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Failed Covid contracts cost British taxpayer £1.4 billion

A new report highlights the significant cost to British taxpayers resulting from the mishandling of Covid contracts.

UK parks decline as austerity squeezes council budgets

Council budget cuts are behind the continuing decline in the condition of UK parks… The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has warned budget cuts are leading...

Cyber crime: the threat to your business and how to avoid it

Rory Clarke, director at J R Rix and Sons, explores the potentially devastating impact of cyber crime and what you can do to protect...

The measurement conundrum in healthcare    

Dr Benjamin Van Voorhees, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, talks about the role of quantitative measurements in healthcare to ensure high standards of...

More than half of north-east councils vote against devolution

Four out of seven councils in the north-east of England have voted against devolution, it has emerged… Devolution plans in the north-east of the country...

Hunt introduces new online 111 services

The government has revealed plans to expand 111 into a new online service in a bid to move towards a paperless NHS… Health Secretary Jeremy...

Unraveling a complex common bean disease in South East Africa

James R Steadman, Professor and Head of Plant Pathology Department and Carlos Urrea Florez, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln discuss root and crown rot, a disease of the...

The provision for homeless young offenders is “woefully inadequate”

Services offered for homeless young offenders have been criticised in a new report… A new report from the HM Inspectorate of Probation and the Care...

High resolution 3d mapping

From smart city model to self-driving vehicle. Sylvie Daniel, full Professor at the Université Laval discusses the role of 3d data mapping... The past few years have seen...

New study suggests women are as pushy with pay rises as men

A new study has revealed that women are just as pushy as their male counterparts when it comes to asking for pay rises, but...

DCMS launches museum consultation

A consultation has been launched into the future of museums, which will help shape the planned Museums Review… A new consultation has been launched by...

What are the key values of an MBA?

Andrew Main Wilson, chief executive of the Association of MBAs (AMBA) outlines why an MBA qualification is worthwhile and what they can offer any...

Healthy in every sphere of life

Romina Männl, Project Assistant, Pfalzklinikum für Psychiatrie und Neurologie discusses ‘The Palatinate makes itself/you strong – ways to resilience’ initiative... 'The Palatinate makes itself/you strong – ways to...

Local authorities fail to meet online readability standards

Some 82 per cent of local authority websites do not meet government standards for readability… A new study has revealed a significant number of local...

Strengthening Danish research

AG shines a light on the new Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science, Ulla Tørnæs, and one of her priorities for research in...

Points-based system for EU nationals rejected by PM

Prime Minister Theresa May has dismissed the idea of a points-based system as a way of controlling EU migration into the UK… One of the...

Exploring computational scientific methods  

Effectiveness and efficiency of computational scientific methods are not enough, says Sandra Gesing, Research Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame... Computational scientific methods tackle an increasing...

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