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‘Painting with light’ illuminates photo evidence of air pollution

Stuart Mitchell

Researchers and artists have joined forces to ‘paint with light’ – making invisible air pollution visible and demonstrating the health risks posed to people living and working in Ethiopia, India, and the UK. Combining digital light painting and low-cost air pollution sensors, the team produced photographic evidence of pollution levels in cities across the three countries – sparking debate among local communities and illustrating: Air pollution varying dramatically between locations in Ethiopia – a kitchen using biomass stoves for food preparation where PM2.5 concentrations in the room were up to…

Equans partners with UrbanChain to deliver virtual power plant in Dudley

Stuart Mitchell

Equans, has announced a major boost for its pioneering project in Brockmoor, Dudley, where the company is set to deliver Europe’s first net zero carbon neighbourhood – tackling climate change and fuel poverty in tandem. Equans will partner with UrbanChain, a peer-to-peer (P2P) energy exchange company and Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC) to progress with developing and deploying one of the UK’s first Virtual Power Plant’s (VPP) in council-owned building stock to create a pooled energy solution in Brockmoor.   The initiative will integrate solar panels and battery storage across…

Sodexo volunteers chalk up over 1,400 reading sessions through platinum partnership with Chapter One

Stuart Mitchell

The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation is a platinum partner to Chapter One, a charity aimed at improving educational outcomes, addressing a root cause of food insecurity. This National Volunteers Week (3-9 June) Sodexo is recognising around 140 employees and young family members who have supported Chapter One this academic year. Since September 2023, 105 of Sodexo’s employees have chalked up over 1,400 30-minute reading sessions with children aged 5-8 across 15 schools in: Bradford, Doncaster, East Sussex, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Middlesbrough. By the end of the academic year this…

Bursary scheme opens to help more young people fall in love with STEM through fun activities

Stuart Mitchell

EngineeringUK  is launching its STEM bursary scheme to help school students get creative and inspired by STEM through fun hands-on activities which could lead to creating tomorrow’s astronauts, app designers and AI architects. With many schools facing financial challenges, the bursaries will be awarded to schools with high proportions of students from groups underrepresented in the engineering profession. Primary schools which meet the EngineeringUK Priority Schools criteria, can apply for a bursary of £550 to take part in an experience with Neon – a website that helps primary and secondary…

Volunteer recruitment still ‘tough’ as survey shows no signs of improvement

Stuart Mitchell

The report Present Struggles, Past Origins: Current Challenges in Volunteering Amidst Two Decades of Decline by Nottingham Trent University’s VCSE Data and Insights National Observatory and Pro Bono Economics (PBE) is part of barometer which takes the quarterly temperature of the voluntary sector. More than 560 organisations responded to the latest wave. When the survey last focused on volunteering in Spring 2023, charities reported concerns over decreasing numbers. While the latest barometer does not show significant decline, six in 10 organisations continue to face difficulties in volunteer recruitment and around…