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The UK sees a 26% increase in new vacancies in public sector jobs

Public sector jobs in the UK are increasing annually, with March 2023 being a record month with a 98% increase for the public sector.
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Government backs five year plan to create new homes and jobs

Development plans which could see more than 10,000 new homes built across England and 14,000 new jobs created by 2024/25 are to be brought forward through a £15 million government project.
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‘Pot for Life’ will this new scheme solve the UK’s pension crisis? 

The UK faces a pension crisis, with state pensions now funded on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Figure 1: Loosely based on the Abernathy-Utterback representation of the innovation pipeline of research software delivery models. Each curve is a model taken from experience and anecdotal evidence. Key: a,) The first stored memory computer is created b,) Grace Hopper and others develop programming languages and numerical methods c,) Teams of mathematicians develop research software, e.g., Dorothy Vaughan see Disney’s film Hidden Figures d,) Open source repository of numerical methods on punch cards collected from academic researchers by Rutherford Appleton Labs as a funding requirement e,) JISC funds research software development in faculty and IT services at universities where funding is along computing expertise, e.g., HPC, visualisation f,) eScience is funding initially to natural and then to social science for centralised teams funding is along research council remit g,) centralised generalised RSE teams are promoted over other models funded by Universities, RSE identified as technicians and more women join the profession h,) slow steady adoption of RSE in national research facilities.

Computing: Paradigm shifts, adoption, new digital professionals rising

Dr Joanna Leng, School of Computing, University of Leeds, UK and Dr Phillip Brooker, School of Sociology, University of Liverpool, Emeritus and Prof Wes Sharrock, School of Sociology, University of Manchester, focus on computing: paradigm shifts, charting the adoption and the rise of new digital professions.
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King’s Speech: Setting a new economic direction? 

The King's Speech announced a roadmap for a better and brighter future for the country, focussing on economic growth, further strengthening the NHS, stricter measures on crime, energy security and the UK’s international standing on global issues, but how does the Government plan to do this?

Entrepreneurship creates jobs, growth and innovation

Dr Padmesh Gupta, Managing Director of Oxford Business College, probes if entrepreneurship plays a vital part in creating jobs, growth and innovation.
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Meeting global climate targets to create 8 million energy jobs by 2050

Researchers predict that striving to meet global climate targets, like the Paris Agreement, will result in an additional 8 million energy sector jobs by 2050.
Oil Platform at Sunset

UK government grants hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences

The UK has granted hundreds of North Sea oil and gas licenses to ‘reduce reliance on hostile states’ and enhance energy security, but critics note this move is not only bad for the environment, but also will not change British oil and gas for the better.

UK investment zones in Scotland to promote jobs and economic equality

Glasgow City Region and the North East of Scotland have been designated as UK Investment Zones in Scotland, following an agreement between the UK Government and Scottish Government.
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Capitalising on renewable heating and the power of heat pumps

Martin Fahey, Head of Sustainability for Mitsubishi Electric UK & Ireland, explains how we can efficiently enter the renewable heating market with heat pumps to reduce emissions.
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UK and Japan collaboration: A renewed science and technology deal

Building on decades of ‘close cooperation', the UK and Japan have signed a renewed science and technology deal with the aim to bring cutting-edge new technologies to market.
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New property strategy launched by UK Government

Mark Chivers, Government Chief Property Officer and Director General from the Government Property, heralds the new property strategy launched by the UK Government.

Where to look for future jobs?

Claus Rosenstand, Digital Hub Denmark Professor looks towards jobs arising in the digital age We don't know exactly what the jobs of the future will look like. But we know where to look for them. Namely, in digital tech start- and scaleups. In the transition from the hunter-gather age to the...
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A lack of green STEM jobs could lead to a net zero skill shortage

The UK could experience a net zero skills shortage due to the lack of understanding and of education of skills required in green STEM jobs.
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One in five workers have the intention to quit their jobs

Over 6.5 million people in the UK are expected to leave their job in the next year, indicating that those with the poorest job quality are the most likely to have an intention to quit.
renewable energy production, Ireland

Ireland could become European leader in renewable energy production

Ian O’Hora, Head of Green Economy at IDA Ireland, discusses renewable energy production and exports, and how Ireland is gradually excelling in its climate action strategies.
STEM workforce, problem-solving

Training a new generation of problem solvers

How can education programmes develop the problem-solving skills of today’s schoolchildren and tomorrow’s STEM workforce?
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A new social contract for education: Science & evidence

Anantha Duraiappah, Director at UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP), describes a new social contract for education, including why science and evidence matter.
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Local & regional governments: Driving the renewable energy transition

Rohit Sen & Kanak Gokarn from ICLEI, argue that local and regional governments can play a powerful role in driving the renewable energy transition
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New greener E10 petrol now available: Here’s what you need to know

Fuel pumps across the UK have today introduced a new greener grade of petrol called E10, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announces.

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