In its 2015 election manifesto, the Conservative Party made a clear promise: “We will halt the spread of onshore windfarms” Soon after winning the election, the Conservative government followed through on this commitment, introducing three key changes concerning onshore […]
by Stacey Dingwall After turning 40 last year, the Idox Information Service today reaches another milestone: the 1,000th edition of our Weekly Bulletin. The Bulletin is circulated to our members every week, as part of their subscription to our service. […]
Guest post, by Dr Alina Congreve, Centre for Cities, University of Hertfordshire, and Dr Dan Greenwood, University of Westminster The controversy surrounding the scrapping of the zero carbon target for new homes continues, despite its removal by the government in July […]
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), air pollution causes three million deaths each year, making it a bigger killer than the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and malaria combined. But while the number of malaria deaths globally has been halved […]
Ecotherapy, also known as nature-based or green care is an alternative therapy for people suffering from mental health issues. It can be delivered as an individual treatment or in combination with traditional medicinal and talking-based treatments. Charities and research has suggested […]
Domestic water charges might seem an unlikely issue to mobilise a nation. But in the Republic of Ireland, water charging has provoked mass protests not seen in the country for decades. The policy was instrumental in bringing down the last […]
“Every time there is a crisis, we see an opportunity” – Jan Hendrik Dronkers, director general, Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment It’s been another stormy weekend, with large parts of the UK experiencing damage and disruption from high winds […]
We’ve almost reached the turn of the year, a good moment to pause and reflect on what the Knowledge Exchange has been blogging about in 2015. We’ve covered a wide range of subject areas, from education to the arts, health […]
If you follow this blog regularly then you’ll know that we write on all areas of public and social policy. What you might not realise though is that our Knowledge Exchange team is just one part of a much wider […]
This week, politicians from around the world are making a final attempt to craft a deal on climate change at the UN COP21 talks in Paris. The stakes could not be higher. Climate scientists largely agree that if the global […]
