“Internationalisation brings great opportunities but also great risks. However, in the long run it is probably more risky not to internationalize at all.”

Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies are set to play a major role in the future of healthcare as the world faces up to an ageing population.

It is no secret that the UK is facing a severe shortage of skilled workers – across a range of sectors.

Based on the Sci-Tech Daresbury campus in the Liverpool City Region, the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Hartree Centre is home to some of the most advanced computer hardware and expertise in the UK.

As well as being host to world-class facilities and technology, Sci-Tech Daresbury is home to a wide range of scientists, researchers, engineers and entrepreneurs from both the public sector research community and from private industry. The campus’s Business Breakfast Networking (BBN) events offer an invaluable opportunity for these individuals to meet.

Each year, IBM Research puts together a list of ‘5 in 5 predictions’ – identifying five technologies that will transform the way that we live and work in the next five years.