The Knowledge Exchange Blog
A mixed reception for Labour’s housing green paper
In April, the Labour Party launched its strategy for tackling the housing crisis in England. Housing for the Many presents a 50-point plan, with proposals that include:
- investing £4bn a year to build one million ….
Research Online: an expert source of information on the Scottish labour market
One of the Knowledge Exchange’s key aims is to support the use of evidence and research in public policy and practice. Our Information Service database has been recognised by the Alliance for Useful Evidence in its ….
Record number of rough sleepers – is enough being done?
By Heather Cameron
Rising for the seventh consecutive year, the number of rough sleepers in England has more than doubled since 2010. This is despite various initiatives over the years and a recent surge in political activity around ….
Breaking down barriers: helping disabled people enter and sustain employment
“We have a moral duty to remove the barriers to participation for people with disabilities, and to invest sufficient funding and expertise to unlock their vast potential.” Professor Stephen Hawking (2011)
In the UK, the ….
Crowdsourcing in smart cities: a world of best practice
Image by Olaf Janssen via Creative Commons
By Steven McGinty
Too often, debates on smart cities revolve around terms such as “Internet of things”, “big data”, and “sensors”. ….
Writing and recovery: creative writing as a response to mental ill health
“You don’t put yourself into what you write, you find yourself there.”
Alan Bennett
Mental illness, for so long regarded as secondary to physical health, is now being taken more seriously. Media stories about loneliness, ….
Robot cities: three urban prototypes for future living
Image: 3000AD, Shutterstock (CC)
This guest blog was written by Mateja Kovacic, Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield.
Before I started working on real-world robots, I wrote about their fictional and historical ancestors. This isn’t ….
Dementia and the right to vote
On 3rd May 2018 voters in England will go to the polls in local elections. These elections will decide the make-up of local and borough councils across the UK, as well as some ….
The Idox Information Service database: factual, accessible and essential
At a time when finding up-to-date and accurate information has never been more important, organisations and individuals in the public, private and third sectors need to know where the best resources are.
All members of the Idox ….
Can a city ever be truly ‘carbon neutral’?
Manchester Skyline. Image: Ian Carroll (CC BY 2.0)
This guest blog was written by Joe Blakey, PhD Researcher and Sherilyn MacGregor, Reader in Environmental Politics, at the Sustainable Consumption Institute, University ….
