Infection prevention and control: setting the right standards for patients
Gaynor Evans, Head of Infection Prevention and Control (North) at NHS Improvement details how the organisation helps the NHS to maintain high standards and...
DfT launches £2m fund to improve roads with technology
Councils have been invited to apply for a slice of £2m funding to improve roads through new technology…
The Department for Transport has launched a...
Dependable, secure and trustable wireless sensor networks
Dr. Werner Rom, Head of Department Cross Domain at the VIRTUAL VEHICLE Research Center highlights a key enabler to the Internet of Things...
Wireless...
Cumbria Council opens grants for community waste prevention
Cumbria County Council has launched a waste prevention fund to help reduce the amount of household waste in Eden…
A new grant aimed at reducing...
Council leaders urge for Right to Buy reform
Council leaders have called for action after figures revealed the number of homes replaced under the Right to Buy scheme fell by 27 per...
Children’s allegations of sexual abuse
Professor Kim P Roberts, PhD, of Wilfrid Laurier University talks about research into how children's memory works in cases such as sexual abuse...
One thing I...
Digital economy: Why a brighter future could be in our pocket
The digital economy is here, and growing every day, sometimes in surprising ways. As ministers gather for major meetings in Paris and Cancun, Andy...
Open source towards safe flood defences
Efficient, open minded and international collaboration of research and engineering is vital to safeguard the densely populated and growing urban areas across the world...
UK’s membership to the single market boosts GDP
New research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found staying in the single market could add an extra four percent to the UK’s...
Are we prepared for the new industrial age?
Dr. Julian Francis Director of Policy and External Affairs, ACE discusses the impact of automation on the future of industry...
In Britain, and all over the Western...
EU-funded researchers discover clues to prevent pandemics
Scientists funded by the EU have found new ways of detecting infectious pathogens, which can be used to prevent pandemics…
In a bid to understand...
The National Mental Capacity Forum
Professor Baroness Finlay of Llandaff highlights the work of the National Mental Capacity Forum and the key priorities it aims to tackle…
The National Mental...
73% of farmers have no plans in place for the future
A new survey has revealed a lack of planning from farmers for the future, with 73 per cent stating they have no intention of...
Finding your motivation for exercise
Paule Miquelon, professor at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, is studying the self-regulation of physical activity behaviour – specifically, how the quality of motivation...
Is Hinkley rethink good or bad for state of UK energy infrastructure?
Oliver Johnson, Policy Executive at Association for Consultancy and Engineering questions whether the decision to postpone approval for Hinkley Point C was the right...
Brexit vote has not slowed UK consumer spending
A new survey has revealed despite the shock of the Brexit vote the UK has continued to spend…
New figures suggest UK consumers have continued...
The latest edition of AG is now live!
Since the last edition of AG, some major changes have taken place in Europe, mainly in the UK. The result of the EU referendum...
MPs to fight May’s plans for grammar schools
Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs have warned they will stand against government plans to launch new grammar schools across England
Plans to allow new grammar...
Bioinspired green methods for functional nanomaterials
Dr. Siddharth V. Patwardhan, Head of the Green Nanomaterials Research Group at the University of Sheffield highlights nanomaterials and their functions…
Nanomaterials are worth multibillions...
Surrey County Council to turn off 40,000 street lights
In a bid to save money, Surrey County Council is to turn off more than 40,000 street lights overnight…
Over 40,000 street lights will be...
