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How do we envision the sustainable society we want to create?

Here, Professor Masahide Sakamoto uses Japanese pollution research as a case study for thinking about and understanding how to create a sustainable society.
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International Women’s Day: We need more than corporate virtue-signalling

Corporate virtue-signalling on International Women's Day is patronising; what can companies actually do to promote gender equality in the workplace? 
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Gender gaps in drug trials harm women’s health through overmedication

When conducting drug trials, it is vital to include women and men in research to prevent gender gap issues like adverse drug reactions.
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Remanufactured IT: helping the NHS join the circular economy

Steve Haskew, the Group Director of Sustainability at Circular Computing – an organisation that sits at the centre of the circular economy – discusses the possibilities of remanufactured IT in the NHS.
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Discussing early innovation software by example of the PERPL software

Dr Joanna Leng, School of Computing, University of Leeds, UK, presents a project from the fellowship, on the PERPL (pattern extraction from relative positions of localisations) software which analyses super-resolution light microscopy (SRLM) data.
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Liberating climate action from politics

Simon Glynn, Founder of Zero Ideas, explains the importance of liberating climate action from politics.
Stolen Lives: The Reality of Living with Long Covid

Stolen Lives: The Reality of Living with Long Covid

Long Covid is affecting an estimated two million people in the UK; however, both the general population and the UK government have continued to overlook its impacts. This eBook sheds light on the life-changing condition.
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Mobile Voice and Data Services agreement update

Crown Commercial Service explain enabling the best pricing on core services for the public sector by looking at the Mobile Voice and Data Services agreement update.
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Religion and race relations in America: Focusing on Christian Evangenicals

Here, Kazunobu Horiuchi explores how several movements based on religion have developed in American society to improve race relations.
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A new European Innovation Agenda

The European Union’s new innovation agenda for increased competitiveness and welfare, starting with its objectives explored here by Maurizio Mensi from the European Economic and Social Committee.
Reproductive Technologies for Sustainable Livestock Production

Reproductive technologies for sustainable livestock production

Livestock are an important source of food for the planet’s eight billion humans; societies across the globe must work together to meet the ever-increasing demand for food through reproductive technologies, if we hope to attain global food security Animal-source foods are a vital component of a healthy well- balanced human...
A woman is working at home using a modem router, connecting the Internet to her laptop.

The Broadband USO – is it really helping those most in need?

What is the Broadband USO implemented by the Government, and how is it supporting digital connectivity?
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Eric van Gemeren discusses Honeywell Process Solutions

Eric van Gemeren, Chief Technology Officer for Honeywell Process Solutions, discusses Honeywell’s sustainable solutions and the environment.
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Why Europe needs to catch up with psychedelic research

David Nutt FMedSci, Chair Drug Science and PAREA, Prof of Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, explains why Europe needs to catch up with psychedelic research.
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Redesigning medical alarms to improve public health

Researchers at McMaster University and Vanderbilt University explain how could changing the tune of hospital medical alarms could improve public health.
Bored distant couple ignoring each other lying in bed at night while using mobile phones. Smartphone addict. Obsessed and distracted man and woman texting. Addiction to social media and technology.

Why is smartphone addiction on the rise, and are you being affected?

With 6.3% of the population currently suffering, Dr Deborah Lee, Dr Fox Online Pharmacy, explores and examines concerns around smartphone addiction (SMA).
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Using AI, analytics and machine learning to improve NHS wait times

The country is struggling with extended NHS wait times for treatments, but new artificial intelligence and analytic solutions could be used to help resolve the crisis.
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Why connected patient data is key to transforming global health outcomes  

In the next 3 years, the average volume of new healthcare data for each patient is predicted to exceed 1 terabyte; how can we reduce this to improve global health outcomes?
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Small isolated wetlands can be pollution-catching powerhouses

Research shows how small isolated wetlands protect downstream waters by doubling as pollution-catching powerhouses by filtering excess nitrogen (N) generated from agricultural and urban activities.
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Reaching data maturity within government

By embracing data maturity, governments can lay the groundwork for a more effective public sector, and digital society – but how do they get there?

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