Day: 15 October 2026

BBSRC publishes refreshed EDI action plan for 2026 to 2028

Stuart Mitchell

BBSRC has published its refreshed EDI action plan for 2026 to 2028, setting out bold commitments to build a fairer, more inclusive bioscience community. The action plan builds on progress made since the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council’s (BBSRC) first equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) action plan published in 2023. The plan identifies where more work is needed to address ongoing challenges, including: Progress since 2022 Since 2022, BBSRC investments have delivered tangible improvements across the bioscience community. Female representation on the BBSRC Pool of Experts has increased from…

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Asda creates 210 new Supported Internships for young people with special educational needs

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has become the country’s largest supported internship provider after creating 210 new placement opportunities for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across 35 stores nationwide. The expansion means Asda’s supported internship programme now operates in more locations than any other UK business, addressing a significant employment gap facing young people with learning disabilities. Only 4.8% of people in England and 4.1% in Scotland with a learning disability go on to secure paid employment after completing their education, compared with around 80% of their peers. Delivered in…

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New CATF report identifies how states in deregulated power markets can achieve long-term clean energy goals with state-led planning and procurement

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) identifies how establishing state-led planning and procurement can help state governments in deregulated electricity markets meet their power sector decarbonization goals and lays out the components needed to put that planning in action. Cutting power sector carbon emissions quickly and affordably requires the addition of long-lead-time technologies that are prone to development barriers, such as nuclear energy, geothermal, and long-duration energy storage. While market prices and clean electricity standards have done much to advance clean power deployment in deregulated electricity markets,…

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Greater Good Charities Launches “Good Exists” Campaign to Combat Bad News Fatigue and Fund Grassroots Solutions

Stuart Mitchell

Global nonprofit Greater Good Charities launched “Good Exists”, a challenge and digital movement to combat online negativity and news fatigue, while deploying direct aid to people and pets in need.  To kick off the campaign, Greater Good Charities is launching a high-impact TikTok challenge backed by a $100,000 catalytic grant pool inviting local leaders and organizations to film a video highlighting a local act of good they saw that day and tag @greatergoodcharities and a nonprofit doing meaningful work. To transform these proposals into real-world impact, Greater Good Charities will…

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Community Municipal Investments can bring the benefits of NS&I-style funding to local government, says GFI and University of Leeds

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Finance Institute (GFI), in partnership with the University of Leeds, today launches new research showing Community Municipal Investments (CMIs) have matured into a credible, scalable and value-for-money addition to the local authority borrowing toolkit. Arranged through Abundance Investment’s FCA-regulated platform and championed by the GFI since first launched in 2020, CMIs are a form of local authority borrowing that enables councils to raise capital directly from citizens and mission-aligned investors to fund local infrastructure and regeneration projects. The paper, “Community Municipal Investments – Bringing the Benefits of NS&I…

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