Human Development Report 2014 published annually by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) puts people at the centre of measuring development- looking at the chances and opportunities open to them in terms of health and standards of living. The special theme for 2014 is Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building. There are also regional development reports […]
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The Independent Commission on Fees Report 2014
http://www.independentcommissionfees.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ICoF-Report-Aug-2014.pdf Report with analysis of trends in higher education applications, admissions, and enrolments with break down by socio economic background. Also information on gender gap in applications, applications by mature students and for part time study. It includes analysis of the impact of fees on applications and admissions. UCAS also provides official data on applications. The […]
Income and Equality
The Work Foundation Launch Low Pay Project The site offers online recent papers and low pay data. Also on this topic, The Office for National Statistics has long-term wage data. The Low Pay Commission features reports on the National Minimum wage. Living Wage Commission reported recently on the problems of those surviving on low pay. Joseph Rowntree […]
Citizen Evidence Lab
The Citizen Evidence Lab is a new site from Amnesty International which has been created to help journalists and human rights workers authenticate user citizen journalist video materials. The site features tutorials, case studies and references for further reading.
Social media and universities
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 […]
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