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Cadent: Using hydrogen for a net zero future

The owner of the UK’s biggest gas distribution network, with 80,000 miles of pipes, explains how gas has a role in the net zero future.
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Sovereignport discuss their CBD and Hemp supply chain

Speaking with Sarah Yetman, CEO of Sovereignport, we understand how she pioneered a CBD and hemp supply chain that is surviving COVID-19 measures.
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Northern Gas and Power: Technology underpins global growth strategy

Northern Gas and Power discuss launching BusinessEnergyQuotes.com and their fourth-place debut into the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table.
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Metastable and excited negative ion formation in lanthanide and actinide atoms: Implications for electron...

Dr Alfred Msezane from the Department of Physics, Clark Atlanta University, tells us about the implications for electron affinity determination when considering metastable and excited negative ion formation in lanthanide and actinide atoms.
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The issue of cybersecurity when taking work to the home

Ben Bulpett, EMEA Director, SailPoint, discusses how Coronavirus is forcing the issue of cybersecurity during the ‘flexible working revolution’
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Coronavirus: Building mental resilience in your remote workforce

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated remote working to an unprecedented scale and has caused an influx of mental health concerns. Here, Sue Lingard, a director of Cezanne HR, highlights several steps that employers can take to build mental resilience among a remote workforce.
green government

Websites hold the key to green government

While public sector organisations are exploring ways to meet their sustainability commitments, there’s often one obvious area that is overlooked: Varnish Software’s Lars Larsson explains why websites hold the key to green government.
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How to rebuild trust in government: The wellbeing approach

Dr Louise Reardon, Lecturer in Governance and Public Policy at the Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham, explains how wellbeing is vital to rebuild trust in government.
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Improving air quality around schools

Mathew Hassell, founder and CEO of Kura, discusses how the school run can be changed to improve the air quality around schools and protect children’s health, following the reduction in pollution amid the UK lockdown.
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Crops for the future: Accelerating protein transitions with new plant-based foods

Sabrina Ruzanski & Emanuele Zannini detail PROTEIN2FOOD, a project that concerns pioneering crops for future generations, most notably, accelerating protein transitions with new plant-based foods.
electric vehicle innovation

Why 2020 will be a landmark year for electric vehicle innovation

Here, Mike Brown, Director of Industry Collaboration & Strategic Partnerships at the University of Salford, details the recent developments in electric vehicle innovation and charging infrastructure.
capacity issues

Rationing the cloud: How coronavirus has created capacity issues

In the face of the current health emergency, Microsoft Azure and Office 365 are inevitably having to scale resources. Andy Powell, Cloud CTO at Jisc, shares advice for dealing with capacity issues.
AML defences

Coronavirus should not be a pretext for lowering AML defences

John Dobson, chief executive, SmartSearch, declares that the coronavirus pandemic should not be justification for lowering AML defences.
innovation in the nhs

Boosting innovation in the NHS

Innovative technologies have the power to entirely transform the NHS, mitigating the workforce challenges that it faces and transforming the patient experience, whilst improving outcomes, Justin Hall, Vice President and General Manager at iRhythm, discusses here.
data centres, fire safety

Fire in data centres: Smoke is the biggest cause of damage

Derek Killaspy, Managing Director of Fireworks Ltd, explores why data centres are moving to high pressure water mist fire suppression systems.
lessons remotely

How can schools deliver engaging lessons remotely and manage communication?

Simon Hay, Founder and CEO of Firefly Learning, highlights what resources are available to teachers and parents who are delivering lessons remotely.
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Will cutting business rates save the high street?

Nic Redfern, finance director of Know Your Money, discusses whether cutting business rates is enough to save the high street from financial trouble.
neurodiverse

The benefits of putting your faith in a neurodiverse employee

Antoni Bohdanowicz, Senior Customer Service Representative, shares his experience working for BP as an employee with Asperger's.
legacy technology

Legacy technology: An obstacle to your digital ambitions

Here David Turner, Managing Director at MSC Digital, talks us through a simple strategy and approach for a cloud based solution.
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Researchers test drug that stops early stages of COVID-19

Dr. Josef Penninger led an international team from the University of British Columbia to pioneer a trial drug that could stop infection in the early stages of COVID-19.

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