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Newly discovered cosmic megastructure challenges theories of the universe

The Guardian Higher Education

A 1.3bn light year-sized ring discovered by PhD student in Lancashire appears to defy the cosmological principle assumption Astronomers have discovered a ring-shaped cosmic megastructure, the proportions of which challenge existing theories of the universe.

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Lady Henig obituary

The Guardian Higher Education

A former magistrate and an expert on criminal justice, she spent the next two decades at Westminster seeking to secure greater public protection through improving the regulation of the burgeoning private security industry.