Schools should discuss social media with students
Unsah Malik, social media professional, gives her opinion on why schools should be addressing social media with students instead of ignoring it.
Enterprise-grade wireless connectivity in the public transport industry
Mark Page, Cradlepoint, discusses how the public transport industry could change via the use of enterprise-grade wireless connectivity.
Fixed wireless broadband underpins the future of remote learning
Bruce Miller, Vice President of Enterprise Marketing, Cambium Networks, explores why fixed wireless broadband underpins the future of remote learning.
EU donates €8.1 million humanitarian aid package to South and South-East Asia
The European Commission is contributing an €8.1 million aid package to support the most vulnerable in the Philippines, Nepal, and countries in the South-East Asian region.
Black communities to receive COVID-19 information via new app
A cardiologist from the University of Cincinnati is partnering with researchers in St. Louis and rural Georgia to develop a smartphone app that will deliver COVID-19 information and education to Black communities.
Pivoting people’s skills to the tech sector is key to boosting the jobs economy
Kanishka Misal, MD of InfinityGlobal.io, argues that the UK must pivot people’s skills to the hundreds of thousands of roles emerging in the tech sector in order to strengthen the jobs economy.
Research finds 96,000 new COVID-19 infections daily in the UK
Imperial College London found that the R number is now at 1.6, which means that new COVID-19 infections are steadily increasing.
European Commission proposes adequate minimum wage protection for workers
The European Commission has proposed an EU Directive to ensure that the workers across all Member States are protected by adequate minimum wages.
Astronomers discover a planet the size of Earth
Astronomers have discovered a new planet the size of Earth in the Milky Way, which does not orbit any host star.
£4 million data project to accelerate COVID-19 treatment
The new £4 million research project, CO-CONNECT, will help scientists access data to help develop potential treatments for COVID-19.
Have COVID-19 school closures impacted academic achievement?
The American Education Research Association discusses initial insights onto how COVID-19 school closures in Spring 2020 impacted student learning.
Why do people with dementia often go missing?
New research by the University of East Anglia found that 70% of people with dementia go missing - but why?
UKRI invests £88 million to modernise research laboratories
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is investing £88 million to modernise research laboratories and expand world-leading facilities.
Long haul COVID-19 survivors experience lasting skin problems
According to a new analysis, COVID-19 patients have shown lasting skin problems long after their initial infection has cleared.
Decrease in US health insurance coverage led to 25,180 deaths
US health insurance coverage decreased significantly, resulting in 25,180 excess deaths before COVID - researchers say this number will triple if the Affordable Care Act is overturned.
Commission launches additional measures to limit the spread of COVID-19
The European Commission is launching an additional set of actions to help limit the spread of the coronavirus and save lives.
£150 million to fund 3,000 new homes for rough sleepers
Backed by government investment of more than £150 million, 3,300 new long-term homes for rough sleepers will be made available by the end of March 2021.
Research finds moral decline in the UK private rental sector
In the north of England, renters have been fighting a quiet war against the UK private rental sector - how has COVID-19 impacted their quality of life?
NHS saves millions on highly effective stroke drugs
Researchers from the Health Economics Unit and University of Leeds looked at the cost of treating strokes and found that the drugs prescribed are so effective they save the NHS money.
Are flexible workspaces the answer to Britain’s ailing high street?
Richard Morris, director at technologywithin, explores whether flexible workspaces could be the solution for ailing retailers.