IMF gender equality data tool
IMF has conducted the first-ever global review of policymakers’ use of tax and spending policies to promote gender equality and has released an online database toolkit of gender equality indicators worldwide. You can investigate whether gender budgeting in over 60 nations has had an impact. Access the data and read associated research reports.
New Social Science open access archive launched
SocArXiv , being developed in association with Center for Open Science and an international research body of advisors will provide free open access to social science research papers . A temporary home allows researchers to search and browse the pre prints which have already been loaded.
International Civil Aviation Authority: Conflict Zone Information Repository (ICAO)
A tool developed to provide researchers and the public with provide up-to-date information on potential risks to civil aviation arising from armed conflict. It includes notices from its member states on risks they have identified related to aircraft safety in certain conflict regions of the world. Material includes full text notices. Items date from approximately […]
Business and Management MOOCs
For a subject-based list take a look at the FT tracker for business and management In the UK a major service with content from the British Library and other major universities is FutureLearn Also well regarded are courseera
Where are employees the happiest?
Find out in the latest Edenred-Ipsos Barometer survey Ipsos interviewed over 14,000 workers in 15 nations in January 2016. At the top of the ranking were American employees followed by those in China. Issues considered include the work environment, appreciation and emotion. This involves consideration of motivation and the impact of HR policies. The report […]
The EU referendum
An interesting article in the Conversation considers 40 years of polling history. Use the blog to follow the conversation on what exit will mean. For the latest news EU newspaper feeds from European Journalism Centre has updates from several hundred newspapers. Newsmuseum has todays front pages from around the world.
New website on Disaster Displacement
This aims to create a single platform or place where information can be found about people displaced by natural crises, disasters and climate change. It is supported by Federal Republic of Germany in order to implement the recommendations of the Nansen Initiative Protection Agenda. It currently contains news and documents relating to refugees, displacement and humanitarian […]
Kleptocracy Archive
What is a kleptocracy? Kleptocracy is a system in which well-connected elite is able to use patronage or corruption to exploit the national resources for individual gain. This site has been launched by the Hudson Institute and Kleptocracy Intiative to provide insight into the business networks and influence of individuals many based in Russia and […]
Does the UK have a digital skills crisis?
According to the latest report by the Science and Technology select committee the ‘evidence is clear that the UK faces a digital skills crisis’. ‘…up to 12.6 million of the adult UK population lack basic digital skills. An estimated 5.8 million people have never used the internet at all. This digital skills gap is costing […]
What do students think of their courses?
Find out by downloading the 2016 Student academic experience survey from Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and the Higher Education Academy. It includes opinions of overall satisfaction, value for money and fees. Also offered are student perceptions of teaching skills, workloads and feedback and there is a section on student well being. Find more on […]
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