Workplace bias is still experienced by 86%, but how can we stop it?
360 Resourcing conducted a survey on workplace bias and found that it is still experienced by 86% of employees. Here they explore what society is missing when it comes to creating an unbiased working environment.
AstraZeneca vaccine makes mistake in dose calculation
The Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccine trial gave an accidental half-dose to 3,000 people - but this mistake is the reason the vaccine acted as 90% efficient.
How a global pandemic catalyzed a long overdue transformation in the world of work
Morten Petersen, CEO and Co-Founder, Worksome, discusses how COVID-19 has transformed the world of work and enabled employers to find the best talent wherever its location may be.
The perils of legacy technology: Why public sector modernisation is long overdue
Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds, discusses some of the challenges the government faces with legacy technology and why public sector digital modernisation is long overdue.
How can alternative finance help your business during difficult times?
Scott Donnelly, CEO, CapitalBox, discusses how alternative finance can offer support to SMEs during uncertain times.
COVID-19 mutation does not make virus more infectious
Researchers at University College London have found that COVID-19 mutations do not make the virus more likely to spread, as previously feared.
More evidence on how to manage chronic pain can bring relief
Dr Ganesan Baranidharan, consultant in anaesthesia and pain medicine at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, explains the power of neuromodulation for managing chronic pain and explains why comprehensive evidence is needed.
TRIPS agreement: A waiver makes the COVID-19 vaccine more accessible
Rachel Thrasher, Research Fellow at the Global Development Policy Center in Boston, says this time is different and the TRIPS Council knows it - the COVID-19 vaccine needs to be freely accessible to all countries.
How HPC is pioneering ground-breaking research
As the research world tirelessly looks for ways to solve unique data challenges to address scientific conundrums, now more than ever technology is key and HPC is the answer, explains Russell Slack, Managing Director at OCF.
In the service of climate: SSEC works with public and private actors
Here, SSEC detail their work with public and private actors in the service of climate, including comment on circular sustainable systems for the production of both food and feed.
Using Interpretive Policy Analysis to drive positive change
Dr Koen Bartels, Senior Lecturer in Public Management at the University of Birmingham, discusses the importance of taking an interpretive approach to policy making.
Accessibility: What’s so hard about making things simple?
Sarah Winters, founder of Content Design London who previously led the Government Digital Service’s content strategy, discusses the art of making things simple so that they work for everyone.
Moon resources could cause tensions between countries
The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics found that growing interest in moon resources could create international tension, as extraction becomes possible.
2021: African and Asian agriculture
In this African and Asian agriculture for 2021 focus, options for managing fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in maize and sorghum are discussed by experts in the field Richard E. Goodman and Joseph E. Huesing.
Researchers calculate where the next pandemic could start
COVID-19 came from Wuhan, China, but the conditions that enabled the virus to jump from animal to human are not unique - so where could the next pandemic begin?
European Commission gives €120 million to COVID-impacted businesses
The Commission approved €120 million for the Luxembourg scheme, which will fund COVID-impacted businesses that are still struggling to function.
Nutritional and health benefits of dietary products made from fish side streams
Katerina Kousoulaki, Christos Tsatsanis, Tone-Kari K. Østbye and Francisco J. Barba of the AQUABIOPRO-FIT project discuss the health benefits of dietary products made from fish side streams.
Second wave of COVID in Myanmar takes poverty level to 62%
The impact of COVID in Myanmar can be measured in the vindictively fast onset of poverty - with one third of households earning no money for the month.
SureWash over the sink: Combining hand hygiene training & monitoring
SureWash, a hand hygiene training company, has developed a new way of combining training and monitoring of hand washing.
Deaf Awareness Training can create a more inclusive workplace
Clare Vale, managing director of Sign Solutions, explores how Deaf Awareness Training can help employers improve inclusivity for Deaf workers in the workplace.