The most common method for synthesizing polymers with a carbon–carbon main chain backbone is vinyl polymerization, by which many industrially important polymers, including common plastics such as ...

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers who moved from primary to secondary school during the pandemic have received their GCSE results - with the gender gap for top grades persisting. Nearly a quarter (24 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Thousands of students across the UK will find out what grades they achieved in their GCSE exams today, August 21, as results day arrives. Pupils will find out their grades when they head back to their ...

University of Manchester provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Many students rejoice when they find out their GCSE results. In 2025, 21.9% of grades awarded are at grade seven ...

The gap in GCSE results between boys and girls is now at its narrowest point this century. While girls are still outperforming their male classmates in terms of both top grades and reaching at least a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Irish remains the third most popular GCSE language for pupils in the north and is continuing to rise in popularity, data shows. The number of Irish GCSE pupils achieving tops marks for their exams is ...

Pupils in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are getting their GCSE results today - and tens of thousands of them can do so via an app for the first time. More than 95,000 youngsters in Greater ...

ITV News Midlands Correspondent Stacey Foster reports on the highs and lows as pupils across the country received their GCSE results. The number of top grades awarded for GCSEs has risen from last ...

The Government is considering scrapping compulsory English and maths resits at GCSE level. Pupils who fail these subjects at GCSE, aged 16, are made to resit them if they stay on for sixth form, since ...