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Bristol arts organisation awarded £127,000 for major international arts programme

Bristol arts organisation awarded £127,000 for major international arts programme

A significant funding award from Arts Council England will help Bristol-based Spectroscope expand its collective of exceptional artists and producers and deliver a ground-breaking, two-year programme of immersive artworks and installations around the world. Conceived and founded by acclaimed deaf curator Cathy Mager in 2022, Spectroscope has announced the appointment of Cat Roberts as its new head of programme & production to support its expansion. Cat is known as ‘a powerhouse of the music events sector’; her 15-years experience includes managing Bristol’s largest and critically acclaimed event spaces and venues, management and production roles for Glastonbury Festival, Boomtoom Fair, Forwards Festival and Love Saves the Day, and production manager for the award-winning film led by Cathy Mager, BBC Sign Night. Joining Cathy and Cat as part of the wider associate team are some of the most exciting artists emerging from Bristol, including Ngaio Anyia, whose colourful portfolio career includes artist, singer, DJ, writer, broadcaster, and inclusion & diversity consultant. Ngaio has worked with the likes of Boomtown Festival, Shambala and Artspace Lifespace, and previously collaborated with …

A leading clinical research organisation with an academic advantage

A leading clinical research organisation with an academic advantage

MHICC is a clinical research organisation and trusted partner in the execution of investigator-initiated trials and pharmaceutical/biotech clinical programmes with decentralised trial solutions. The Montreal Health Innovations Coordinating Center (MHICC) is a full-service academic clinical research organisation (CRO) servicing the academic community and the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutritional and medical device industries. The MHICC’s flexible, dynamic and fully integrated ‘a la carte’ services will support your Phase I to IV clinical projects, from protocol conception, data management, and biostatistics to delivery of clinical study reports. Founded in 2001 to accompany growing clinical research activities in cardiology at the globally recognised Montreal Heart Institute (MHI), the MHICC scope has since expanded across multiple therapeutic areas. Academic or private CRO? There are pros and cons to either one. The academic clinical research organisation will harness scientific and medical expertise at lower fees, often with tools and systems that may not fully meet the regulatory requirements and/or the sponsor’s expectations. On the other hand, the private CRO will propose advanced platforms that meet the regulatory requirements but with a …

Style Sisters reveal biggest kitchen organisation mistakes you’re making – exclusive

Style Sisters reveal biggest kitchen organisation mistakes you’re making – exclusive

We all dream of having a freshly organised kitchen that remains in impeccable shape, provides full functionality and looks nothing less than Instagram-worthy but, for the majority of people, a dream is as far as it gets. Often the kitchen is a hub of more than just dinner. It’s a place for conversation, socialising, playing with the children, and sorting laundry, so having a space that provides everyday practicality while still being a place where you enjoy spending time is a must. This is where The Style Sisters come in. The design gurus, celebrity stylists and social media stars know all too well how important it is for the kitchen to be organised, but, as their moniker states, style needn’t be sacrificed.  The Style Sisters have teamed up with Wickes for a new campaign The duo, consisting of Charlotte Reddington-Smith and Gemma Lilly, have teamed up with Wickes Bespoke Kitchens to offer guidance on how we can declutter our kitchens – just in time for those Spring cleans. HELLO! spoke to the designers to get …

Rishi Sunak urged to declare Iran’s IRGC a terrorist organisation and seize UK assets | Politics | News

Rishi Sunak urged to declare Iran’s IRGC a terrorist organisation and seize UK assets | Politics | News

Rishi Sunak’s has been urged by Tory MPs to declare the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation after it acknowledged responsibility for a fatal missile strike on Kurds in Iraq. Bob Blackman, who has lobbied for the designation in respect of the IRGC for several years, told Express.co.uk the “evidence was clear”, while Foreign Services Committee chairwoman Alicia Kearns, speaking today, said such action was “necessary”. Both were speaking at a time of heightened tensions with Iran, led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which has launched similar attacks on several of its neighbours in recent days, notably the Baluchistan region of Pakistan. Closer to home, a recent video showing an IRGC general calling for an apocalyptic war on Jews in a speech to UK students has prompted widespread condemnation. Harrow East Mr Blackman said: “These incidents add to the long list of atrocities committed by the IRGC. “The evidence is clear; the IRGC should be proscribed in its entirety and its assets sequestrated for the benefit of the oppressed civilians in Iran. “The Government has …

