…ries a 0.5-0.8% chance of provoking a miscarriage; the greater accuracy of the screening means that fewer women have to take that risk. In the UK, the quad test became the recommended standard of care for second trimester screening in 2010 and is now offered by all but 3 of over 160 NHS trusts. In the period April 2011 to September 2011, Quad and integrated testing increased and accounted for 72.8% of all second trimester tests compared with a pre…
…ste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) compliant IT Recycling and Data Destruction services (accredited by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). N2S are passionate about increasing the circular economy of IT equipment in two ways; through encouraging resale/re-use and innovating environmentally friendly processes for extracting of metals from redundant technology. Coventry and N2S The Challenge E-waste (electronic equipment waste) is the most…
…amme delivery, including data quality and communication, as well as fewer drug stock-out events. These programme delivery improvements have subsequently led to improved detection, testing and treatment of more than 3 million people with malaria in Zimbabwe alone. Additional benefits, such as capacity building of healthcare professionals and development of accredited training of National Malaria Control Programme staff, have also accrued, creating…
…ng games involving personal hygiene or food (Kaspar can hold a comb, toothbrush or spoon). Engage children in confidence building activities by jointly singing a song or drumming. Research trials The robot has been developed through more than a decade’s research by the University of Hertfordshire’s world-renowned Adaptive Systems Research Group, led by Professor of Artificial Intelligence Kerstin Dautenhahn. Following field trials in schools and f…
…ence (IEAI), based at Oxford Brookes University, has quickly established itself as a key player in responding to the opportunities and risks around artificial intelligence in industry and society. The institute has received significant funding to develop use of ethical AI in sectors such as Human Resources and legal, supporting start-ups, scale-ups and established companies to maximise productivity, margins, growths and turnover. The IEAI’s world-…
…I have been working from home since March 2020. Initially there was a mad rush to ensure I had the right technology and software, not to mention the essential textbooks, notebooks, and toilet paper. However, even though preparations smoothed the transition to remote working, “I quickly realised that working from home also meant living at work .” As the weeks and months passed by, days started to blur into one another with no distinction between S…
…ew experimental statistics, the Graduate Outcome Survey. As currently constructed, it provides a narrow definition of success that does not fully capture progression into some careers e.g., the creative industries and humanities. There are many useful and fulfilling forms of employment, as well as entrepreneurial routes to success and societal contribution, that are not defined as managerial or professional employment. We strongly disagree that th…
…a. “At Teesside University alone, we have leveraged over £50m through EU Structural funds. These have delivered infrastructure and innovation such as our National Horizons Centre, and supported over 1000 SME’s; directly supporting jobs and regional businesses in the Tees Valley. “With the existing funding due to end and no plan in place for the UKSPF, we run the risk of a gap emerging between funding regimes and the programmes they support, result…
…replacement, the UKSPF, have been promised but not delivered, and time is running out as we approach the end of the Brexit transition period. “University and business leaders want to work constructively and proactively with the Government now to address the current economic challenges and reduce inequalities between regions. Given the uncertainty ahead, it has never been more important to deliver the UKSPF, which will be a vehicle for the much-ne…
…to family members, friends and carers, as long as they are over the age of 18. The programme could be used alongside Dr Kilinç’s MyLifeTool, a self-management tool for people with long-term health conditions, which launched last year and commenced as a pilot research project prior to Covid-19. When first launching, Dr Kilinic said: ‘I wanted to do something to help people with long-term health conditions during this extremely challenging time,’ s…
