Using Twitter in university research
Using Twitter in university research, teaching and impact activities – A guide for academics and researchers: http://www2.lse.ac.uk/government/research/resgroups/LSEPublicPolicy/pdf/Twitter_Guide_Sept_2011.pdf Published this week by the LSE Public Policy Group Topics covered include: getting started, writing styles and possible usage by academic departments.
World Bank eAtlas of Gender
http://www.app.collinsindicate.com/worldbankatlas-gender/en Electronic interactive atlas which provides free access to facts and figures from the latest World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development. Map and export more than 80 indicators relating to gender and development studies. Topics include women and the economy, politics, health, education and society.
Thesis whisperer
http://thethesiswhisperer.wordpress.com/ Great multi author blog designed to support research students writing their theses. It is edited by Dr Inger Mewburn of RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia but contains materials relevant to students all around the world. Topics covered include writing, relations with supervisors and creativity.
Friendly Numberhood
http://www.numberhood.net/ Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion, a research consultancy from the Social Disadvantage Research Centre at the University of Oxford have created this new app offering local data on the economy, education, health, crime and other topics. The service has been launched as an iPhone app, with Android and Blackberry versions to follow. A free […]
Digital Education Research Archive (DERA)
http://dera.ioe.ac.uk DERA is a digital archive of documents published electronically by government and related bodies in the area of education. It is created as a permanent web archive by staff of the Institute of Education Library. Currently over 1,000 documents and reports are accessible, with more being added. Topics covered are broad ranging include schools, learning, […]
UK Council for International Student Affairs
The UK Council for International Student Affairs website http://www.ukcisa.org.uk provides access to a useful collection of factsheets covering basic questions asked by international students. Topics include regulations, finance and support services.
The Campaign for Social Science
http://www.campaignforsocialscience.org.uk/ A campaign to fight for the future of social science in the UK was launched yesterday (20th January) at the House of Lords. The Campaign for Social Science will promote UK social science by highlighting the vital role that social science plays in modern society and raising its visibility in the public, media and […]
Youth and Education Television
The literature database of the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television (IZI) http://www.izi-datenbank.de/en/ This excellent free resource is maintained by the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television (IZI) which is based in Germany. It provides free access to a searchable database of over 20,000 references to articles, books and report relating […]
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