Environment

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UK to reduce number of nuclear weapons by 2020's

The Government has promised to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the UK by the mid 2020's, in accordance with the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT).

Vicky Sargent

Vicky Sargent’s blogwatch #24: Housing policy

Last week, Eric Pickles announced a radical relaxation to the planning rules: from next month, offices can be converted to homes with no need for planning permission.

Metropolis Programme New York

Sustainable Cities at the heart of the EU funded Climate KIC programme

The EU funded Climate KIC programme acts as an accelerator for European firms as they innovate to meet the needs of the world’s cities.

Metropolis Programme GENERIC

Building cooler, healthier, safer, more cost effective cities

The Blue Green Dream project examines how we can bring down city temperatures, manage city water (too little/too much) increase biodiversity & save money in the process.

Metropolis Programme Birmingham

Climate change practitioners join Pioneers into Practice programme

Birmingham Science Park Aston has enrolled 30 climate change practitioners onto a European funded exchange programme.

Metropolis Programme Singapore

Is Milan’s ‘Vertical Forest’ as green as it looks?

Milan’s unfinished Bosco Verticale is already being hailed as a real world example of living architecture, but not everyone is sure of its success.

Metropolis Programme Singapore

City cable cars can speed commuters & connect communities

Cable cars are cheaper to install than tram systems and can move up to 10,000 people an hour. No global city can afford to ignore the potential for including them…

Metropolis Programme Rio

Global cities put cable cars in the 'rapid transport' mix

Long associated with ski resorts, gondolas and cable cars are becoming a viable form of mass transit in cities, offering both environmental and economic benefits.

Metropolis Programme GENERIC

The High Line shows the park’s potential

The success of New York's High Line has made it the blueprint for cities using the park as a tool of regeneration.

Metropolis Programme New York

How New York’s High Line changed the way cities look at parks

The High Line has created a surge of interest in linear parks and become the leading model for cities seeking to regenerate brownfield sites.

UK to reduce number of nuclear weapons by 2020's

The Government has promised to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the UK by the mid 2020's, in accordance with the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT).

Vicky Sargent’s blogwatch #24: Housing policy

Last week, Eric Pickles announced a radical relaxation to the planning rules: from next month, offices can be converted to homes with no need for planning permission.

Building cooler, healthier, safer, more cost effective cities

The Blue Green Dream project examines how we can bring down city temperatures, manage city water (too little/too much) increase…

Climate change practitioners join Pioneers into Practice programme

Birmingham Science Park Aston has enrolled 30 climate change practitioners onto a European funded exchange programme.

Is Milan’s ‘Vertical Forest’ as green as it looks?

Milan’s unfinished Bosco Verticale is already being hailed as a real world example of living architecture, but not…

City cable cars can speed commuters & connect communities

Cable cars are cheaper to install than tram systems and can move up to 10,000 people an hour. No global city can afford…

Global cities put cable cars in the 'rapid transport' mix

Long associated with ski resorts, gondolas and cable cars are becoming a viable form of mass transit in cities, offering…

The High Line shows the park’s potential

The success of New York's High Line has made it the blueprint for cities using the park as a tool of regeneration.

How New York’s High Line changed the way cities look at parks

The High Line has created a surge of interest in linear parks and become the leading model for cities seeking to regenerate…

Cyber security
A Panel of experts paint a positive picture for public sector cloud adoption, confident that it is growing and will continue to do so.
Classrooms of the future will support the use of multiple devices as they are developed and enhanced, believes Robert Donelan, the Head of Learning Services at AAT.
Government IT still has a long way to go to match best practice, says Bill McCluggage, chief technologist, public sector UK and Ireland at EMC.
Embrace the growth of eLearning across the corporate landscape to set yourself at a competitive advantage, says Kevin Young, GM EMEA at SkillSoft.
Can the concept of gamification provide an effective solution to aid learning and development in business, asks Peter Phillips, Chief Executive of Unicorn Training.
Distance learning is not a new phenomenon... but technology is giving us many new possibilities, says David Williams, CEO and Founder of Impact International.
Chris Wade, CEO of Action for Market Towns, sets out the strategic steps that councils, community groups and businesses need to take together to deliver the long-term revitalisation of their town centres.
Knowledge experts should stop focussing on how technical they are and instead focus on what they can do and do it well, says Ian Ross, Learning Technologies Manager for the Charity Learning Consortium.

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A gap in community services means patients who could be cared for at home are stranded in hospital for days, it was said yesterday.
Nearly half of young teenagers, aged 13-15, are no longer living with both their parents, but amongst parents of young teenagers who do remain together, 93 per cent are married, a report has said.
Exposure to internet pornography, which is “potentially just a few clicks away,” is linked to more sexually permissive attitudes and risky provocative behaviour in children, a report has found.

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Latest Press Releases

The prize, announced by the Department of Health, will recognise innovative ways of integrating care for people with dementia.
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has announced an additional £3.1 million programme to encourage more people to study languages at university.
Max3000 to provide the public sector with monitoring & management of cloud services via Giii G-Cloud Framework

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