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Articles tagged with: Technology & Science
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Education
By University of Exeter
Mothers’ comments linked to eating disorders in Asian young adults
The first study to look at the influence of Asian parents on their young adult childs body dissatisfaction levels and disordered eating in Singapore has found significant differences with Western culture, leading to calls for a tailored approach to treatment.
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Economy
By Good Things Foundation
Research aims to provide evidence of best ways to engage marginalised groups with digital skills training
There are currently 12.6 million people in the UK who dont possess basic digital skills - the know-how to use the internet, access services online, search for information, shop online and connect with others. Half of disabled people and 42% of people on an income of less than 12,500 a year do not use the internet. A lack of digital skills means that many people are unable to access public services which are now offered digitally, such as GP services and the NHS Choices website; as well as missing out on online learning and the ability to search and apply for jobs online.
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Economy
By Innovate UK
Digital ideas for retail: apply for business funding
Businesses can win up to 35,000 and work with market leaders on innovative digital projects that could transform the future of shopping.
Chancellor’s digital boost ‘ignores local government’ Partner content
Economy
By Society of Information Technology Management
Chancellor’s digital boost ‘ignores local government’
Increased funding for digital transformation in central government and NHS services, ignores the pressing need to join up public services locally, the Society of Information Technology Management has said.
Call for plan to support UK’s stem cell trailblazers Partner content
Health
By Anthony Nolan
Call for plan to support UK’s stem cell trailblazers
Blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan writes about the need to support the UK’s scientific trailblazers – and why stem cell transplant patients depend on it.
Global businesses will spend more on cybersecurity - EY survey Partner content
Economy
By EY
Global businesses will spend more on cybersecurity - EY survey
More than half of UK organisations plan to increase their cybersecurity budgets over coming 12 months, EY survey finds
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Economy
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Engineering employers predict education system won’t keep up with technological change

Demand for engineers continues to rise but over half (53 per cent) of employers are struggling to recruit suitably skilled staff, says the 2015 Skills & Demand in Industry report.
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Home affairs
By Law Society
Intelligence shortcomings render anti-money laundering report findings misleading, warns Legal Sector
Anti-money laundering supervisors across the UK legal sector have warned that a new report published by the Home Office and HM Treasury on the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing lacks balance and, by its own admission, is not backed up by robust intelligence.
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Communities
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Older and disabled people are missing out on smart phone technology to help them travel

The benefits of taking action to encourage more older and disabled people to use apps to improve their public transport experience are highlighted in a report published today.
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Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
GCSEs: More students need to choose Physics and Design & Technology

The publication of today’s GCSE results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland reveals a decline in the number of young people studying Physics and Design & Technology, two of the crucial engineering gateway subjects.
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Economy
By Innovate UK
Breakthrough Aerospace technologies to receive Innovate UK funding
Game-changing technologies that will help maintain the UK's position as having the second largest aerospace industry in the world are to be supported by a new 10m competition announced by the Government's innovation experts today.
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Economy
By Innovate UK
British entrepreneurs invited on space mission
Entrepreneurs in the UKs space industry are being given the chance to win a place on a trade mission to the USA thanks to the UKs innovation experts,Innovate UK.
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Home affairs
By Law Society
New categories in Law Society Excellence Awards 2015 recognise Magna Carta anniversary and increased cyber threats
Human rights, technology and private client practice are three new categories in this year's line up for the legal awards ceremony of the year.
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By Mott MacDonald
MEASAT-3b satellite ready to enter service
MEASAT, a premium supplier of satellite communication services in Asia, has successfully completed in orbit testing of its MEASAT-3b satellite launched from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Since 2012 Mott MacDonald has provided technical advice on the project, which reached financial close in May 2014.