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SAFEPOST, being an EU scale project, answered key European policy challenges by allowing better integration of European R&D, and facilitating transfer of skills and knowledge across member states In order to better serve society and expand the work of the SAFEPOST Project within PostEurop, a SAFEPOST Project Working Group (WG)...

Government plans to offer 30 hours free childcare per week could threaten nursery schools throughout England, say teaching union NAHT A teaching union has warned that government plans to increase free childcare provision to 30 hours a week could threaten nursery schools across England. The new funding formula, aimed at...

Benedicte Swennen, urban mobility and cities policy officer at the European Cyclists’ Federation outlines how mobility habits are shifting throughout Europe The growth of cars in the past 50 years and the adaptation of the infrastructure to this dominant mode of transport have transformed our cities into urban areas with...

Professor Rosalind L Smyth, Director at the Institute of Child Health, University College London (UCL) outlines the importance of gender equality within the science sector… Many years ago, after I had been appointed as a research fellow in Cambridge, I bumped into a former senior colleague at a conference.  She...

Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director at the European Environment Agency explains how cleaner and smarter transport can meet Europe’s need for mobility… Transport connects people, cultures, cities, countries and continents. It is one of the main pillars of the modern society and economy, allowing producers to sell their products across the...

 The research project EUREX looks into the role of scientific expertise in the preparation of public policies. Cathrine Holst, ARENA and Johan Christensen, Leiden University ask what are the consequences for democracy of increased expertisation and Europeanisation? Governments rely on informed advice to make political decisions. Policy advice is provided...

Ai-Ling Lin, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky discusses Alzheimer's disease and the link to diabetes and nutrition... Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in those over the age of 65, and currently ranked as the sixth leading cause of death in the United...

Council budget cuts are behind the continuing decline in the condition of UK parks… The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has warned budget cuts are leading to the decline of parks across the country. In a new report, the HLF said public parks face falling into decline and neglect, despite a rise...

The City of Amsterdam highlights how the Dutch capital won the title of innovation capital of Europe how innovation plays a key role in the city... Amsterdam has become Europe’s Capital of Innovation. The city earned the ‘iCapital’ title, which comes with a €950,000 investment in the city’s continuing innovation,...

MPs are calling for action to ensure it is more difficult to make women redundant during and after pregnancy… Discrimination against women who are pregnant or have just had a child must be tackled, according to MPs. The Women and Equalities Committee has urged the government to take “urgent action” to...

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...

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...

John Bowis OBE, Honorary President of Health First Europe and former Member of the European Parliament, outlines how healthcare innovations are a key instrument to achieving sustainable healthcare solutions… “Health care providers are currently faced with an extremely complex challenge characterised by rising demand, increasing cost and insufficient funding. In...

Figures show more than £60,000 has been paid by Herefordshire Council in compensation due to potholes… A freedom of information request from the Hereford Times has revealed more than £60,000 has been paid out to drivers and cyclists in Herefordshire over the last three years because of potholes. The data showed...

The digital economy is here, and growing every day, sometimes in surprising ways. As ministers gather for major meetings in Paris and Cancun, Andy Wyckoff, Director of the Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation at OECD outlines how government leaders should be in no doubt about the key role...

Cillian Lohan, environmental scientist and a member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), outlines why we must push ahead with the transition to a circular economy… The Circular Economy is not about one big circle, but rather a series of interconnected and inter-influential circles. It is much more than...

Jessica Figueras, Chief Analyst, Kable talks about how public sector IT is utilising cloud technology and why it remains a bright spot in a static market.. Thanks to the Brexit vote, the public sector IT community faces an environment where the only certainty is uncertainty. As the machinery of government...

Michael Gower, Principal Research Scientist (Polymer Composites) from the National Physical Laboratory highlights The VITCEA project… The excellent mechanical properties, low weight, fatigue and corrosion resistance of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) composites gives them considerable advantages in renewable energy (wind, wave and tidal), oil and gas, and transport applications....

Prof. Dr. Albert Sundrum, Head of Department Animal Health and Animal Nutrition at the University of Kassel highlights progress made by the organic dairy sector… The organic dairy sector has been developing rapidly over the last decade. The existence of a premium price reflects (in part), the consumer expectation that...