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December 18, 2024

How to turn a mowing loss into a biodiversity win

With careful planning and smart solutions, this local authority turned a high-risk mowing challenge into a win for safety and biodiversity.
November 25, 2024

Here to help you beat the ice this winter

Slips on snow and ice can lead to significant injury. If it happens on your premises, and you haven’t gritted the area, you could be held liable. Even if you have done, you could still be exposed to legal action.
October 29, 2024

Keep your communities safe on Fireworks Night

Firework nights are a great way to bring communities together. But if they’re not managed properly, these events can lead to serious accidents and legal issues.
September 12, 2024

Freshers’ Week or pressures week?

Freshers' Week. It sounds light and exciting. And it is for a lot of young people. It’s a fresh start. A new beginning. It’s the week that marks a new phase in life – a time of independence, hope and opportunities.
July 31, 2024

Why assurance reporting can help you stand strong

When you work in a college or university every day, it’s sometimes hard to step back and assess where you are. You’re so close to the day-to-day operations, you can’t give it that objective view.
June 28, 2024

Mindgames and manipulations: hacking cyber mindsets

Cyber crime costs the UK economy an estimated £27 billion a year. With the rise of AI and deepfakes, that eye-watering figure only looks to be heading in one direction.
May 30, 2024

Flexible Working Act flips the script

The Flexible Working Act came into force on 6 April 2024 across England, Scotland, and Wales. And it’s turned the tables back in the employee’s favour.
April 5, 2024

Get the 2023 risks and trends from across the higher education sector

From the growing cyber threat to sector funding cuts, to rising operating and energy costs – we summarise the big take aways from our higher education report over on the blog...
February 29, 2024

Council Closures: What can be done?

Nottingham City Council was the sixth council in three years to file for bankruptcy last November and many other organisations fear being forced into the same action. In the blog, we look back at the lasting impact of austerity, and assess what technology is doing to save costs and help other councils from following the same fate...