The workplace is constantly evolving, with new practices and emerging technology, and there are a number of trends that are set to dominate 2020, from employee monitoring and the hiring of retired workers to voice activation of devices such as Siri and Alexa. It’s an exciting time as businesses are changing for the better and becoming more profitable thanks to these trends. Continue reading “5 workplace trends for 2020”

There’s no doubt that over the last few years there has been a great deal of uncertainty in the UK about where we are heading. Following on from the most recent general election (December 2019) and the landslide win achieved by the Conservative party, there is hope for a period of stability in leadership to manage the last days of Brexit and beyond. Continue reading “What Does the New Government Mean for Engineering?”

Leicester has been in the headlines a lot recently for the football club’s astonishing success in the Premier League. Whilst also well known for such famous faces as David and Richard Attenborough and Gary Lineker – there are quite a few other celebrities that have links to Leicester that you might not realise. Here we will take a look at some other big names who were born in the city or have spent time living there. Continue reading “Has Leicester’s Got Talent?”

Despite it being invented by a student at an English Public school one country above all others has taken to the game and made it their own. Rugby in Wales is not so much a sport it is more of a religious experience. This is especially true when you factor in the deeply religious songs that are infused within it when it is played. Land of my Fathers, Bread of heaven and Cwm Rhondda are all perfect for a crowd and you would be hard pushed to find more passionate fans.  The song Hymns and Arias by Max Boyce illustrates the relationship perfectly. Whilst never world cup winner’s Wales are regular quarter or semi-finalists plus they have won the 6 nations in all its permutations second only to England (28 to 26). What is it about the game that enthuses so? Continue reading “Rugby Union and the Welsh, a perfect match.”

1 The Guinness Book of World Records was inspired by a pub argument

Guinness beer is linked to the eponymous world records. The idea for the book first came about in 1951, when Dublin’s Guinness brewery MD, Sir Hugh Beaver, had a dispute in a pub about the UK’s fastest game bird. The notion of a handy reference book covering ‘superlatives’ and fascinating facts began there and then. The Guinness Book of World Records was first published four years later in 1955. Continue reading “Did you know these Guinness beer facts?”

Although the Exxon Valdez oil disaster was a human error incident that occurred when an oil tanker spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound, it had disastrous effects on the earth. It happened on March 24, 1989 and was one of the worst oil spillages in America’s history, having a detrimental impact upon marine life. Continue reading “The most expensive environmental disasters”