Half-year results statement 2011

Published date 2011-11-09 11:11
SSE plc has announced their half year results for the six months to September 2011.

Joint Development Agreement on Carbon Capture and Storage

Published date 2011-11-09 11:11
SSE plc has entered into a joint development agreement with Shell U.K. Limited (Shell) in relation to the proposed Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project at SSE’s gas-fired power station in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

Professor Mike Ferguson appointed to Wellcome Trust Board of Governors

Published date 2011-11-09 11:11
Sir William Castell, Chairman of the Wellcome Trust Board of Governors, says: “We look forward to welcoming Mike onto our Board. He has extensive knowledge and experience of bringing together scientific disciplines to work together and of translating basic research into drug discovery programmes. He will make an invaluable contribution towards helping the Board oversee the implementation of the…

Editorial team announced for ‘eLife’

Published date 2011-11-09 11:11
The senior editorial team will comprise internationally renowned, active researchers from Europe, North America and Asia. They will operate entirely independently of the founding organisations and will ensure fair, swift and high-quality editorial decisions.

Scientists make step towards using brain scans to predict outcome of psychotic episodes

Published date 2011-11-09 11:11
Psychosis is a condition that affects people’s minds, altering the way they think, feel and behave. It can be accompanied by hallucinations and delusions. The most common forms are part of mental health conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but symptoms of psychosis can also occur in conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and alcohol or drug abuse.

ONS Index of Production statistics – Barclays Corporate comment

Published date 2011-11-09 11:11
“UK manufacturers continue to focus on realising efficiencies within their businesses, in the face of lacklustre domestic demand and key Eurozone markets which offer increasingly little prospect of export growth. As we approach the festive season, UK manufacturers will be hoping that the traditional retail up-turn on the high street will generate some much-needed product demand.”

BT trials British Sign Language access to its customer services

Published date 2011-11-09 11:11
BT and social business, SignVideo, announced today that BT has begun a trial that enables people who are deaf to communicate with BT’s customer service teams using British Sign Language (BSL) via video relay. BT wants to ensure that its products and services are available to everyone – whatever their need. It already provides a range of options for customers to make contact in a way that…

Suggs & Laura White host free concert to launch ‘Big Christmas Sing’

Published date 2011-11-09 11:11
On 9 November, Madness frontman Suggs and 2008 X Factor finalist Laura White will launch Christian Aid’s Big Christmas Sing with a free concert at Old Spitalfields Market. Suggs will host the event and perform his Christmas hit ‘Sleigh Bells’. The concert will run from 5.30 – 7pm.

Christian Aid welcomes widening of debate about business ethics

Published date 2011-11-09 11:11
Christian Aid welcomes the publication this week of the report ‘Value and Values: Perceptions of Ethics in the City Today ’ from the St Paul’s Institute which it says offers valuable insights into the debate surrounding business practice in today’s world.

Update on Single Payment Scheme

Published date 2011-11-09 11:11
Agriculture Minister Jim Paice updated Parliament today on the progress of payments to farmers under the Single Payment Scheme.