Author: Stuart Mitchell

Channel 4’s New Writers Scheme Kicks Off with Wider UK Reach

Stuart Mitchell

Seventeen emerging writers from across the UK have joined Channel 4’s New Writers Scheme, a nine-month programme designed to support new and underrepresented voices in television drama.  The initiative offers writers the opportunity to develop their first pilot episode-spec for TV, with expert guidance and mentoring from scripted indies and a script editor, alongside feedback from Channel 4. This year, the scheme has expanded to include Northern Ireland, with five writers from the region joining writers based near Channel 4’s regional hubs in Bristol, Glasgow, and Leeds. The scheme launched…

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Future US Food Security is a $3.2 Billion Opportunity for Farmers in the Mid-Mississippi Delta

Stuart Mitchell

World Wildlife Fund effort to protect wildlife habitats from agricultural expansion takes root as the Delta Ag Alliance—a group of innovative farmers, startups, retailers, and investors working together to transition existing farmland from commodity row crops to specialty food crops. If just 3% of existing farmland in the mid-Mississippi Delta (eastern Arkansas, western Tennessee, and northwestern Mississippi) could be converted from commodity crops to specialty food crops by 2034, it would result in an extra $3.2 billion in annual farmgate revenue across the region. According to a new report from…

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Fareshare Midlands Opens Major New Facility To Combat Food Poverty And Unemployment Thanks To Funding From The Sir Peter Rigby Charitable Food Trust

Stuart Mitchell

A major new initiative to turbo-charge the fight against food poverty and unemployment in the region has begun operations in Birmingham as part of the Coronation Food Project, inspired by The King. A groundbreaking facility dedicated to food redistribution and skills development is operated by FareShare Midlands thanks to the generous support of The Sir Peter Rigby Charitable Trust. The Coronation Food Project, inspired by His Majesty King Charles III, aims to bridge the gap between food insecurity and food waste. Nearly 10 million people are facing food poverty despite…

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Alzheimer’s Research UK and Gates Ventures launch global fund to tackle the roadblocks in dementia research preventing progress

Stuart Mitchell

Alzheimer’s Research UK and Gates Ventures have recently established the Dementia Frontiers Fund, a bold new multi-million pound global initiative designed to address the most complex and urgent questions holding back progress in dementia research. Dementia research is building momentum If nothing changes, one in two people will face dementia in their lifetime, either by developing the condition, caring for someone affected, or both. We’ve seen huge progress in recent years in dementia research – from the first treatments that can slow down the decline of memory and thinking for…

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The SBTi publishes the first ever register of certified science-based target setting experts

Stuart Mitchell

The SBTi has published the world’s first register of science-based target setting experts, who have completed a certification process through the SBTi Academy. The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published the world’s first register of science-based target setting experts. To gain certification, the SBTi Certified Experts have progressed through a rigorous seven-part assessment process to demonstrate their advanced proficiency in areas like greenhouse gas inventory assessment and modelling targets. The certification confirms a level of skill that could help businesses navigate the nuances and technicalities of science-based target setting more…

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