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Planning Education and Research Network (PERN) Newsletter
Posted on: 26 April 2013
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The latest ‘Planning Education and Research Network’ (PERN) Bulletin, published by the Royal Town Planning Institute, is now available online. It features upcoming conferences, events, awards, new call for papers & the latest publications.
Commercial awareness in real estate graduates
Posted on: 10 April 2013
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The research evaluates how and to what extent real estate courses equip graduates with commercial awareness. The research gathered the views of UK academics, practitioners and students on commercial awareness in order to develop the commercial awareness taxonomy. Register to view this document.
Eighth meeting of the UNECE Steering Committee on Education for Sustainable Development and regional consultation meeting jointly organized with UNESCO. Geneva, 21 – 22 March 2013
Posted on: 5 April 2013
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This is the eighth session of the Steering Committee of the UNECE Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development. The session comprised two segments: (a) the general meeting of the Steering Committee for Education for Sustainable Development; and (b) a joint segment with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).  The general meeting of the Steering Committee for Education for Sustainable Development focused on the progress made and the experiences of countries in implementing the Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development since the seventh meeting, in particular with regard to advancing the three priority action areas.  The Steering Committee also considered activities to be implemented until the ninth Steering Committee meeting, as well as how to promote ESD on the regional level after the third phase of implementation. The regional consultations jointly organized with UNESCO addressed the final assessment of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005–2014) and its follow-up.
Sir Terry Farrell’s review of architecture and the built environment
Posted on: 27 March 2013
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Architect Sir Terry Farrell has been appointed by the Government to make recommendations on promoting high standards of design. He will be supported by an expert advisory panel  of members from across the architecture and design industry who will look at the themes of the review in more detail. The review is intended to engage architects, designers and other built environment professionals to help the Department for Culture, media and Sport think about its role in achieving high-quality design, allowing it to better influence and shape policy across government. The review will look at four main areas: Understanding the Government’s role in promoting design quality in architecture and the built environment; The economic benefits of architecture; Cultural heritage and the built environment; Promoting education, outreach, and skills.
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in the UK: Current status, best practice and opportunities for the future
Posted on: 19 March 2013
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This policy brief provides an account of the current status of ESD across the UK. It draws on evidence from independent experts from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and sets out some of the characteristics of best practice and an analysis of future opportunities for enhancing the core role of education and learning in the pursuit of a more sustainable future.
Video guides to using the British Library
Posted on: 14 March 2013
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The British Library has launched a series of quick video guides to getting started with your research at the British Library. You can find out how to register for a Reader Pass and start using our Reading Rooms.
Guide to Quality and Education for Sustainability in HE
Posted on: 12 December 2012
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This Guide contains video clips, insights, tips and adaptable tools for institutions to take and use, to help in the development of strategic approaches to education for sustainability as a cross-cutting curriculum enhancement agenda. The Guide combines lessons from the five institutional pilot projects with a sector-wide view of how education for sustainable development connects with quality assurance and enhancement in HE.
Postgraduate education: An independent inquiry by the Higher Education Commission
Posted on: 5 November 2012
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This inquiry examines the issues that will shape the postgraduate sector in the years to come.
Integrated contact and knowledge management in the Cloud: Lessons to be learnt from Holland
Posted on: 5 October 2012
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The University of Groningen has more than 5,000 employees and around 28,000 students. So many students means a considerable volume of questions, particularly at the beginning of the academic year. In 2009, the university opted for multi-channel customer service delivery in the cloud to resolve the challenge of an over-stretched student information services resource delivering inconsistent answers to information requests and peak time overloads. Now, three years on, with the vast majority of students opting to have their questions answered digitally in their own time and University staff having more time available to deal with more complicated requests, the same solution has been deployed across the rest of the organisation including the HR department responding to internal staff questions. This case study is now serving as an example in the teaching sector and serving as a guide for other educational institutions throughout Holland. Further details are available online.
Sustainability Exchange
Posted on: 24 September 2012
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For the first time, leading organisations from across the further and higher education sector have joined forces to create the Sustainability Exchange. Combining resources and experience from 23 of the country’s top sustainable development and tertiary education bodies, the Sustainability Exchange is the UK’s first centralised information portal and online community for the sector, sharing a wealth of information that is available to everyone.
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