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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...

The number of overseas buyers enquiring about mortgages has doubled since the Brexit decision… deVere Mortgages, a firm that specialises in UK mortgages for expats and overseas buyers, has reported enquiries are up 50 per cent since the outcome of the EU referendum vote. The firm, which is part of the...

Ivo Holanec, Research Project Manager at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries highlights a new report published regarding the significant problem of resistance to antimicrobials. This report examines the clinical implications, plausible effects on mortality and potential economic cost of antibiotic resistance… Antibiotics have been central to modern healthcare since...

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...

A new survey has revealed an increasing number of UK employers are concerned about the lack of highly skilled workers and the impact this will have on their business… An annual survey carried out by the business group the CBI has revealed UK employers are concerned they will not be...

During legal proceedings, government lawyers have said it is unlikely Article 50, the mechanism that will allow the UK to withdraw from the EU, will be triggered this year... Prime Minister Theresa May is not likely to trigger Article 50 this year, according to government lawyers. Jason Coppel QC, said the UK...

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...

Julia Budka, Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Art at LMU Munich sheds light on the missing link to a more direct understanding of Pharaonic culture. Egyptological research has been traditionally focused on the evaluation of texts and funerary remains, resulting in a biased view of Ancient Egypt. The present knowledge...

The slashing of public health budgets could have a detrimental impact on the ability of councils to tackle obesity… Public health budget cuts could prevent councils from providing schemes aimed at helping people to lose weight. According to recent figures, one in 10 children aged four and five was classed as...

The Palatinate makes itself/you strong – ways to resilience’ initiative was founded by Pfalzklinikum for psychiatry and neurology in the Palatinate, in Southwest Germany. Together with national and international project partners such as, universities, communication experts and think tanks it aims to develop a resilient palatinate region until 2025....

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...

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 Alzheimer’s disease and by 2040, without the development of truly disease modifying drugs this will be more than 80 million.

The development of transportation and information technology has advanced the interconnectedness of global markets. With this global economic integration, new trade partners, shipping and transport routes emerge.

New Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said he has no plans to stop the controversial HS2 project… Upon taking office Chris Grayling has made it clear he has no plans to scrap high-speed rail (HS2). The major rail infrastructure project will connect the north and south of the country, firstly...