UK solar farm the first built without a government subsidy
UK solar farm Clayhill will be the first built in the country without a government subsidy after solar panel costs have fallen by a third in 7 years
Australia joins UK space mission as radar launch partner
The UK space mission NovaSAR has gained a new radar launch partner as Australia comes on board, signing a 10% share in the project
Scottish Power estimates Britain will need to boost its energy output
Scottish Power says that the UK will have to boost its energy output by a quarter to cope with new demands from electric cars...
Cryptocurrency jobs double over the last six months
The number of cryptocurrency jobs has doubled over the last six months as companies seek out employees who understand digital money
6,000 km iceberg A-68 set to break free
Giant Antarctic iceberg A-68 broke off from the Larsen Ice Shelf in July and is set to fully break free after months of little movement
Parents being asked to contribute to school funding
New data shows that 40% of parents in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are being asked to regularly contribute to school funding
Plans for Britain’s first digital intercity railway
The UK government is developing plans for Britain’s first digital intercity railway in the north, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announced today
Shared solution enables library systems management savings
Black Country Libraries in Partnership sets innovative plans in motion to improve customers’ experience, by signing a joint deal with Capita Libraries to supply...
Improving education in Scotland
Standardised assessments will help empower schools to tackle the attainment gap and drive improvements in education, the Scottish Government’s Deputy First Minister (DFM) John Swinney underlines
Reducing energy consumption through optimised robot systems
Bengt Lennartson at Chalmers University of Technology explains how you can save up to 30% of energy and 50% peak power by optimised robot motions.
UK firms to compete for share of funding to cut freight emissions
A share of £15 million in funding will be available to UK firms who apply research into reducing freight emissions to improve air quality
New images show the worrying reach of microplastics
New images from Thomson EC show how far microplastics have reached into our food chain, affecting organisms on a microscopic scale
UK strikes research deal with the US
A new research deal struck by the UK and the US aims to make it easier for scientists to travel, share resources, and collaborate
New mental health figures show a rise in depression among teenage girls
New mental health figures revealed by a study show that a quarter of teenage girls and 1 in 10 teenage boys have suffered from depression
NHS approves new ‘life extending’ lung cancer drug
After extended campaigns from charities and prominent figures, a lung cancer drug said to extend the life of sufferers has been made available on...
Public inquiry needed into debt crisis, insist senior MPs
Senior MPs have urged the government to open up a public inquiry into the £200 billion worth of debt burdening households across the country
Two...
How government IT professionals can locate problems and their causes
Joe Kim from SolarWinds highlights how government IT professionals can locate and solve complex issues using wide-ranging insight
Government opens up to pitches for anti-terrorism science funding
DASA has pledged £2 million to anti-terrorism science projects looking at fields such as behavioural science and identifying suspects in crowds
The funding is available...
Government announces £500,000 investment in public parks
The Ministry of Parks and Green Spaces has announced a new action group dedicated to improving green spaces and investment in public parks
The impact of clinical research in rare diseases
Kit C.B. Roes from the University Medical Centre, Utrecht outlines why clinical research in rare diseases requires swift implementation of new methodology
