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Digital Leaders Week: Digital transformation in local government
Today is the start of Digital Leaders Week, a celebration of the opportunities and challenges for the digital transformation of Britain’s businesses, public services and society.
Here at ….
A road less travelled: celebrating Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month – part 2
June is Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month (GRTHM), which aims to raise awareness of and promote GRT history and culture.
It is widely recognised that raising awareness of different cultures is a key ….
A road less travelled: celebrating Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month – part 1
Traditional Scottish Traveller bow tent at the Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore
This month is Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month (GRTHM).
GRTHM aims to celebrate and promote awareness of Gypsy, Roma ….
Climate change: we can reclaim cities from the car without inconveniencing people
This guest blog was written by Richard Kingston, Professor of Urban Planning and GISc, University of Manchester and Ransford A. Acheampong, Presidential Academic Fellow in Future Cities, University of Manchester.
Since ….
Five challenges facing the people who make elections happen
They’ve been called “the unsung heroes of democracy”, and in the past few years the UK’s electoral administrators have been facing unprecedented challenges that have imposed enormous strains on our voting system.
Multiple general and local elections, ….
Out of the classroom and into the world: the changing face of teaching in higher education
Since 2017, the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) has assessed the quality of undergraduate teaching in England’s higher education providers. The TEF rates universities as Gold, Silver or Bronze, and was ….
Helping people to reconnect: positive projects for people with dementia
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Every three minutes, someone in the UK develops dementia. Over 850,00 people in the UK are ….
Idox sponsors RTPI Awards for Research Excellence in 2019

Idox is pleased once again to be supporting the RTPI Awards for Research Excellence for 2019.
The awards recognise and promote high quality, impactful spatial planning research from RTPI accredited planning schools, members and planning consultancies, in the ….
Engaging the ‘silent majority’ in planning: is digital the answer?
It has long been a concern that traditional planning consultation methods do not adequately capture the views of the majority.
Instead, they tend to be dominated by individuals with certain characteristics – typically older ….
Turning the tide on perceptions of value: what do students think value for money really means?
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A little over a year and half since we last wrote about the value of higher education (HE), which highlighted a ….






