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Duke engineers empower robots to navigate tough terrain with human-like senses

Thanks to a breakthrough by Duke University engineers, robots are taking a major step forward in navigating the real world.

A solution to combat fuel poverty

The NIA is calling on all political parties to recognise that home energy efficiency needs to be defined as a National Infrastructure Priority to...

Learning plays a vital role in enhancing performance

Learning and development plays a vital role in enhancing employees and organisational performance, as detailed by Ruth Stuart, Research Adviser at CIPD. Learning does not...

Parents think schooling costs are unaffordable

Research suggests that many parents have concerns about the cost of schooling their children. It seems that the rising cost of childcare is not the...

Global challenges facing the agriculture sector

Gavin Whitmore, Biodiversity Manager at European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) sheds light on the global challenges that face the agriculture sector Farmers and an impressive...

The role of nuclear medicine in modern society

AG spoke to Dr Arturo Chiti, President Elect of the European Association for Nuclear Medicine (EANM) about the role nuclear medicine plays in modern...

Investing in Buckinghamshire’s transport system

Martin Tett, Leader of Buckinghamshire CC, tells why more investment is needed from central government to improve his county’s transport system. Buckinghamshire is on the...

Behaviour at work influences health and safety

Rob Burgon, Workplace Safety Manager at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) details how our behaviour at work can influence our health...

The challenge of tackling fuel poverty

Fuel poverty affects millions of vulnerable people in the UK. Chiara Vitali, Parliamentary Campaigner at the Association for the Conservation of Energy, discusses the contributing...

More needs to be done to prevent child abuse

Chairman of Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board Alan Coe said more needed to be done to prevent child neglect and organised sex abuse in the...

Some cancers are due to “bad luck”

Researchers have discovered that a number of cancers are due to "bad luck", rather than risk factors such as smoking. A new study published in...

Community care can support mental health

John Bowis, President of Health First Europe details how community care can support better mental health services in Europe. My first involvement with mental health...

Exposure to air pollution linked to autism

Scientists have suggested exposure to air pollution during pregnancy could be linked to children developing autism. A study of 1,767 children has revealed that high...

The quality of Scottish university research praised

A new survey has praised the range and quality of research conducted at universities in Scotland. A new survey produced by Research Fortnight analysed results...

Tackling cardiovascular diseases

Simon Gillespie, Chief Executive of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and President of the European Heart Network, highlights the effects of cardiovascular diseases and...

How Iceland is tackling climate change

Climate change is one of humankind’s greatest challenges in the coming decades and beyond. Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources...

How science has contributed to cancer research

Daniel Bridge, Policy Manager at Cancer Research UK gives consideration to how science has contributed significantly to cancer research. Medical research provides the foundation of...

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