Broker of the Year – Synergy Car Leasing Jane Pocock, CEO of Copart Inc UK & Ireland and head judge at this year’s Broker Awards commented: “It is an honour to be able to chair the Broker Awards for a second consecutive year. They are extremely important to the industry to highlight all the achievements within this sector. “Judging is, as always, a feat, and this year’s entries were of such high calibre that there were fine margins between winners and nominees, but we got there in the end. Congratulations to all the winners and those who entered.” The Headline…

Researchers from Aston University have found that people following healthy eating accounts on social media for as little as two weeks ate more fruit and vegetables and less junk food. Previous research has shown that positive social norms about fruit and vegetables increases individuals’ consumption. The research team sought to investigate whether positive representation of healthier food on social media would have the same effect. The research was led by Dr Lily Hawkins, whose PhD study it was, supervised by Dr Jason Thomas and Professor Claire Farrow in the School of Psychology. The researchers recruited 52 volunteers, all social media…

KGM Motors UK is proud to announce that Gavin Pell, Managing Director of Chandlers in Grantham, Lincolnshire, and a valued member of KGM UK’s esteemed dealer network, will be participating in the London Marathon 2024 on 21st April. Gavin will be running alongside his family friend Dr Caroline Johnson MP to raise funds for Bliss, a charity which provides vital support to parents of babies who are born prematurely or with health issues. Embarking on their debut marathon journey in their mid-40s has sparked a fitness journey for both Gavin and Caroline. What initially began as a light-hearted challenge…

Cutting edge businesses, in locations including Scotland and Nottingham, are set to benefit from a share of £30 million to be at the forefront of designing and testing innovative technology of the future that will modernise our energy system and store renewable energy for later use. Capturing and storing energy for use when and where it is needed will play an essential role in powering more of Britain from Britain and increasing the country’s energy security. The funding announced today will support these businesses testing and preparing their technologies to be ready for the energy market, encouraging private investment and…

Stuttgart/Beijing. At and around Auto China 2024, Mercedes‑Benz underlines its commitment to delivering dedicated products and technologies to Chinese customers. As the largest single automotive market in the world, China plays an important role in the long-term strategy of Mercedes‑Benz. Running up to the show, the company will maintain its leadership position in this market, headlined by the world premiere of the all-new electric Mercedes‑Benz G‑Class. China is home to the company’s largest production site and the most comprehensive R&D hub outside Germany, playing a significant role in Mercedes‑Benz’s global R&D network. In recent years, Mercedes‑Benz strengthened its R&D…

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his Spring Budget to the House of Commons, laying out his fiscal plans for the next financial year. As part of his statement, the Chancellor put words into action, pledging almost £3.5 billion to support the government’s ambitions to make the UK a scientific and technologic superpower. The funding announced will support the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in delivering on the Prime Minister’s key priorities, including on growing the UK economy and creating better-paid jobs and opportunities for people in industries across the country. The Chancellor also announced that the government will…

People in adult social care and unpaid carers will benefit from a £20 million boost to fund innovative projects across the country, as the government continues to deliver on its vision for social care reform. The Accelerating Reform Fund will expand community-based care models such as Shared Lives, a service that matches people aged 16 and above with approved carers. Under this scheme, people move in with their Shared Lives carer on a short- or long-term basis, giving people with care needs more freedom and autonomy and allowing them to live more independently in the community. Short-term care through Shared…

Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of people living with life-threatening illness and people close to them. It prevents and relieves suffering and focuses on helping people to live well until the end (Hospice UK 2020). Worldwide approximately only 14% of people who need palliative care currently receive it. In the UK, 90% of people who die would benefit from palliative care, meaning over 600,000 people each year need it; a figure only going to increase as the population ages and the complexity of conditions from what people are dying from increases. If the current trend continues, the demand for…

University of Nottingham spin-out company Cerca Magnetics has been awarded £2m as part of £45 million government investment in the UK’s quantum sector for wearable brain imaging research to help detect early signs of dementia. The investment announcement was made during a visit to Cerca Magnetics Nottingham headquarters this week by Science Minister Andrew Griffith MP who outlined how this funding supports the government’s vision to transform into a quantum-enabled economy by 2033. Professor Matt Brookes from the School go Physics and Astronomy explaining the wearable brain scanning technology to the Science Minister. The wearable OPM-MEG system was originally prototyped…