Facility management in healthcare institutions
Prof. Dr. Susanne Hofer, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Facility Management, asks why the non-medical processes are well worth a closer look.
Facility Management...
EU Commissioner calls for research papers to be free to read
EU Commissioner for Research Carlos Moedas gives support for EU-funded research papers to be free to read - although not necessarily free to publish
Schools could teach mandatory classes about the EU
Mandatory classes to teach children about the EU could be implemented across Europe in a bid to overcome Euroscepticism
Criticism has been levelled at the...
Point-of-care ultrasound for intravenous access
Emergency Ultrasound Director Virginia M Stewart discusses intravenous access for patients presenting in the Emergency Department.
Patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) may have characteristics...
Sunderland Council could raise £500,000 selling off libraries
Sunderland City Council considers selling local libraries in a bid to raise £500,000.
Facing tough budget cuts, Sunderland City Council has said selling libraries could...
The reverberating impacts of detecting gravitational waves
Denise Caldwell, National Science Foundation’s Physics Division, looks at what the future holds for gravitational wave research
The ESRC HIVE-PED delivers expert research seminars
The ESRC-funded Higher Vocational Education and Pedagogy (HIVE-PED) research seminar series has organised and delivered nine expert seminars and two conferences during 2013-16, with a focus on research findings on parity, progression and social mobility in England.
Fall in coal use is helping to reduce emissions, figures show
Figures released by The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) show a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions last year due to a fall...
Millions to benefit from new National Living Wage from today
From today full-time workers in the UK will get a £900 cash increase on the current National Minimum Wage.
This means that in some parts...
EU Referendum: What does it mean for farming, chocolate and our younger generation?
The terrorist attacks last week were aimed right at the nerve centre of the European Union, and through the lens of the referendum here...
UK to benefit from big data and IoT
Mark Wilkinson, Regional Vice President – Northern Europe and Russia/CIS at SAS Software UK outlines the value of the Internet of Things and big...
The lifelong impact of air pollution
Professor Jonathan Grigg, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) writes about the risks air pollution poses to our country’s children…
This year...
Funding for New Living Wage could push social care services to breaking point
Council leaders have revealed concerns for the added pressure on social care services that will result from the introduction of the National Living Wage...
Providing data to manage soils sustainably
Dr Andrew Tye, Soil Scientist & Process Geochemist at the British Geological Survey looks at soil management and how it can help ensure sustainability...
Provision of housing for older people in Oxford to be improved
Oxford City Council are aiming to improve provision of housing for older people following a comprehensive review of the service…
Following the review, which included...
Liverpool City Council launches £1 shop programme
As part of Liverpool’s urban regeneration, the city council has launched a new programme aimed at bringing disused shops back into use…
A new scheme...
Promoting and funding research excellence in Germany
AG highlights the work of the German Research Foundation, including how they promote research and innovation and their Excellence Initiative
Northumberland launches new online customer portal
Northumberland County Council has launched a new online portal that will deliver numerous services…
Northumberland County Council has moved some services to a new online...
Shock step down for Iain Duncan Smith
Just 48 hours after delivering the Budget, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith resigned from his post due to cuts to disability benefits…
The...
Internationalisation through the Linnaeus-Palme programme
The Swedish Council for Higher Education outlines the benefits of exchange programmes such as Linnaeus-Palme…
Linnaeus-Palme is an international exchange programme that supports long-term, bilateral...
