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World Social Work Day: promoting community and environmental sustainability
Tomorrow is World Social Work Day (WSWD), and this year the focus is on community sustainability. The theme is inspired by the third pillar of the Global Agenda for Social ….
What’s happening in the English education system and how does it compare to Singapore’s system?
by Stacey Dingwall
At the end of last year, we looked at the state of the Scottish education system following the publication of some disappointing Pisa results for the country. In ….
Helping people with dementia to live well through good urban design
Earlier this year, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) published their first practice note on how good planning can play a stronger role in the creation of better environments for ….
Making science fun … 12 great STEM apps for primary and secondary pupils
British Science Week 2017 is in full swing and the theme this year is change. Whether it’s climate change or the changing seasons, transformative new materials or energy, there are changes happening all around ….
Evaluations Online: evaluating economic development activity in Scotland
by Stacey Dingwall
Recently we profiled Research Online, one of the two research portals managed by the Knowledge Exchange team. In this blog, we focus on Evaluations Online.
Economic development activity in Scotland
Evaluations ….
#BeBoldForChange and the changing world of work: International Women’s day 2017
As women across the world mark the 106th International Women’s Day (IWD17) they are being encouraged to think about their place in the “changing world of work.” Perhaps by coincidence, only a few days earlier toy giant Lego announced plans for it’s ….
Latest developments in Scottish Planning and Environmental Law
Moves to transform the Scottish planning system continue to progress slowly, with a new consultation published on 10 January 2017 by the Scottish Government focused on 20 proposals for improving the system. This follows in the wake ….
An Englishman’s home is his rabbit hutch? Implications of the national space standard for the building control profession
When the coalition government launched a fundamental review of England’s building regulations in 2012, it was called “the biggest change in housing standards in a generation.” One of the review’s major outcomes was a ….
