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Ambitious new UK project to transform human disease modelling

Stuart Mitchell

A major new initiative aims to redefine human-based research models for greater understanding of disease and the acceleration of new medicines. The proposal will enable the development of advanced, specific and highly reproducible human in vitro models with the aim of making them widely available to researchers in academia and industry. The £15.9 million project has been funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome and Innovate UK. In vitro models In vitro models use isolated cells and tissues outside the living body. These can come in many forms, including…

Manchester City and Xylem launch ‘Every Drop Counts’ campaign to celebrate rainwater self-sufficiency at City Football Academy

Stuart Mitchell

Manchester City has reached a significant sustainability milestone: City Football Academy, home to the Club’s 16 training pitches, now irrigates exclusively with rainwater. This innovation eliminates reliance on external water sources, conserves local water supplies, and reduces the Club’s environmental footprint. Since July 2023, Manchester City has saved an impressive 80 million liters of clean water, enough to fill over 32 Olympic-sized swimming pools or keep a stadium full of fans hydrated for an entire season. This has been made possible through investments in advanced rainwater harvesting and smart water…

Budget expectations fall faster than business optimism for marketers in 2026

Stuart Mitchell

Only a fifth (19%) of brand marketers expect budgets to rise next year, despite over half (59%) believing business will improve.   40 percentage point gap highlights continuing need for marketers to do more with less  WARC releases The Voice of the Marketer report- a deep dive into a survey of 1,000+ marketers worldwide  Marketers’ cooling optimism, uncertainty around US trade policies, the impact of AI adoption and the dominance of digital channels on media planning, are the top themes examined in WARC’s Voice of the Marketer report.    Part of WARC’s Evolution of Marketing programme, The Voice of the Marketer uncovers marketers’…

PRCA 2025 UK Census Highlights Strategic Growth and Stalled DEI Progress

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), in partnership with OnePoll, has today published its UK PR and Communications Census 2025, providing the latest analysis of the industry’s workforce, skills and challenges. The findings reveal significant shifts in strategic capability, continued anxiety around AI adoption, and persistent inequalities across gender, ethnicity and wellbeing. Gender and ethnicity pay gaps widen The Census shows that structural inequality remains a major issue: The gender pay gap has increased to 17%, with men earning an average of £88,257 compared with £75,141 for women. The…

Size does matter – National Trust launches appeal to help fund purchase and care of land around Cerne Abbas Giant

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust launches appeal to raise over £300,000 to help fund the purchase and care of land around the Cerne Abbas Giant The charity is looking to raise £330,000 to help fund the purchase and care of, a 138‑hectare (340‑acre) site – equivalent to 190 football pitches – surrounding the famous Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset. Thanks to generous grants and bequests, over £2 million has already been raised. Now, public support is being asked to help fund the purchase and care of the Giant’s lair, including Giant Hill,…