Why we should all get off the banana shortage bandwagon
Reports of an imminent global banana shortage are overblown and self-serving, write the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture’s Rony Swennen and James Legg
Western consumers...
The single seizure clinic: A paradigm shift in epilepsy care
Professor Jose Tellez-Zenteno and colleagues argue the need for a dramatic change in the way epilepsy is treated, and explain how the single seizure...
Scotland’s draft climate change plan: Roseanna Cunningham sets out ambitions
The Scottish Environment Secretary, Roseanna Cunningham MSP, sets out the key aims of Scotland’s draft climate change plan for Open Access Government
The publication of our...
ALS research in Italy: Deciphering the disease’s complexity
AriSLA – The Italian Research Foundation for ALS, outlines strides made in ALS research in Italy over the last 10 years and work still...
Judges rule long-term partner can claim public sector pension
A Northern Ireland woman has won a Supreme Court legal battle that is likely to improve the rights of unmarried couples over their public...
We need to keep attracting talent to the public sector
HR managers need to focus on talent management and promoting the public sector as an attractive place to work, writes Sue Evans, President of...
East Sussex approves plans to spend £365 million on services
Plans to spend £365 million on vital services and impose a 3% adult social care levy received backing from East Sussex County Council members...
Treatments for prostate cancer: Pros and cons
Dr Sumith A Kularatne, vice-president of R&D at On Target Laboratories, explores the pros and cons of various existing treatments for prostate cancer
Prostate cancer...
An ounce of prevention, a pound of cure: What makes successful obesity policies?
Philip Sherman, Mary-Jo Makarchuk and Keeley Rose at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, highlight the need for research to inform successful obesity policies
Obesity...
Swindon solar park to power household waste recycling centre
A new Swindon solar park will generate income for the Borough Council as well as fuelling its ambitious renewable energy targets
Building work has started...
Regional organisation and the Orkdal model of cancer care
The Orkdal model of cancer care rests on collaboration between specialist oncology and community care in palliative treatment, as Anne Kari Knudsen explains
The Norwegian...
We are joining the dots on rare forms of cancer, EU health commissioner says
Vytenis Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, stresses the need for prevention and spotlights joint efforts to tackle rare forms of cancer
The...
What are the prospects for public sector ICT suppliers in 2017?
Rob Anderson, analyst in the public sector team at GlobalData, predicts a buoyant market for public sector ICT this year and in the longer...
Climate change in the Polar Regions: Past, present and future
How is climate change in Polar Regions affecting sea ice? Professor Hideaki Motoyama and colleagues at the National Institute of Polar Research investigate
The Polar...
Brexit white paper expands on May’s 12 point plan
The government issued its Brexit white paper at lunchtime, outlining plans to leave the customs union and curb immigration but maintain ‘frictionless trade’
Following the...
Promoting sustainable healthy lifestyles with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach
The PEGASO project is helping address the global obesity epidemic by promoting change towards sustainable healthy lifestyles, as Renata Guarneri describes
The increasing prevalence of...
Shadow cabinet members resign over Article 50 vote
MPs voted yesterday in favour of beginning the formal Brexit process, amidst a wave of shadow cabinet resignations over Labour’s line on the Article...
Agile transformation: Moving to the organisational dimension
Agile transformation is enabling change and adding value across the public and private sectors, as Agile Business Consortium Member Hugh Ivory outlines
The term “Agile”...
Municipality issues passports in the middle of a shopping centre
The municipality of Frederiksberg (Denmark) issued passports in the preferred time and place of families with children with the aid of Biometric Solutions ApS.
New York event highlights Horizon 2020 opportunities to US researchers
A recent event hosted by the German Center for Research and Innovation in New York highlighted Horizon 2020 opportunities for researchers in the US
With...