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UK Energy policy: A green recovery with technology
Rachel Eyres, Client Director and Market Unit Leader – Industry at Expleo Group shares her thoughts on spearheading a green recovery with technology in this UK energy policy analysis.
Heavy screen time in childhood is linked to lower academic performance
A new study of 8 to 11 year olds shows an association between heavy screen time and poorer reading performance, as well as between heavy computer use and poorer numeracy.
Why ‘micro-efficiencies’ matter to clinicians
Dr Owain Rhys Hughes, Founder and CEO at Cinapsis, explores the future of primary care and how, despite the popularity of grand reformations and sweeping initiatives, it's the micro-changes which add up to make the biggest difference to patient care.
Going viral: COVID-19, environmental injustice & institutionalised racism
Bianca Yaghoobi, Tanya Khemet Taiwo, and Pamela Lein shed light on research about the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental injustice and institutionalised racism.
Disruptive change in medical education: Impact on faculty
Maximilian Buja, MD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, focuses on disruptive change in medical education, including its impact on faculty.
COVID-19 is exacerbating an already worrying plastic pollution problem
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a huge surge in plastic pollution, adding to an already worrying plastic waste problem that is threatening all marine life.
The European Commission’s next EU long-term budget
Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration charts his priorities for the next EU long-term budget and the impact of COVID-19 on the Union.
Students without predicted grades could fall further behind in exam results U-turn
Simon Barnes from TLC LIVE explores why the latest U-Turn on GCSE & A Level exam results could result in children outside of mainstream education falling even further behind as they did not receive predicted grades and will have to sit exams in autumn.
How to get the education sector in sync with the low touch economy
In this article, Fulcare explores the ways in which schools and other academic institutes can function with safe processes in place and work towards a low touch economy.
AI smart glasses: Aiding maintenance work of highway equipment
Takahira Yamaguchi of Keio University explores how AI smart glasses can act as a smart, simple solution to support maintenance work concerning highway equipment.
Calcium supplements for menopausal women
Dr Deborah Lee, Dr Fox Online Pharmacy, explores the issue of calcium supplementation and shares her own personal experience after recently suffering her first osteoporotic fracture.
Compostable plastics: Bio-Mi shares its R&D know-how
Bio-Mi from Croatia shares its expert knowledge when it comes to the compostable plastics industry in South East Europe, including insights into their exciting R&D activities.
Social isolation during childhood causes damage to specific brain circuit
A study in mice has shown long-lasting effects from juvenile social isolation and suggests methods of potential treatment.
The pinball machine of infrastructure
David Turner, Managing Director of MSC Digital, discusses how your legacy infrastructure is an obstacle to your digital journey and how to tackle the challenge.
53% of pupils from deprived schools are four months behind, say teachers
As children in the UK return to school three months behind in their studies, a survey has suggested disadvantaged pupils and boys have been worst hit.
COVID-19: A test for democracies
Thomas Lahnthaler, CEO of The Crisis Compass, explains how COVID-19 is truly a test for democracies in this insightful piece of political analysis.
What has COVID-19 taught us about the benefits of TEC?
Gavin Bashar, UK Managing Director of Tunstall Healthcare, discusses what healthcare professionals, social care leaders and local governments have learned about the benefits of technology enabled care (TEC) amid COVID-19.
Rethinking the public realm in the wake of COVID-19
Richard Hyams, Founder and Director of astudio, explores why we must rethink the public realm in light of COVID-19.
How can government and businesses better promote the digital skills agenda?
Fred Flack, Head of Talent Academy at CloudStratex, is actively working to turn young job seekers into IT professionals, as well as upskill existing specialists. Here, he explores how government and businesses can better promote the digital skills agenda.
Unregulated use of AI is threat to sustainable development
New research suggests that the use of Artificial Intelligence could pose a threat to sustainable development when unregulated.
