One third of British consumers disagree with government that ‘austerity is ending’
With Philip Hammond’s pre-Brexit Budget claims that the "era of austerity is finally coming to an end", voice of Maru/edr reveals that only 23% of Brits agree, releasing an immediate snapshot of UK consumers’ reactions and concerns to the news of the Autumn Budget 2018
Thousands more school children receiving a nutritious breakfast
Thousands more children across the country are now getting a healthy and nutritious start to the day at a new or improved school breakfast club, the Children and Families Minister Nadhim Zahawi has announced today
London hospital pilots new mobile app for porters
Northwick Park Hospital is the first in the country to pilot a new 'Uber' style app in its A&E department for staff to hail a porter on their mobile phone
Recommendations for a more socially sustainable Europe
The EUROCITIES Social Affairs Forum met on 23-24 October 2018 in Stuttgart to discuss ‘Anchoring the Sustainable Development Goals to achieve Social Rights for All’
Public Health England issues new “how to tackle obesity” plan to schools
Public Health England- in partnership with the Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH)- has released the briefing for their upcoming ‘how to tackle obesity’ guide for education providers
Cyber warfare continues to wage on
Cyber Warfare is a major issue facing the UK and US right now, with frequent reports of attacks and defences to and from outside threats. Alastair Hartrup, CEO of Network Critical, looks at recent battles and what individual businesses can do to defend themselves
A third of young people have no career aspirations after education
Equifax has teamed up with Young Enterprise to take a deeper look into how young people feel about money and their career aspirations
Consultation on community involvement in shale gas proposals launched
Shale gas developers could be required to consult local communities, even before submitting a planning application, following the launch of the latest government consultation
Data management technologies lead Chief Data Officers’ priorites for automation and regulatory compliance
Over 80% of CDOs surveyed by WBR Insights are investing in data management and machine learning to automate data tasks
UK clinicians urged to prescribe acupuncture to help ease NHS pressures
Clinicians in across the UK are being urged by the British Acupuncture Council to consider referring their patients for acupuncture to treat a range of different conditions
Levelling the playing field in digital public services
Peter Ford, Public Sector Industry Principal, Pegasystems, looks at which areas of the public sector have successfully implemented online digital services, and which are failing to deliver
The environment: Clean water is life, health, food, leisure and energy
Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency (EEA) argues that clean water is life itself, but also our health, food, leisure and energy
New scheme for NHS staff to tackle AMR overseas launches
The government is inviting teams of NHS staff to apply for a grant of up to £75,000 to help tackle AMR overseas
£3 million to boost digital skills in Manchester
The government has confirmed that £3 million will be invested to help strengthen digital skills in Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas
Horizon Prize awarded to innovative air filter to improve city air quality
A ceramic honeycomb air filter developed by a research team from Corning SAS, France, has won the EU Horizon Prize on Materials for Clean Air
Oxford University research finds that helping junior colleagues could help reduce anxiety
Research co-authored by Michael Gill, Associate Professor in Organisation Studies at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford has found that acting as a mentor to junior colleagues can help reduce anxiety
Small businesses receive boost from Budget plans
ECA and BESA’s call to protect SMEs from employment red tape and to increase support for engineering skills are reflected in the Budget plans announcement made by Chancellor Philip Hammond on Monday 29 October
The future of cities in the UK: A vision for 2030
Cllr Judith Blake, Chair of Core Cities UK and Leader of Leeds City Council sheds light on a new report, Cities 2030 Global Success, Local Prosperity, which details a vision of UK cities in 2030
How technology in the classroom is benefiting the education sector
Andy Goff, Director at ONVU learning explains the many benefits of video-assisted technology and how it has positively impacted the education sector.
“Unfair” council funding holding back social mobility in rural counties, MPs warn
An inquiry by a cross-party group of MPs has found that the least socially mobile areas in England are counties, and those areas are held back by an ‘outdated’ and ‘inequitable’ method of funding councils and the false perception they are affluent