Month: January 2026

Royal Ballet Principal Steven McRae Champions Inclusive Dance with Skylarks

Stuart Mitchell

Steven McRae, Principal of The Royal Ballet and one of the most compelling figures in British dance, and author of Anything is Possible with Ballet has partnered with Skylarks, to deliver a series of inclusive ballet “mini” masterclasses for children and young people with additional needs – demonstrating that dance truly belongs to everyone. Skylarks is an independent London-based charity supporting children and young people with additional needs, along with their siblings, parents, and carers, through both online and face-to-face services.  Operating locally and nationally, the charity provides safe, inclusive…

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Urgent reforms needed to protect terminally ill people from fuel poverty

Stuart Mitchell

Energy tariff reform, income support and climate-sensitive policies must be introduced urgently to protect terminally ill people from the growing risk of fuel poverty, according to Dr Elaine Robinson. Research by the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University, carried out for Marie Curie’s 2024 report Fuel poverty at the end of life, shows that people in the last year of life face unique and severe pressures. Those who are terminally ill often need warmer homes for longer periods, have additional energy needs for medical equipment and laundry…

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The One Club’s 2025 Global Creative Rankings Crown FCB for Third Straight Year

Stuart Mitchell

As it marked its final year as an agency brand, FCB once again took top positions in The One Club for Creativity’s year-end Global Creative Rankings, with both FCB New York crowned Global Agency of the Year and FCB as Agency Network of the Year for the third year in a row.  The annual worldwide benchmark report, which is free to view, is the industry’s most comprehensive reflection of creative excellence across advertising, design, and craft.  Rankings are determined through a transparent, weighted points system spanning global shows (The One Show,…

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The Digital Innovation and Circular Economy Network+ provides £160,000 funding for vital research

Stuart Mitchell

A UK-wide circular economy network led by Professor Fiona Charnley of the University of Exeter has awarded almost £160,000 to five research projects. DICE+ Network, an interdisciplinary collaboration between nine UK universities, is a three-year project funded by the ESPRC that aims to leverage the power of digital to drive a circular economy across sectors and value chains. This includes access to funding to help accelerate research into challenge areas at the interface of digital technologies and circular economy. It has now awarded a total of £157,275 for three feasibility…

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Biological pumps: how zooplankton are transporting microplastics to the ocean depths

Stuart Mitchell

A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key zooplankton species in real time – and used those measurements to estimate how much plastic these tiny animals might be transporting – and sinking down – through the ocean each day. Zooplankton are already emerging as a major biological pathway for microplastics to transport through marine ecosystems. With over 125 trillion microplastic particles estimated to have accumulated in the ocean, understanding how these pollutants are moving through…

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