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.
UK Child Poverty
Save the children Fund report on UK Child Poverty The new report A Fair start for every child: Why we must act now to tackle child poverty in the UK forecasts shocking rates of poverty amongst families by 2020. It looks at the main causes of this and considers the impact on children’s lives. Other good […]
Social Media and Sexism
This week a report published by Demos discussed the extent of misogyny on Twitter. You can read the full text on the website. Some interesting key findings include: of over 100,000 Tweets mentioning ‘rape’ between 26th December 2013 and 9th February 2014, more than 1 in 10 appeared to be threatening in nature. A high proportion […]
Education in emergencies and humanitarian crises
Education Cluster (UNICEF / Save the Children) A joint initiative from UNICEF and Save the children which aims to assist professionals working on subjects relating to the role and provision of education in emergencies and humanitarian crises. It is also very useful for researchers and students with an interest in the topic as it provides […]
Graduate starting salaries
Graduate starting salaries. The Complete University Guide has data which compares starting salaries between 2007-2012. Interestingly librarianship is one of the only subject areas where salaries did not slide! Other useful resources to find out about recent graduate employment include: High Fliers Research which publishes regular reports on the employment market and salaries. Graduates in the UK […]
ICT Activity in Europe
Mapping the European ICT Poles of Excellence: The Atlas of ICT Activity in Europe This new report from the European Commission comprises an empirical ranking of ICT development in EU economies. It uses a detailed set of criteria called the EIPE Composite Indicator (EIPE CI), which are explained in the report. Topics considered by them include […]
Race and Diversity in UK Academia
Race and Diversity in UK Academia An analysis by the Conversation shows worrying under representation of black and Asian ethnic groups in UK universities both as students and on management boards. Download the data from their website. Also on this topic British Black Academics have released the results of their race equality survey and launched a new network to support PhD […]
World Social Science Blog
World Social Science Blog Recently launched by the International Social Science Council, this new blog will cover broad areas relating to the social sciences, trans-disciplinary research, and social transformation. It aims to encourage discussion from contributors worldwide.
UNESCO Data Centre
UNESCO Institute for Statistics has launched a new enhanced data centre For details on the topic areas covered consult the main UNESCO website. Key areas are education (covering all age ranges with a specialist emphasis upon literacy); science technology and innovation (get data on expenditure on research and development and human resources in R&D) and […]
Radiotopia launched
PRX have launched Radiotopia: http://www.radiotopia.fm/ a new podcast network with support from the Knight Foundation. It aims to be a quality network of digital radio podcasts and shows covering a range of topics. The aim is to encourage broader networks of programming than that offered by traditional radio stations. At the launch key programmes included: 99% Invisible which explores design […]
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