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Internet Pairs Cambridge Academic, New York Killer; She Uses Mario Reference
- Friday December 13, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A Cambridge academic, known for her work on the "politics of smell," found herself at the centre of a social media storm after internet users began pairing her with Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Cambridge University Responds To Backlash Over Thesis Linking Body Odour To Racism
- Saturday December 7, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Cambridge University issued a statement supporting Dr Ally Louks after she faced online abuse for her viral social media post celebrating her PhD achievement.
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UK Woman, Trapped In Toilet, Escapes Using Cotton Buds And Eyeliner
- Tuesday March 5, 2024
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Trapped with no windows and thick walls muffling her cries for help, Dr Ilko faced a potentially lengthy wait for liberation.
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Cambridge University Launches New Free Foundation Course
- Tuesday April 26, 2022
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
The one-year, full-time residential course, which begins with its first intake of 52 students for the start of the new academic year in October 2022, follows a “rigorous” admissions process.
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Cambridge University Academic Makes History As First Indian-Origin Department Head
- Wednesday September 30, 2020
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
Dr Manali Desai, a reader in Comparative and Historical Sociology and fellow of Newnham College whose work focuses on social movements, ethnic and gendered violence and post-colonial studies, took over as Head of the Sociology Department this month.
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Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Returns Cambridge Fellowship Over Rights Row
- Sunday August 16, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Hong Kong's leader says she has "returned" her honorary fellowship to a Cambridge college after a row over whether the finance hub's academic freedoms are being suppressed as authorities crack down on pro-democracy opponents.
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Cambridge University to Hold All Lectures Online Until Summer 2021
- Wednesday May 20, 2020
- Reuters
Cambridge University became one of the first in the world on Wednesday to announce that all its lectures would be delivered online over the next academic year because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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UK's Cambridge University To Hold All Lectures Online Till Summer 2021
- Wednesday May 20, 2020
- World News | Reuters
Britain's Cambridge University became one of the first in the world on Wednesday to announce that all its lectures would be delivered online over the next academic year because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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UK Academics Protest As Cambridge Fellow Told To Go Back To India
- Tuesday November 12, 2019
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Hundreds of academics, students and activists have signed an open letter to lobby the UK Home Office to reconsider its decision to deny a University of Cambridge scholar permanent residency in the UK for spending too much time in India, which she says was essential for fieldwork and research.
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Facebook Data of Over 3 Million Users Said to Have Been Exposed by Personality Quiz App
- Tuesday May 15, 2018
- Indo-Asian News Service
The data set was collected via the personality quiz app "myPersonality" by academics at the University of Cambridge, as per New Scientist.
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UK Watchdog Orders Cambridge Analytica To Hand Over American's Personal Data
- Sunday May 6, 2018
- World News | Reuters
Britain's data privacy watchdog has ordered Cambridge Analytica to hand over all the personal information it holds on a U.S. academic, confirming the right of people abroad to seek data held by a UK firm.
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Twitter Sold Data Access To Cambridge Analytica Researcher
- Tuesday May 1, 2018
- World News | Selina Wang, Bloomberg
Twitter Inc. sold data access to the Cambridge University academic who also obtained millions of Facebook users' information that was later passed to a political consulting firm without the users' consent.
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Scientist In Facebook Data Scandal Says He Is Being Made A Scapegoat
- Tuesday April 24, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The academic behind the app that allowed consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to farm the data of some 87 million Facebook users said Monday he was being scapegoated while the social network was being "mined left and right by thousands" of companies.
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Academic in Facebook Storm Worked on Russian 'Dark' Personality Project
- Friday March 23, 2018
- Reuters
Kogan advised a team at St Petersburg State University that was exploring whether the 'dark triad' were linked to abusive online behaviour.
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Women In Science Ask Fewer Questions; Affected By Test Anxiety In High Stake Exams
- Thursday November 2, 2017
- Education | Written by Anisha Singh
The gender gap in education is still a glaring and unfortunate reality. Women have to fight different odds to make their presence felt in the academic world, and however much one may wish to believe, the stair to academic success for women is not easy.
