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Tackling Britain’s data skills shortage requires a new approach

Britain faces a major digital data skills shortage in virtually every industry - here's how to pro-actively tackle the problem.
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New forms of leadership needed to drive Levelling Up

Professor Kiran Trehan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Partnerships and Engagement at the University of York, an organisational member of the Institute of Economic Development, argues the case for new forms of leadership to drive economic development and innovation.
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Why is it important to study history?

Daniel Scarborough from Nazarbayev University examines why it is important to study history.
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European bio-based industries leading the green transition

Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore, Executive Director ad interim at CBE JU – Circular Bio‐based Europe Joint Undertaking, explains how European bio-based industries are leading the green transition.
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You Don’t Get Me: Public Responses to Mood and Behaviour Monitoring Wearable Technology

A diverse group of researchers opted for a unique, unorthodox approach to gathering opinions on mental health, relationships and wearable technology that can monitor mood, behaviour and relationships.
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Mentoring diverse graduate students in agriculture, geoscience, and related disciplines: Are you a mentor?

Mentoring starts from within the faculty member – a mentor guides a student from situation to solution using their lived experiences and expertise.
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Equal-Life team: Improving child exposome and quality of life

Four PhD students from the Equal-Life team discuss their areas of research into the child exposome, looking at the environment children are raised in and the effects it has on mental health and cognitive development.
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Girls Who Code: Encouraging Girls towards STEM Careers

Girls Who Code – While enrolment in computing science and engineering degrees has largely evened out among men and women, the professional participation of women in the technology sphere continues to lag behind.
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Energy Bill Relief Scheme: Freezing out the fraudsters

Colin Gray, Principal Fraud Consultant at SAS UK, looks at the technologies that can help governments fight fraud since the Energy Bill Relief Scheme came into force.

Integrating the Level(s) Framework into green buildings

More than 2700 European building sector stakeholders have been trained to use the Level(s) Framework indicators on the sustainability of buildings.
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Is drinking water safe? A neglected source of asbestos fibres

Prof. Giovanni Brandi and Dr. Simona Tavolari investigate the prevalence of asbestos fibres in drinking water around the world.
Bridging the gap between academic research and industrial application in the perspective of industry 4.0

Bridging the gap between academic research and industrial application in the perspective of industry...

“Good is not good enough when better is expected”. A quote that may very well apply for Atul Singh (29) from India working tirelessly at his computer optimizing engineering designs for the better.
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STEM: Preparing future problem solvers

Mr. F. Joseph Merlino, President of the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education, underlines the importance of preparing future problem solvers.
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Does a pedagogical approach impact an education setting?

Rageena Tahir, Head of EYFS at Fennies Nurseries, ponders if a pedagogical approach impacts an education setting for a child.
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Where have we gone wrong in our battle against teacher shortages?

Beng Huat See from the Durham Evidence Centre for Education, Durham University, looks at the chronic issue of teachers shortages and how to fix it.

The Oslo Medicines Initiative: Making people’s access to medicines a reality

WHO Regional Office for Europe and the Ministry of Health and Care Services, Norway, reveal how making people’s access to medicines is a reality thanks to the Oslo Medicines Initiative.
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Long COVID lessons learned beyond the pandemic

The Long COVID lessons learned beyond the COVID-19 pandemic are detailed here by leading Professors working on the University College London STIMULATE-ICP programme.
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Biodiversity and the benefits of nature to the workforce

Exploring the relationship between mental health, the workforce, and biodiversity, workplaces should be encouraging their employees to volunteer in nature more.
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15 ways to provide employee mental health & well-being support

Since we spend the majority of our adult lives at work, it is vital that employers provide sufficient employee mental health & well-being support - here's how.

How can Daoism benefit Western education?

Open Access Government speaks to Dr Tom Culham on the benefits of incorporating Daoism in Western education.

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