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From today full-time workers in the UK will get a £900 cash increase on the current National Minimum Wage. This means that in some parts of the country, a fifth of the entire workforce will benefit from the new £7.20 per hour wage increase. First announced in the Summer Budget last...

In so many of our practices it is difficult to stand outside the full force of the groundings of what Deleuze called ‘state philosophy’. Such philosophy has invented the thinking subject and the mind.  Along with these inventions are created the many scientific/technological concepts circulating in Foucault’s ‘regimes of...

The ESRC-funded Higher Vocational Education and Pedagogy (HIVE-PED) research seminar series has organised and delivered nine expert seminars and two conferences during 2013-16, with a focus on research findings on parity, progression and social mobility in England, but including also comparative international perspectives. The ESRC seminars project is led by...

The terrorist attacks last week were aimed right at the nerve centre of the European Union, and through the lens of the referendum here in the UK the aftermath seems to have served to polarise opinion further. There are those attempting to articulate the argument that the UK would be...

Mark Wilkinson, Regional Vice President – Northern Europe and Russia/CIS at SAS Software UK outlines the value of the Internet of Things and big data for the UK economy… The value of big data equity in the UK was estimated at £12bn a year or 0.7% of the annual Gross...

Council leaders have revealed concerns for the added pressure on social care services that will result from the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW)… Although councils support the new NLW, which is due to be introduced at the end of this week, they do believe it will add more...

The project ACXIS brings together the expertise in X-ray cargo inspection of leading research centres in Germany, France and Switzerland, the major European supplier for cargo inspection systems, a research and development organisation focusing on training of X-ray inspection officers, and Customs administrations of the Netherlands and Switzerland. The...

Oxford City Council are aiming to improve provision of housing for older people following a comprehensive review of the service… Following the review, which included consultation and engagement with residents, a series of recommendations have been set out. These include how the Council will work in partnership with the County Council...

As part of Liverpool’s urban regeneration, the city council has launched a new programme aimed at bringing disused shops back into use… A new scheme hopes to bring abandoned stores in Liverpool back into use. Liverpool City Council has launched the ‘Shop for £1’ programme, which will mainly target units...

AG highlights the work of the German Research Foundation, including how they promote research and innovation and their Excellence Initiative

Andrew Hall, marketing manager, Oki Systems UK discusses how managed print services can help construction firms future-proof their printing needs. With the major focus on migration to digital design and BIM, there’s been little time in the industry to examine other operational issues. However despite the digital shift, the printing...

Northumberland County Council has launched a new online portal that will deliver numerous services… Northumberland County Council has moved some services to a new online self-service portal. My Northumberland will deliver services such as council tax, business rates, and benefits via an online service, which will be more efficient. The county...

The Swedish Council for Higher Education outlines the benefits of exchange programmes such as Linnaeus-Palme… Linnaeus-Palme is an international exchange programme that supports long-term, bilateral collaboration at the department level between higher education institutions in low and middle income countries, and Sweden. In 2015 the qualitative effects of the programme...

The EU Referendum campaigns were temporarily overshadowed by the Chancellor’s Budget announcement on Wednesday. Although not one to waste an opportunity, George Osborne used his speech as a platform to push the pro-EU agenda, stating, “Britain will be stronger, safer and better off inside a reformed European Union.” He also...

A new poll has revealed the Leave campaign is currently ahead, with a seven-point lead over the stay camp… In a boost for the Brexit campaign a new survey has revealed growing support, with a seven-point lead over the Remain camp. The survey, carried out on behalf of the Daily Telegraph,...

More austerity measures, moving all schools to academies, and the commitment to major infrastructure projects are among the topics expected in today’s Budget…  This afternoon George Osborne will deliver his eighth Budget as Chancellor. During the speech, he will set out a number of long term goals for the government,...

A US military commander has warned leaving the EU could place strain on the Nato alliance… The head of the US Army in Europe Lt-Gen Ben Hodges has expressed his concern over the outcome of the EU referendum and what it would mean for the Nato alliance. Acknowledging the vote was...

The northern high speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds should be kick-started, a new report has concluded… The National Infrastructure Commission has called on the government to kick-start the northern section of the high speed rail network, HS3. HS3 would connect major northern cities Manchester and Leeds as part of...

Edinburgh City Council loses hundreds of staff to redundancy in an attempt to find savings of £148m… Nearly 500 council staff have chosen to take redundancy as part of plans to restructure City of Edinburgh Council. The local authority is seeking to cut £148m from its budget over the next four years as part...

The London Assembly has blamed Transport for London for failing to deliver Tube upgrades on time and over budget… Gross mismanagement by Transport for London (TfL) has been cited as the reason a project to upgrade four Tube lines will fail to deliver on time and within budget. The London Assembly...