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Hong Kong’s national security law: A taste of what is to come for Taiwan
Robert Whittle, Project Assistant at LSE IDEAS, dissects what Hong Kong's national security law means for the future of Taiwan.
Overcoming the greatest sustainability obstacles
Valpy Fitzgerald, Director of Green Markets at Opus Energy, highlights the biggest sustainability obstacles SME owners are facing right now in and explores the ways in which they might overcome them.
Standardising methods for measuring COVID-related deaths
Richard J. C. Brown, Head of Metrology and Jan-Theodoor Janssen, Chief Scientist from the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, explore why the system doesn’t work if everyone is measuring COVID-related deaths differently and how a standardised international definition of COVID-related deaths could bolster public trust.
How shipping container libraries can help save the public library crisis
Johnathan Bulmer, MD at Cleveland Containers, explores why libraries built out of containers can extend social development areas, create an experience, be less expensive to run, and less harmful to the environment to build.
Improving patient care through digital transformation
Ash Finnegan, digital transformation officer at Conga, discusses how digital transformation will enable healthcare companies to improve patient care and scale their response to the current pandemic.
Health and safety in the workplace, when the workplace is home
With scientists predicting a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections, on 22nd September 2020 the UK Government announced a new round of measures to “confront the COVID-19 virus”
Over half of hospitality employees call for pandemic rules to become permanent
A recent survey conducted by Solopress, reveals that 66% of hospitality employees want COVID-19 rules in their workplace to remain permanent .
Businesses could face a mental health storm this winter
With the winter months just around the corner, John Williams, Head of Marketing at Instant Offices explains why paying attention to employee's mental health is most crucial than ever, whether teams are working onsite or remotely.
Why crowd simulation will be key to mitigating life with COVID-19
Sébastien Paris, founder and CEO of ONHYS, explores how crowd simulation could be the key to mitigating the disruption caused by COVID-19.
Savage Cabbage: Where did it begin?
In early 2016, I had reached a point in life where I needed to make a life-changing decision: Read the Savage Cabbage journey on OAG.
How to treat a herniated disc without surgery
Stephen Haynes, Osteopath and IDD Therapy provider, and Clinical Director of Active Therapy Clinic, highlights the causes of a herniated disc and what treatments are available, here.
How have IT Pros responded to COVID-19?
Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds, explores how IT professionals have responded to COVID-19 and how organisations can prepare their IT pros for the future.
5 costly risks freelancers face whilst working from home
Liam Greene from Markel Direct, experts in professional indemnity insurance, detail the top 5 costly risks that arise when freelancers work from home.
How to alleviate back, neck and shoulder pain in 10 simple steps
In aid of Back Care Awareness Week (5th-9th October), Feel Good Contacts has collaborated with Personal Trainer, Badrul Islam to offer advice on how to alleviate neck, shoulder and back pain (aka posture pandemic) caused by working from home.
Social media is harming young people’s wellbeing
myGP have been researching the ways in which social media is harmful to young people's wellbeing. Here, they explore how simple awareness can help to combat these mental health issues.
Empowering NHS change from the bottom-up
Deb Sutton and Dan Wadsworth from TeleTracking UK, argue that training frontline workers to make changes from bottom-up is key to achieving the full benefits of digital solutions within the NHS.
How to protect a nation of lone workers
Klaus Allion, MD, ANT Telecom, explains what employers can do to safeguard their employees when working from home.
Constant reinvention: The strategic locational importance of Swindon and Wiltshire
Paddy Bradley, Director of Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership, underlines the strategic locational importance of Swindon and Wiltshire in the UK.
Molecular science: The importance of sustainable manufacturing of chiral amines
Francesco Mutti, Professor of Biocatalysis at the University of Amsterdam’s Van’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) highlights an aspect of molecular science that concerns the sustainable manufacturing of chiral amines.
Ilesol Pharmaceuticals: First European cannabinoid à la carte company
Here, Ilesol Pharmaceuticals discuss how they became the first European cannabinoid company to unlock this sector of the market.
