Pro-poor policy: What is the role of aspirations failure?
Sayantan Ghosal, Adam Smith Chair in Political Economy, discusses an often-overlooked policy question: What is the relationship between aspiration failure and the continuation of poverty?
Peat soils: Climate killer or climate saver?
Experts in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Bernd Lennartz, Franziska Tanneberger and Nicole Wrage-Mönnig discuss the complex effects of peat soils on the climate.
Muslims can get COVID vaccine without breaking fast
The NHS said that Muslims can take the COVID vaccine during Ramadan without breaking their fasts, with some centres offering extended opening times.
Asthma drug shortens COVID-19 recovery time
Budesonide, a drug used to treat asthma, has been found to shorten recovery time in COVID-19 patients who are treated at home.
US stops Johnson & Johnson vaccine to investigate blood clot risk
US authorities paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson single dose vaccine as they look into six cases of blood clots that developed in women aged between 18 and 48.
EU Right to Repair: Industrial manufacturers need to be held accountable
Augustin Celier, co-founder, Uptime, discusses why industrial manufacturers need to be held equally accountable for fair, open and transparent offerings as the recent EU Right to Repair laws have demanded from our consumer electronics.
The dangers of business and HR relying on technology in Covid times
Rami Cassis, Founder and CEO of Parabellum Investments, discusses the dangers of relying on technology to judge how well an employee is performing and also looks at which cultures expect different things from their HR leaders.
Clinical trial finds COVID antibody drug can prevent infection
Uninfected people lived with one infected individual as part of the study - the COVID antibody drug gave them 72% protection against catching the virus themselves.
After COVID, can we better manage and prevent the likely rise in elderly falls?
Barak Katz, VP and GM Essence SmartCare, discusses the future of fall prevention and establishing more proactive elderly care, post COVID-19.
Case Study: A priority response plan (PRP) for bio-decontamination
Here, we learn how world leading supplier Bioquell devised a PRP for a Biopharmaceutical Production Facility ensuring high-level bio-decontamination in the event of contamination.
A new technology paradigm for your remote workforce
David Turner, Managing Director of MSC Digital, outlines a simple approach to transform your technology to support your remote workforce.
CBD oil for ADHD: What the research shows
CBD oil is popular for its wide-ranging therapeutic benefits, but what about its effects on ADHD? Here’s what the research shows.
Innovative solutions for IT workers at home
Maintaining business as usual while IT workers are at home can be challenging, but with some innovative solutions it doesn’t need to be. Here, Sam Newman, Managing Director of OGEL IT LTD explains how.
Cannabis as a treatment for COVID-19
Kevin William Simpson, CEO and Founder of OilsBySimpson, tells us about the growing evidence around cannabis as a treatment for COVID-19.
Using industrial side streams in Food, Feed, Cosmetics and Packaging
Prof. Rosalba Lanciotti, University of Bologna, talks about finding new ways to valorise industrial side streams for use in Food, Feed, Cosmetics and Packaging.
Protecting minerals in the Republic of Azerbaijan
Here, Open Access Government discovers the environmental protection priorities of Mukhtar Babayev, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Illegal mining in Amazon releases mercury into Indigenous lands
The illegal mining of the Amazon rainforest continues through the COVID pandemic, with Indigenous communities experiencing the double-hit of mercury poisoning and "imminent violence".
Inspiring a new generation of scientists to change the world
Open Access Government charts the priorities of Professor the Lord Ara Darzi of Denham, the President of the British Science Association, as he encourages future scientists to be bold, innovative and boundary-breaking.
Advancing sustainability in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Open Access Government maps the social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainable development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
One in four HIV patients experience intimate partner violence
According to the CDC, one in four HIV patients in the United States experience intimate partner violence - which could be anything between physical assault to stalking.