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More than 50 UK university leaders are set to travel to Brussels today to lobby European policy makers against potential research funding cuts... Professor Sir Steve Smith, the vice-chancellor of Exeter University, is to lead a group of more than 50 university leaders to Brussels. The group will lobby European...

According to a new study being overweight can reduce the risk of getting dementia by 18 per cent Researchers from Oxon Epidemiology and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found that people who were overweight had less risk of getting dementia in later life. The study analysed the health...

If the Conservatives remain in power funding in Wales would remain higher than it is in England, according to the Chancellor George Osborne... On the campaign trail in Wales, Chancellor George Osborne reiterated his pledge to negotiate a funding deal for the nation if his party wins the election. The issue...

The Green MEP for South East England has called for public transport across the region to be made free within towns and cities in a bid to combat air pollution... Air pollution is a major issue in cities and towns. In the UK alone the estimated death toll currently stands...

Unison has warned that paramedics in Northern Ireland are under significant amounts of stress... A survey conducted by trade union Unison has revealed that 96 per cent of 248 paramedics questioned suffer work-related stress. The organisation warned that many faced an “enormous burden of stress”. The survey also found that more...

Studies related to animal nutrition encompasses the metabolism and utilisation of nutrients and biologically active substances from feeds, the improvement of the health-promoting qualities of poultry, pork, and lamb meat, as well as the symbiotic microorganisms colonising various sections of the digestive tract.

A think-tank has revealed that households in Northern Ireland have the lowest incomes of anywhere in the UK... The Resolution Foundation found the average household income in Northern Ireland is four per cent (around £860) below pre-economic downturn levels last year. The study conducted by the foundation also revealed Northern Ireland...

An exploratory well in Surrey could deliver up to 100 billion barrels of oil, according to exploration firm UK Oil & Gas Investments... An analysis of a well located at Horse Hill, Surrey, could deliver significant amounts of oil for the UK. Last year, UK Oil & Gas Investments (UKOG) drilled...

Following Poland’s accession in 2004, their agriculture sector has seen a transformation in terms of growth, but the desire for improvement continues. AG outlines the latest developments…                        Poland’s accession into the European Union in 2004 has enabled the country...

After making a loss in 2013, the Co-operative Group has announced a return to profit in 2014... The Co-operative Group has announced profits were up in 2014 due to a good performance by its food and funerals businesses. The group revealed it made profits of £124m, which must have been welcomed...

In an annual survey conducted by the Times Higher Education, the University of Bath is said to offer the best university experience in the country... The survey, which assessed criteria such as learning and teaching experiences, also included feedback on the facilities available on campus, connections with industry, and cheap...

Sarah Collen-Godman, Senior Policy Manager – NHS European Office at the NHS Confederation discusses how the Horizon 2020 programme will help to address major societal challenges… Horizon 2020, Europe’s research and innovation programme, was launched at the beginning of 2014 and will run until 2020. It is the EU’s overarching, multi-disciplinary...

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has announced his party will commit to a multi-billion pound devolution deal for Yorkshire if Labour wins the upcoming General Election... Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has put forward a plan to rival George Osborne's 'northern powerhouse'. Speaking earlier this week, he committed to giving Leeds, Sheffield,...

Bryn Kewley, Campaigner at the Energy Bill Revolution explores the facts behind our fuel poverty crises and calls on the next government to make home energy efficiency a national infrastructure spending priority… Shortly after the 7th May one man will hold the keys to No.10 Downing Street. The question is...

First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) Nicola Sturgeon has said she will help make Ed Miliband PM if the Conservatives do not win a majority... Despite Labour leader Ed Miliband emphatically declaring during his TV appearance with Jeremy Paxman that he had no plans to ally...

A new survey has revealed that young people in the UK are increasingly giving up the prospect of owning their own home... “Generation Rent”, a new report from the bank Halifax, showed the proportion of people between 20- and 45-years-old who were putting aside money for a deposit has remained...

New figures reveal the number of community service orders given out by courts in Edinburgh has doubled during the last two years... Almost 84,000 hours of unpaid work was carried out in Edinburgh last year through community service orders. This was the equivalent of nine and a half years. Community payback...

People over the age of 55 can now cash in their entire pension pot under new rules that came into play yesterday... The reform to the pension system has been described as the biggest change to personal finances in decades, but the speed at which the rules were introduced by...

Work is set to get underway in West Bay, Dorset, to make changes to traffic management in the local area... Following changes agreed by West Dorset District Council's Executive Committee in July, work is set to start on 13 April on a new traffic management scheme in the local region....

Business group CBI has said the UK economy picked up in the first quarter and looks set to gain momentum in the current period... It is good news for the UK economy. According to estimates from the business group, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the economy in the UK...