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21 Feb Technology

New Online Safety Laws Could Take "Years" To Show True Benefits

The government, Labour, and an influential committee of MPs have warned that it could take years for the public to feel the benefit of the Online Safety Act, and said it will be “critical” for the new regulations to continue to be reviewed.

Culture shift: tackling antimicrobial resistance from agriculture to operating table

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19 Feb Health

Culture shift: tackling antimicrobial resistance from agriculture to operating table

Antibiotics have saved millions of lives since their discovery. However, globally increasing levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are reducing the effectiveness of these crucial drugs. Research from experts at The University of Manchester is helping to address this global crisis and provide better protection for us all

18 Feb Foreign affairs

Uyghur Rights Leader Demands Action Against Forced Labour In Election Manifestos

A leading Uyghur human rights campaigner has urged both the Conservatives and Labour to include legislation in their party manifestos to ban the import of goods connected with forced labour.

08 Feb Technology

2024 will be the year of democracy - or disinformation

With nearly 2 billion people heading to the polls this year, 2024 is being touted as the year of democracy.

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07 Feb Technology

Amey chooses MRI Software to launch ‘first of its kind’ integrated building management technology

Amey, one of the UKs leading strategic providers to Central Government, has partnered MRI Software, a global leader in real estate software solutions, to develop a new technology platform which will revolutionise the way its public sector clients manage their workplaces.

Media Smart publishes impact report to mark Safer Internet Day

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06 Feb Technology

Media Smart publishes impact report to mark Safer Internet Day

UK advertising’s award-winning non-profit education programme, Media Smart, has launched its 2023 Impact Report highlighting the resources it has provided young people, parents and teachers last year, alongside its ambitious plans for 2024.

Safer Internet Day: How to Keep Our Kids Safe in the Digital World?

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06 Feb Technology

Safer Internet Day: How to Keep Our Kids Safe in the Digital World?

Today marks Safer Internet Day, an annual celebration aimed at raising awareness of the importance of having a safer and better internet for everyone, especially children and young people. It’s vital that online safety is prioritised to address issues such as cyberbullying, inappropriate content, privacy breaches, and identity theft.

06 Feb Technology

UK Could End Up "Powerless" To Prevent AI Risks Without Urgent New Laws, Industry Warns

Tech sector figures have warned that the UK government's approach to preventing the risks of AI could leave the country "powerless" without urgent legislative action, as the government publishes its long-awaited response to its white paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI).

05 Feb Health

'Second age of eugenics': Would you select an embryo for its chances of higher intelligence?

Would you select an embryo according to its chances of higher intelligence? And is that even possible? Sienna Rodgers explores the ‘second age of eugenics’

05 Feb Home affairs

Disinformation poses a significant threat to the public’s faith in democracy

With the election fast approaching, the start of 2024 has seen renewed concern about the threat that disinformation poses to UK politics and democracy.

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31 Jan Technology

The 3G Switch Off: What Does It Mean?

UK mobile network operators are switching off their 3G UK networks as part of a broader strategy to enhance and future-proof mobile services across the UK.

31 Jan Social affairs

OK, Zoomer: What does our ageing population mean for Generation Alpha's politics?

Move over Z, Generation Alpha has logged on and they’re not taking any nonsense from their elders who changed the rules when it suited them, reports Poppy Coburn

29 Jan Education

Screens in schools are harming our children

"There’s clear scientific evidence that digital tools impair rather than enhance student learning”.

29 Jan Economy

Former Science Minister Resigned Because He Could Not Afford Mortgage Rise

George Freeman resigned as Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation last year in part because he could not afford to pay for an increase in his mortgage on his ministerial salary.

23 Jan Culture

Tory MP Says BBC Impartiality Reforms Should Be Extended To Cover All Online News

Conservative MP John Penrose said the government's media impartiality reforms must go beyond just the BBC's online services and address the "double standard" surrounding regulation of bias across different forms of media.

Live Better Connected Podcast: How Can We Narrow The Digital Divide?

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23 Jan Technology

Live Better Connected Podcast: How Can We Narrow The Digital Divide?

Here at Mobile UK, we have been discussing the implications and impact of what’s known as the Digital Divide – the term to describe unequal access in society to digital technology.

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22 Jan Environment

Catapulting growth in 2023 and beyond

In the face of many challenges – changing customer desires, cost pressures, supply chain disruption, expected regulatory changes and fierce competition – UK innovation is on the rise.

21 Jan Parliament

Labour MP Calls For Urgent Arms-Length Body Review To Avoid Future Post Office Scandal

Labour MP Kevan Jones has said that a review of arms-length bodies in the UK is urgently needed in order to prevent the Post Office scandal repeating itself.

18 Jan Technology

Signal in the Noise

Just what is the plan if we detect life beyond Earth? As Siân Boyle discovers, there remain surprisingly few contingencies for news that we are not alone in the universe

17 Jan Technology

The case for public funding of astronauts weakens as robots improve

I’m old enough to remember the Apollo program – and Neil Armstrong’s “one small step” in 1969, just 12 years after the first Sputnik and eight years after Yuri Gagarin’s flight. I remember thinking, naively, that it might be only another decade or two before there were footprints on Mars.

16 Jan Technology

Britain's first astronaut: The Helen Sharman interview

Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, speaks to Sophie Church about the UK’s prospects in space, how ties with Russia ‘are not completely cut’ and why her historic role may be misunderstood

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16 Jan Technology

Providing the Power to Explore

Harnessing the unique properties of nuclear to advance space exploration and beyond.

15 Jan Economy

The Andrew Griffith interview: "Would I want to be the first minister in space?"

Britain is punching well above its weight in space, Andrew Griffith tells Tali Fraser, but it needs private capital to realise its full potential. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

15 Jan Economy

Minister Declares UK Ready For Lift-Off But Rules Out Moonshoot

The space minister Andrew Griffith has ruled out sending British astronaut Tim Peake to the moon with the upcoming Artemis III mission.