Day: 1 September 2020

The Great British Beach Clean is back for the 27th year of events across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

Like many things this year the Great British Beach Clean will be a little different. The Marine Conservation Society are calling on more people than ever before to become beach clean organisers, adopt a stretch of beach, gather a small group and clean it up. In line with Government guidance, they’re encouraging friends, family and ‘bubbles’ to come together in small, private groups to clean beaches, rather than the usual big beach clean events where hundreds of volunteers get involved. They’ve made organising your own beach clean as easy as…

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MTV and ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Group launch #BacktoSchoolTogether campaign in partnership with the Ad Council

Stuart Mitchell

As millions of college students begin to return to campus in the coming weeks and states across the country are reporting a rise in younger people testing positive for COVID-19, MTV and ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Group – in partnership with the Ad Council – are launching #BacktoSchoolTogether, a new phase of the #AloneTogether public awareness campaign will communicate how to stay safe, dispel myths and misinformation and promote the importance of key actions that students can take to slow the spread. The digital-first PSA campaign features a media toolkit…

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New UK space projects to boost global sustainable development receive £3.4 million cash boost

Stuart Mitchell

On World Humanitarian Day, the UK Space Agency announced £3.4 million of new funding for 10 leading-edge projects that back UK academics using space to tackle global development problems – from the spread of malaria to human trafficking and forced labour. In 2018, there were an estimated 228 million cases and 405,000 deaths from malaria alone. Using satellite, air-borne and ground-based sensing technology, academics at The Open University will detect where mosquitoes are most likely to breed and support efforts to tackle this deadly disease at its source. Once identified,…

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Renay Richardson and Richard Edelman headline PRCA UK National Conference

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA has today unveiled its full speaker line-up for this year’s PRCA UK National Conference on 24th September, headlined by podcast powerhouse Renay Richardson and Richard Edelman. Renay Richardson is award-winning audio producer and Founder and CEO of Broccoli Content. She made her mark on the UK podcasting industry with her acclaimed series about race with Reni Eddo-Lodge. Renay will discuss the urgent priority of ethnic equity and inclusion in the PR and communications industry.  Richard Edelman is the CEO of Edleman. As the creator of the annual Edelman Trust…

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£14 million of National Lottery funding goes to tackle climate change across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The National Lottery Community Fund has announced more than £14 million in grants going to communities across the UK to tackle climate change. These grants are the first to be announced as part of the National Lottery-funded Climate Action Fund, a ten-year £100 million fund that will reduce the carbon footprint of communities and support community led movements that can demonstrate what is possible when people take the lead in tackling climate change. Funding from The National Lottery Community Fund will support these projects to work together, share learning and…

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