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Open Access Government August 2017
Open Access Government August 2017 highlights key topics such as health and social care, research and innovation, the environment, energy, education, ICT and cyber security. A selection is detailed below:
Fighting against antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is a global problem that requires commitment to tackle it, shares EU Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis...
UK strikes research deal with the US
A new research deal struck by the UK and the US aims to make it easier for scientists to travel, share resources, and collaborate
New mental health figures show a rise in depression among teenage...
New mental health figures revealed by a study show that a quarter of teenage girls and 1 in 10 teenage boys have suffered from depression
Government announces £500,000 investment in public parks
The Ministry of Parks and Green Spaces has announced a new action group dedicated to improving green spaces and investment in public parks
New images show the worrying reach of microplastics
New images from Thomson Ecology show how far microplastics have reached into our food chain, affecting organisms on a microscopic scale
Offshore wind now cheaper energy source than nuclear power
Offshore wind is set to become a cheaper energy source than nuclear power for the first time ever according to new government figures
Improving education in Scotland
Standardised assessments will help empower schools to tackle the attainment gap and drive improvements in education, the Scottish Government’s Deputy First Minister (DFM) John Swinney underlines
Public inquiry needed into debt crisis, insist senior MPs
Senior MPs have urged the government to open up a public inquiry into the £200 billion worth of debt burdening households across the country
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Shared solution enables library systems management savings
Black Country Libraries in Partnership sets innovative plans in motion to improve customers’ experience, by signing a joint deal with Capita Libraries to supply...
Over 3 million more people in work since 2010
New figures released today reveal that there are now over 3 million more people in work, in the UK, compared to 2010
Plans for Britain’s first digital intercity railway
The UK government is developing plans for Britain’s first digital intercity railway in the north, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announced today
