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The role of AI in sustainable agriculture

Aarthi Janakiraman, Research Director of the Advanced SciTech Division at Everest Group, thoroughly examines the role of AI in sustainable agriculture.

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...

Engineering innovation factory

Gunilla Silvard, KTH Royal Institute of Technology - Production and Engineering Management, discusses innovation in product realisation... Individualisation and sustainability increase the demand for innovation concerning...

North West councils launch foster carers campaign

Twenty-three local authorities are taking part in a region-wide campaign to recruit and raise awareness of the need for more foster carers…. A new campaign...

Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister calls for Hungary’s expulsion from the EU

Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn is calling for the suspension or even the expulsion of Hungary from the EU for violating EU values… Hungary should...

Gender balance in scientific careers

Professor Rosalind L Smyth, Director at the Institute of Child Health, University College London (UCL) outlines the importance of gender equality within the science...

Boundary review could see prominent MPs lose seats

Several senior MPs could lose their seats under new boundary proposals for England and Wales. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and former chancellor George Osborne are...

The value of research into endocrine disrupting chemicals

Alberto Mantovani, Research Director, Istituto Superiore di Sanità discusses if conducting research into endocrine disrupting chemicals is still worthwhile... Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC) are chemical substances that...

£50k Horizon 2020 funding granted for non-animal testing

A UK laboratory has been granted £50,000 EU funding towards developing non-animal testing methods… XCellR8, based at Sci Tech Daresbury, has been granted £50,000 funding...

TUC warns firms there is ‘no place to hide’ if they exploit workers

In the wake of the Sports Direct scandal, workers union TUC has warned companies they will be challenged if they exploit their workers… Businesses that...

Towards cleaner and smarter mobility

Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director at the European Environment Agency explains how cleaner and smarter transport can meet Europe’s need for mobility… Transport connects people, cultures,...

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