This is the fourth and final post in a series of blog posts this week taking a closer look at blogging, asking why you may want to blog (part one and part two), picking out some of what is happening in the UK blogosphere and looking at how blogging can interact with other arenas, such [...]

Here is the latest round up of new UK publications online this week from Intute and the LSE Library Important new Government papers this week Chancellors statements on the financial markets. Listing of Government reshuffle and ministerial appointments. BBC news film of statements and some analysis. BBC credit crunch report includes Robert Peston’s influential blog. Use of sanction and [...]

Here is the latest round up of new research online from Intute and the LSE Library Criminal Justice System. CDS Direct: Flying in the face of evidence the introduction of two related schemes, in 2008, for the delivery of advice to those arrested and detained by the police: Criminal Defence Service (CDS) Direct and the Defence Solicitor [...]

UACES, the University Association for Contemporary European Studies,  is holding its annual Research Students’ Conference on 10 November in London.  There is a great programme and it’s a good opportunity for PhD students with European interests to meet each other. UACES is also offering scholarships to postgraduate students, to help them to conduct some research [...]

This week the UN released free online 2 new full text resources: Yearbook of the United Nations Collection 1946-2005. The Yearbook is an authoritative reference book on the work of the United Nations covering all areas of its responsibility, ranging from politics and international security to international trade, decolonization, human rights and international law. Each Yearbook [...]

This is the third in a series of blog posts this week taking a closer look at blogging, asking why you may want to blog (part one and part two), picking out some of what is happening in the UK blogosphere and looking at how blogging can interact with other arenas, such as the academic [...]

Google has recently released some new beta test tools which would be of value for student snad researcher sof the elections. Take a look at Google Audio Indexing. This beta test tool. aims to enable users to quickly find and access audio materials available via the Youtube political channels. It uses speech technology to search for [...]

This is the second in a series of blog posts this week taking a closer look at blogging, asking why you may want to blog, picking out some of what is happening in the UK blogosphere and looking at how blogging can interact with other arenas, such as the academic publishing process, institutions and the [...]

This is the first in a series of blog posts this week taking a closer look at blogging, asking why you may want to blog, picking out some of what is happening in the UK blogosphere and looking at how blogging can interact with other arenas, such as the academic publishing process, institutions and the [...]

With the Vice-Presidential debate over without any major gaffes from Sarah Palin or Joe Biden, the relentless election news cycle moves on - back to the economy with the vote on the 700 billion Dollar bailout bill in the House of Representatives coming up later today. In all the post-debate analysis and spin, an easily over-looked [...]

With the National Health Service (NHS) featuring heavily in David Cameron’s conference speech this week, here’s an analysis of NHS targets and patient choice in the context of the Conservative policy on health from our occasional correspondent, François Briatte a researcher from the University of Edinburgh. Find out more about his work, from his website. Intute: [...]

Important new Government papers this week Consumer Focus - new statutory body replacing Postwatch, Energywatch and the National Consumer Council. The Sixth Annual Report on Fuel Poverty Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Is the ‘Credit Crunch’ Impacting on Your Economy? Interim findings  Commission for Rural Communities. Literature Review of Children [...]

Here is the latest round up from Intute in association with the LSE Library Economics Does Planning Regulation Protect Independent Retailers? LSE CEP discussion paper 888   Education Web 2.0 technologies for learning at KS3 and KS4 - Project overview. BECTA review of use of ICT in education. HMC SCHOOLS A Quantitative Analysis Alan Smithers and Pamela Robinson Centre for Education and Employment [...]

  David Cameron’s speech on the economy. This week it is the turn of the Conservatives to hold their annual conference. Follow david Cameron’s speeches online from the main party website The Conservative party website has just been redesigned and they now have links to a number of official social networking sites. Take a look at their facebook [...]

Back in February I attended a seminar that looked at some emerging research on Web 2.0 in Education. That research has now been published on the Becta website, with a range of final reports looking at Implementing Web 2.0 in Secondary Schools: Impacts, barriers and issues, E-safety and Web 2.0 and Web 2.0 technologies for [...]

An interesting site launched by the Economist. The Global Electoral College It poses the question if every country was allowed to vote in the US election using the American system. who would individual nations vote for? Look up and see who the British population want and vote for your favourite! Find some more interesting discussion of the US elections [...]

Austrian elections took place over the weekend. Here are some suggestions for good starting points for research from Intute. The Austrian Ministry of the Interior has a special 2008 site with facts about the elections, electoral procedure and results. Coverage from Die Welt has results, commentary and photos (text in German.) Der Standard (Austrian national) has a special section [...]

Last week Technorati, the blog search company, launched their State of the Blogosphere 2008 report which looked at the who, what, why and how of blogging, as well as taking an in-depth look at blogging for profit and how brands are entering the blogosphere. A new feature for this year was a survey of over [...]

Here is the latest round up of this week’s full text uk government publications online from Intute. Important new Government papers this week Housing in England 2006/07: A report based on the 2006/07 Survey of English Housing - gives an overview of housing in England, including figures on owner occupation, renting, second homes and overcrowding. The Evidence Base [...]

here is the latest update from Intute in association with the LSE library Children Going places report - Every Disabled Child matters report materials that disabled children find it difficult to go out to places. How to halve child poverty by 2010 - Barnados report.   Higher Education Maximizing the social, policy and economic impacts of research in the humanities and [...]