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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was widely considered the most eminent woman astronomer of the mid-20th century. She is recognised by a plaque at the home where she grew up, 70 Lansdowne Road.

Childhood poverty casts a long shadow over graduates’ earnings. This briefing note shows that even after achieving the same grade from the same university and working for the same employer a decade…

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They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.

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She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degrees

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Alt: A scene from the animated film Kiki's Delivery Service. Kiki is a little witch wearing a dark blue dress and red bow in her short, black hair. She is changing lightbulbs in pink, glass lampshades with the help of her little black cat Jiji. Kiki takes an old lightbulb out of one of the lamps and puts it into poor Jiji's mouth to hold before taking the new lightbulb from his paws.