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‘Reform university curricula’ call as technician shortages loom

Closer links between universities and industry would help to fix 120,000 shortfall in required technical staff by 2035, says study.

UK faces 120,000 tech skills shortfall by 2035, report warns

he UK digital and technologies sector could face a shortfall of up to 120,000 technical professionals by 2035, according to new analysis by Frontier Economics.

The biggest gaps are expected in artificial intelligence, cyber security and semiconductors. Across these three areas, the cumulative shortfall could reach up to 79,000 technical professionals by 2035.

Europe’s eur 250 billion blind spot: the female entrepreneur gap

Sarah Snelson from Frontier Economics, one of Europe’s largest economic consultancies, shares with us the findings of their recent study on the potential of female entrepreneurship.

Two hours of exercise a week reduces joint pain and visits to GP

If the 3.7 million Britons with sore joints but without a care plan exercised for two hours a week then they, their families, the NHS and the UK economy would benefit by as much as £34bn, researchers say.

Nuffield Health, Frontier Economics and Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) analysed the structured exercise programme that the private gym group has offered free of charge to more than 40,000 joint pain sufferers who used their 110 gyms across the UK.

Expert analysis of the UK water sector

A Look at Supervisory Regulation - Annabelle Ong explores how a supervisory approach in water could work in practice.

Vodafone Romania completes acquisition of Telekom Romania Mobile Communications

Vodafone’s acquisition of Telekom Romania has a value of 30 million euros. This marks a significant milestone for the telecommunications industry, consolidating the market and enabling the right scale for innovation and significant investments.

True cost of the UK’s obesity crisis revealed – and how weight-loss jabs could be the answer

The UK’s obesity crisis has a real economic cost. Frontier Economics estimates that the combined costs of obesity and people being overweight amount to £126bn a year. This could rise to as much as £150bn in the next decade if action is not taken.

UK’s obesity and overweight epidemic costs £126bn a year, study suggests

Exclusive: Experts say higher figure than past estimates should be wake-up call for ministers to tackle obesity. The cost of the UK’s epidemic of overweight and obesity has soared to £126bn a year, far higher than previous estimates, according to a study.

Sun, sweat and urban heat islands: How hot is your borough?

Frontier Economics used satellites to do some London-focused urban heat island mapping of their own. It’s these maps that have caused my path to cross with Charlie Bone’s; Frontier examined the average temperature calculated from a summer 2023 heatwave that assaulted London and pulled out the three boroughs which suffered the most: Brent, Barking & Dagenham — and Hammersmith & Fulham.

The True Value of Undersea Cable Security

Europe’s digital economy relies on infrastructure most people never see. Beneath the surface – both figuratively and literally – submarine cables carry a material proportion of cross-border internet traffic, including the data flows generated by the cloud services used by European enterprises.