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University dropout rates fall after the increase in tuition fees
A new report has examined the impact of increased tuition fees on the number of students completing university courses.
In 2006 university tuition fees increased to around £3,000. The move, while highly contentious, has had at least one positive outcome: it has reduced the number of dropouts.
A report carried out...
Energy efficiency and housing: what next for local authorities?
Ian Hutchcroft, Head of Local Delivery at the Energy Saving Trust explains how local authorities can retrofit for energy efficiency and deliver benefits for carbon reduction, health, jobs and growth
There is no doubt that the drivers for local authority action on housing energy efficiency are strong, and getting stronger.
With...
Supporting rural communities
EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan believes rural areas hold many of the solutions for 21st Century challenges, and EU programmes are making this a reality
Rural areas cover some 80% of the EU’s territory and are home to about half of our 500 million citizens. The...
Driving culture to local communities
Open Access Government outlines how DCMS and the Museums Association help to encourage local communities to engage with the culture and heritage sector
Museums and galleries play an integral role in our local communities. As well as preserving local history and heritage, they also help to educate. Heritage and culture...
Innovative solutions for healthcare challenges
European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis spoke at eHealth week in Riga about how digital applications are integral to tackling today’s health challenges in Europe
When I started as a practising medical doctor, we kept handwritten health records and had face to face consultations. There was no...
The importance of rail infrastructure financing
Libor Lochman, Britta Schreiner and Hans Besser from CER – the Voice of European Railways, emphasise the importance of infrastructure investment throughout Europe…
Mobility is vital for the European Union’s internal market, for the quality of life of Europe’s citizens, and for society as a whole. Effective mobility requires a modern,...
The future of public services: how to manage change effectively
Change can be integral to an organisation or business, here Barry Pirie, President of the PPMA outlines the key points when integrating and managing changes
Improving the delivery of public services has always been critical for any public sector organisation which wants to remain relevant and valued by the citizens...
The “place” in economic Development
In view of the significant transformation towards a knowledge-based economy which is taking place, as investment and people are now more mobile than ever before, so does the consideration of the quality of a place also become much more important.
The most important component of this transformation is a much...
MK:Smart Project – Smart city
Dr Paul Sant, Associate Dean at The University of Bedfordshire details how Milton Keynes is striving to become one of the UK leaders in smart cities
According to a recent report by Centre for Cities, Milton Keynes is the UK’s number one city for jobs growth. Not only that, but it...
The importance of adequate rail infrastructure financing
Libor Lochman, Britta Schreiner and Hans Besser from CER – the Voice of European Railways, emphasise the importance of infrastructure investment throughout Europe
Mobility is vital for the European Union’s internal market, for the quality of life of Europe’s citizens, and for society as a whole. Effective mobility requires a modern,...
Warm Up Bristol: City-wide energy efficiency
A part of Bristol’s status as 2015 European Green Capital involves becoming the UK’s most energy efficient major city. Here, the Council outline their Warm Up Bristol initiative targeting poorly insulated and energy inefficient homes
Bristol has some of the oldest housing stock in Europe and each year in the...
Osborne spending squeeze underway
The Chancellor George Osborne has told government departments to start looking into where £13bn of further cuts can be made...
After five years of cutting services to the bone it is frankly astounding there is anything left to cut. However, yesterday Chancellor George Osborne called upon Whitehall departments to begin...
36,000 homes needed in East Cheshire
Cheshire East Council has revealed a total of 36,000 new homes need to be built across east Cheshire by 2030 to meet demand for housing...
It is no secret there is a housing shortage across the UK. With demand outstripping supply there is a significant amount of new builds needed...
Sales fall for supermarket chain Morrisons
Supermarket chain Morrisons has announced like-for-like sales fell by 2.9 per cent in the three months to May...
The big supermarket chains in the UK seem to be in some trouble. Morrisons is the latest casualty to suffer a fall in sales, following Sainsbury's announcement earlier this week.
The fourth-largest supermarket...
Teachers increasingly supporting families
Union leader warns that schools are becoming the A&E departments of communities, as they are increasingly supporting struggling families
The new leader of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) Tony Draper has warned teachers are struggling to deal with the impact of austerity measures on families.
Draper said schools are...
Clegg makes public sector pay pledge
Under new plans from the Liberal Democrats millions of public sector workers would see better wages...
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg said public sector workers have “made enough sacrifices” and that it is time to end “the era of pay restraint”.
Pay, he said, should increase in real terms...
SNP lays out its election manifesto
Launching the SNP's general election manifesto, Nicola Sturgeon says her party will represent the interest of voters across the UK...
Today, the Scottish National Party (SNP) launched its manifesto. The party has pledged to represent the whole of the UK, not just Scotland, if they are brought in to help...
Unemployment falls to 1.84 million
Official figures have revealed that UK unemployment fell to 1.84 million in the three months to February...
Unemployment figures have seen an improvement, according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics. The rate fell by 76,000 to 1.84 million, meaning the rate of unemployment fell to 5.6...
The Green Party launches election manifesto
The Green Party is set to launch its election manifesto, which will include a call to “take back” the NHS from the private sector
Party leader Natalie Bennett and MP Caroline Lucas are set to unveil their party's election manifesto today. It will focus on issues such as stopping the...
UK hiring levels remain ‘sky-high’
There has been significant growth in the number of new workers being taken on by companies across the UK...
According to the latest Business Trends Report from BDO the employment index has seen growth. The readings for March came in at 113.0. This was almost the same as February's figure...
