Ground-breaking results for Huntington’s Disease (HD) research
Svein Olaf Olsen and Maiken Arnesen from the European Huntington Association reveal their thoughts on a recent and significant breakthrough concerning Huntington’s Disease (HD)...
Pernicious Anaemia: The world’s forgotten disease
Chairman of The Pernicious Anaemia Society, Martyn Hooper MBE lifts the lid on the history, causes and diagnosis of the world’s forgotten disease
From the...
Science, research and innovation in the UK
The role of the UK’s Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation is placed under the spotlight by Open Access Government
Recently appointed...
Will the council tax hike be enough to keep London safe?
The London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee publishes its ‘Response to the Mayor’s draft consultation budget 2018-19’
The Mayor’s key decision this year was to...
Increasing the quality of higher education and research
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, former Minister of Education and Research reveals his ambitions to increase the quality of higher education and research in Norway
These are...
Astronomy and the universe of discovery
Richard F. Green, Director, Division of Astronomical Sciences, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) explores the wonders of astronomy and the universe of discovery
In October...
Disruptive innovation: How distributed ledger technologies are about to change society
European Commissioner for Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip shares his thoughts on how digitisation is changing both people and society, including disruptive technologies such...
The Finnish Allergy Programme 2008-2018: Reducing the burden of allergy in both patients and...
Managing director of the Finnish Allergy, Skin and Asthma Federation, Ilkka Repo explores The Finnish Allergy Programme 2008-2018 and what it sets out to...
Blockchain technology used to track and authenticate diamonds
Originally set up for cryptocurrency usage such as Bitcoin, blockchain technology is now being looked at to aid other industries
Blockchain acts a shared database...
County councul offers views on developing local labour market strategies
Cllr Simon Henig, County Councils Network spokesman for Industrial Strategy & Growth and leader of Durham County Council offers his views on developing local...
Could the Big Six energy companies be losing their grip on the market?
High demand and a busy competitive market for gas is taking a strain on the Big Six energy companies argues Nicola Bannister, the marketing manager...
Cross-sector procurement: Whereby birds of a kind flock together
Paul Lloyd from The Public Purse explores the key issues around cross-sector procurement
Decentralisation and autonomy are vital to our concepts of good and effective...
Blockchain technology is ready to transform healthcare
Technology that powers blockchain could transform healthcare by upgrading its systems, making it affordable and putting patient care first
The healthcare industry is limited by...
Member of the EESC Workers’ Group (Group II) European Economic and Social Committee
National Officer of European and International Affairs Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten (the Food, Beverages and Catering Union in Germany)
Never before in the history of Europe have food...
How Blockchain Technology can help B2B companies become more profitable
Blockchain can provide a virtual bank for B2B companies and help them to become more profitable
Blockchain is an algorithm created for cryptocurrency. It drives...
Can Open Data Feed the World?
Jaime Adams at U.S. Department of Agriculture explores the role of open data technology and if this can help feed the whole world
Over 7.4...
BTL announces next phase of European Energy trading project
BTL has revealed further information on the next phase of its European energy trading project, under which four oil and gas supermajors and five...
RELEVANCE of red blood cells and why do we care about them
Anna Bogdanova from University of Zurich lifts the lid on the vital role of red blood cells in keeping the human brain running and...
EUFAR – Looking to the future of airborne environmental research in Europe
Philip R.A. Brown from EUFAR AISBL at the UK’s Met Office takes us on a journey to explore the exciting future of airborne environmental...
What is developmental biology and why is it important?
Andreas Prokop from the British Society for Developmental Biology explores how developmental biology (DB) addresses questions of societal importance
The life science discipline Developmental Biology...