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The Green Party in Germany is calling for reassurances from the government that British people living in the country will be able to stay post-Brexit… The issue of what will happen to EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU is one that has been the topic...

Martin Easter, General Manager at Hygiena International Ltd highlights the importance of cleanliness in hospital settings… “Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement.  If you can’t measure something, you can’t understand it. If you can’t understand it, you can’t control it. If you can’t control it,...

At the 7th Summit of the Regions and Cities in Bratislava last month – of which AG was in attendance – Vice-President of the European Commission with the responsibility of the Energy Union, Maroš Šefčovič spoke about the role of cities and regions in the transition towards a sustainable,...

Jessica Figueras, Chief Analyst, Kable talks about how public sector IT is utilising cloud technology and why it remains a bright spot in a static market.. Thanks to the Brexit vote, the public sector IT community faces an environment where the only certainty is uncertainty. As the machinery of government...

Ministers have approved plans to expand London City Airport, creating at least 1,600 new jobs and adding £1.5bn to the economy… Chancellor Philip Hammond, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, and Communities Secretary Sajid Javid have announced plans to expand London City Airport will go ahead. The £344m programme will create 1,600 airport...

Northern Powerhouse Minister Andrew Percy has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to develop the north… The Northern Powerhouse will continue to develop under new leadership, it has emerged. The programme to create a north able to rival the south of England was the flagship programme of former Chancellor George Osborne. Northern Powerhouse Minister...

Lambert van Nistelrooij, Dutch Member of the EPP group of the European Parliament outlines how an ageing population affects rural areas… In 2060 there will be 2 people employed to the ratio of one pensioner, compared with 4 to one in 2012. Above that the differences are tremendous: cities grow...

New research has revealed women are less likely to apply for top graduate jobs despite being more likely to get them A new survey from the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has revealed female students are less likely than their male counterparts to aim for top graduate jobs. However, they...

Michael Gower, Principal Research Scientist (Polymer Composites) from the National Physical Laboratory highlights The VITCEA project… The excellent mechanical properties, low weight, fatigue and corrosion resistance of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) composites gives them considerable advantages in renewable energy (wind, wave and tidal), oil and gas, and transport applications....

Hermona Soreq, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem discusses combining the environmental and personalised medicine aspects of microRNA ‘guardians’ and their target genes into post-trauma risk and resilience... The risk of developing post-trauma symptoms and related diseases due to previous generations exposure presents a persistent burden on holocaust survivors, their descendants,...

Roads in Scotland are set to benefit from new technology to improve safety inspections… A new 12 month contract has been awarded to Exeter-based RouteShoot Limited. The firm will deliver GPS and video capturing software to aid with road safety inspections across Scotland. RouteShoot will provide cloud-hosted video, as well as...

AG Editor, Laura Evans, and Adjacent Oil and Gas Editor, Katy Edgington attended the 7th European Regions and Cities Summit in Bratislava. Here they report on the 2 day event and how investment and collaboration is key for Europe to move forward… A week after Slovakia took over the Presidency...

A programme aimed at improving the mental health of children in Kent is set to receive £10m investment… The Big Lottery Fund is to invest £10m in an innovative mental health programme for children. HeadStart, a five year Big Lottery Fund programme, aims to prevent thousands of young people from...

Darren Hunt, Director, Public Sector at SAP, examines how technology is transforming local government and services... Local government is many things to many people. It provides services to citizens, protects the public, runs transportation systems, supports education, collects taxes and promotes economic growth. It also has to manage its internal operations,...

The UK is to relinquish its presidency of the European Council in 2017 as it moves to withdraw from the EU… It has been confirmed by Downing Street that the UK will no longer be scheduled to take its turn to lead the European Council. The presidency of the council is...

Professor Colin J Suckling, Research Professor of Chemistry at the Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde looks at how the recent EU Referendum could impact his institution and research. Like many British academics, the result of the recent referendum on the UK’s place in Europe was a...

Young people have seen a drop income, with pensioners seeing an increase, according to a new report from the IFS… According to the think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) pensioners are the least likely group to suffer income poverty. The report from the IFS indicated that the largest drop...

Michael Creed, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in Ireland highlights the Food Wise 2025 strategy and its aims to tackle the challenges facing the Irish agri-food sector… Food Wise 2025, the ten year strategy for the Irish agri-food sector published in July last year, is the successor to...

James Thompson, Senior Research Analyst at the King’s Fund asks whether the Carter Review guides us to productivity and efficiency in acute hospitals… In June 2014, at the request of the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, Lord Carter began to look at what could be done to improve...

New Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has reiterated the UK plans to keep relationships with its EU neighbours… In his first step onto the international stage, Boris Johnson has said the UK’s exit from the EU does not means “abandoning” its friends or leaving Europe. Johnson, who was among the leaders of...