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Construction workers four times more likely to die by suicide – report

Construction workers are four times more likely to die by suicide, with 7,000 lives having been tragically lost this way, a report has said. The...

Government warned that skills shortages, including of electricians, could stymie house-building aims

The UK does not have enough construction workers to build the 1.5 million homes the government has promised, industry leaders have told the BBC. Tens...

Campaign launched to ‘champion’ daylighting in buildings

MPs have been urged to get behind calls for better incorporation of daylighting in buildings. The #DaylightChampion campaign was launched at the House of Commons...

Labour’s new towns must be public realm-friendly, argue think-tanks

The government's plans for a “generation of new towns” in England should be pedestrian- and public realm-friendly, two think-tanks have argued. Labour pledged in its...

Power of three

The WLP, YLP and ILP London will come together early in the new year for their first ever joint CPD event, ‘Tria Luminaria’. The free...

Online mental health tool for engineers

An online ‘Mental Health Check-In’ tool has been launched by Foothold, the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s Benevolent Fund, aimed at enhancing mental health...

Think-tank calls for ‘robust’ strategy for preserve access to rare earth materials

An engineering think-tank has called on the government to implement a “comprehensive and robust” strategy for managing the country’s continuing access to rare and...

New light pollution map of Europe published

A new light pollution map of Europe has been published that uses satellite data to show how obtrusive light is spreading across the continent. The...

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