Frustrated by the messages of self-hatred peddled to young women by the mainstream media, Camilla Ackley took things into her own hands “It’s made me who I am, given me ambition and a vague idea of what I want to do with my life,” says Camilla Ackley of running Into The Fold. Photograph: Natalie Gil for the Guardian If you …

The longer this accreditation process drags on, the more it is going to be a real problem, warns union leader Well over half of the new GCSE, AS and A-level qualifications being introduced in September have still not been officially approved, just 18 school weeks before they are due to be taught, TES can reveal. Figures from exams watchdog Ofqual …

Want to get your ideas out to a wider audience? Get involved in the busy, brilliant world of anonymous academics on Twitter ‘Creative, flexible academic voices are emerging, more closely linked with the public rather than the ivory towers.’ Photograph: Alamy The rise of social media is viewed by many as yet another means of procrastination. Yet academics are increasingly …

The Canadian government launched a new national brand for its international education offering, EduCanada, this week at AIEA’s annual conference in Montreal. A new logo and strapline – A world of possibilities – were unveiled at the event, which will be used in marketing materials and on social media to promote Canada as a world-class study destination. A screenshot from the new …

A Google Maps tour of Dublin, narrated by Colin Farrell, takes the virtual tourist to key landmarks linked to the 1916 Easter Rising. Plus we pick some of the best guided tours and pubs if you’re visiting for real Courts of appeal … a view of the river Liffey and the four courts at dusk. Photograph: Alamy “Aterrible beauty is …

Often nicknamed the Costa del Golf, the coast in Southern Spain is no doubt one of the best places to play golf in Europe. You may think we’re biased in some way, and you might be right, but don’t just take our word for it, with more than 100 courses to choose from, we’re sure you’ll find one to love – …

A small passenger plane with 23 people on board including crew members has crashed after it went missing while it was flying over the Himalayas. The Tara Twin Otter plane was carrying two children and several foreign tourists. A search operation was earlier launched for the missing aircraft while the fate of the people aboard the plane remains unknown. Senior …

Aston Martin has revealed that it will set up its second manufacturing unit in St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. This will help in creating 4,000 jobs in the UK. While 1,000 of the jobs will be created across the sports maker’s St Athan and Gaydon sites between now and 2020, the remaining job openings will …

We’re searching for the most interesting insider tips on Cape Town. The best will be published as part of a city guide next week Cape Town and Table Mountain. Photograph: Alamy Guardian Travel is producing a guide to South Africa’s dramatically situated Cape Town – and we need your help to do it. We’d like you to tell us about …

The European Union`s senior diplomat said on Monday there was no Cold War climate between Moscow and the West as they agreed to a pause in the fighting in Syria, although Russia`s prime minister said tension was growing. At a security conference in Munich on Friday, world powers agreed to a “cessation of hostilities” that would let humanitarian aid be …