Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 295 (29th May 2026)
The UK is currently enjoying some long-awaited sunshine. But temperatures have risen at a time when the UK government has been advised to set maximum working temperature rules, so many are asking the same question: How hot is too hot to work?
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Friday Reading Edition 294 (22nd May 2026)
What does this outbreak mean for the UK population?
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How a little-known virus on a cruise ship put the world’s health security framework to the test Text
Friday Reading Edition 294 (22nd May 2026)
When the UK notified WHO on 2 May 2026 of a cluster of severe respiratory illness cases aboard a Netherlands-flagged cruise ship in the Atlantic, passengers from 23 countries were on board. What followed was one of the most complex multi-country outbreak responses in recent years. Here’s how the response worked.
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Friday Reading Edition 294 (22nd May 2026)
Why does the response look so serious if the public risk is very low?
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Friday Reading Edition 294 (22nd May 2026)
A global look at how rising human vulnerability is changing the way we understand, measure, and manage risk – including pandemic preparedness and the fragility of human systems.
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Friday Reading Edition 294 (22nd May 2026)
Using learnings from the COVID-19 experience, the world can be better positioned to respond to the next pandemic in a rapid and coordinated way. Calls to action include strengthening national healthcare systems and closing the health protection gap.
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Friday Reading Edition 294 (22nd May 2026)
On 17 May, the World Health Organization declared the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. International SOS health experts are monitoring the situation closely since the beginning of the outbreak.
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Friday Reading Edition 293 (15th May 2026)
King Charles has outlined the government's law-making plans for the coming year in a speech to the House of Lords. The speech gave an outline of 37 bills ministers want to pass in the next parliamentary session, including eight previously introduced to Parliament. But the event was overshadowed by the leadership speculation that continues to surround Sir Keir Starmer.
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Friday Reading Edition 293 (15th May 2026)
Sir Keir Starmer is fighting to stay on as prime minister, after four ministers resigned and more than 80 Labour MPs called for him to quit immediately, or set a timetable for his departure. Speaking before the King's Speech set out the government's agenda for the next parliamentary session, the prime minister said he intended to "get on with governing".
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Friday Reading Edition 293 (15th May 2026)
How Britain is governed is a question that has only been made more complicated by the latest local and devolved election results.
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