Coronavirus-related business interruption insurance claims
Jade Brooks, an associate solicitor at Blaser Mills Law, responds to The Supreme Court’s ruling on coronavirus-related business interruption insurance claims and discusses what it means for policyholders.
Research suggests that childhood air pollution damages general intelligence
Childhood air pollution has been understood as partially responsible for respiratory health - now, researchers are investigating at how exposure can damage cognitive ability later on in life.
What Works Centre: A new network for sharing environmental evidence
Eunomia is calling on the UK government to consider a What Works Centre for the environment to share evidence on what works best when it comes to environmental policymaking – Consultant Alexa Cancio and Head of Evaluation Joe Hudson explains why.
Climate change in South Africa could cost up to 20% of GDP
The impact of climate change in South Africa can be seen in economic productivity, healthcare outcomes and labour availability - but what could it cost the population in the future, if left unchecked?
ECMO machine reduces COVID-19 deaths by 45% for “sickest patients”
According to data collected by 400 healthcare professionals at the worst moment of the US outbreak, the life support machine that acts in place of the heart and lungs is crucial to reducing COVID-19 deaths for the critically ill.
Star-gazing techniques used to detect cancerous moles
An STFC-funded project, MoleGazer, has successfully implemented astronomical techniques, used for star-gazing, to detect and track the evolution of cancerous moles.
Data shows young, Black adults twice as likely to die after heart transplant
The American Heart Association found that young, Black adults are more than twice as likely to die in the first year after a heart transplant - in comparison to non-Black transplant recipients of the same age.
Brexit briefing: Understanding new employment laws
Kathryn Barnes, Employment Counsel EMEA, Globalization Partners, discusses the changes to UK employment laws as a result of Brexit.
How to handle vaccine hesitancy at work
Alan Price, CEO at BrightHR, discusses how employers and HR departments can handle vaccine hesitancy in the workplace.
All UK adults could be offered COVID vaccine by May
According to recent reports, all UK adults could have their first dose of the COVID vaccine by May, 2021 - opening up the potential of a real summer.
UK Government invests £20 million into electric vehicle chargepoints
The UK Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has announced that the government will be investing £20 million into electric vehicle chargepoints.
High infection numbers can undo our vaccination programmes
The vaccine roll out gives hope of a return to some form of normality, but current high COVID-19 infection numbers put the success of vaccination programmes at risk. Professor Martin Michaelis and Dr Mark Wass of University of Kent’s School of Biosciences explain why.
UK Government allocates £50 million to support students during pandemic
The UK Government has allocated an additional £50 million to support students facing financial pressures from the pandemic.
Scientists find dark matter halo around ancient galaxy
MIT astrophysicists looked 163,000 light years from Earth, to find that a tiny, ancient galaxy has a dark matter halo - meaning that the very first galaxies in the universe were more immense than anyone imagined.
South African COVID-19 variant found in UK
Additional testing has been deployed across the UK after a COVID-19 variant originally identified in South Africa has been found .
Medicaid expansion improves pregnancy outcomes for low-income women
A professor describes severe maternal morbidity in low-income women as a public health crisis - now, Medicaid expansion seems to be improving pregnancy outcomes.
UK purchases additional 40 million doses of Valneva vaccine
The UK government has announced that it has secured early access to a further 40 million doses of the Valneva COVID-19 vaccine.
Scientists find new truths about how forests impact air quality
Researchers are looking at how forests impact air quality, based on the classification of temperate trees and what that means for how the forest really works.
Third of Americans say they are unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccine
A new study by the University of California, Davis has found that a third of Americans are either unlikely or hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available.
Johnson & Johnson vaccine has 66% efficiency in one dose
New clinical trial data shows that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is able to give 66% protection against COVID in one dose - with an 85% efficiency at the standard double-dose.
