and climate-smart farming. From Wales and Scotland to Africa and East Africa, communities are expanding local cultivation, improving soil health, and building resilience against droughts, floods, and rising temperatures.
Fighting has resumed across northern Ethiopia after the TPLF and six other groups formed the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival aiming to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Tigrayan fighters have seized Mekelle airport and other towns, flights to the region have been suspended, thousands are displaced and hospitals report surges in wounded patients.