News story: National award showcases Cumbria as key player in the North

A team from Cumbria has won a national award for creating a “powerful movement” to improve gender balance in the region.




“The Acorn System One can be used to control a 22nd Century intergalactic spaceship”

Tom Lean looks at 40 years since the release of the Acorn System 1 through An Oral History of British Science.




Press release: Mayor and Chair: HS2 foundation stone for northern rail

Today, Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, and Allan Cook, Chair of HS2 Ltd, highlight the importance of HS2 in realising the ambitions of Northern Powerhouse Rail.




Speech: Preventing the heinous use of chemical weapons by Non-State Actors

Statement by Stephen Hickey, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council Briefing on the 1540 Committee (Non-proliferation)




Press release: UK government has successfully pushed for a review into Palestinian textbooks

A group of international partners, including the UK, will lead a review into the books included in the Palestinian Authority’s school curriculum.