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Monmouthshire council staff see high rates of sickness

According to new Welsh government figures, Monmouthshire County Council staff take more sick days than their national counterparts… New figures have revealed staff working for...

Mechanical and microstructural characterisation of high performance materials

Dr Helen M Davies, Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Structural Materials at Swansea University highlights microstructural characterisation… Swansea University is well known for...

Birmingham City Council launches £500k arts funding grant

Art groups are being urged to apply for grants from a £500,000 fund to develop culture in Birmingham… Birmingham City Council has launched a grant...

Anatomy and cell biology

Dr. Troy Harkness’ lab at the University of Saskatchewan, in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, has used funds provided by the CIHR...

Worcestershire to deliver all services online

Worcestershire County Council has set a new target to ensure 100 per cent of services are available online by 2017… A local authority has committed...

Michel Barnier to lead Brexit task force

The European Commission has revealed Michel Barnier will act as chief negotiator during the process of Britain exiting the EU… The European Commission has set...

Local authorities warn homelessness legislation will not work

Councils are challenging proposed legislation to tackle homelessness, stating the methods put forward by the government will not work… The Local Government Association (LGA) has...

North West councils launch foster carers campaign

Twenty-three local authorities are taking part in a region-wide campaign to recruit and raise awareness of the need for more foster carers…. A new campaign...

Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister calls for Hungary’s expulsion from the EU

Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn is calling for the suspension or even the expulsion of Hungary from the EU for violating EU values… Hungary should...

£50k Horizon 2020 funding granted for non-animal testing

A UK laboratory has been granted £50,000 EU funding towards developing non-animal testing methods… XCellR8, based at Sci Tech Daresbury, has been granted £50,000 funding...

TUC warns firms there is ‘no place to hide’ if they exploit workers

In the wake of the Sports Direct scandal, workers union TUC has warned companies they will be challenged if they exploit their workers… Businesses that...

Towards cleaner and smarter mobility

Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director at the European Environment Agency explains how cleaner and smarter transport can meet Europe’s need for mobility… Transport connects people, cultures,...

BCC cuts UK growth forecast following Brexit vote

Following the vote to leave the EU, the British Chamber of Commerce has cut its forecast for growth to 1.8 per cent, down from...

The role of expertise in policy-making

 The research project EUREX looks into the role of scientific expertise in the preparation of public policies. Cathrine Holst, ARENA and Johan Christensen, Leiden...

$900m funding to help Canada lead research

The Minister of Science in Canada has revealed $900m funding to help universities become world-leaders… Canadian Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan has unveiled investment of...

Linking Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and nutrition

Ai-Ling Lin, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky discusses Alzheimer's disease and the link to diabetes and nutrition... Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the...

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...
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Power On Connections – Providing electricity connection solutions

Power On Connections is the UKs largest and leading Independent Connections Provider (ICO) specialising in designing and delivering high voltage and low voltage electrical...

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...

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