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Social Media: When Should the University Intervene? An interesting article from Australia currently available free of charge from the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. Topics covered in the piece include are staff over-sensitive to criticism and can student websites be regulated. See other full-text reports on education issues this week. Selfie culture: see […]
Social Entrepreneurship
A new standard to measure social impact is now available from the EU. Other good resources include: The Global Social Entrepreneurs Network UK Government website publications/data on social investment policy Looking for definitions, case studies and research? Try CASE (Duke University); Skoll Centre (Oxford University) and Stanford University Social Innovation Review. Further your studies with a free […]
EU data
EU Open Data Portal The EU Open Data Portal Expansion site provides free access to datasets from more EU institutions. These include Eurofund survey on European working conditions in Europe. Don’t forget other EU data can be found on Eurostat.
Global Consumption Database
Global Consumption Database Just launched by The World Bank and International Finance Corp (IFC). Useful for finding data on how people in developing countries spend their income. Statistics are available by country, rural or urban location, income level. For India and South Africa regional data breakdowns are also provided. Topics covered include expenditure on health, […]
Cities
Cities of Opportunity Interesting new report on urban demographics from PriceWaterHouse Cooper. Covers 30 major cities worldwide. It includes quantitative data on population and affordability as well as qualitative findings on what city dwellers want. Other useful city data sources include: For the UK – try data and reports from the Centre for Cities. Their […]
Paternity Leave
Do Fathers Want Shared Paternity Leave? Interesting story this week from the BBC that fewer than 1 in 50 fathers are taking the new extra paternity leave. On this topic: The UK government website has official rules on the procedure and allowances. Department for Business and Skills also has some interesting research on employer perceptions […]
Poverty and Social Exclusion
Latest Report from Poverty and Social Exclusion Project The shocking findings on rising levels of poverty in the UK were presented at a conference in London this week. Also released this week from the Education Committee – Underachievement in Education by White Working Class Children.
Global Peace Index 2014
Global Peace Index 2014 released This is compiled by The Institute for Peace and Economics and ranks 162 nations according to levels of peacefulness. The definition uses 22 qualitative and quantitative indicators, the full methodology of which are described on the website. These include military spending, homicides and violent crime. There is also separate UK […]
Iraq, Syria and the Middle East
Iraq Syria and the Middle East: an essay by Tony Blair Read the essay from Former British Prime minister on his official website to find out what he thinks Western governments should do. Need to find out more about Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS)? Try the starting points listed below. A good basic […]
Latest Living Wage Commission report released
The main Commission website has background on its aims and accounts from members of the public about experiences of life on low pay. Another good site is the Living Wage Foundation which has further readings and a list of employers that have signed up Details of employers in London is on the GLA website
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