Anti-Semitic acts nearly quadrupled last year in France, says Jewish organisation

Anti-Semitic acts nearly quadrupled last year in France, says Jewish organisation

Anti-Semitic acts in France nearly quadrupled in 2023 compared with the previous year, a Jewish organisation said Wednesday, reflecting a surge in discrimination since the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. Issued on: 25/01/2024 – 10:14 1 min Citing figures from the French interior ministry and a French-Jewish security watchdog, the Council of Jewish Institutions in France (CRIF) said there were 1,676 anti-Semitic acts last year compared to 436 the year prior.  Nearly 60 percent of those acts were attacks involving physical violence, threatening words or menacing gestures, CRIF said in its report.  Worryingly, nearly 13 percent of anti-Semitic acts last year took place in schools, most of them in junior high schools.  “We are witnessing a rejuvenation of the perpetrators of anti-Semitic acts. Schools are no longer a sanctuary of the Republic,” the report said.  The spike in anti-Semitism is the worst on record, according to CRIF, which has figures dating back to 2012. Read moreFrench Jews speak out amid rising anti-Semitism The organisation cautioned that its tally reflects only acts “that have …

Doping-WADA taking hard look at Spain’s anti-doping organisation

Doping-WADA taking hard look at Spain’s anti-doping organisation

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) hit back on Friday at reports it turned a blind eye to positive tests by Spanish athletes and said it was investigating the National Anti-Doping Organisation of Spain (CELAD). A report by eldiario.es said Spanish sprinter Patrick Chinedu Ike had produced a positive test in 2019 but CELAD did not open an investigation and that WADA took no action even though the result was on the athlete’s profile in the agency’s database system. WADA, however, told Reuters that Chinedu Ike’s case was still under investigation. Spanish online news outlet Relevo reported that CELAD had found positive results and waited the maximum allowed time of one year between opening a case and informing the athlete in question while hiding others by retroactive approval of Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE). TUEs are given to athletes who require medication that contains banned substances for medical and health-related issues. CELAD did not respond to a Reuters request for comment. “WADA strongly rejects the implication that it would ever turn a blind eye to any valid …

Jesse Jackson to step down as head of civil rights organisation | Jesse Jackson

The US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is stepping down as head of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded. The organisation announced on Friday that the civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate will be celebrated this weekend at the coalition’s annual convention. “Reverend Jesse Jackson is officially pivoting from his role as president of Rainbow PUSH Coalition. His commitment is unwavering, and he will elevate his life’s work by teaching ministers how to fight for social justice and continue the freedom movement,” the organisation said. “Rev Jackson’s global impact and civil rights career will be celebrated this weekend at the 57th annual Rainbow PUSH Coalition convention, where his successor will be introduced.” Jackson, 81, has been a leader of the US civil rights movement since the 1960s. He fought for the rights of black Americans and other minorities alongside his mentor, Martin Luther King Jr, and was present when King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968. Jackson stood with the family of George Floyd at a memorial for the black man murdered …

what it would mean for the UK to designate Putin’s private army a ‘terrorist organisation’

what it would mean for the UK to designate Putin’s private army a ‘terrorist organisation’

The UK is reportedly planning to officially designate the Russian mercenary firm Wagner Group as a terrorist organisation. This would put Wagner on a list with 78 other groups, including ISIS, al Qaeda and newer white supremacist organisations. The UK has had lists of “proscribed organisations” for decades, previously including groups in the Northern Ireland conflict, and then creating a more global list in the early 2000s. Once an organisation is listed, it becomes a criminal offence to belong to the group or support the group – with a punishment of up to 14 years in prison. Dozens of other countries have similar lists. The UK’s proscription of Wagner could be an important global signal – the UK would be among the first to label Wagner a terrorist group. This could encourage other countries to do the same, and possibly discourage countries from working with Wagner in the future. The home secretary has the discretion to proscribe a group if it is involved in terrorism, defined generally as violence to influence the government or intimidate …