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University of Calgary-Faculty of Kinesiology
Tying down the number of steps kids take is not a simple thing to do and poses more than just a few challenges. Yet,...
Councils receive mixed feedback for online bus pass applications
A new survey has revealed that while half of county councils provide a good online service for older people to apply for bus passes,...
Council considers overhauling school holiday system
Brighton and Hove City Council is considering changing the summer holidays to allow family vacations to occur during off-peak times…
The issue of school holidays...
Musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace
Christa Sedlatschek, Director at the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work outlines how musculoskeletal disorders affect workplaces across Europe…
Across Europe, musculoskeletal disorders...
Extra funding available for domestic abuse services in Sheffield
Sheffield City Council as announced they are boosting support services for domestic abuse victims with an extra £28,000 of funding…
The extra government funding will...
Npower to pay £26m over billing and complaints failures
Npower are to pay out one of the largest settlements agreed between Ofgem and a “big six” energy supplier…
Following failures to deal with inaccurate...
New measures to tackle homelessness announced
Radical new measures have been announced by the government to help tackle homelessness and protect the most vulnerable people in society…
The package of measures...
Cancer not down to ‘bad luck’, suggests new study
A new study suggests that cancer is not largely down to bad luck but overwhelmingly a result of environmental factors…
The study in the journal...
Haukeland University Hospital
Norway has more than 30,000 new cancer cases per year, and the number is rising. Advances in cancer care have led to more patients...
Make tackling childhood obesity your new year’s resolution urges royal college
A year on from their last article in AG, Prof Russell Viner, Officer for Health Promotion at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child...
International Association for Practice Doctorates
Few people living in this modern world could have failed to notice the crisis and the stark injustices affecting millions of people emerging from...
Tax-raising powers for local authorities should increase
A think tank has called for the government to give local authorities more power to amend taxes and raise revenue…
A report from think tank...
Working towards eliminating childhood cancer
Worldwide, childhood cancer affects approximately 250,000 new children each year, for reasons unknown the incidence is rising...
Medical image analysis
Medical imaging plays a critical role for diagnosis, treatment planning and follow-up and also in biomedical research.
Probiotics on poultry gut health research
The chicken industry has become one of the fastest growing livestock industries around the world due to the demand for high quality protein by...
Birmingham council boss criticises austerity
The newly-elected leader of Birmingham City Council has lambasted government austerity measures as he faces making £250m in cuts…
The new head of Birmingham City...
EU agriculture industry needs greater innovation
Leading agriculture and food organisations have reiterated the call for a greater push to increase innovation within the sector…
Innovation should be considered during every...
IAG boss criticises Heathrow Airport expansion farce
The head of IAG Willie Walsh has expressed his frustration at the Heathrow/Gatwick expansion plans after more delays were announced earlier this week…
Expanding Britain’s...
Philosophy within social/educational research
Dr Kevin J Flint, Reader in Education at Nottingham Trent University discusses philosophy within social and educational research
Councils gain £700m parking charges profit
New research has revealed English councils saw an increase in profit from parking charges and penalty notices this year…
Motoring research charity the RAC Foundation...
