The Knowledge Exchange Blog
‘Think globally, act locally’ – local job creation
By Heather Cameron
The Local Government Association (LGA) last week called for greater devolution of employment and skills funding to councils and a ‘radical rethink’ of the way Jobcentre Plus works. Chairman of the LGA’s ….
Modern language learning in a globalised world
by Stacey Dingwall
In November, the Teaching Schools Council published Ian Bauckham’s Modern foreign languages pedagogy review, which looked at modern foreign languages teaching ….
Research Online: Scotland’s labour market hub
by Stacey Dingwall
As well as the Idox Information Service, the Knowledge Exchange Team manages two other research portals – Research Online and Evaluations Online.
This blog focuses on ….
Building control – constructing a modern, diverse profession
A fire destroys England’s oldest hotel; a car crashes into a Northern Ireland shop; a sinkhole opens up after heavy rain hits a Surrey village. ….
Innovation – just another meaningless buzzword?
By Heather Cameron
As one of the trendiest terms of recent times, innovation has become familiar across the business world. But has its excessive use to refer to anything new effectively ….
Moving into the 21st century … the challenges and opportunities of digital culture
Back in December, I attended the International Symposium on Evaluating Digital Cultural Resources at the newly refurbished Kelvin Hall in Glasgow.
The day provided an opportunity for researchers and ….
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 ….
