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How should school examinations change to respond to AI?

How should school examinations change to respond to AI?

By Sienna Woods With the recent rise of Artificial Intelligence, maths problems, essays and revision notes can be produced in seconds, yet school examinations still assume students work without it. The world was promised, by tech CEOs and global leaders, that AI would revolutionise society by creating jobs, improving productivity

What is the Future of the Labour Party?

What is the Future of the Labour Party?

Regenerative Medicine in the UK: An insight from an economic and clinical perspective

Regenerative Medicine in the UK: An insight from an economic and clinical perspective

Analysing the Effects of Digital Currencies on Traditional Financial Systems

Analysing the Effects of Digital Currencies on Traditional Financial Systems

What Would Happen if All Borders Were Opened Overnight?

What Would Happen if All Borders Were Opened Overnight?

The Impact of AI on the Future of the Job Market

The Impact of AI on the Future of the Job Market

Tourette’s Syndrome: Beyond the Stereotypes

Tourette’s Syndrome: Beyond the Stereotypes

The Vault

Regenerative Medicine in the UK: An insight from an economic and clinical perspective

Regenerative Medicine in the UK: An insight from an economic and clinical perspective

By Hashim Iqbal and Aarush Anand Regenerative medicine is an emerging branch of medicine that focuses on fixing the underlying roots of an issue, rather than treating its symptoms. It uses the body’s own healing mechanisms to address this, which scientists manipulate through a variety of methods such as:

Tourette’s Syndrome: Beyond the Stereotypes

Tourette’s Syndrome: Beyond the Stereotypes

Hantavirus: Why do rare emergent diseases still challenge our modernity?

Hantavirus: Why do rare emergent diseases still challenge our modernity?

The UK’s Inflation Vulnerability to a Strait of Hormuz Closure

The UK’s Inflation Vulnerability to a Strait of Hormuz Closure

Should the UK Government introduce a “Robot Tax”?

Should the UK Government introduce a “Robot Tax”?

The Economic Effects of Pro Bono Work in the Legal Sector

The Economic Effects of Pro Bono Work in the Legal Sector

The Role of Strategic Management in the International Expansion of a Business

The Role of Strategic Management in the International Expansion of a Business

Turning Back the Clock

Should artefacts taken by colonial powers be returned?

Should artefacts taken by colonial powers be returned?

Shay Patel Colonialism is the process which has profoundly shaped our world to be the multi-cultural, ever-changing global society we live in today. People of colour are no longer confined to the country of their ancestors and can live in and contribute towards a much more accepting society

Political and Philosophical Dimensions of Art

Political and Philosophical Dimensions of Art

Brutalism: Not so concrete philosophy

Brutalism: Not so concrete philosophy

The role of silence in Spain's transition to democracy

The role of silence in Spain's transition to democracy

Les Misérables - Victor Hugo’s revolutions and digressions

Les Misérables - Victor Hugo’s revolutions and digressions

Blood in the water – Revolution and Melbourne ‘56

Blood in the water – Revolution and Melbourne ‘56

May ’68: The roots of social change in France or a short-lived fantasy?

May ’68: The roots of social change in France or a short-lived fantasy?

Moneyball

The Brawn Story: Buying an F1 team for £1

The Brawn Story: Buying an F1 team for £1

Harry Whitehead (The following article is the winner of the Polyphony summer essay competition 2024) Formula 1, or F1, is often regarded as the pinnacle of motorsport. The combination of exceptionally skilled drivers, along with state-of-the-art technology fostered a thrilling racing series where millions congregate (via multiple

Mergers Between Two Firms

Mergers Between Two Firms

Economics In the Fantasy World

Economics In the Fantasy World

The economics behind hosting the World Cup

The economics behind hosting the World Cup

Manchester City breaches: what is FFP and what might be the consequences?

Manchester City breaches: what is FFP and what might be the consequences?

SA20: An attempt to save cricket in South Africa?

SA20: An attempt to save cricket in South Africa?

Premier League clubs spend more in January than other top 5 leagues together

Premier League clubs spend more in January than other top 5 leagues together

Current Affairs

What is the Future of the Labour Party?

What is the Future of the Labour Party?

Adi Jeenkeri The current Labour Party has been plummeting in popularity since the 2024 general election. In the wake of the general election, it looked like the UK was in for a decade of Labour rule, promising a crackdown on anti-social behaviour, recruitment of teachers and a greater grasp

The UK’s Inflation Vulnerability to a Strait of Hormuz Closure

The UK’s Inflation Vulnerability to a Strait of Hormuz Closure

How have Reform UK managed to rise so much in popularity?

How have Reform UK managed to rise so much in popularity?

Would Rent Control Create More Problems Than it Solves in the UK Housing Market?

Would Rent Control Create More Problems Than it Solves in the UK Housing Market?

Green Energy - is it a scam?

Green Energy - is it a scam?

President Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee - Shielding America or Weakening Its Technology?

President Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee - Shielding America or Weakening Its Technology?

Mamdani: How a Controversial Intellectual Redefined Power and Won

Mamdani: How a Controversial Intellectual Redefined Power and Won

Economics

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What is the Future of the Labour Party?

The UK’s Inflation Vulnerability to a Strait of Hormuz Closure

Should the UK Government introduce a “Robot Tax”?

The Economic Effects of Pro Bono Work in the Legal Sector

The Role of Strategic Management in the International Expansion of a Business

Politics and Power

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What is the Future of the Labour Party?

The UK’s Inflation Vulnerability to a Strait of Hormuz Closure

The Role of Strategic Management in the International Expansion of a Business

How have Reform UK managed to rise so much in popularity?

Opinion: Why Trump’s Tariff Strategy is a Fiscal Genius

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