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Insect populations

Insect populations halved by LED streetlights

A new study has shown that LED streetlights reduce insect populations by half, making them more harmful than the traditional sodium bulbs.
regulatory systems

Benchmarking Regulatory systems governing veterinary medicines – part 3

Rick Clayton, Technical Director, AnimalhealthEurope, in the final chapter of this three-part series, examines the benefits of benchmarking regulatory systems and promoting Good Regulatory Practice.
policing

Facial Recognition Technology: A tool for 21st century policing

Suzanne Gallagher, Associate, BCL Solicitors LLP, explains the current legal position in the balance between human rights, privacy and the use of biometric technology by the police and other groups.
vaccine rollout

Communication strategies are critical for vaccine rollout

Adam Enterkin, Global SVP Sales at BlackBerry, explores the critical role of secure crisis communications for the vaccine rollout and the value of a communication strategy to combat misinformation.
drug markets

COVID-19 and drugs in the European neighbourhood partnership countries

The EU drugs agency explores the impact of COVID-19 on drug markets, use and services in the European neighbourhood partnership countries.
arrest records, prit

UK Home Office loses 150,000 arrest records due to tech problem

According to The Times, 150,000 arrest records were accidentally erased - including fingerprint, DNA and arrest histories.
drug testing

Stop drug testing and start impairment testing

A new public health app by DRUID® measures factors to give an overall score of impairment, evolving the classic idea of drug testing.
social distancing

Why AI-powered video analytics holds the key to enforcing social distancing

Andrew Eggington, Finance Director, Ipsotek, explores the many ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to enforce social distancing and better protect society.
data-driven approach

Why local government still prioritises intuition over a data-driven approach

Shahid Younis, CEO of the Data Whizz Academy, examines why local government still prioritises intuition over a data-driven approach.
risk assessments for front-line workers

How automation can deliver effective risk assessments for front-line workers

James Duez, CEO of intelligent automation firm, Rainbird, explores how automation can be used for delivering the effective risk assessments that our front-line workers deserve.
coronary artery disease, medical revolution,

“Reasonable” physical activity for all: The next (cheap) medical revolution?

Simone Biscaglia, European Society of Cardiology Member, states the case here for what could be the next (cheap) medical revolution, “reasonable” physical activity for all.
Supercell storms

Understanding the world’s most devastating tornadoes and supercell storms

Leigh Orf discusses his research team’s recent breakthrough thunderstorm simulations at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC).
urban connected spaces, smart cities

Smart cities, smarter approaches: How to build trust into connected urban spaces?

Here, Ashley Stevenson explains to us how smart cities need to build trust into connected urban spaces.
uk’s emergency services

How is 5G benefiting the UK’s emergency services?

In this article Danny Longbottom, Director Local Government & Health at BT discusses the benefits of 5G for the UK’s emergency services – in the case of the ambulance service specifically.
the electricity industry

How to get a career in the electricity industry

The electricity industry is in need of a new generation of engineers with the skills to work on the energy systems of the future as it begins to benefit from a range of new smart and low carbon technologies.
undocumented female immigrants, VAWA, US immigration

Suffering in silence: The fear of undocumented female victims in America

In this article, immigration attorney Kushal Patel exposes how undocumented female victims of sexual, physical and emotional abuse feel unable to go to the police, due to the policy adopted by President Trump.
urban transformation

Climate change: Urban transformation and the relevance of critical infrastructure

Urban transformation and the relevance of critical infrastructure is placed under the spotlight here by Prof Dr Daniela Jacob at Climate Service Centre Germany (GERICS).
police facial recognition technology, University of East Anglia research

Is police use of facial recognition technology legal?

Facial recognition technology, being trialled by two major police forces in Britain, should be subjected to more rigorous testing and transparency, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Monash University.
violence against women

Government announce measures to tackle violence against women

Ahead of International Women’s Day, the Home Office has published its refreshed violence against women and girls (VAWG) strategy in order to provide further support to victims and survivors of violent crime.
security procedures

Securing industrial control systems by closing the air gap security loophole

Lavi Lazarovitz, Head of CyberArk Labs security research examines security systems, the rise of cyber attacks and the need to increase the protection of our data.

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