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Wembley Stadium becomes first national stadium to be dementia friendly

Stuart Mitchell

The Football Association (FA) backs landmark guidance developed by charity for all stadiums and sports grounds, with likes of Premier League and Racecourse Association pledging commitment. The Football Association (FA) has worked with its official charity partner, Alzheimer’s Society, to put in place a series of improvements to the iconic Wembley Stadium, changing the game for fans with dementia. Making Wembley dementia friendly After an audit of the stadium by people affected by dementia, who were invited to attend two matchdays and provide feedback, several supporting measures have been put…

EcoPulse demonstrator takes shape ahead of Paris Airshow

Stuart Mitchell

EcoPulse is a Distributed Hybrid-Electric Propulsion aircraft demonstrator jointly developed by Airbus, Daher and Safran. Based on Daher’s TBM light-aircraft platform, this project kick-started in 2019 with an announcement at Le Bourget, supported by CORAC* (the French Civil Aviation Research Council) and co-funded by the French Government and the EU.  The objective is to advance technology “techno-bricks” which could contribute to the decarbonisation efforts of the aviation industry. In particular, the demonstrator will evaluate the advantages of distributed propulsion, onboard overall energy efficiency (fuel reduction) and high-voltage electrical propulsion and battery…

Alzheimer’s Society and Santander win five partnership awards

Stuart Mitchell

Alzheimer’s Society’ work with Santander UK in 2022 has been celebrated with five new awards, recognising our partnership and tireless efforts to create policies, schemes and initiatives that help Santander become a dementia-friendly organisation. The partnership between Santander UK and Alzheimer’s Society continues to provide cause for celebration. To date, Santander’s incredible employees have fundraised over £3.6 million. We are also proud to announce five new awards won by our partnership which recognise our work together in 2022. Winner Business Charity Awards for Banks & Financial Services ​ Winner Third…

UNESCO mobilizes education ministers from around the world for a co-ordinated response to ChatGPT

Stuart Mitchell

In response to the rapid emergence of new and powerful generative AI tools, on Thursday 25 May, UNESCO held the first global meeting of Ministers of Education to explore the immediate as well as far-reaching opportunities, challenges and risks that AI applications pose to education systems. Over 40 Ministers came together to share policy approaches and plans on how best to integrate these tools into education. During the online discussion on 25 May 2023, UNESCO presented a roadmap on generative AI and education, including open multistakeholder dialogue. Generative AI opens…

Survey launched on the support needs of UK environmental organisations

Stuart Mitchell

Having recently completed our support for the 1,000th charity working on poverty in the UK, on Earth Day, they announced plans for a new programme of capacity building for environmental organisations, starting with a survey of their support needs. There is currently no skills-based capacity building programme in the UK on climate change or sustainability. And yet the number of environmental organisations in the UK is growing at around 3% per annum — with 6,204 voluntary organisations, according to NCVO, and one in five social enterprises that focus on climate…