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To succeed in getting a job in industry, explain the skills you acquired in the laboratory in terms that industry recruiters will understand.Credit: Portra/GettyI loved the intellectual challenge of my PhD and the idea that my research into immune cells in human skin could one day contribute to better patient care.But solitary hours at the laboratory bench, early-morning starts and late-night finishes were not for me. And I wanted to work with people, not pipettes. I asked myself: what else can I even do with my PhD?After talking to various people, I learnt that my doctorate could open many more…

By Adegboyega Adeleye Belgium captain Youri Tielemans has completed his £36 million move from Aston Villa to Manchester United after signing a long-term contract with the Premier League giants. United confirmed on Tuesday that the 29-year-old midfielder has signed a deal until June 2031, ending his successful spell at Villa Park after emerging as one of the Premier League’s most consistent midfielders. Fresh from captaining Belgium to the quarter-finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Tielemans expressed his delight at joining the 20-time English champions. “Signing for such a special club feels incredible. It is the culmination of years of…

A federal court has set a hearing for Friday to consider an emergency motion filed by a dozen state attorneys general to at least temporarily halt Paramount‘s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The states are seeking a temporary restraining order to pause the transaction as their antitrust lawsuit proceeds. U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts was assigned the case earlier on Tuesday. Pitts was appointed to the federal bench by President Joe Biden. The hearing will be at 10 a.m. PT. The court also set a deadline of noon on Thursday for Paramount’s opposition to the TRO. The states…

I’ve recently turned vegan. How do I have a great barbecue?Nia, by emailHappily, most vegetables benefit from a bit of barbecue action, but the key is not to get too carried away, says Genevieve Taylor, author of How to BBQ: “There’s a real leaning for people to overdo barbecues, but you should approach it just as you would any meal, with one central star and a few sides. After all, there’s no other meal where you’d be expected to eat a chop, a sausage, a kebab and a chicken wing.” Not a meal you’d find Nia devouring, sure, but you…

Linus Aleke in Abuja The Nigeria Police Force has apprehended the self-styled ‘Director-General’ of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, following a bench warrant issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja over his repeated failure to appear for arraignment. Confirming the arrest to THISDAY on Tuesday in Abuja, a highly placed source at Louis Edet House said: “We have just confirmed the arrest of Mr. Adeniyi Adeyemi by a team of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Osun State.” The arrest was further corroborated by a trending video that surfaced hours after the Federal High…

The Lagos State Government says it will institute legal proceedings against an X user, identified as Enugu Loudmouth (@Jamessucre2), over an allegedly misleading flood video the user claimed was recorded in Lagos. The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the decision in separate posts on X on Tuesday, saying the user would still face legal action despite deleting the post. “Taking down the post after misleading the public does not absolve you of the responsibility. Appropriate legal action will still be pursued, and this matter will be taken to its logical conclusion in accordance with the…

Lenders are riding the tech wave, too

New York became the first US state to enact a moratorium on new datacenters on Tuesday.Governor Kathy Hochul issued an executive order mandating a one-year statewide pause on the large facilities used to power artificial intelligence products, which she signed at a mid-morning press conference.“As datacenter development threatens to hike up utility bills, deplete our natural resources, and create uncertainty for New Yorkers, it’s my responsibility to take action and lead,” Hochul, a Democrat, said in a statement.The order will pause the state permitting process for proposed “hyperscale” datacenters, defined as having electrical capacity of more than 50 megawatts, and…

A serious review of MPs’ security is needed following the death of Ann Widdecombe, Andy Burnham has said.The former Greater Manchester mayor, who is expected to become prime minister next Monday, said politics had “darkened” in the decade he had been away from Westminster.He said he was “shocked to see how much security now has to be in place”, but added that it may need to be increased further still.The killing of Widdecombe – a Reform UK spokeswoman and former Conservative MP – is now being investigated by counter-terrorism police, and has prompted renewed debate over the security offered to…

The problemDear Nature,I’m a PhD student whose research involves euthanizing healthy mice, usually by cervical dislocation, which means essentially breaking the animals’ necks as quickly and painlessly as possible.I love my field, and I knew animal work would be part of the job when I started my doctorate. I try to give my mice the most comfortable life that I can. And of course, it helps to think of the big picture and how this work will eventually help people who are ill. But I get anxiety before specific days when I know I will have to kill many mice,…