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  • Beating the back to work blues

    The first journey into work after the Christmas break has to be one of the most painful journeys of the year. Overfed, possibly hungover, still angry at that sly comment your distant relative made across the dinner table a week ....

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  • ‘Olderpreneurs’ – the new generation of start-ups?

    By Heather Cameron Entrepreneurs are often portrayed as bright young things launching start-ups, but does the reality of start-up demographics paint a different picture? Changing demographics The UK has certainly witnessed a boom in young entrepreneurship in recent years – ....

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  • Who’s afraid of the big, bad robot? Preparing the labour market for a future with AI

    By Heather Cameron “Science fiction is slowly becoming science fact”. This is what the interim Chair of the government’s Science and Technology Committee said in their recently published report on robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). While admitting there is still some ....

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  • The pros and cons of the gig economy

    By Heather Cameron The ‘gig economy’, also described as the ‘sharing economy’, ‘collaborative economy’ or ‘on-demand economy’, has grown rapidly in the UK, a trend that is predicted to continue amid post-Brexit uncertainty. A new study from the McKinsey Global ....

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  • Equal to the task? Addressing racial inequality in public services

    Throughout October, a series of events to promote diversity and equality will take place as part of Black History Month. Although there are many achievements to celebrate, it is an unfortunate fact that many people in the UK today still ....

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  • Are councils embracing an agile future … or is it cost-saving without the transformation?

    By Heather Cameron “An increasingly diverse working population means that more people require and expect enhanced flexibility to help them balance their lives at work and at home, manage a range of different caring responsibilities and transition into retirement, for ....

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  • Supporting regeneration and creative start-ups … what can we learn from Hackney?

    By Morwen Johnson A traditional pub, standing alone in the midst of a massive development site in East London. The photo above, taken at the end of June, seems to sum up dramatic changes that are being replicated all across ....

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  • Celebrating 1,000 issues of the Idox Information Service Weekly Bulletin

    by Stacey Dingwall After turning 40 last year, the Idox Information Service today reaches another milestone: the 1,000th edition of our Weekly Bulletin. The Bulletin is circulated to our members every week, as part of their subscription to our service. ....

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  • Basic Income – a simple solution to a complex problem?

    By Heather Cameron “If you want to incentivise work at every level of income then Basic Income is simply the best system.” (RSA, 2015) Last month MPs in the UK Parliament were asked to consider the question of introducing a ....

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  • Season’s readings: looking back on a year of blogging, and looking forward to 2016

    We’ve almost reached the turn of the year, a good moment to pause and reflect on what the Knowledge Exchange has been blogging about in 2015. We’ve covered a wide range of subject areas, from education to the arts, health ....

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