- www.ndtv.com/education
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Internet Pairs Cambridge Academic, New York Killer; She Uses Mario Reference
- Friday December 13, 2024
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A Cambridge academic, known for her work on the "politics of smell," found herself at the centre of a social media storm after internet users began pairing her with Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Cambridge University Responds To Backlash Over Thesis Linking Body Odour To Racism
- Saturday December 7, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Cambridge University issued a statement supporting Dr Ally Louks after she faced online abuse for her viral social media post celebrating her PhD achievement.
- www.ndtv.com
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UK Woman, Trapped In Toilet, Escapes Using Cotton Buds And Eyeliner
- Tuesday March 5, 2024
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Trapped with no windows and thick walls muffling her cries for help, Dr Ilko faced a potentially lengthy wait for liberation.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Cambridge University Launches New Free Foundation Course
- Tuesday April 26, 2022
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
The one-year, full-time residential course, which begins with its first intake of 52 students for the start of the new academic year in October 2022, follows a “rigorous” admissions process.
- www.ndtv.com/education
-
Cambridge University Academic Makes History As First Indian-Origin Department Head
- Wednesday September 30, 2020
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
Dr Manali Desai, a reader in Comparative and Historical Sociology and fellow of Newnham College whose work focuses on social movements, ethnic and gendered violence and post-colonial studies, took over as Head of the Sociology Department this month.
- www.ndtv.com/education
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Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Returns Cambridge Fellowship Over Rights Row
- Sunday August 16, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Hong Kong's leader says she has "returned" her honorary fellowship to a Cambridge college after a row over whether the finance hub's academic freedoms are being suppressed as authorities crack down on pro-democracy opponents.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Cambridge University to Hold All Lectures Online Until Summer 2021
- Wednesday May 20, 2020
- Reuters
Cambridge University became one of the first in the world on Wednesday to announce that all its lectures would be delivered online over the next academic year because of the coronavirus outbreak.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
UK's Cambridge University To Hold All Lectures Online Till Summer 2021
- Wednesday May 20, 2020
- World News | Reuters
Britain's Cambridge University became one of the first in the world on Wednesday to announce that all its lectures would be delivered online over the next academic year because of the coronavirus outbreak.
- www.ndtv.com
-
UK Academics Protest As Cambridge Fellow Told To Go Back To India
- Tuesday November 12, 2019
- Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India
Hundreds of academics, students and activists have signed an open letter to lobby the UK Home Office to reconsider its decision to deny a University of Cambridge scholar permanent residency in the UK for spending too much time in India, which she says was essential for fieldwork and research.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Facebook Data of Over 3 Million Users Said to Have Been Exposed by Personality Quiz App
- Tuesday May 15, 2018
- Indo-Asian News Service
The data set was collected via the personality quiz app "myPersonality" by academics at the University of Cambridge, as per New Scientist.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
UK Watchdog Orders Cambridge Analytica To Hand Over American's Personal Data
- Sunday May 6, 2018
- World News | Reuters
Britain's data privacy watchdog has ordered Cambridge Analytica to hand over all the personal information it holds on a U.S. academic, confirming the right of people abroad to seek data held by a UK firm.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Twitter Sold Data Access To Cambridge Analytica Researcher
- Tuesday May 1, 2018
- World News | Selina Wang, Bloomberg
Twitter Inc. sold data access to the Cambridge University academic who also obtained millions of Facebook users' information that was later passed to a political consulting firm without the users' consent.
- www.ndtv.com
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Scientist In Facebook Data Scandal Says He Is Being Made A Scapegoat
- Tuesday April 24, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The academic behind the app that allowed consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to farm the data of some 87 million Facebook users said Monday he was being scapegoated while the social network was being "mined left and right by thousands" of companies.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Academic in Facebook Storm Worked on Russian 'Dark' Personality Project
- Friday March 23, 2018
- Reuters
Kogan advised a team at St Petersburg State University that was exploring whether the 'dark triad' were linked to abusive online behaviour.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Women In Science Ask Fewer Questions; Affected By Test Anxiety In High Stake Exams
- Thursday November 2, 2017
- Education | Written by Anisha Singh
The gender gap in education is still a glaring and unfortunate reality. Women have to fight different odds to make their presence felt in the academic world, and however much one may wish to believe, the stair to academic success for women is not easy.
- www.ndtv.com/education