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The Netherlands: Promoting physical and mental wellbeing
The Netherlands’ Ministry of Health, Welfare & Sport is responsible for promoting physical and mental wellbeing, social infrastructure and active lifestyles through participation in sport, as this article details.
£15 million from Tampon Tax Fund for period poverty
Ten projects will receive a total of £15 million to help improve the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable women across the UK in the latest round of funding from the Tampon Tax Fund, Minister for Civil Society Mims Davies announced.
Brexit: EU completes preparations for possible “no-deal”
As it is increasingly likely that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union without a deal on 12 April, the European Commission has today completed its “no-deal” preparations.
Screening social media: How can we keep children from inappropriate content?
In this article, Alastair Graham discusses the need for screening social media; touching on infamous cases, government responsibilities and questions of immaturity.
UN Women says it will take ‘202 years for economic gender parity’
Today, we celebrate and commemorate International Women's Day: read on to find out what the UN knows about international economic gender parity and what activists are doing.
Government announce measures to tackle violence against women
Ahead of International Women’s Day, the Home Office has published its refreshed violence against women and girls (VAWG) strategy in order to provide further support to victims and survivors of violent crime.
Hate crime awareness on UK public transport
There has recently been a bit of negative press surrounding hate crime awareness within the UK transport network, with the number of reported hate crimes increasing.
Student mental health: Universities should take charge
While holistic care of students requires input from multiple stakeholders, universities are uniquely placed to lead the charge on student mental health, writes Dr. Ian Jackson, medical director, and clinical safety officer at Refero.
How modern technology is uniting LGBT voices
Before the UK decriminalisation of homosexuality (Sexual Offences Act 1967) and technology united LGBT voices, gay life for many men and women was very difficult: either complete denial of your true self or living a double life.
The changing landscape of children’s screen time
Ahead of England’s Health Secretary meeting the bosses at Instagram over the handling of self-harm and suicide content, a new report into children’s screen time use has been released today.
Biometry: physical security for the digital age
Convenience often comes at a cost. In the online world, that cost rears its ugly head in the form of handing over sensitive personal information.
Solving the procurement conundrum
In recent years, it’s fair to say that the UK Government has been working harder to do more business with SMEs to level the playing field in the procurement conundrum.
SME owners still in the dark about GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was brought into force in May 2018 to safeguard the rights of consumers online, it was widely publicised at the time but recent research reveals SME owners are still unaware of regulations.
Musculoskeletal issues made worse by workplace conditions
Waste collection systems used throughout the UK could be causing significant long-term musculoskeletal issues for workers, research has shown.
The workplace features impacting employee satisfaction
Today’s workers are becoming increasingly savvy and are expecting much more from workplace features to fulfil employee satisfaction.
Addressing uncertainty to make infrastructure safer
Arturo González addresses the need to make infrastructure safer as it continues to experience an increasing rate of deterioration.
Top reasons for work-related stress in 2018
Thousands of Brits have taken time off work throughout 2018 due to work-related stress, depression and anxiety
Supporting biomedical research: A focus on hearing loss
We look at the the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)'s work around helping those with hearing loss.
Car breathalysers supported by public to prevent drink driving
New research has revealed that 90% of drivers would support breathalysers being installed in cars to prevent drink driving
Curbing UK water wastage with fixed network smart meters
Tony Anderson, Business Development Manager at Arqiva, explains how smart meters are measuring up to be one of the most debated topics for today's energy industry.
