Month: January 2026

“Between Borders and Roots,” an exhibition to raise awareness of human mobility

Stuart Mitchell

IOM, UNICEF, and UNESCO join the exhibition on human mobility, “Between Borders and Roots,” organized by the Ministry of Education of the Government of Mexico. At the Museo Vivo del Muralismo in Mexico City, the multidisciplinary exhibition “Between Borders and Roots” portrays people and their stories of human mobility as part of cultural wealth and diversity, as agents of social change, rights-holders, and contributors to sustainable development. The exhibition was inaugurated on International Migrants Day (18 December) and is an initiative of the Ministry of Public Education (SEP), through the General…

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New research underlines pressures on third sector workforce and services

Stuart Mitchell

Lack of Fair Funding for Scotland’s voluntary sector is having a significant impact on staff, 2025’s Workforce Survey found. Only a sustainable, multi-year funding model for Scotland’s third sector can address growing pressures on workers across the charity sector, new research has found.  The 2025 Voluntary Workforce Survey, carried out by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)  – Scotland’s national membership organisation for the voluntary sector – spoke to more than 1,300 people working for charities and voluntary organisations.   Funding insecurity and uncertainty, and general funding shortages impacting on pay and resources, are all having a…

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BHF renews investment in pioneering cardiovascular data science centre

Stuart Mitchell

The BHF have renewed their funding for the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre to enable it to continue its vital work over the next five years. The £10 million investment will enable the Centre to build on its successes in harnessing health data to improve the understanding, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The BHF Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) was established in 2020 and has become recognised as a national hub for cardiovascular data research.   The Centre works with researchers, clinicians, patients, and…

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Trump administration freezes offshore wind projects, undermining affordability, reliability, and permitting certainty

Stuart Mitchell

The Trump administration recently ordered an immediate halt to the construction of five major offshore wind projects spanning New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and New York—Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Sunrise Wind, and Empire Wind—further undermining energy affordability, grid reliability, and confidence in the federal permitting process. Together, these projects would add nearly six gigawatts of clean energy generation to the grid. “Affordable, reliable power requires permitting certainty and confidence that the United States is a credible place to invest and build major infrastructure projects,” said Nicole…

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Octopus Energy and Barratt Redrow team up to wipe out home energy bills

Stuart Mitchell

Octopus Energy, the UK’s largest energy supplier, and Barratt Redrow, the UK’s largest housebuilder, have joined forces to bring energy-bill-free living to households across the country.  The landmark deal will combine Octopus’ pioneering Zero Bills tariff with Barratt Redrow’s deep construction expertise to create high-quality, sustainable homes, where residents won’t pay a penny for their home energy bills for 10 years.  Launched in 2022, Zero Bills is the world’s first tariff that lets customers move into homes packed with cutting-edge green tech – including a heat pump, a battery and…

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