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• Malvern College Tokyo (MCT) held its grand opening ceremony yesterday, officially marking the commencement of the school’s first academic year, which began in August 2023.
• Officiating guests included HM Julia Longbottom CMG, the British Ambassador to Japan; Professor Roger D. Kornberg, Nobel Laureate for Chemistry and Professor at the School of Medicine of Stanford University; Jacqueline So, Co-founder and Chief Executive of Malvern College International; Keith Metcalfe, Headmaster of Malvern College; and Mike Spencer, Founding Headmaster of Malvern College Tokyo.
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  Officiating guests (from left to right) perform the ribbon cutting ceremony at Malvern College Tokyo.
• Mr Mike Spencer, Founding Headmaster of Malvern College Tokyo 3.

• Political pundits reacting to the speech on the BBC immediately questioned the rationale behind potentially putting more people in prison, when UK prisons are struggling to accommodate those already under their purview.
• The England and Wales prison watchdog has said that one in ten prisons in those two countries should be shut down because of overcrowding and inhumane regimes.
• And in September 2023 a German court in Karlsruhe followed suit, refusing to extradite a man to the UK.

The UK’s high rates of imprisonment

• British rates of imprisonment are among the highest in western Europe.
• Imprisonment rates have been climbing in England and Wales over the last 30 years, as well as in Scotland with rates described as “stubbornly high” by criminologists.
• In Northern Ireland, historically, rates of imprisonment have been closer to those in the Republic of Ireland.

How incarceration impacts prisoners, families and society

• They increase people’s risk of coming to physical harm, with rising tensions and inadequate staffing to de-escalate and respond.
• For prison staff, overcrowding intensifies an inherently complex and demanding job.
• Our research shows that the wider impact of bad prison conditions is felt by the families of loved ones in custody – and society at large.
• This in turn also adds pressure to household budgets however, for example with travel costs associated with prison visits.
• Truly addressing overcrowding has to start with reducing the number of people sent to prison in the first place.

Rebecca Foster has previously received funding from the Dawes Trust, the Scottish Government, and the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. Kirstin Anderson previously received funding from the Scottish Government, Royal Society of Edinburgh, the British Academy and the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research.

• A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine from researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research suggests that half as many resident doctors are electing general internal medicine careers compared to 10 years ago.
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  Dr. Lauren Block and her team’s new study shows the decline of residents interested in internal medicine.
• (Credit: Feinstein Institutes)
  The American Association of Medical Colleges projects a shortage of up to 48,000 primary care physicians over the next decade.
• Block and her team’s research reveals that significantly fewer doctors are choosing general internal medicine as a career choice,” said Kevin J. Tracey, MD , president and CEO of the Feinstein Institutes and Karches Family Distinguished Chair in Medical Research.

• It's a great honor to be recognized by IBC with this prestigious award.
• Each year the IBC Innovation Awards celebrate groundbreaking initiatives transforming the media industry landscape, honoring collaborative efforts to create fresh solutions that address real-world challenges.
• The awards recognize the high level of innovation and expertise achieved through partnerships and between both technology supplier and users.
• In addition, Haivision's next-generation Pro460 mobile video transmitter used during the Coronation won in this year's Best of Show awards at IBC2023 in the TVBEurope category .