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Assessing the quality of evidence
Posted on: 9 October 2013
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Eldis, the online information service providing free access to relevant, up-to-date and diverse research on international development issues, has published a guide on assessing the quality of evidence. Evidence-based and evidence-informed policy have become commonplace in the design and delivery of development policies and programmes. The guide brings together a range of resources that provide guidance on the different methods and methodologies used to assess the quality and strength of evidence.
Practical considerations in doing research inclusively and doing it well: Lessons for inclusive researchers
Posted on: 3 October 2013
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This Methodological Review paper from the National Centre for Research Methods follows on from an earlier Review, Conducting qualitative research with people with communication, learning and other disabilities: Methodological challenges (2008). That earlier review concluded that the practical, political and ethical challenges of inclusive research, together with the sensitivities of the process, were being embraced not just by the pioneers in the field but by researchers in different disciplines who would no longer be conducting research on people with learning and communication difficulties but with them. This paper builds from the conclusions of that earlier review, but is distinctive in that it is concerned only with doing research with, rather than on, people with learning disabilities and others. The focus is on the practicalities of such research, often known as participatory research, that is research that ‘involves those being researched in the decision-making and conduct of the research, including project planning, research design, data collection and analysis, and/or the distribution and application of research findings. The paper also looks at research done by people with learning disabilities, often labelled emancipatory research. The focus is on researching in ways that are respectful and inclusive of the community being researched, on problems they feel ownership of, in ways that support them and that involve collaboration and openness.
Amsterdam Centre for Urban History
Posted on: 2 October 2013
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The Amsterdam Centre for Urban History represents the largest research group in the Netherlands for the study of urban history. With about 30 established scholars and PhD candidates specialised in the field, the Centre aims to explore the history of urban societies from a long-term and broad geographic perspective: from Antiquity to the modern era, from Europe to Africa and the Middle East. Scholars at the Centre focus on a wide range of themes: from urban governance, economy, class and gender relations, to religion, ethnic identity, crime, health, housing, planning, leisure and representation. Most of the research, however, emerges from one fundamental question: how do people from various backgrounds live together in densely populated cities, in harmonious or more antagonistic ways? The role of institutions and the contested uses of urban space figure prominently in many of our research projects.
A European research strategy for intermodal transport. Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, 17-18 April 2013
Posted on: 9 September 2013
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More than 150 participants from 20 different countries attended this two-days event whose objective was to contribute at the optimization of research and innovation transport policies by defining a targeted research strategy for intermodality to be implemented in the new programming period 2014-2020. Presentations and proceedings are available online.
Transdisciplinary research on sustainability in Europe: generic issues. Prague, 23-24 May 2013
Posted on: 9 September 2013
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This one and a half day workshop invited approximately 50 invited experts from across the EU area who are working in Transdisciplinary Research for Sustainability (TDRS). The event was for professionals from the European Research Area (ERA) organisations and policy areas and for those running (or have run) transdisciplinary research projects on sustainability. Slides and podcasts are available online.
Critical Tourism Studies V. Sarajevo, 25-28 June 2013
Posted on: 16 July 2013
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Over the past four conferences, Critical Tourism Studies has profiled itself as a network of scholars who share a vision of producing and promoting social change in and through tourism practice, research and education. It has done this so far by seeking to legitimise the critical school of thought in tourism studies and by providing an inclusive environment for new and alternative voices in the academy. The fifth conference in the series focuses on whether and how the ‘production and promotion of social change’ can be facilitated and achieved. In this context scholars from tourism studies and the wider social sciences were invited to explore the potential of critical practice and activism in academia, and the role of the academic community in achieving social change. Presentations are available online.
Compendium of Transport Research Funding: A guide to European, international and national programmes
Posted on: 5 July 2013
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The Compendium offers an overview of transport research programmes and funding sources, currently ongoing in 36 countries in Europe and beyond. Besides the ERA (European Research Area) countries, the Compendium provides information about Canada, China, India, Russia, South Africa and the United States. These countries have all participated in FP7 programmes. Key stakeholders, institutions, programmes and policies related to transport research and innovation are described for each country, providing a detailed guide on the state-of-the-art in the transport arena. This represents a unique source of information for policy makers and research managers.
International Students Conference in Tourism Research. Salzburg, 15 April 2013
Posted on: 29 May 2013
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This event offered students a unique platform to present their research and to establish a mutual knowledge transfer forum for attendees from academia, industry, and government. Videos are available online.
Collaborative research for a changing climate
Posted on: 3 May 2013
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The Adaptation and Resilience to a Changing Climate Coordination Network (ARCC CN) has published a report based on the experiences of six ARCC projects. The study investigates how good collaboration between all partners contributes to better research outcomes. This report offers recommendations and a guide to good practice for those delivering, coordinating or commissioning stakeholder-engaged research projects.
Climate adaptation research in a larger Europe: an analysis at national scale
Posted on: 3 May 2013
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INFOBASE is an online database resource containing information about climate and climate adaptation research projects in countries and regions of Europe. While it only includes projects that concluded after 2005, by 2014 it will have a decade’s worth of climate research project information. A preliminary report on the INFOBASE contents (to December 2013) has just been released, and a more complete report will follow in 2014. Analysis of its contents will provide a better understanding of how climate adaptation research has evolved over the last decade.
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