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"Hundreds of schools close as UK braces for record-breaking heat wave"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Education

Hundreds of schools close as UK braces for record-breaking heat wave
The UK braced for a record-breaking heat wave Tuesday as hundreds of schools closed early for the next two days and train companies slashed services.

How MIT thinks about AI and education. An interesting report. Recommendations:
1. Adapt educational processes for an AI-aware world
2. Center people, community, and the residential experience
3. Build processes, teams and tools for continuous reflection, iteration, and improvement
#AI #Education #MIT
https://aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/

#Education, folks.
We need a lot of education.
It's shocking how many people vote for certain parties despite it being against their own interests.
Keep talking to people. Because in a #democracy, the people vote. And so they need to know what's up to meet their needs.…

Video conferencing is part of daily academic life. eduMEET offers a browser-based, trusted and privacy-respecting alternative, built by and for #Research & #Education.
Now completing its transition to community-governed open-source software, its eduMEET Federation Proof of Concept already cou…

"France’s education minister says exams should be held at cooler times of day as extreme heat hits"
#France #Education

French schools could change exam times due to extreme heat
Baccalaureate 2026 is in session today – but exam timing could look very different in the future.

"Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment #Education

Join us for the GÉANT Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign 2026 🛡️
Small habits. Big impact.
That's the theme for this year’s campaign, and we're inviting our international #Research & #Education community to be part of it.
Do you have useful tips and tricks for how to bett…

"‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Heatwave

‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms
Teachers call for schools to be urgently adapted for hot weather amid reports of nausea, fainting and heatstroke

✨ Our 2025 in review ✨
The GÉANT Annual Report 2025 is now published! It captures how GÉANT and European NRENs continue to drive innovation, collaboration, and impact for the #Research & #Education community in Europe and beyond.
👏 Big thank you to everyone who makes this possible—ou…

RE: #WissKomm - und #Bildung -Bubble!
cc @… @… @… @… @… @… @… @… @… @… @… etc.
➡️ Gern weitergeben!
👇
#education #Universität #university #science #wissenschaft #scicomm #FediLZ #teaching #Hochschule #padagogik #vhs #Volkshochschule

In case useful for teachers starting the semester, my blog has gratuitous advice on lab notebooks, conference posters, oral presentations, lab write-ups, and plagiarism. Pitched for undergraduates but hopefully useful for all ages. #conferences #posters #academics #teaching #college #plagiarism #education #teachers #blog #school #biology #science #undergraduate https://colinpurrington.com/

"Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Schools #Education

Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England
Analysis reveals stark socioeconomic divide, with schools with highest free school meal eligibility having fewer trees

🇪🇺 EU is funding youth-driven #SocialMedia design
@… „seeks to fund a project to design & test a #Fediverse -based/ #ATProtocol -based social media platform that is targeted specifically at young #EU citizens and is focused on user well-being … Safe, Inclusive, and Publicly-Owned“.
Deadline for submission: 06 October 2026:
👉 #PPPA #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Whatsapp #Jugendschutz #Jugendliche #Kinderschutz #ChildProtection #Atmosphere #Bildung #education

"9 million U.S. students lost school time for weather in the 2024-2025 school year"
#US #USA #America #Education

9 million U.S. students lost school time for weather in the 2024-2025 school year » Yale Climate Connections
Extreme heat, smoke, floods, and storms are disrupting education across the country.

A school in India likes to register a .edu.in domain (2nd level edu) and like to find a registrar. I already tried Hostinger and they don't do it.
How do I find which registrars support .edu.in?
Please #help with comments, boosts,... 💭 🔄️ 🙏
Solved: ERNET seems to (be the only registrar to) support .edu.in (2nd level edu)
#technology #webdev #domainRegistration #education #India

RE: #WissKomm & #Bildung im #Fediverse! 🎉 🚀
Mit #OE_Tube entsteht eine #PeerTube-Referenzinstanz für offene Bildungsvideos:
👉 @… (folgen!)
Gestartet von @… & @… von @… 🙏:
„Ziel ist u.a. die Qualifizierung & Motivierung von Bildungsakteur:innen, PeerTube eigenständig zu nutzen: mit Starterkit (Betriebs-/ #DSGVO Vorlagen u.a.) & Trainings.“
#SciComm #Lehre #Schule #VHS #NeuHier #FediLZ #FediCampus #education #school #teachers #volkshochschule #OER

> Rund 27 Millionen US-Dollar zahlen [#Meta #TikTok #Youtube #Snap und Co.], um den ersten US-Prozess einer #Schule gegen #SocialMedia-Plattformen abzuwenden.
> Ein kleiner Schulbezirk … wirft den Konzernen vor … eine psychische #Gesundheitskrise unter #Schülern mitverursacht zu haben.
30.05.2026 @…: #Bildung #Instagram #Lehrer #Schule #Hochschule #education #school