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A zero-waste approach in the meat processing industry

BETA Technological Center explains its experience on the valorisation of organic wastes from the meat processing industry to obtain biostimulants.
neuro rehabilitation

The journey to building a patient neuro rehabilitation platform

L2S2 Marketing Manager Max McKiernan details the journey that led Neuro ProActive Founder, Ian Pearce, to start the development of a digital neuro rehabilitation platform.
vaccine passports

Preventing fraud in vaccine passports

Jenn Markey, Product Marketing Director for Identity, Entrust, discusses the core requirements of a ‘digital immunity passport’ both from an ethics and practicality perspective.
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Digital solutions to reduce household carbon footprint

Gavin Ellis, Director and Co-Founder of Hubbub, discusses how digital solutions can be used to help households reduce their carbon footprint and save money.
non-profits

It’s not just funding that will help non-profits, it’s skills

Paul Struthers, Managing Director, Sage, UK and Ireland, highlights how funding has been a systemic problem the charity sector has faced, but to ensure its longevity, it needs financial tools, digital skills and talent.
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G-Cloud 12: Driving public sector digital transformation

Vipul Patel, Divisional Managing Director for Technology Services at Civica, charts G-Cloud 12’s role in driving public sector digital transformation plans in 2021 and beyond.
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Birth control creates higher risk of blood clots than AstraZeneca vaccine

Currently, several EU countries are suspending use of the AstraZeneca vaccine due to reports of blood clot risks - in response, people are speaking out about the higher risk of blood clots posed by contraceptive pills used globally.
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Budget and recovery policy in Europe

Stefano Palmieri, President, Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion and Member of the European Economic and Social Committee, describes budget and recovery policy in Europe.
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Energy: Barriers to the full-scale adoption of renewables

Tereza Borges, International Business Development at Lumenaza, speaks to Open Access Government about barriers to the full-scale adoption of renewables in this special energy focus.
Sustainable food production

Sustainable food production is not just about circular production models

Bengt Fellbe, Program Leader, SSEC, Swedish Surplus Energy Collaboration, explains how sustainable food production is not just about circular production models, there are more important links in the food system.
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How SMEs can help drive the UK’s Digital Strategy

Paul Wash, Founder and Managing Director of digital transformation specialists Zenaxys, discusses how and why the UK should utilise SME’s to advance digital strategy.
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The growth of district heating cooperatives in the Netherlands

Here, we discover that EBO Consult will contribute to the expansion of district heating cooperatives in the Netherlands.
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The Social Value Creators

One consequence of the pandemic is that embracing ‘social value’ as a way of supporting our communities has grown stronger - Guy Battle, CEO of the Social Value Portal, discusses the importance of becoming Social Value Creators.
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How global evidence can improve outcomes for spinal patients

Everard Munting, President of EUROSPINE, explains why sharing knowledge about spinal treatments on a global scale is the most effective way to develop best practice and enable early interventions.
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A “complexity” approach to human-elephant coexistence

What does it take for humans and elephants to live together? This was the question that has guided nearly 18 years of research and local engagement in the Gourma region of central Mali.
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Planning with climate change: Combining climate mitigation and adaptation decisions

AXIS Research Programme Coordinator Rolf von Kuhlmann explains why connecting scientific disciplines with society is crucial for climate change policy.
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Horizon Europe applicants must show gender equality plan to get funding

From 2022, Horizon Europe funding applications by public bodies, research organisations and higher education institutions will only be considered if they have a gender equality plan.
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European Medicines Agency says AstraZeneca vaccine still safe to use

Over the weekend, the Republic of Ireland suspended their use of AstraZeneca due to reports of blood clots in Norway - in response, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) says the AstraZeneca vaccine is still safe to use.
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Criminal barrister says UK normalises “violent male behaviour towards women”

Tim Kiely, Criminal Barrister at Red Lion Chambers, discusses the #CurfewForMen as a wake-up call on societal acceptance of "violent male behaviour toward women".
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Leading the way into the ‘new normal’ using data and analytics

SDG Group is a global data and analytics consulting firm, offering in-depth expertise that empowers its clients’ strategies to become data-driven enterprises and bridges the gap between data and business decisions.

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