Online tuition can support disadvantaged pupils to learn remotely but access to equipment and reliable internet connections are key barriers to participation, a study has shown. The pilot from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) was carried out to assess the effectiveness of supporting the learning of pupils from low-income backgrounds during and after partial school … Read more
OneWeb is reportedly in talks with BT to use its satellite broadband technology to provide coverage to rural areas of the UK. The firm, which was bought by the UK government after nearly going bankrupt last year, intends to launch a network of more than 650 low Earth orbit satellites that will be able to beam down … Read more
Britons produce the second largest amount of e-waste per person in Europe, a study has found. In 2019 alone, there were 53.6 million tonnes of electronic waste generated globally according to statistics from the United Nations. With Christmas purchases expected to exacerbate the e-waste problem as consumers throw their old devices out, data from the … Read more
A facility for testing 5G and satellite technology is to be created at the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire, with £3m in government funding. The engineering hub, which is due for completion in 2021, will provide a base for UK researchers and businesses to experiment, and will allow teams to test the benefits of hybrid 5G … Read more
The UK Government has launched a new approach, through a network of technical experts, to find ways to conduct information warfare. Concepts such as false information, fake news, or information warfare are not novel, but technology and innovation have created an expressway for its dissemination. An information warfare network, called @HutEighteen, has been launched in partnership with … Read more
Britain could risk an “economic blackout” due to its heavy reliance on foreign satellites, the chairman of UKspace has said. Analysis by the trade body representing the UK’s space sector found that at least 90 per cent of the data sent through satellite services relies on those sent up by other nations including the US and … Read more
The Welsh Government has revealed its draft strategy to reduce carbon emissions in the transport sector, placing private cars at the bottom of the list for investment. Transport currently makes up 17 per cent of Wales’ carbon emissions and the draft strategy, Llwybr Newydd – New Path, is set to shape the country’s transport system over … Read more
UK water companies have unveiled a plan to deliver a net-zero carbon water supply for customers by 2030. Water UK, which represents all the major water firms, has published its Net Zero 2030 Routemap, which sets out they will tackle climate change by reaching net-zero two decades ahead of the UK government’s legally binding target of … Read more
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has defended the UK from more than 700 cyber attacks in the last year alone, according to figures given in its annual review. The UK has been beset by cyber attacks since the outbreak of Covid-19 in March and the NCSC has been focusing its resources on the pandemic response. The … Read more
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed contractor Serco that it will take back control of the UK’s nuclear weapon warheads in June 2021. The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is currently being run by a consortium of Serco, Lockheed Martin and Jacobs Engineering. The AWE was originally outsourced in 1999 under a 25 year … Read more