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The UK has proposed a progressive plan to improve the country’s cyber resilience , focusing on protecting the nation’s modern energy system. Announced on 12th November 2025, the proposed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill aims to reinforce the digital protection across services, including energy networks, smart-energy systems, water, transport and health care. With independent research estimating that cyber incidents cost the UK economy approximately £15 billion a year, the proposal demonstrates the government’s commitment to developing a safe and more resilient digital future.   SOURCE: https://www.gov.uk/government/news As the UK continues to move toward a smarter, cleaner and interconnected energy system infrastructure, the importance of cybersecurity will continue to grow. Smart meters, electric vehicle charge points, flexible demand technologies and digital management of the grid all deliver a greater efficiency of the energy system, while at the same time highlighting the n...

  A new study has energised the UK’s sustainability conversation by spotlighting postdoctoral researchers as a high-value yet underused force in the nation’s push toward net-zero. Published in Cleaner Engineering Technology and led by Loughborough University’s C-DICE team , the research reveals that postdocs hold advanced technical expertise capable of fast-tracking progress across renewable energy, construction, manufacturing, and consultancy sectors. Source: www.sciencedirect.com Postdoctoral researchers, or postdocs as they are commonly known, are highly qualified professionals who have earned their doctorate degrees and work on the frontiers of scientific and engineering innovation. The postdoctoral skill set, ranging from problem solving and data analysis to experimentation and systems thinking, positions postdocs as valuable members of the UK’s low-carbon transition. When integrated effectively into teams in industry, postdocs can help accelerate the development of breakthr...

The UK government's national recruitment and training scheme develops in response to a growing need for clean energy sector recruits. It aims to create and fill hundreds of thousands of industrial jobs by 2030. The announcement followed rapid investment growth in clean energy, including renewables and nuclear, and increasing demand for a trained workforce from across the UK. The programme will feature five new Technical Excellence Colleges to ensure that young people are trained in solar, wind and nuclear energy careers. The government also mentioned support for unemployed individuals, school leavers and ex-offenders as part of the plan, while also assisting the transition of existing workers, especially those from the oil and gas industry to clean energy jobs due to the growing demand. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband described the announcement as a “new generation of good industrial jobs,” arguing that the clean energy boom will help create “decent, secure and well-paid jobs” while...