U.S. efforts to promote food security and provide humanitarian assistance
The vital work of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is examined here by Open Access Government, with a focus on their efforts to promote food security and provide humanitarian assistance in other countries, such as Ethiopia
Agile Digital Services: A Success Story
We’re living in an ever-changing and increasingly digital world, which is having a significant impact on the very nature of organisations and how they operate
Precision medicine and biobanking: Future directions
A group of experts from the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories, (ISBER) shed light on the science of biobanking and its role in delivering modern and precision medicine
UK schools urged to do more to engage children in science lessons
87% of parents feel children would be more engaged with science lessons if teaching used the most advanced technology
Redefining the green belt to tackle the UK’s housing crisis
astudio argues that redefining the green belt will help tackle the UK’s current housing crisis
Heart Age Test gives early warning of heart attack and stroke
Public Health England (PHE) is calling for adults to take a free, online Heart Age Test, which will provide an immediate estimation of their 'heart age' to help prevent heart attacks and strokes
The future of copyright law in Europe
Daniel Dalton MEP of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group shares his thoughts on the key issues on the future of copyright law in Europe
Discovery and health at the intersection of data science and open science
Michael F. Huerta from the National Library of Medicine at the U.S.’s National Institutes of Health explores how discovery and health benefit from the intersection of data science and open science
Surface science: A rich interdisciplinary research field
Julien Scheibert & Alain Le Bot, researchers at CNRS/Ecole Centrale de Lyon detail tribology as a rich interdisciplinary research field, focussing on material contact interfaces
How can acupuncture help in the treatment of migraines
As migraine awareness week kicks off, Mark Bovey provides 7 reasons as to why acupuncture can help in the treatment of migraines
Ways to improve employee productivity with workforce innovation
Employee productivity plays an important part in your business' success. This is why you need to follow these tips from Peter Davidson to improve workforce innovation
Why isn’t diabetes at the top of every health agenda?
Gwen Carleton, Communication Manager for the World Diabetes Foundation, explores how diabetes still isn’t prioritised by governments and in global development – despite the clear business case for doing so – and hopes that 2018 will mark a turning point
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions: The UK’s government’s Clean Growth Strategy
David Taylor, Head of Corporate Affairs and Innovation at Flogas shares his views on the UK’s government’s Clean Growth Strategy and the extent to which this will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The key challenges around asthma in Ireland
In this interview, Sarah O’Connor, CEO of the Asthma Society of Ireland charts today’s key challenges around asthma in Ireland and beyond
Indoor air pollution: A silent epidemic
While most of us will not be able to see signs of pollution inside our homes, the air quality of indoor spaces is becoming worse as cars, power plants and construction projects continue to wreak their polluting havoc on UK cities
Freelancers will dominate UK workforce despite job uncertainty concerns
Whilst freelancers will soon be the UK’s dominant workforce, there is still uncertainty around job security and a big issue with the gender pay gap
Summer heatwave see’s solar energy output increase
Sun Investment Group Poland predicts that Europe’s solar energy will see increased outputs due to future heatwaves in the summer; 2018 marked a 20% increase in solar energy production during one of the hottest summers on recent records
The prospects for education, research and innovation in Germany
Anja Karliczek, Federal Minister of Education and Research in Germany heads up the policy areas of education, research and innovation. This analysis details the work of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
What’s in an aggregate? Therapeutic intervention in Huntington’s
Naoko Tanese from New York University School of Medicine outlines their work around Huntington’s disease (HD) and new targets for therapeutic intervention
Young people fight against plastic pollution
Young people across the country will join together to tackle plastic pollution through a new partnership between the UK Scouts and Government