The PR industry presents a conundrum in the fight against money laundering and kleptocracy. This report by Thomas Mayne, published with the support of the Foreign Policy Centre, highlights several concerns about the role of UK PR and communication agencies when representing clients from kleptocratic jurisdictions, with risks to both industry and society.
For National Careers Week, we explore what the tech careers of the future might look like in the age of AI.
International Women's Day launched over a hundred years ago to celebrate the achievements of women in different areas across society, work, culture and politics. Progress has been made in various areas, but violence against women and girls (VAWG) and incidents of rape and serious sexual offence (RASSO) remain a prevalent issue that has a significant impact on women.
Against a difficult fiscal backdrop, the Chancellor aims to strike a balance, providing support for businesses and technology adoption as well as tax cuts ahead of the election.
The night's sky in March is set to display some of the most distinctive phenomena in the cosmos, from a partial penumbral lunar eclipse to an appearance from the fickle Pons-Brooks comet.
The Local Digital team is pleased to announce an ambitious three year plan for the Open Referral UK (ORUK) data standard that could potentially deliver millions of pounds in annual savings and help citizens access better quality information when they ...
Dr Thomas Keegan from Lancaster University has been chosen as one of 10 potential authors by the judges of the Profile Books and Alexander Aitken Ideas Prize 2023.
Ten UK charities have been named as winners of the 2024 GSK IMPACT Awards for their excellent work improving health and wellbeing in their communities.
We are pleased to present our upcoming schedule of events focused on raising awareness and promoting action in the areas of climate, environment, and sustainability.
Ministry of Defence publishes Defence Drone Strategy, setting out how the UK will become a world leader in uncrewed defence systems across all domains.
The House of Lords Committee on the Modern Slavery Act 2015 has issued a call for evidence as part of its inquiry into assessing the impact and effectiveness of the Act.
New research by IPPR North reveals that the gap in Healthy Life Expectancy between the North and South East England won't close until 2080 on current trends.
Ministry of Defence announce reforms to Defence Procurement in Integrated Procurement Model paper.
techUK has published its first Emerging Space Technologies Industry Perspective Report, which explores the opportunities that will be created by the growing commercialisation of space.
The UK Space Agency has provided up to £500,000 funding to support specialist projects, helping to accelerate high potential UK companies and support them on their investment journey.
The DLUHC Digital Planning Programme is supporting further Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) through the latest funding round for digital services to improve planning. In this blog post, we announce allocation of funding for council-led initiatives advancing innovative digital planning services.
Britain's restrictive planning system and occupational licensing rules hurt the worst-off.
NHS performance will be a key election issue. We examine how NHS waiting lists have changed in the past and how they could change in the future.
Scotland is at risk of missing its net zero targets unless it swiftly increases the speed of transitioning from oil and gas boilers to clean heat sources.
The Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) has published the awaited report Regulating Quantum Technology Applications to set out a pro-innovation approach to regulating quantum technologies.
All apprenticeships, Higher Technical Qualifications, and T Levels are based on 'occupations' recognised by employers. An occupation is skilled employment which has similar requirements across employers and workplaces and which meet IfATE's criteria. We group occupations together that have related ...
We use a recent discovery to demonstrate how our user-centred designers work alongside other technical professions to build a complex data-driven product.
Speaking at the Policy Exchange yesterday, in a keynote address the Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey outlined a series of reforms Labour would make to the Ministry of Defence should it form a government after the general election.
What better a location or occasion than Mobile World Congress to launch a brand new guide outlining the UK government's research, development and innovation funding and opportunities?
Leading UK think-tank will tonight launch a new policy initiative aimed at increasing economic opportunities for Britain's young people
