OAG 016 – November 2017 Related Content
Human sperm cells, the overlooked sentinel of our living environment
Luigi Montano of the Local Health Authority (ASL) Salerno and Alberto Mantovani from Istituto Superiore di Sanità explore how pollution affects sperm cells
Heart valve Disease: The heart of the matter
Associate medical director of the British Heart Foundation, Dr Mike Knapton explores the fundamentals of heart valve disease
The symptoms of Huntington’s disease
Chief Executive of the Huntington’s disease Association, Cath Stanley explores the symptoms, causes, and the vital role of research within the field
Changing regulatory rules in financial institutions
Jean Noël Georges at Frost & Sullivan explains how RegTech providers can aid financial service organisations in meeting changing regulatory rules
Bercow: children’s communication skills ten years on
Mary Hartshorne, Head of Evidence at I CAN, the children’s communication charity writes about the importance of good language and communication skills
Energy efficiency a win-win for Canada and industry
The Honourable Jim Carr, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, looks at the potential of energy efficiency for the future
Zero Waste Scotland on the government’s drinks containers return scheme
Zero Waste Scotland reveals their thoughts on the Scottish Government’s plans for a drinks containers deposit-return scheme
How the Scottish Government is taking responsibility for global issues
In an exclusive interview, a spokesperson from the Scottish Government speaks to Open Access Government about how Scotland is fighting climate change
The role of education and educational research for a sustainable future
The European Educational Research Association stresses the important role of education in helping people to participate in a democratic society
Effective prevention and control of infectious diseases
David Partridge from the British Infection Association provides a comprehensive overview of effective infection prevention and control in the UK today
The importance of cities as partners in successful governance
Anna Lisa Boni, secretary general, EUROCITIES shares her reflections on the growing importance of cities as agenda setters
Backing innovation for commercial success
Dr David Wilkes of Innovate UK explores the importance of driving UK productivity and economic growth by supporting innovation and business
Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency. We are government funded, but business focused, and innovation and business led. Since 2007, Innovate UK has been driving UK productivity and...
The European union explores new approaches to marine health
Karmenu Vella explains how EU policies will innovate our approach to oceans and help to ensure the marine health of our planet
Time to support ‘non-statutory’ economic development practitioners
The Institute of Economic Development (IED) puts forward the case for supporting economic development practitioners in local government
USDA’s high-tech tools to identify dangerous pests
Greg Rosenthal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) lifts the lid on their work with digital identification tools to identify dangerous pests
Membranous nephropathy and how can it be identified and treated
The National Kidney Foundation analyses the causes of membranous nephropathy and the science available to identify and treat it
The impact of clinical research in rare diseases
Kit C.B. Roes from the University Medical Centre, Utrecht outlines why clinical research in rare diseases requires swift implementation of new methodology
The 21st Century belongs to Canadian agriculture
Canadian agriculture has deep roots and the government is working to build a future for the next generation of farmers, says Minister Lawrence MacAulay
The impact of stroke in young people
Jukka Putaala from the European Stroke Organisation outlines the effects of stroke in young people compared to stroke in the older generation
