7/23/2023 0 Comments Roman provincial coinage![]() In 2010 Dr Peter Jones and Jeannie Cohen, alarmed by the decline in the teaching of classics in state schools, founded Classics for All. Since the late 1930's we have lost 97% of our wildflower meadows in the UK, so the Bumblebee Conservation Trust are working hard to support our bumblebees.Ĭlassics for All - Championing Classics in Schools These declines have occurred mainly because of large-scale changes agricultural practice, development and to the way our countryside is managed. Over the past century, the story of bumblebees is worrying, with two species becoming extinct and of the 24-remaining species, eight (a third of the remaining species) are currently listed on at least one of the English, Welsh and Scottish conservation Priority Species lists due to their large-scale declines in distribution and numbers. As these plants help form the basis of complex food chains, it is easy to imagine how other wildlife such as other insects, birds and small mammals would all suffer too, if our bumblebees disappeared. The UK's insect pollinators are estimated to contribute £690 million/year to our food economy (insect pollination of Cox & Gala apples alone contributes £37 million) and means that if we don't support our native bumblebee species, the extremely high cost of pollination by other means could considerably increase the cost of fruit and vegetables.īumblebees also pollinate many garden and wild flowers - without which, these plants would not produce seeds. None of our life-saving work would be possible without the strength of our fundraising and our outstanding people- our supporters, volunteers, staff and people affected by cancer.īumblebees are clever and efficient pollinators who play a key role in producing much of the food that we eat. The intrastate we have created for scientists enables world class research, and we engage and empower patients, policy makers and the public to make sure advances in research have a positive impact. We're pioneering new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, as well as finding ways to optimise treatment. Within the last 40 years Cancer Research UK's research has played a role in developing 8 of the world's top 10 cancer drugs, have helped double breast cancer survival and been a key player in the development of radiotherapy, which now benefits more than 130,000 patients every year in the UK. Our ambition is to accelerate progress and, by 2034, see three-quarters of people surviving the disease for 10 years or more. In the 1970's less than a quarter of people in the UK with cancer Survived but over the last 40 years, survival has doubled- today half will survive. ![]() Our vision is to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured, from the most common types to those that affect just a few people.Ĭancer poses a huge and growing challenge with the number of people around the world who receive a diagnosis each year expected to rise dramatically, from 15 million in 2015 to 24 million in 2035. ![]() Cancer Research UK is the world's largest cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research. ![]()
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