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In Good Health?
Next quarter, 51% of respondents expect to expand while 12% expect to decline.
Surveys managed by The University of Nottingham Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI) have addressed what business people and advisers feel about the health of the economy and recovery from recession.

OFFICIAL STATISTICS declare that the longest and deepest post-war UK recession is now over, but figures from the Office of National Statistics showed that — at 0.1 per cent growth — this halt in economic decline was by the narrowest of margins.

The balance of growth among UK Business Barometer (UKBB) respondents over the last quarter changed from negative four per cent in the UKBB survey, commencing July 2009, to positive 10 per cent in the survey which opened for responses in October — the first positive balance since July 2008.

36 per cent of respondents reported their business as having expended in the period July to October
Some 36 per cent of respondents reported their business as having expended in the period July to October: 15 per cent of respondents expanding by more than five per cent, while 14 per cent declined by more than five per cent.

For expected next quarter growth, the balance is even more strongly positive than in July, with 51 per cent expecting to expand while 12 per cent expect to decline. The balance is a positive 39 per cent, compared to +23 per cent in July.

When asked if the recession had found them seeking professional advice more often, 67 per cent of participants said not, 19 per cent do not use professional business advice anyway and only 14 per cent have relied on professional business advice more heavily during this period.

More information, including results and analyses, can be found at: www.ukbb.ac

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Prof Joanne Webster elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

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 Joanne Webster, a professor of parasitic diseases at the RVC, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).

An infectious disease expert, Prof Webster is known for promoting a One Health approach to disease control.

She completed her doctoral research in zoonotic disease and parasite-host interactions, and has since earned widespread recognition for contributions to parasitology and global health.

Prof Webster said: "I am truly honoured, and somewhat stunned, to be recognised alongside such an exceptional group of scientists." 

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Germany FMD import restrictions eased

The UK government has lifted the import restrictions placed on FMD-susceptible commodities from Germany.

The decision comes after the country was recognised as foot-and-mouth disease free without vaccination on 14 May.

Imports of FMD-susceptible animals and their by-products from Germany were originally banned, after the country reported a case of FMD near Brandenburg in January. In March, the UK government permitted imports from outside of the outbreak zone.

Germany will now be able to import FMD-susceptible animals and their by-products into the UK, providing they meet other import conditions.

The decision follows rigorous technical assessment of measures in Germany. Defra says it will not hesitate respond to FMD outbreaks.