Established in 2001, EngineeringUK has now reached almost 3 million young people through its activities and resources, worked in partnership with more than 1,000 organisations and published 150 pieces of research. It’s helped to build understanding of the sector and its contribution and shown a generation where engineering and technology could take them. As the …
Campaign Collective member Nancy Platts is a campaign partner to the Electoral Reform Society and she tells us the moment she had hardly dared hope for. Speaking in Liverpool, in his first speech as Labour Party Leader in September, our new prime minister Andy Burnham said, “In past years, you have voted twice to support …
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A report published today by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Endometriosis supported by Endometriosis UK has found that nearly half (47%) of women with endometriosis have lost income because of their symptoms. Over a quarter (28%) reported leaving a job and 39% said they’ve experienced financial hardship because of the disease. Endometriosis is a chronic, …
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As the sector struggles financially, the majority of the UK public are concerned that free hospice care might not be available when needed. Latest figures reveal huge variations in government funding received by hospices across the country as many rely on donations to fill the gap. The charity Hospice UK is also sharing new survey …
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Ten years after Campaign Collective was founded, the social enterprise has reached another important milestone, with its name now officially registered as a trademark. The trademark recognises Campaign Collective as a distinctive brand and protects the name and reputation built since its launch in 2016. Over the past decade, Campaign Collective has grown from a …
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New College Worcester (NCW) has today announced plans to join Worcestershire based Aequalis Education Trust’s (AET’s) family. NCW is a residential school for children and young people with vision impairment (VI). Today’s announcement is part of a strategic move to expand its provision of special educational needs (SEND) while also securing the long-term sustainability of …
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For Skin Cancer Awareness Month, leading UK charity Melanoma Focus has launched an awareness campaign that aims to turn a regular appointment, notably a haircut, into a potentially life-saving event. Every year, more than 19,000 new cases of melanoma skin cancer are diagnosed in the UK alone, a rate that has risen by 31% in …
CWU members have voted decisively to reject Westminster’s failing First Past the Post (FPTP) electoral system and back a move to proportional representation, marking a historic shift for the Labour-affiliated union. Delegates passed the motion at the union’s annual conference in Bournemouth on Sunday May 10th warning that “FPTP is producing unrepresentative results and is at …
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An alarming new survey conducted for the charity Melanoma Focus reveals that 1 in 9 UK adults have deliberately burnt their skin, ignoring the serious and potentially deadly consequences of UV exposure. The survey also found that 35% of respondents never use sunscreen in the UK during the summer months – a figure that rises …
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Half (52%) of women and those assigned female at birth in the UK said they’ve felt pressure to go to work despite experiencing severe period pain. A quarter (24%) also said they’ve experienced problems at work because of the time taken off due to the pain. The data has been released by Endometriosis UK ahead …
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