Simon Cocking

6 days ago | irishtechnews.ie | Simon Cocking

Britain’s largest rewilding landscape launches as new charityVast Highlands initiative to boost nature, re-peopling, rural livelihoods and economic opportunities including sustainable timber, fishing, farming, wildlife tourismThe UK’s largest rewilding landscape, Affric Highlands, has launched as an independent charity with the aim of restoring nature across more than 200,000 hectares of the central Highlands over the next 30 years, to benefit nature, climate and people.

1 week ago | irishtechnews.ie | Simon Cocking

We look at the Acer Enduro M3 a mobile hotspot for those who need to spend time in off the grid locations. See more about the Acer Enduro M3 here. Acer Connect Enduro M3 5G Mobile Wi-Fi, reviewedIf you live or work somewhere with coverage blackspots then the use case for this device makes complete sense. Luckily our testers take their jobs seriously and are often dipping into out of reach areas, at least that is what they tell us when we are trying to contact them.

1 week ago | irishtechnews.ie | Simon Cocking

A groundbreaking new partnership between the University of Graz, Carbon Kapture and the BioDiMoBot project is showing how nature and technology can work together to tackle two urgent global challenges: climate change and biodiversity loss. Their shared mission, using kelp farming and underwater robotics to monitor and restore aquatic ecosystems, marks a major step forward in how we manage ocean health.

1 week ago | irishtechnews.ie | Simon Cocking

We catch up with Alexandra Negoita, lecturer at Coventry University specialised in environmental psychology, to discuss the possible benefits of gardening for our wider mental heath. Gardening insights with Alexandra NegoitaWho are we speaking to, can you share a little bit about yourself? I’m Alexandra, lecturer at Coventry University and nature enthusiast. I’m an environmental research psychologist exploring how meaningful experiences with nature support both personal and planetary well-being.

1 week ago | irishtechnews.ie | Simon Cocking

Core and Purple House Cancer Support launch ‘Cancer Care at Work’, an initiative that will provide practical advice and guidance for employers who want to create or enhance their cancer support policy Seven in ten employees (73%) feel a cancer diagnosis negatively impacts career progression, while over half (57%) of employees who have had cancer confirm this Two thirds (67%) say the existence of a cancer support policy would influence their decision to work at a company 88% of employees...