Flexibility and smart analytics are critical to electoral canvass efficiency
William Quinton, Head of Elections, Idox, ponders what the Japanese relay team can teach us about harnessing technology to optimise the annual electoral canvas.
Digital skills: The key to public sector success
Graham Hunter, VP of Skills at CompTIA, explains why it is crucial that governments encourage and enable flexible learning and certifications in order to thrive in the new world of remote work.
The pandemic, after the pandemic: Healthcare transformation can help solve staff burnout
Mike Hobby, Healthcare Transformation Partner, Checkit, explores how healthcare transformation can put a stop to staff burnout before it becomes a pandemic itself.
Study with one million vaccinated people finds AstraZeneca is safe
The study, pre-printed in The Lancet, found that blood clots were far more common in people with COVID-19 than people vaccinated with AstraZeneca.
Students across the UK to receive consent education classes
Reclaim These Streets has joined forces with Shout Out UK to deliver comprehensive consent education classes to students across the UK.
UK donates 9 million AstraZeneca vaccines to countries overseas
The UK will begin to deliver 9 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines around the world this week, announces Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
2,820 secondary schools sign up to host summer schools
2,820 eligible secondary schools have signed up to host a summer school to help children catch up on lost learning time due to the pandemic.
Scientists say temperatures in South America could rise by 4°C
If greenhouse gas emissions continue as they are, the average temperature in South America could rise by 4°C - bringing with it more floods and wildfires.
Scientists reveal most-detailed image of Andromeda galaxy
This study, led by University of British Columbia physicist Sofia Fatigoni, is the first to capture such a clear image of the Andromeda galaxy.
Researchers begin work on magnetic male contraceptive
Researchers have created biodegradable, magnetic nanomaterials that reduce the likelihood of lab mice having children for 30 days.
Dancing improves cholesterol and fitness in postmenopausal women
A new study suggests that dancing may effectively lower cholesterol levels, improve fitness and body composition in postmenopausal women.
Study finds heart donations from overdose deaths safe to use
According to the American Heart Association, a heart donor using illegal drugs or dying from an overdose does not make the resultant transplant unsafe.
Human Learning Systems: A new approach to public management
Mike Crowther, CEO of Empowerment, discusses how a new approach to public management called Human Learning Systems can transform services.
Keeping our green spaces clean with environmental crime enforcement
Dyl Kurpil, Managing Director, District Enforcement, explains why outsourcing environmental crime enforcement can not only release a financial burden on local authorities but also achieve behavioural change that delivers tangible community benefits.
Funding to make EV batteries safer, cheaper and easier to recycle
Seventeen projects have been awarded £10 million to make electric vehicle batteries safer, more powerful, cheaper and easier to recycle.
Blood clotting from severe COVID-19 caused by abnormal antibodies
Blood clotting and inflammation seen in very severe COVID-19 cases may be caused by abnormal antibodies, according to a new study.
Canadian study says 28% of adults who attempted suicide now thriving
The study, peer-reviewed and published in Archives of Suicide Research, finds that 28% of adults who attempted suicide now have excellent mental health.
The isolation epidemic: How tech can combat loneliness in care homes
John Ramsay, founder and MD, Social-Ability, discusses how technology can improve wellbeing and combat loneliness in care homes.
Immunologists push for more intranasal COVID vaccines
While intramuscular vaccines are the norm right now, immunologists propose that intranasal COVID vaccines would be great for booster shots.
Study says 75% of sexual assault survivors have PTSD, one month later
The University of Washington team explain that while most sexual assault survivors have PTSD one month after the attack - it is common to feel better within three months.