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EU and Jordan sign renewed to improve Mediterranean cooperation

The European Union and Jordan have officially signed a renewed agreement under the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA), committing to collaboration on key regional priorities, including climate resilience, sustainable agriculture, and inclusive economic development.

The latest edition of AG is now live!

Since the last edition of AG, some major changes have taken place in Europe, mainly in the UK. The result of the EU referendum...

MPs to fight May’s plans for grammar schools

Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs have warned they will stand against government plans to launch new grammar schools across England Plans to allow new grammar...

Bioinspired green methods for functional nanomaterials

Dr. Siddharth V. Patwardhan, Head of the Green Nanomaterials Research Group at the University of Sheffield highlights nanomaterials and their functions… Nanomaterials are worth multibillions...

Surrey County Council to turn off 40,000 street lights

In a bid to save money, Surrey County Council is to turn off more than 40,000 street lights overnight… Over 40,000 street lights will be...

£23m funding to transform policing

The Home Secretary has awarded £23m funding to support projects that will transform the police service… Projects aimed at transforming policing across England and Wales...

ERC sets Horizon 2020 budget of €1.8bn for 2017

The European Research Council has announced its annual funding budget for 2017 under Horizon 2020 will stand at €1.8bn… Last month the European Commission announced...

Leicestershire council asks government to cover child refugee costs

Leicestershire County Council has asked the government to entirely fund the cost of housing 74 child refugees… The government has been asked to cover the...

Big data: the building blocks for smarter government

Simon Dennis, Central Government Director, SAS UK talks about the role of data analytics in the public sector and how it can improve services... The...

Food waste bill passed by Italian government

Italian government passes a new bill aimed at reducing the amount of food wasted by the country… A series of new measures aimed at reducing...

Five steps to a digitally integrated justice system

 John Wright, Head of Strategic Initiatives at Unisys, outlines the importance of a digitally integrated justice system and how this can be achieved... European central...

Europe’s transition to a circular economy – let’s speed it up

Cillian Lohan, environmental scientist and a member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), outlines why we must push ahead with the transition to...

Improving diabetes control in England

Dr Justin Warner, Clinical Lead for the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health details how continued improvements...

Poor children losing out on outstanding school places

New analysis of official figures shows that outstanding school places in England are not being offered to poor children who live nearby A blog by...

IUU fishing – A global fight worth fighting

Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard highlights the devastating effects of illegal and unreported fishing… Illegal, unreported and unregulated...

Start-up businesses outside London are more resilient

Small firms based outside the capital survive longer and are more resilient to economic changes, according to a new report… Fewer than two out of...

North Yorkshire Council to procure broadband partner

North Yorkshire County Council is seeking a delivery partner to increase superfast broadband coverage across the region… In a bid to increase superfast broadband coverage...

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