New tech and ‘digitally savvy’ companies are being advised to paintings with college instructors with the intention to assist near a chronic skills hole. teachers are visible to be key in running alongside employers inside science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) to close students’ hole in information which can be related to a loss of the relationship between relevant employers …

Figures inside the better schooling zone can have awoken with a bitter taste on Friday with the news the United Kingdom has voted to depart the ecu Union. On Monday, the heads of 103 universities had issued an impassioned open letter expressing how they have been “gravely involved” approximately the effect of a depart vote on their universities and students, …

Scientists have strapped down and shaved ants as part of their quest to find out how one species stays cool in the scorching Saharan desert. The Saharan silver ant manages to survive in midday temperatures of up to 50C, while other creatures take shelter. Because they are covered in tiny hairs, scientists thought that the thin downy layer was protecting …

Cruising through the capital on a canal boat has given writer Helen Babbs a new perspective on London. Here she suggests some lesser-known places to visit along its navigable waterways, including a lost canal south of the river Barge-ing through … a canal boat sailing up the Regent’s canal towards Islington Tunnel. Photograph: Alamy Imoved to living on the water …

Slovenia’s – and now Europe’s – green capital is a laid-back charmer of a city. Easily walkable, it boasts striking architecture and a vibrant outdoor eating and drinking culture Jože’s special one … Ljubljana’s Triple bridge was completed by celebrated architect Jože Plečnik. Photograph: Alamy As capital of one of Europe’s most forested countries, it’s perhaps fitting that Ljubljana is …

A’DAM Toren, a new multi-venue tower, is the latest addition to Amsterdam’s creative hub, where a former shipyard and warehouses have been transformed into the city’s coolest waterfront district Tower time …The 22-storey A’dam Toren, former home of Shell, now houses clubs, bars and a restaurant. A’DAM Toren The landmark tower, Toren Overhoeks, will reopen in early May as A’DAM …

Travelling out of season to sunny southern Spain can make for a superb short break, as our writer discovers when he explores Andalucía’s hill towns Plus: off-season breaks to Corsica, Portugal and Italy Rock on … the dramatic Andalucían hill town of Setenil de las Bodegas. Photograph: Alan Copson/Corbis The roads were calm and uncluttered, minutes passed before another vehicle …

Hello friends, and welcome to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that plays a chess game with the latest gadget announcements, knocking off the pawns to get to the kings and queens. In our entirely unplanned mostly food-focused edition this week are a smart pressure rice cooker, a cold-pressed juicer, a connected refillable wine bottle — and rollerblades for rough …

A vibrant, walkable city, Sarajevo is thriving thanks, in part, to its contemporary culture and art, which is on display at galleries … and also its restaurants, bars and hotels Grand design … Festina Lente bridge over the Miljacka river. Sarajevo. Photograph: Alamy On a warm summer day, I strolled down Wilson Alley, a promenade lined with shady linden trees …

As capital of one of Europe’s most forested countries, it’s perhaps fitting that Ljubljana is this year’s European Green Capital. A city of just 300,000 inhabitants, Ljubljana has often been ahead of the game when it comes to green initiatives – from the introduction of a sophisticated waste management system (Ljubljana was the first EU capital to adopt a zero-waste …