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Live Blog: Education week

That’s all from us today, check out our live blog tomorrow for all the latest education news.  15:10 – Ofsted wants children to be better prepared for year 1. https://jnews.glos.ac.uk/ofsted-tells-kids-to-get-a-grip/ 14:35 – Childcare prices increase 49% since 2008. https://jnews.glos.ac.uk/the-soaring-cost-of-childcare/   14:25 – A Gloucestershire schools take on the traditional nativity. https://jnews.glos.ac.uk/has-baby-jesus-finally-grown-up/ 14:10 – How useful are […]

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Social media harnessed by scientists tackling addiction 

Scientists have revealed they could use social media to monitor posts from drug addicts. Social media platforms are the latest scientific research method to discover more about physical addictions. Recent research conducted by Dartmouth, Stanford University and IBM research explores the effectiveness of sharing personal problems with addictions online. Sunny Jung Kim, lead author and […]

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Robots and Holograms to welcome you to Gloucester’s city centre

Gloucester is taking the next step into the technological world as it welcomes Artificial Intelligence to it’s high street. £400’000 has been awarded by Gloucester First Local Enterprise Partnership (GFirst LEP), the county’s local enterprise partnership, for innovation within the Eastgate shopping centre. The new centre will include holographic employee’s, robotic security guards and drone deliveries. […]