International students flock to US university to unlock potential – and...
MIT, with its reputation for academic rigor and innovation, attracts graduate students from around the world. It can be worthwhile, it can be fun,...
World’s richest woman dies
Obituary: Liliane Bettencourt: 1922 - 2017
Controversy and questionable politics were never far away to divert attention from some remarkable skill at leading an industry...
L’Oreal sells Body Shop
L’Oreal never quite managed to get to grips with what it bought from Dame Anita Roddick in 2006, but was it all worth it?
WHEN...
Rise and rise of the budget supermarket
Aldi looks to replicate its monumental success across Europe by opening hundreds of new stores across America, while its almost identical rival Lidl is...
‘Pay-as-you-throw’: a solution to cut waste?
GOVERNMENTS should consider a combination of incentives and penalties to cut the volume of waste going to landfill.
That’s according to Chris Williams, founder and...
Universities team-up to launch investment fund
TWELVE leading UK universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, have joined forces to create an investment fund.
The 10-year, multi-million-pound Impact 12 fund will support social...
Amazon Overflowing Into New Premises
As if Amazon’s current HQ wasn’t colossal enough, the internet-based retailer is in the market for a second mega-HQ big enough for 50,000 staff....
Research report analyses ransomware attack patterns
AN IT security company has released a threat research report on ransomware between August 2021 and July 2022.
Ransomware attacks on educational institutions more than...
Thames Estuary plan for green development and jobs in south-east UK
THE UK government is backing the Thames Estuary as Britain’s biggest growth opportunity.
With the claimed potential to create 1.5m jobs and add value of...
G7 Meeting of Ministers of Labour and Employment focuses on the...
ILO head calls on global community to ensure "that the great transformations underway in the world of work are shaped to create the decent...
