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.
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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
SMS and science communication
CENTAL is coordinating a project focusing on how text messaging can be used in scientific communication. The website includes a bibliography (mainly relating to SMS in Switzerland) and publications. There are also details of another project What’s up Switzerland which researches mobile research communications via WhatsApp.
Twitter and government bodies
CIA launch Twitter account. Their first post was ‘we can neither confirm or deny that this is our first tweet.’ See the response from WikiLeaks… Gov twit has a useful directory of US government Twitter accounts. For UK tweet minister has lists of MPs
NATO duty map
NATO on Duty A new official interactive map has been launched by NATO based on Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) software. Find out about current missions and partnerships. It also some links to stories and case studies provided by NATO.
Gender GEDI Index
2014 Gender-GEDI Index Executive Report The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute has produced a 30-country analysis of the conditions that foster high-potential female entrepreneurship. The Site also provides free access to the 2013 report. Topics covered include access to business finance, perceptions of women executives, professional social media platforms. Methodology is explained in the report. […]
Campaign for Media Pluralism
UK Coalition for Media Pluralism launches online campaign video Here is a petition calling for greater media diversity, increased competition. The online film is available via YouTube . They also have materials on Facebook and a Twitter account. On this topic, the Media Power and Pluralism project has academic postings, event listings and research papers which examine […]
Electronic Maps to Assist Public Science
Emaps Project A project funded by the EU which commenced in 2011. It aims to use social media and mapping technology to communicate scientific information more effectively to members of the public. The partners include: Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques (Sciences Po); University of Amsterdam; University of Dortmund and The Young Foundation. The website has technical information […]
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