Funding key research for Alzheimer’s disease
Melinda Kelley from the National Institute on Aging in the US, speaks to Editor Laura Evans about raising awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and how...
Infrastructure investment – will Westminster deliver?
Julian Francis, Director of Policy and External Affairs at ACE discusses what should be expected from the upcoming Autumn Statement and its impact on...
Funding boost for cycling in Birmingham
Birmingham City Council has been granted funding of £1.2m to enable children in the city to receive cycle training…
Tens of thousands of children in...
Smoking rates in England fall to lowest on record
The number of people in England smoking has fallen to the lowest ever recorded, according to Public Health England (PHE)…
Compared with 19.3 percent in...
Pioneering agriculture projects win £17.8m of funding
Ground-breaking projects to improve agriculture and food production have been awarded funding of £17.8m under the Government’s Agri-Tech Catalyst…
Projects that include lobster farming, scallop...
Only half of UK workers use their degree in their job
A new survey has revealed that the majority of workers in the UK do not use their university degree within their current job role…
The...
Winning gold in the technology race
Gary Bell, Executive Director of Outsourcing, Civica outlines how the public sector could learn from the mindset and commitment of our Olympians when it...
City Council agrees pooled budget for adult homeless housing in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire City Council is to enter into a pooled budget arrangement with partners across the county to help support homeless accommodation for adults…
The decision...
Network Rail offers 140 new apprenticeships
Network Rail has announced its Advanced Apprenticeship scheme is to expand next year, enabling the organisation to take on a further 140 new trainees…
The...
$4m investment in Canadian big data research projects
The Canadian government has invested in new genomics “big data” research projects that will tackle real-world problems…
A significant funding boost is to be given...
Osborne to chair Northern Powerhouse think tank
Former Chancellor George Osborne is to chair a new think tank committed to pushing forward the Northern Powerhouse…
A new think tank aimed at developing...
Soil biodiversity: keeping the Earth alive
Arwyn Jones and Alberto Orgiazzi, European Commission Joint Research Centre Sustainable Resources Directorate - Land Resources Unit, discuss the importance of soil biodiversity...
Soil condition underpins food...
Monmouthshire council staff see high rates of sickness
According to new Welsh government figures, Monmouthshire County Council staff take more sick days than their national counterparts…
New figures have revealed staff working for...
Mechanical and microstructural characterisation of high performance materials
Dr Helen M Davies, Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Structural Materials at Swansea University highlights microstructural characterisation…
Swansea University is well known for...
Birmingham City Council launches £500k arts funding grant
Art groups are being urged to apply for grants from a £500,000 fund to develop culture in Birmingham…
Birmingham City Council has launched a grant...
Anatomy and cell biology
Dr. Troy Harkness’ lab at the University of Saskatchewan, in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, has used funds provided by the CIHR...
How does organisational resilience link with lean six sigma?
Jugjeet Mehmi, Business Development Executive at BSI Group looks at how businesses can use lean six sigma to their advantage for organisations resilience…
Processes are...
Worcestershire to deliver all services online
Worcestershire County Council has set a new target to ensure 100 per cent of services are available online by 2017…
A local authority has committed...
Michel Barnier to lead Brexit task force
The European Commission has revealed Michel Barnier will act as chief negotiator during the process of Britain exiting the EU…
The European Commission has set...
Local authorities warn homelessness legislation will not work
Councils are challenging proposed legislation to tackle homelessness, stating the methods put forward by the government will not work…
The Local Government Association (LGA) has...
