Sheffield scientists ‘could help government achieve UK’s net-zero carbon target’
UNIVERSITY of Sheffield is leading a £7.25 million project to create new sustainable carbon-based materials for use in technologies that use light, including solar...
Gas cooker exposure can lower blood pressure, study finds
THE STUDY, published recently in Circulation Research and led by a team from King’s College London, has investigated how nitrogen dioxide can impact the cardiovascular...
Nearly £10m funding boost to help improve water quality in Wales
NEARLY £10m of capital funding will be used in 2020-21 to improve water quality across Wales and also tackle water pollution issues from abandoned...
IPPR: Planning and housing plans that ‘fall woefully short’ of what is needed
A NEW research report by Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) revealed that coronavirus is intensifying housing affordability issues, with one in five now...
‘It’s not enough to just clap for our carers, we need to change practices...
RESEARCHERS from King’s College London Business School have published a paper urgently calling for a new deal for health and care employees that acknowledges...
Legal & General commits to net zero carbon across its housing portfolio
LEGAL & General announces that it is to make all of its new homes operational net zero carbon enabled by 2030.
This will be implemented...
‘Opportunity to develop greener, healthier, vibrant Scottish town centres during COVID-19 recovery’
DIVERSE views from urban, town, rural and island communities must be heard if town centres are to be revitalised and renewed in the wake...
‘Brits are largely unaware that climate change disproportionately affects black, Asian and Arab people’
BRITS are largely unaware that climate change disproportionately affects black, Asian and Arab people, new poll by Christian Aid reveals.
Only a third of British...
Leeds launches 25-year tree-planting programme as part of becoming carbon neutral by 2030
A LARGE-SCALE new tree planting initiative, which forms part of Leeds’ programme to make the city carbon neutral by 2030, has been launched today...
New contract to deliver improved support for modern slavery victims
POTENTIAL and confirmed victims of modern slavery will be able to access more flexible support under an improved service.
The new Modern Slavery Victim Care...
