Putting the “local” into Industrial Strategies
Paddy Bradley, Director of Swindon and Wiltshire LEP explains how Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) across England are working on Industrial Strategies relevant to their areas and co-produced with government.
Towards Precision Oncology in Breast Cancer
Predicting Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Using Tumor Vasculature Characteristics.
UN Women says it will take ‘202 years for economic gender parity’
Today, we celebrate and commemorate International Women's Day: read on to find out what the UN knows about international economic gender parity and what activists are doing.
The common law system: Why London is the jurisdiction of choice
Trevor Tayleur, Head of Design and Assessment at The University of Law provides his expert view on the common law system used in England and Wales and explains why London is the jurisdiction of choice.
Type 2 diabetes remission programme costs £1,000 for NHS
The cost of delivering a Type 2 diabetes remission programme in the NHS has been revealed to cost £1000 by a new study.
Blockchain-based identity: A tool for global innovation
Following a year of widespread data breaches and the ongoing threat to online data, it’s no surprise that digital identity has evolved as one of the most important issues facing organisations and consumers on a global scale.
Europe: The potential of big data in mental health
The role of big data in health from the perspective of the European Commission is detailed here, as well as its potential for the future for mental health in Europe.
Making mental health a priority at University
This 7th March marks University Mental Health Day 2019, an annual day for higher education establishments to band together and make student mental health a priority
Weight loss can put Type 2 diabetes into remission for two years
36% of people with Type 2 diabetes who took part in a weight management programme delivered in NHS primary care are in remission two years later.
Students felt pressured to go to university by school teachers
New research looking into the benefit of apprenticeships has revealed that 64% of Britons felt pressured to go to university by teachers whilst they were at school, and a further 41% felt pressured by their parents.
The vascular origin of mental health disorders
Anju Vasudevan from McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School looks at the progressive change in thought around brain blood vessels and their direct contribution to mental health illnesses.
Government announce measures to tackle violence against women
Ahead of International Women’s Day, the Home Office has published its refreshed violence against women and girls (VAWG) strategy in order to provide further support to victims and survivors of violent crime.
UK police forces yet to fully embrace cloud migration
75% of UK police forces still access and manage their data and applications on-premises and are yet to embrace cloud migration, according to figures released by Citrix.
Six ways to help bridge the gender pay gap in the UK
Lucinda Pullinger, Global Head of HR at Instant Offices investigates what forward-thinking steps businesses can take to help bridge the gender pay gap further.
Offshore wind sector set to increase female workforce
New offshore wind sector skills package will see jobs triple to 27,000 by 2030 and aims to achieve 33% women in the total offshore wind workforce.
Deprivation and its impact on the health of people with Type 1 diabetes
New research announced today at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference has revealed shocking health inequalities between people with Type 1 diabetes depending on where they live.
Collaborating for digital transformation success
Digital transformation: it’s a phrase uttered frequently and with much fervour among senior government figures, heads of public sector and tech innovators in the UK
Hate crime awareness on UK public transport
There has recently been a bit of negative press surrounding hate crime awareness within the UK transport network, with the number of reported hate crimes increasing.
Do Gen Z make the perfect apprentices?
When your company’s workload begins to pile up and you need an extra pair of hands on a project, there are a few avenues you can take: including employing someone who is Generation Z.
EU and Qatar reach aviation agreement
The EU and the State of Qatar have created an aviation agreement, which is the precedential agreement of its kind between the EU and a partner within the Gulf region.