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Our Ageing Population is Something That we Should Celebrate

Hannah Gal | Posted 20.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Retirement Age, Isolation, Elderly, Age UK, Benefits, Loneliness, Christmas, Go on UK, Old Age, Social Care, 50 Plus, UK Lifestyle News
Hannah Gal

Joe, 91, lost his wife 10 years ago and his only son died of Cancer. "I think about them all the time" the charmingly humble man tells me, "its just that Christmas brings back memories of family Christmases when my boy was little.. it is one time of year I don't look forward to.."

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Cracking the Code of a Digitally Literate Generation

Geoff Mulgan | Posted 11.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Mozilla, UK Education, Nesta, Nominet Trust, Coding, Digital Skills, UK Students, Programming, Digital Literacy, Digital Makers, Web Development, Go on UK, UK-Tech-2013, UK Universities & Education News
Geoff Mulgan

Computing should be taught as a rigorous - but fun - discipline covering topics like programming, database structures, and algorithms. That doesn't have to be boring. Courses can, and should, incorporate the excitement of programming games, apps, or making digital devices.

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