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Figures published by the Welsh government have revealed the amount recycled by councils has hit the 60 per cent mark for the first time… Recycling in Wales has grown four per cent on last year, according to new figures. Provisional data published by the Welsh government showed councils hit an average...

Councils should be able monitor academy school finances to prevent taxpayers’ money from being used inappropriately, says the LGA

Dr. Stefano Nativi, Project Coordinator,  National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research discusses geographic information and how technology can assist in this field... In the present era of big data, geographic information (GI) is ubiquitous and being characterised by a high level of variety as far as granularity levels, conceptual...

Lincolnshire County Council has reminded local residents to take advantage of a scheme to install free central heating systems… People in Lincolnshire are being urged to take advantage of a scheme that will help reduce fuel poverty in the region. The Lincolnshire Central Heating Fund could help the 33,200 households across...

Local authorities across Essex are out of pocket to the tune of £10m due to council tax fraud or errors… Council tax fraud or errors with payments is costing local authorities across Essex some £10m. The figure was released as Essex councils launch a new partnership aimed at tackling this...

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D outlines, how Ireland aims to become a global leader in innovation, research and development, highlighting the government’s Innovation 2020 strategy… Innovation has been central to securing Ireland’s economic recovery and the Irish government plans to continue building a sustainable economy...

The release of the GCSE results today has revealed a significant fall in grades when compared to last year More than five million students have today received their GCSE results. Following the decline of the A-level results published last week it will undoubtedly be disappointing for the education sector to...

Claire Brook, Partner at law firm Bond Dickinson, asks how the UK’s regulatory regime for unconventional hydrocarbon development might be impacted post-Brexit… We are in interesting and uncertain times. Attempting to predict the future for the shale gas industry in the current economic and political climate is not easy. In...

Despite some progress, women are still underrepresented in positions of academic leadership across the world. Colette Fagan, Professor, Deputy Dean and Vice Dean for Research at the University of Manchester asks why The situation has improved since the 1970s but across the world women still occupy only a minority of academic...

Ard van der Steur, Minister of Security and Justice in the Netherlands outlines how Member States are coming together to work as one, in order to prevent terrorist attacks... The ISIS-attacks in Paris (November 2015) and Brussels (March 2016) show the vulnerability of European countries to relatively large scale terrorist attacks...

The government has announced 41 projects will share £15m to fund mental health places of safety… The Department of Health has revealed £15m will be plugged into improving mental health services. The funding will be used to support 41 projects working on improving the provision of mental health places of...

The Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories details the importance of embracing culture and heritage Culture and heritage are powerful components of any society. Culture is the living expression of our values, and heritage encompasses the tangible and intangible things we wish to bring to...

Bob Theobald, Managing Director, Power On Connections talks about making self-service happen... It has been just over a year since the new Electricity Market Competition in Connections Code of Practice was formally approved by Ofgem. Customers and ICPs are now starting to reap the benefits brought about by the Code. The Code mandates...

A new microscope capable of detecting fatal infections has been invented by European researchers… Researchers from Europe have invented a new microscope that could save millions of lives each year. The microscope was developed by the Scalable point-of-care and label-free microarray platform for rapid detection of Sepsis (RAIS) project, and co-ordinated...

Czesław Siekierski, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development at the European Parliament, outlines how agriculture can benefit the environment… The environmental aspect of farming, and in general the modern agribusiness, is continuously receiving more and more attention and the spread of good practices in agriculture benefits both...

Canada is proud to co-lead efforts to internationalise social sciences and humanities research across the Atlantic – and back again. Here Ted Hewitt, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada explains why to Open Access Government The social sciences and humanities research environment in Canada has...

Bristol City Council is expected to cut a sixth of its full time workforce, losing up to 1,000 jobs… A sixth of the full time workforce at Bristol City Council is set to be cut, it has emerged. The local authority said the cuts were needed as it has to...

Duncan McHale, Vice President, Head of Global Early Development at UCB highlights new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease… Neurodegenerative diseases are a growing global challenge as medical advances ensures more individuals live longer.  By 2020 there will be more than 40 million individuals in the world with...

Martin Kern, Interim Director at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) highlights the importance of open innovation… When I am asked how the EIT Community managed to develop more than 900 business ideas, 200 innovative start-ups and 150 new products and services within only 5 years, my answer...

The European Commission has committed €3.6bn to help farmers utilise research and innovation… European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has pledged funding for research and innovation. Speaking at the 18th World Congress of Food Science and Technology in Dublin, the commissioner said research had to be adaptable to the farm and...