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Energy security drive must align with climate goals
The First Minister will urge countries to ensure current strains placed on the international order, including by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, do not result in the promises made at COP26 being broken on a visit to the USA this week.
In a keynote address to the Brookings Institution in Washington DC, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will call on global partners to lead by example as they step up actions to
Nine people are to receive honorary degrees from Oxford University this year.
At the Encaenia ceremony, degrees will be awarded to Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham, Sir Lenny Henry, Dr Mo Ibrahim, Professor William Chester Jordan, Dr Jane Lubchenco, Professor Theda Skocpol, Professor Susan Solomon, Bernard Taylor and Wim Wenders.
Ticket registration is now open for staff, Congregation, students, Oxford University alumni, retired members of Congregation and academic visitors. We are sorry that tickets to the ceremony are not available to members of the public.
Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham
Professor Ara Warkes Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, PC, OM, KBE, FRS, is
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Applications to volunteer at Manchester’s favourite parade are open until 31 May.
On Sunday 19 June, thousands of people will flood the city’s streets as the famous Manchester Day returns. The Council are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers to help bring the streets alive.
Volunteers will be right in the heart of the action; they will have behind the
Belfast will be rolling back the years next month with a programme of special events to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Belfast City Council is hosting the events which will take place over the extended
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has welcomed the sixth PwC Professional Services Assured Skills Academy offering the opportunity for 20 individuals to kick start a career in professional services.
This exciting opportunity is open to people with a 2:2 degree in any discipline, as well those with a Level 5 qualification (HND or Foundation Degree) who have some experience in an office, banking or professional environment. Successful Academy participants will be part of Operate, PwC’s operational delivery business providing future-focused solutions to challenging operational issues.
Funded by the Department for the Economy, this PwC Professional Services
Demonstrating a welcome shift in attitude from the Government on water quality, Ministers have agreed with the majority of the recommendations in the Environmental Audit Committee report, Water quality in rivers.
The Government and the water industry regulator Ofwat accept that the next water industry price review process has needed to prioritise long term investment in the sewerage
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has today published its long-term plan for UK aid, the ‘International Development Strategy.’
"This scant document is little more than a rehash of existing slogans when what
The Joint Committee on Human Rights takes evidence from Minister for Care and Mental Health, Gillian Keegan MP, in the final session of its inquiry into protecting human rights in care settings.
The Foreign Affairs Committee Committee hosts an evidence session with two former Foreign Office ministers.
On 17 March 2022 British citizens, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori, landed at RAF Brize Norton having been detained by the Iranian authorities for
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) has been the subject of a number of inquiries, consultations and reviews in recent years, including the predecessor Committee's 2018 sexual harassment inquiries (in the workplace, public places, and everyday experiences), 2016 inquiry into sexual harassment and violence in schools, and the Home Affairs Committee’s inquiry Violence Against Women and Girls.
This inquiry is a separate programme of work, focussing on the areas where the
The following are Specialist Advisers for this inquiry:
Dr Christine Barter, Professor of Interpersonal Violence Prevention, University of Central Lancashire
Professor Barter is Co-Director of the Connect Centre for International Research on Interpersonal Violence and Harm. Her work has mainly focused on preventing VAWG including sexual violence and exploitation, violence and abuse in young people’s
The Work and Pensions Committee will take evidence from charities and policy specialists on the process of moving people claiming benefits onto Universal Credit.
The DWP resumed the managed migration of people currently on legacy benefits last week after it was put on hold during the pandemic. The session will examine the implications of the resumption, looking at the lessons that could be learnt from the general role out of UC and the first wave of managed migration, which was piloted in Harrogate.
The hearing will also look at the impact of the rising cost of living on those claiming benefits and explore potential changes to the regulations governing further managed migration.
Wednesday 18 May at 9.15am
Image credit: UK Parliament/Tyler Allicock
