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How to have an eco-friendly Christmas: Tips for greener gift-giving

Yiannis Faf, co-founder of WhatWeWant, discusses how you can have an eco-friendly Christmas by reducing festive waste and ensuring sustainable gift-giving.
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UK government charges children £640 to apply for citizenship

In this article, Valerie Peay, Director for the International Observatory of Human Rights (IOHR), describes the profit-making scheme used by the UK government on children who apply for citizenship.
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How can gardening help you to navigate depression?

There is no suggesting that mental health problems like depression can be 'solved' without any medical input, but how can gardening help you to navigate your serotonin levels?
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Mental health at work: How healthy is the law?

In the second of a three part series, member firms of Ius Laboris outline the law across Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Romania, Hungary and Poland about mental health at work.
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Does your food and drink business qualify for R&D tax relief?

In this article, Cale Bannister at Myriad Associates discusses how the food and beverage industry, in particular, can benefit from R&D tax relief, as well as what type of projects qualify.
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Improving ‘experience’ in modern healthcare and IT together

Phil Turnock, Chief Digital Officer, NHS East & North Hertfordshire CCG, explores the link between modern healthcare and IT – looking at the similarities between the patient experience and the digital employee experience.
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New evidences on the role of inflammation in acute coronary syndromes and its pathogenesis

For a long time the causes of acute coronary syndromes were poorly understood, and, only after the publication of our paper on New England Journal of Medicine on the importance of inflammation it was recognised as a crucial pathogenetic mechanism.
Reframing the border

Reframing the border as a continuum

Ray Batt, Director, Border Security Programmes Europe, Unisys, offers commentary on reframing the border and the future of trading.
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Adieu to the European Union: How to retain tech talent in volatile times

Richard Whomes, Senior Director at Rocket Software, offers advice on how to recruit and retain tech talent amid uncertain political times, with a focus on potential post-Brexit brain drain.
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Why is the new European Commission one month late?

The new European Commission should have been in place on 1 November, but will actually ascend on 1 December: What happened to set them back one month?

Environmental exposures during early life influence adult disease risk

Carolyn R. Klocke and Pamela J. Lein discuss how an individual’s experiences during early life can influence their risk for disease as an adult.
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Is the future paperless for local government offices?

Is the future paperless for local government offices? No – and we shouldn’t force them to be, says Robyn Boyd on behalf of PFU (EMEA) Limited – a Fujitsu company.
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How heat flux sensors help in advancing thermal management of Lithium-ion cells

Dr Carlos Ziebert, Head of IAM-AWP’s Calorimeter Center at the KIT, explains how heat flux sensors help in advancing thermal management.
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What can the UK innovation sector learn from China?

In this article, Cameron Dean of Weldwide explores what the UK can learn from China, a world-leading innovator, to boost its innovation sector.
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The most common questions about CBD – Answered

Here, Keeley Berry, Nutritional Expert and Product Developer at BetterYou, answers the most commonly asked questions about CBD.
young communities, digital media

How is digital media boosting young communities?

Craig Berens, COO at YMCA Newark and Sherwood, discusses the importance of digital media in boosting young people's confidence.
CBD drinks market

An insight into the CBD drinks market

Jade Mansfield from The British CBD Company, provides an insight into the CBD drinks market with a focus on trends, investments and drawbacks.
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Six ways smart technology may transform the future of driving

Here, Vindis offer their insight into how smart technology, such as AR dashboards, has the potential to alter the future of driving.
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Digital security services: Supporting digital IT migration programmes

EHJ & SJ Consultancy, detail the range of Digital Security Services they offer, such as IT migration programmes involving data centres and Cloud environments.
Using physics

Implementing Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE): Using physics to help students grow and to...

Eugenia Etkina, Distinguished Professor of Science Education at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, shares additional thoughts on implementing Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE), that helps all students feel empowered by learning physics.

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