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Doubly charged atomic negative ions for efficient tunable water oxidation to hydrogen peroxide

Drs Alfred Msezane and Kelvin Suggs discuss the possibilities of efficient tunable water oxidation to peroxide catalyzed by doubly charged atomic negative ions.
Ocean Strategy

Norway’s Ocean Strategy: Striking a balance of protection and production

Open Access Government outlines Norway’s updated Ocean Strategy, exploring the essential and ever-changing work of their Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Fisheries.
net zero

The role of heat networks in net zero delivery

Ian Allan, Head of Market Strategy for Switch2 Energy explains how next generation heat networks can help deliver on the UK’s net zero target.
corporate knowledge

Can artificial intelligence solve the corporate knowledge problem?

Nikolas Kairinos, Founder and CEO, Soffos, discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) will transform learning and development (L&D) in the corporate world.
UK borders

Transforming UK borders: What’s standing in our way?

Richard Gutsell, Client Director, Atkins, explores how we can transform UK borders in a post-Brexit world.
decarbonisation and energy transformation

Decarbonisation and energy transformation: Electric utilities

Vicky Sins at the World Benchmarking Alliance tells us about decarbonisation and energy transformation and says it’s time electric utilities switch on.
organ perfusion, COPE project

More organs may be suitable for transplantation with new perfusion method

More donated organs may become suitable for transplantation with a new perfusion method trialled by the EU-funded COPE project.
assisted reproduction

Is assisted reproduction the saving grace for endangered mammals?

Prof Darren Griffin (Kent), Prof Suzannah Williams (Oxford) and Louiza Hayday (Kent MSc student) discuss the application of assisted reproduction technology (ART) for conservation purposes.
honeybee venom, breast cancer

Honeybee venom found to kill agressive breast cancer cells

Researchers from the University of Western Australia have found that the venom of honeybees can destroy aggressive breast cancer cells in a lab setting.
heat pumps

H2020 TRI-HP Project: Trigeneration systems based on heat pumps

Here, we learn about the TRI-HP Project that concerns trigeneration systems based on heat pumps with natural refrigerants and multiple renewable sources.
reopen schools

Supporting employees as the schools reopen

David Price, workplace wellbeing expert and CEO of Health Assured, advises how employers can support their staff as schools begin to reopen.
mobile networks

How 5G networks will power the factories of the future

Brendan O’Reilly, CTO at O2, explores how O2’s private 5G mobile networks will provide huge benefits to manufacturing businesses in the UK.
team retention

Improving team retention with SOAR

Miles Tappin, VP of EMEA at ThreatConnect, explores how SOAR can help to improve team retention in the cybersecurity industry.
Street harassment school

Schoolgirls demand street harassment awareness to be taught in schools

As children head back to schools this week, a group of schoolgirls are demanding that street harassment is made a mandatory topic taught in lessons.
diversity and inclusion

Prioritising diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Meena Chander, founder of This Is Us Conference, discusses Gen Z attitudes towards diversity in the workplace and why it will be integral for businesses moving forwards.
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UK Energy policy: A green recovery with technology

Rachel Eyres, Client Director and Market Unit Leader – Industry at Expleo Group shares her thoughts on spearheading a green recovery with technology in this UK energy policy analysis.
Heavy screen time

Heavy screen time in childhood is linked to lower academic performance

A new study of 8 to 11 year olds shows an association between heavy screen time and poorer reading performance, as well as between heavy computer use and poorer numeracy.
micro-efficiencies

Why ‘micro-efficiencies’ matter to clinicians

Dr Owain Rhys Hughes, Founder and CEO at Cinapsis, explores the future of primary care and how, despite the popularity of grand reformations and sweeping initiatives, it's the micro-changes which add up to make the biggest difference to patient care.
institutionalised racism

Going viral: COVID-19, environmental injustice & institutionalised racism

Bianca Yaghoobi, Tanya Khemet Taiwo, and Pamela Lein shed light on research about the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental injustice and institutionalised racism.
medical education, education

Disruptive change in medical education: Impact on faculty

Maximilian Buja, MD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, focuses on disruptive change in medical education, including its impact on faculty.

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