Author: Stuart Mitchell

Alzheimer’s Research UK launches new Programme Award and refreshed funding schemes

Stuart Mitchell

Great ideas don’t follow a single path. Some begin as early-stage concepts, others grow through focused projects, and some develop into large collaborative programmes. Alzheimer’s Research UK’s refreshed funding portfolio is designed to support researchers at every stage of that journey. The refresh reflects what we’ve heard from the dementia research community, alongside lessons learned from delivering our funding schemes over many years. As the field has grown, research questions have become increasingly complex, often requiring expertise from multiple disciplines, longer-term collaboration and different types of support at different stages…

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Amnesty International experiment exposes Meta’s failure to catch election-related disinformation ads on Facebook

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International has today warned that Meta may be failing to effectively address election-related disinformation spread through its Facebook Advertisements platform ahead of Brazil’s presidential election on 4 October.  Social media has been used to spread disinformation in Brazil for years. To investigate how Facebook handled election-related disinformation in advertising, Amnesty International conducted an experiment by submitting ‘mock’ ads containing election-related disinformation to Facebook. The content ranged from ads alleging election fraud to ads that used disinformation to advocate for a military takeover. The experiment found that eight of the…

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Asda to transform 73 community spaces with £1m+ Foundation investment

Stuart Mitchell

The Asda Foundation has announced an investment of more than £1 million in 73 community projects across the UK through its Local Community Spaces Fund. Grants of between £10,000 and £20,000 have been awarded to grassroots organisations at the heart of their local communities, including community centres, village halls, youth hubs, sports facilities and places of worship. The funding includes £71,209 for four groups in Wales, £70,600 for four in Northern Ireland, £154,898 for 10 in Scotland and £899,144 for 55 in England, supporting improvements, renovations and accessibility projects across…

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Coal power plant air pollution linked to over 6,600 premature deaths and $100 billion in damages annually, new CATF analysis finds

Stuart Mitchell

Clean Air Task Force (CATF) released an updated analysis of its Toll from Coal modeling tool, which analyzes nearly 200 coal-fired power plants that emit thousands of tons of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, both of which expose people across the country to harmful soot and smog. The analysis uses 2024 data and models annual attributable deaths and other health and economic risks associated with coal-fired power pollution. “Air pollution from coal-fired power plants continues to cause preventable illness and premature death across the country, placing an especially heavy burden…

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Lidl GB Launches Industry First Living Income Tea

Stuart Mitchell

Marking this years Fairtrade Fortnight, Lidl GB is launching a British retailer-first product with its new Way To Go! Tea – the first in the UK designed to directly support closing the living income gap for Kenyan tea growers. Through Lidl GB’s Fairtrade tea, farmers in Kenya earn the Fairtrade Minimum Price for tea, and The Fairtrade Premium, an extra sum of money for farmers to invest in their farms and communities. On top of that, the Way to Go! Tea is the first of its kind, working closely with…

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