Deafblind people often live in isolation
Marleen Janssen has held the world’s only chair of ‘Congenital and Early-Acquired Deafblindness’ since 2008. Thanks to her academic endeavours it is becoming more...
ABBS Joins Forces with Drehtainer to Beat IED’s
Zero Shock + VGAM = 100% Protection From Mine Blast Effects
Mines and IED’s have become the weapon of choice for any terrorist or insurgent...
Plants, Drugs, and Heterocyclic Chemistry
When thinking about heterocyclic chemistry it’s as interesting to consider where it came from as what it is and what it can do. Probably...
Think Modern
For many years, Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) have been the product of choice where thermal performance and construction predictability are an absolute priority. The...
Vienna: Planning for Change
Maria Vassilakou, Deputy Mayor of Vienna, gives an overview of the Vienna Urban Development Plan STEP 2025.
Vienna is immediately associated with culture, heritage and high...
Flying the Flag
At long last, the Approved Documents L to the Building Regulations for Wales (ADL 2014) have come into force. Much like the English Approved...
Competitive Finance on New September 2014 Vehicle Registrations
September vehicle registrations will soon be upon us - so this is a timely reminder that JCB Finance can finance all makes and models...
CDM2007 Design Risk Management Course
Association for Project Safety (APS)
CDM2007 Design Risk Management Course
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (CDM2007) require a cultural change in the management of...
Chemical biology and drug discovery
The power of flexible teamwork is the key to successful research in chemical biology and drug discovery in the work of Professor Colin Suckling...
Weather extremes
Extreme weather events may cause severe damage to our society. Examples include hurricane Sandy in 2012 (the second-costliest hurricane in United States history), European...
Challenging the stem cell convention
Professor Alan Clarke, Director of the European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute gives an overview of how cancer stem cells differ from the conventional...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder
What is the difference?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) are rising in prevalence.
PTSD is a pervasive and devastating anxiety disorder,...
A cleaner, greener future
Judith Shapiro, Policy and Communications Manager at the Carbon Capture & Storage Association explains the crucial role CCS will play in reaching climate change targets.
One...
Open minds, open cultures
Rosemary Crockett, from the Whistleblowing Helpline, explains how managers should respond when a worker raises a concern.
The Whistleblowing Helpline will shortly be publishing updated...
More than words
In the past, those born both deaf and blind were consigned to a life of limited or non-existent communications – but a research team...
Institute of Virology
Understanding liver cancer development in Europe: Novel mouse models for pre-clinical trials.
Today, liver cancer – also called hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) – reflects the 3rd most...
Biobank Networks
Biobank networks set to multiply the access to the key resources for biomedical sciences.
The systematic examination of human samples in combination with their medical...
