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Lymphoma – what’s that?
Experts from the Lymphoma Association offer their thoughts on the extent of lymphoma in the UK today and how treatment and diagnosis can improve
Every 28 minutes someone is diagnosed with lymphoma. It is the fifth most common cancer in the UK with more than 19,000 people diagnosed every year,...
Nanomaterials for energy storage: Powering our world
Nanomaterials offer significant advantages for energy storage applications, as Professor Valeria Nicolosi’s research is demonstrating.
Millions of UK adults have never had their hearing checked
Research by Oticon reveals three quarters of UK adults have never had their hearing checked by a hearing professional, putting it at risk every day
A survey of 2,000 adults, commissioned by Oticon, has revealed that millions of Brits are putting their hearing at risk every day.
Almost half of UK...
€5m in prizes for social innovators using Blockchains to develop decentralised solutions
€5 million in prizes will be awarded to innovators that use Blockchain technology for social good
The European Commission has launched a new Horizon 2020 Prize which will award innovators for using Blockchain technology to develop decentralised solutions bringing about positive social change.
This European Innovation Council Horizon Price rewards the...
The provision of effective cross-border healthcare
Professor Ruth Ladenstein from SIOPE (the European Society for Paediatric Oncology) discusses how ERN PaedCan facilitates effective cross-border healthcare
The European Commission launched 24 different networks to bring together experts from across the EU to tackle rare diseases by improving diagnosis, treatment and access to specialist care. These are known...
A sustainable future for cities is within our grasp
Abdeluheb Choho, deputy mayor of Amsterdam and chair of EUROCITIES Environment Forum shares his thoughts on the sustainable future for European cities
As European cities, we are committed to making the transition to a circular economy. Building a more sustainable economy is an urgent environmental necessity and vital to our...
Chemicals impairing thyroid: a worthy concern for European risk assessors
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) are a concern for European risk assessors; those targeting thyroid are a subgroup that currently undergo an even closer scrutiny.
A European workshop on thyroid disruption has been held on March 2017 in the premises of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health &...
The global challenge of antibiotic resistance
Roxane Feller, AnimalhealthEurope Secretary-General provides a fascinating insight into the global challenge of antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics have had very positive effects on animal health over the years. Our pets are living much longer than they were decades ago and livestock are raised much more efficiently through our ability to control...
How can we reverse the teacher recruitment and retention crisis?
Emma Hollis, Executive Director of the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers sheds light on the issues around teacher recruitment and retention
With issues around teacher recruitment and retention going way beyond discussions in staff rooms and school corridors and into the public eye, those of us at the heart...
Pulse Business Energy wins Energy Buying Team of the year
Pulse Business Energy wins Energy Buying Team of the year at the Energy awards 2017
The Energy awards, won by Pulse Business Energy this year, celebrate innovation and best practice across the industry.
Introduced to emphasise the importance of teamwork in the procurement of energy, the Energy Buying Team of the...
The importance of smarter working practices in government
MF Warrender of Open Access Government explores the importance of smarter working practices across government
Established in 2010, The Government Property Unit (GPU) works with central government departments, striving to drive savings across the government estate. Added to this, the GPU works with local authorities to support them in achieving...
Rise of the robots in the public sector
Paul Tomlinson, CEO of IEG4, argues that the public sector stands to benefit most from Artificial Intelligence
A government report published last month: “Growing the artificial intelligence industry in the UK” highlights that increased use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can bring major social and economic benefits to the UK, offering...
Ignition! Workshop – Training to be Amazing!
Wellbeing Dynamics presents the Ignition! Workshop - a programme for young people ages 9-25 to encourage self-esteem and mental well-being
Young People are our new Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Scientists, Doctors, Nurses, Actors and Inventors - along with the plethora of other wonderful roles and vocations they will be embracing in their lives...
GaN on Si: An example of the links between academic research and innovation in...
GaN is a young semiconductor material full of promises for research and development, in the view of Director of Research at the CNRS, Fabrice Semond
Semiconductor material represents a market of more than $350billion. It is largely dominated, in terms of market, by silicon. However, there are other semiconductor materials,...
From research to consumer: Demands for healthy, nutritious and innovative food
In this in-depth feature, we find out how the multidisciplinary HealthyMinorCereals project responds to consumers’ increasing demands for healthy, nutritious and innovative food
A spokesperson from the HealthyMinorCereals reveals their thoughts on the demands of today’s consumers for food that is healthy, nutritious, innovative and produced sustainably. This in-depth article...
Less plastic waste in the future
Can plastics be removed from the environment and be biologically degraded? Chemical engineers at TU Wien (Vienna) are working on it
The use of plastics offers several advantages: they are cheap, versatile and easy to shape. However, they are responsible for today’s severe ecological problems. Plastics are difficult to degrade,...
Sexual selection theory and research
Dr Mollie Manier from the Department of Biological Sciences at The George Washington University lifts the lid on the arena of sexual selection theory
Charles Darwin developed sexual selection theory to explain why the peacock should possess such splendid tail feathers, despite what must be a disadvantage against predators. He...
The Champion of Regenerative medicine – the Axolotl
Professor Malcom Maden of the Department of Biology & UF Genetics Institute unveils his thoughts on the fascinating world of regenerative medicine
The fundamental goal of regenerative medicine is to be able to regenerate complex tissues of the human body that have been damaged by trauma or chronic disease. How...
The future of the Danish Ministry of Health
Jonathan Miles from Open Access Government explored the work the Danish Ministry of Health does to improve health policy across the country
The Danish Ministry of Health was officially established in June 2015 and is responsible for all healthcare policies in Denmark. Once an independent ministry when first launched in...
Günther H. Oettinger, the current European Commission
Günther H. Oettinger European Commissioner in charge of budget and human resources European Commission
The latest statistics show eight million jobs created in the European Union since the current European Commission took office. At the same time, over the past two years the EU’s economic growth has surpassed that of...
