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Why we must end factory farming before it is too late

Why should we end factory farming? The intensely cruel farming process is responsible for extreme animal cruelty, pollution, wildlife extinction and global hunger.
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World Backup Day: How to have a data protection strategy

A good data protection strategy is one that allows data to be backed up in a manner that not only protects it but also ensures the ability to rapidly recover.
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Climate-clever supply chains: How to make sustainable procurement decisions

Why is sustainable procurement so important? And how can organisations use technology to accelerate their efforts?
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Could artificial cells make our future more energy efficient?

Researchers believe energy-generating synthetic organelles could sustain artificial cells and improve energy efficiency.
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An analysis of health and welfare in Australia

Open Access Government takes time out to examine some interesting health and welfare issues in Australia.
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Cyber attacks increasing by up to 50% in local councils across the UK

Sefton Council has been fighting off over 30,000 cyber attacks a month. While cybercrime increases, so does the need for stronger public sector security.
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The Spring Budget: Navigating the potholes ahead

The Spring Budget reported positively on the economic context, with projected trends on inflation, economic growth and debt all going in the right direction.
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How to improve security with an employee emphasis

We must improve security because the impacts of human error on cybersecurity can be immense, and one small slip-up can have disastrous impacts.
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Advancements in how we identify and treat hypoxic cancers

Cancers that are starved of oxygen, otherwise known as hypoxic cancers, are generally difficult to identify – but medical imaging has taken a new step with the MR-Linac scanner.
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Tackling invisible careers: How to expand career options for all students

As young people start to explore their career options, it’s not uncommon for them to feel unsure about what they want to do.
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Personalisation: The key to long-term success in organ transplantation

Personalised medicine has become essential in practically every field of healthcare, but tailored medicine is extremely vital when it comes to organ transplantation.
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Providing opportunities and empowering women to become #Incharge

The #InCharge movement highlights the steps both education and career services need to make 'empowering women' a reality in the workplace.
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2022 – a year unlike any other for EU energy policy

Kadri Simson, EU Commissioner for Energy, explains why 2022 was a year unlike any other for EU energy policy.
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How IoT can help housing associations protect vulnerable tenants 

IoT can help housing associations identify unsafe homes and ensure that tenants are not exposed to dangerous living areas.
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Emergency hospital admissions reduced by virtual wards

Virtual wards, a new NHS scheme to reduce patient waiting times and staff shortages, have already treated over 100,000 patients .
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Why are multi-disciplinary teams vital in public service delivery?

One of the reasons the UK became a world leader in digital government services was the work of multi-disciplinary teams across the government.
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Ayahuasca has transformational impact on how you think and feel

Ayahuasca's profound effect on the brain can help cure depression and improve planning, memory and language, says new study.
Delivering a resilient and sustainable electricity supply for the UK's data centres

Delivering a resilient and sustainable electricity supply for the UK’s data centres

Antony White, Sector Lead for UK Power Networks Services, discusses the challenges that data centres face meeting capacity requirements, ensuring a resilient energy supply and balancing sustainability pressures.
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Estimates suggest population growth rate to peak at 8.6 billion

A new projection of the population growth rate highlights that the world’s population could peak at 8.5 billion people by 2050, and decline to 7 billion in 2100.
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UKAS CertCheck: a tool for accredited certification that helps combat fraud

UKAS CertCheck is a vital tool for companies that require accredited certification to fulfil their supply chain or other services.

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