Helping out the elderly during the Christmas season
This time of year can be lonely for those without a family, so Brits have been urged to help out the elderly during the Christmas season
Young people suffer more with gift guilt at Christmas
Gift guilt at Christmas leaves a quarter of the UK in Financial Trouble with 22% of Brits feel pressured to buy more expensive gifts than they feel comfortable spending
Breathalysing on the rise during Christmas period
As the countdown to Christmas begins, drivers are being warned they are nearly three times more likely to be breathalysed in December than a normal month
Green technologies gearing up globally in East and West
The EU has been a pioneer in green technologies for decades, but China is rapidly catching up in eco-innovation, explains Prof Dr Raimund Bleischwitz.
The role of anthropology and technology in the Ebola vaccine response
Heidi Larson, Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project™ and Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science and researcher Sara Dada at LSHTM, discuss the advancements of Ebola vaccine response.
Synthetic fuels and green hydrogen from organic waste biomass
The ToSynFuel project concerns synthetic fuels and green hydrogen from organic waste biomass.
Distributed technologies to bootstrap the sharing economy
Professor Samer Hassan, explores how blockchain has the potential to help sharing economy projects to overcome several challenges they face at infrastructure, governance and economic levels
How bad is the UK’s problem with potholes?
Vindis explores just how bad the UK’s roads are as a result of potholes
The adaptation of coal for green future: Making the black greener
The adaptation of coal for green future is detailed here by Aleksander Sobolewski and Anna Kwiecińska from the Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal in Poland.
The genetically modified chicken: A sound approach to the study of hearing
Jason Tait Sanchez provides insight into why the genetically modified chicken is a sound approach to the study of hearing
Leading Well: Is the way you are working, working?
Alex Elmywood, Commercial Director, Organisational Improvement discusses how the workplace can be improved to help better employee mental health and wellbeing.
New York model for open data could help reduce congestion in London
London could greatly reduce congestion by emulating the New York model for open data, claims Karhoo
Commission welcomes ambitious agreement to reduce marine litter
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached a provisional agreement on the new measures proposed to tackle marine litter
ChiLTERN: European project to improve outcome of children with liver cancer
In this analysis, Professor Keith Wheatley tells us about The ChiLTERN project, the most comprehensive research study ever undertaken in children’s liver cancer
UK’s most ambitious AI research project combines humanities and science
Queen Mary University of London is leading a major new research project, ‘Living with Machines,’ is set to be one of the biggest humanities and science research initiatives ever to launch in the UK.
St John Ambulance summit reveals range of UK’s mental health initiatives
Sleep training and talking groups for people undergoing IVF were among new mental health initiatives revealed by speakers at a two-day summit hosted by health charity St John Ambulance
£5 million funding awarded to help rough sleepers
Thousands of rough sleepers will be offered specialist support to aid them in recovering from life on the streets through new sleeping centres
Building inclusive excellence for women and minorities in STEM
Dr Suzanna M. Rose from the Office to Advance Women, Equity & Diversity, Academic Affairs shares her views on working towards a university climate of inclusive excellence when it comes to the representation of women and minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
Novel materials and nano-risk in the semiconductor industry
Dr Dimiter Prodanov from Imec explains the guiding principles in technological development of novel nanomaterials
Bridging the gap between traditional banking and crypto
The Founder and CEO of HEdpAY reveals his ultimate vision to be the leading company in FinTech by bridging the gap between the traditional financial services and the crypto ecosystem in today’s global market