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Infrastructure Investments to Boost UK Research and Innovation

The FINANCIAL -- UKRI is investing £50 million into a portfolio of over a dozen infrastructure projects and scoping studies to underpin the UK’s position as a research superpower. The UKRI infrastructure fund represents the first portfolio of investments to come from UKRI’s Infrastructure Roadmap programme to boost the UK’s research and innovation capabilities. It marks the first time ...

Satellite technology takes urban planning to a new level

The FINANCIAL -- A UK start-up is using satellite technology to transform how local authorities plan for regeneration projects. A pioneering north-west start-up is using satellite technology to ...

NPLs stable in central and south-eastern Europe during Covid-19 pandemic

The FINANCIAL -- Massive state intervention in the economy has prevented a rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) during the Covid-19 pandemic in central and south-eastern Europe (CESEE), but the ...

Research Aims for Best Ways to Treat COVID-19 at Home

The FINANCIAL -- While more than 125 million Americans have received full doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, thousands of people in the U.S. are being diagnosed each day with the disease. Reports of ...

Scientists Say Active Early Learning Shapes the Adult Brain

The FINANCIAL -- An enhanced learning environment during the first five years of life shapes the brain in ways that are apparent four decades later, according to University of Pennsylvania and ...

Bio Detection dogs identify COVID-19 with up to 94% accuracy

The FINANCIAL -- Modelling suggests using these super-sniffers could be effective as a new rapid, non-invasive screening tool at ports of entry, as COVID-19 has a distinct ...

Can TV Shows Help With Teen Mental Health?

The FINANCIAL -- Popular television shows and movies can bolster teenagers’ mental health and help them cope with bullying, sexual assault, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse and depression when ...

13 entries added to the Belarus regime

The FINANCIAL -- 11 individuals and 2 entities have been added to the Belarus financial sanctions ...

You Cannot Live Forever: Ageing is Unstoppable

The FINANCIAL -- We probably cannot slow the rate at which we get older, because of biological constraints, an unprecedented study of lifespan statistics in human and non-human primates has ...

Use of Cell Phones While Driving may be Tied to Other Risky Road Behaviors in Young Adults

The FINANCIAL -- New study from researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that 18- to 24-year-olds who use cell phones while driving are ...

Treating Needle Fears May Reduce COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Rates by 10%

The FINANCIAL -- A new large-scale study shows that a quarter of the UK adult population screens positive for a potential injection phobia, University of Oxford ...

"Maro Tarkhnishvili – 130"

Your voice – your strength. The presentation of the book "Maro Tarkhnishvili - 130" took place in the open space of the Writers' House. The book is a publication of the Georgian Chant Foundation ...

Silknet and SAS - Data-Driven Transformation for Georgia

Silknet is the first company in the region launching a partnership with the world-leading American company SAS–a trusted analytics powerhouse. “I am excited to welcome the world-leading American ...

Many Developing Countries Struggle with the Pandemic’s Lasting Effects

The FINANCIAL -- The global economy is expected to expand 5.6% in 2021, the fastest post-recession pace in 80 years, largely on strong rebounds from a few major economies. However, many emerging ...

Coronavirus “Delta” variant (B.1.617.2) have increased in England

The percentage of people testing positive continued to increase in England in the week ending 5 June 2021. Trends are uncertain in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland in the latest ...

Popular Assets Among Retail Investors in 2021

The FINANCIAL -- In the past year, the world has witnessed a paradigm shift as Retail Investors turned towards alternative markets to hedge against market ...

Taking short breaks may help our brains learn new skills

The FINANCIAL -- Study of healthy volunteers, NIH researchers discovered that our brains may replay compressed memories of learning new skills when we ...