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Industrial strategy

Is the UK Industrial Strategy fit for the future?

Lawrence Conway, Institute of Economic Development (IED) board member and Chief Executive of South Lakeland District Council, shares his views on the UK Industrial Strategy and asks if it is fit for the future
Healthcare system

Increasing equality in the Icelandic healthcare system

Iceland’s Minister of Health, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, explains her ambition to increase equality in the country’s healthcare system
world down syndrome day

Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) raises awareness and creates a single global voice for advocating for the rights, inclusion and well-being of people with Down Syndrome
Indigenous peoples

Canadian education and Indigenous peoples

Vice President of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education, Dwayne Donald shares his expert perspective on Canadian education and research on Indigenous peoples
fosbury flop

Blockchain – a “Fosbury flop” for the insurance industry?

Jags Rao, from Swiss Re explores how a maverick mentality can turn the tables on tradition and have a global impact
Digital Innovations

Blockchain and initial coin offerings: Switzerland as an attractive location for digital innovations

Switzerland’s Federal Department of Finance (FDF) explains the country’s position as an attractive location for digital innovations, focussing on blockchain and initial coin offerings (ICOs)
musculoskeletal disorders

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders

Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision Group provides a comprehensive overview of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, including impact reduction
tackle flooding

Environment Agency says that a different approach is needed to tackle flooding over next...

The Environment Agency’s Chief Executive Sir James Bevan has highlighted the need for a new approach in his keynote speech at the annual Flood and Coast Conference
mental health action plan

Government unveils mental health action plan to improve support for elite sportspeople

Tracey Crouch, Minister for Sport and Civil Society, today unveiled the first Mental Health Action Plan for Elite Sport, which has been developed with mental health and sports organisations to improve awareness and training in top-level sport
high-tech manufacturing

Oxford Nanopore to establish new high-tech manufacturing facility at Harwell

Harwell Innovation and Science Campus and Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd announce the completion of a significant expansion deal
extremism

Extremism Commissioner confirms plans for 2018

Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism, Sara Khan, has set out her plans to engage and consult, produce a comprehensive study and make recommendations to government
disabled employees

Disabled employees to benefit from Access to Work grant rise

Hundreds of disabled employees are to benefit from a £15,000 rise in Access to Work grants to assist them at work, following new measures introduced by Parliament
neighbourhood

Government commits to further support for neighbourhood planning

Housing Minister Dominic Rabb has announced that more communities across England will be able to get free access to expert advice and guidance to help make their neighbourhood vision a reality 
digital vision

Less than half of Scottish government representatives believe the region will achieve its digital...

A recent report from Civica reveals what must be done for Scotland to achieve its digital vision of becoming a digital nation by 2020
shortness of breath

Dyspnea: Shortness of breath

Donald A. Mahler from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Clinical Resource Center of the Alpha-1 Foundation and Valley Regional Hospital, on behalf of the CHEST Foundation, provides an expert view on shortness of breath (dyspnea)
stem cells

From wheelchair to high heels: Realising the potential of stem cells

Dr Michael A Rudnicki, CEO & Scientific Director at the Stem Cell Network gives an expert view on a new era in health care, powered by stem cells
new space age

Space Industry Act to unlock billions for the UK economy

Government plans to add billions of pounds to the UK economy and create hundreds of high-skilled jobs by unlocking opportunities in the new space age
acute leukaemia

Acute leukemia – driving toward precision and targeted medicine

Eigil Kjeldsen from Aarhus University Hospital gives an expert perspective on the drive towards precision and targeted medicine for acute leukaemia
arctic science

Arctic science for the past, present and future

Cook, J., Dayal, A., Young, T. J., from the UK Polar Network (UKPN) Committee explore the wonders of Arctic science and how this applies to the past, present and future

Brexhaustation overwhelms City Employment

Morgan McKinley London Employment Monitor provides insight into city employment statistics from February 2018

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