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vocation frustration

UK office workers are suffering from vocation frustration

A new report from Staples has discovered that office workers in UK are suffering from “Vocation Frustration”. 97% feel frustrated in their work environments, with many feeling the need to escape office life as a result
biobanking GDPR

GDPR in biobanking for precision medicine research: The challenges

R.T. Lawlor, Z. Kozlakidis and M. Bledsoe from the International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories note challenges in GDPR in biobanking for precision medicine.
accessible shopping

UK launches ‘Purple Tuesday’, the first accessible shopping day

Today see's the launch of 'Purple Tuesday', the UK's first accessible shopping day, organised by the disability organisation 'Purple'
Sugar intake

Sugar intake in children – more than just a weight issue

Sugar intake, particularly in children, is a hot topic in the media these days. However, government data suggests that children are still far exceeding the maximum recommended sugar consumption every day
bullying and harassment

Bullying and harassment in the NHS could be costing billions

Bullying and harassment in the NHS in England could be costing the organization over £2 billion per year, according to new research published in Public Money & Management
neurological disease

Reducing the burden of neurological disease: A focus on stroke research

Open Access Government looks at the wider work of The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in the U.S. when it comes to reducing the burden of neurological disease and how they are supporting stroke research
fight hunger

Global efforts to fight hunger and feed the planet in a sustainable way

Commissioner Phil Hogan shares his remarks on World Food Day 2018 at the Civil Dialogue Group Discussion - Global Food Security, Sustainable Development and Relations with Africa on 16th October 2018, where he charts global efforts to fight hunger and feed the planet in a sustainable way
workplace environment

HR professionals say workplace environment contributes to sickness levels

New research carried out by HR consultants AdviserPlus has revealed 64% of HR professionals say that a poor workplace environment can 'substantially' contribute to sickness levels The survey, which asked 300 HR professionals their opinions on the state of absenteeism in the UK, found that factors such as lifestyle and...
changing jobs

Why 98% of employees are changing jobs every 5 years

An increasing number of workers are placing more importance on job satisfaction and happiness rather than money and ‘a job for life’ with more of us changing jobs due to workplace unhappiness 
energy-from-waste

Why energy-from-waste plants are less harmful than firework displays

Indaver share their insight into the development of energy-from-waste (EfW) over the years and outline the many ways by which developers work to ensure that their plants do not pose a risk to human health
work-life balance

Scandinavian countries beat Britain on good work-life balance

Denmark and Sweden sit at the top of the list for finding the perfect work-life balance while the UK came in at an unlucky 13th position.
future of the office

The demise of the 9-5: What will the future of the office look like?

With the aim to uncover what the future of the office will look like, video web conferencing provider PowWowNow delved into research and interviewed experts and young professionals to outline the changes society is bringing to the workplace
personalised nanomedicine

Cutting-edge technology synergy in the personalised nanomedicine space: Focus on pharmaceutical nanomanufacturing

Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision Group explains cutting-edge technology synergy in the personalised nanomedicine space, with a special focus on pharmaceutical nanomanufacturing
anaemia

The burden of anaemia: The CoMMiTMenT project

Anna Bogdanova & Lars Kaestner share their thoughts on anaemia, a serious global health burden that affects 1.6 billion people globally
air filter

Horizon Prize awarded to innovative air filter to improve city air quality

A ceramic honeycomb air filter developed by a research team from Corning SAS, France, has won the EU Horizon Prize on Materials for Clean Air
endocrine disrupting chemicals

Fighting Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in our water: Where to begin?

Mikael Khan, Director of Technology at Arvia Technology lifts the lid on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in our water supplies
infrastructure

Listening to Infrastructure: Early warning systems for infrastructure deterioration

Dr Alister Smith, a UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Fellow based at Loughborough University, is developing novel infrastructure health monitoring technologies
EMBRC-ERIC

EMBRC-ERIC – European Marine Biological Resource Centre

The EMBRC is a global reference Research Infrastructure responding to the societal Grand Challenges through advanced marine biology and ecology research.
tackle climate change

Call for new innovations to tackle climate change

Britain's best innovators and researchers will be invited to pitch their ideas to help tackle climate change on towns, cities and the countryside as part of the modern Industrial Strategy
medical equipment

NHS urged to reuse more medical equipment

Minister of State for Health, Steve Barclay, has urged NHS staff to accept patients' unwanted medical equipment and reuse it, where safe to do so

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