Nottingham language training centre goes digital
ILS English, an English Language Training Centre based in Nottingham, has secured a £20,000 business loan from HSBC to improve its teacher training facilities
Global banks to enhance cyber and data security
Turner Little took to investigating the business priorities of global banks in 2018, to better understand what our banks are doing to restore customer faith
Housing Secretary awards funding to reduce rough sleeping
Housing Secretary James Brokenshire awards funding to Greater Manchester, Liverpool and the West Midlands to reduce rough sleeping
Using gas grid to store excess electricity could boost UK renewables
Institution calls for Government support to change pipes and materials to allow excess electricity, in the form of hydrogen, to be stored in the gas grid
Cashless cities topping the charts for card payments revealed
New data reveals the UK cities leading accelerated growth in contactless payments with the top 10 expected to go cashless first
The many uses of blockchain
Brian Harris, Chief Product Officer at Currencies Direct, looks into the uses of blockchain we may not have thought of
Essential malaria parasite genes revealed
NIAID-funded research could aid antimalarial drug development
UK ranks 12th for employment rates of recent graduates
Figures from ONS show that the number of young people aged 18 - 24 not in education, employment or training has decreased by 5%
Brits shun green energy tariffs in favour of familiarity and affordability
With the UK legally committed to reducing carbon emissions by 57% by 2030, new research by the UK’s leading price comparison website, MoneySuperMarket, today reveals the common factors that prevent Brits from switching to renewable energy providers
Mayor of Greater Manchester demands housing should be a ‘human right like health or...
Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester has urged the government to tackle the homeless crisis on UK streets by granting local leaders with new freedoms to build more properties for social rent.
Paper-reliant education businesses risk losing staff to tech-savvy competitors
Over four-fifths of employees admit they would prefer to work for a business in the education sector that was embracing digital technology over one that was stuck in the analogue past, finds new research
Who is collecting personal data & where does corporate responsibility lie?
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook scandal, personal data has yet again become a diamond in the eyes of media. And with GDPR being less than one month away, it is time to really discuss who can access personal information and for what purposes
New virtual reality experience explores the next 70 years of science and medicine
What will the future of medicine look like? A new virtual reality experience from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry explores futuristic treatments and technologies like inhalable nanobots and 3D printed medicine patches
Is 2018 the year we will see a cure for Thalassemia?
Multiple breakthroughs in gene therapy offer new hope for patients with genetic blood disorder, most common in Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, South Asian and African populations
How the blockchain craze will change cryptocurrency investment
Blockchain technology is the biggest thing to hit the online world, and the financial world in particular, for many years. There’s been a huge amount of publicity, mainly due to the success of Bitcoin cryptocurrency
Public sector cloud and hybrid IT adoption: research finds with great risk comes great...
Cloud and hybrid IT will be one of the top five most important technologies for U.K. public sector IT professionals in the next three to five years. This is the view held by 88% of the industry surveyed in the SolarWinds IT Trends Report 2018
Six healthcare trends expected in 2018
Like last year, 2018 is expected to bring about further uncertainty and risk for America’s healthcare industry. Issues like the healthcare act, tax reform, cybersecurity, and a marked increase in opioid deaths will shape the future of the healthcare sector
The future of accountancy in the digital landscape
This article will explore how the changes to the accountancy sector in a modern digital world affects how clients interact with accountants and the day to day changes to accountants jobs
Technological expertise in the electronics sector
Bomare Company, the first Algerian exporter of electronic products to the European market, lifts the lid on their work concerning technology in the electronics sector
Blockchain technology will transform the way we live and work
Phillip Nunn comments on how he believes that blockchain technology will transform more than just the financial sector