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The future of research and development in the UK gas industry
A review of the need for publicly funded research in a privatised gas industry
Academic staff development in the area of technology enhanced learning in the UK HEIs
This paper reports on a study on staff development in the area of technology enhanced learning in UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that took place in November 2011. Data for this study were gathered via an online survey emailed to the Heads of e-Learning Forum (HeLF) which is a network comprised of one senior member of staff per UK institution leading the enhancement of learning and teaching through the use of technology. Prior to the survey, desk-based research on some universitiesâ publicly available websites gathered similar information about staff development in the area of technology enhanced learning. The online survey received 27 responses, approaching a quarter of all UK HEIs subscribed to the Heads of e-Learning forum list (118 is the total number). Both pre-1992 (16 in number) and post-1992 Universities (11 in number) were represented in the survey and findings indicate the way this sample UK HEIs are approaching staff development in the area of TEL. The surveyâs main research question was âwhat provision do UK HEIs make for academic staff development in the area of technology enhanced learningâ. Twelve questions, both closed and open-ended, were devised in order to gather enough information about how staff development needs in the area of technology enhanced learning are addressed by different UK institutions. Following the justification of the adopted research methodology, the findings from the online survey are analyzed and discussed and conclusions are drawn
Ethnic minority business in the uk: a review of research and policy development
Part of a series produced to support a ESRC/CRE/DTI/emda workshop on ethnic minority entrepreneurship. This paper comprised a review of research literature on ethnic minority enterprise and an overview of UK policy developments
OxyCAP UK: Oxyfuel Combustion - academic Programme for the UK
The OxyCAP-UK (Oxyfuel Combustion - Academic Programme for the UK) programme was a ÂŁ2 M collaboration involving researchers from seven UK universities, supported by E.On and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The programme, which ran from November 2009 to July 2014, has successfully completed a broad range of activities related to development of oxyfuel power plants. This paper provides an overview of key findings arising from the programme. It covers development of UK research pilot test facilities for oxyfuel applications; 2-D and 3-D flame imaging systems for monitoring, analysis and diagnostics; fuel characterisation of biomass and coal for oxyfuel combustion applications; ash transformation/deposition in oxyfuel combustion systems; materials and corrosion in oxyfuel combustion systems; and development of advanced simulation based on CFD modelling
Molecular profiling of signet ring cell colorectal cancer provides a strong rationale for genomic targeted and immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies
We would like to thank all patients whose samples were used in this study. We are also thankful to the Northern Ireland Biobank and Grampian Biorepository for providing us with tissue blocks and patient data; and Dr HG Coleman (Queenâs University Belfast) for her advice on statistical analyses. This work has been carried out with financial support from Cancer Research UK (grant: C11512/A18067), Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre Network (grant: C36697/A15590 from Cancer Research UK and the NI Health and Social Care Research and Development Division), the Sean Crummey Memorial Fund and the Tom Simms Memorial Fund. The Northern Ireland Biobank is funded by HSC Research and Development Division of the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland and Cancer Research UK through the Belfast CRUK Centre and the Northern Ireland Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre; additional support was received from Friends of the Cancer Centre. The Northern Ireland Molecular Pathology Laboratory which is responsible for creating resources for the Northern Ireland Biobank has received funding from Cancer Research UK, Friends of the Cancer Centre and Sean Crummey Foundation.Peer reviewedPublisher PD
Kultivating Kultur: increasing arts research deposit
This paper presents research undertaken as part of the JISC-funded Kultivate project and discusses how it is encouraging arts research deposit in UK institutional repositories. It presents an overview of the current arts research repository landscape in the UK at time of writing (September 2011).
Through community engagement with the Kultur II Group and technical enhancements to EPrints, Kultivate is sharing and supporting the application of best practice in the development of institutional repositories that are appropriate to the specific needs and behaviours of creative and visual arts researchers. The Kultur II Group is open to all specialist creative arts institutions, departments within larger multidisciplinary institutions, and researchers in the UK; members include repository managers and administrators, researchers, librarians, technical staff, academics, and research office staff
A Critical Review of Contemporary Practice in Internationalisation in the Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism (HLST) Subject Communities
This report identifies and critically reviews contemporary practice in the field of internationalisation within the HLST subject communities in order to inform curriculum development and pedagogy geared towards the development of international perspectives and global awareness. Drawing on current pedagogical literatures as well as staff and student consultations, it identifies a number of key points which reflect good practice in UK HLST curricula in the UK. Due to the broad disciplinary scope of the subject area in focus and the diversity of curricular activities across the UK, this critical review is selective rather than exhaustive and seeks to stimulate further discussion and research into this area
A post-Brexit agreement for research and innovation Outcomes from a simulated negotiation process. Bruegel Special Report 28 January 2020
The UK will leave the European Union on 31 January 2020.
Negotiators and commentators have spent more than three
years discussing the terms on which the UK will withdraw,
but comparatively little attention has been paid to the future
relationship between the UK and the EU after Brexit at a
sectoral level. Withdrawing is merely the first stage of the
process, and the UK and the EU will soon begin to think
about negotiating a new relationship and decide which
issues to prioritise.
Research and innovation is one of the key areas in which
the UK and the EU will need to establish a post-Brexit
relationship. Over the past two decades, the UK and the
EU have been at the forefront of that enterprise through
the development of the European Research Area (ERA).
Together, European nations have created a world-leading
research base. Six of the worldâs top twenty universities are
in the ERA, and Europe produces a third of the worldâs
scientific publications with just 7% of the global population.
A new post-Brexit relationship on research and innovation
will need to be negotiated to ensure we sustain and
grow this valuable and mutually beneficial partnership.
Research and innovation are critical to achieving lasting
competitiveness and economic development, especially
with the dominance of the USA and the rising challenge
of China in this field. An early agreement providing for
cooperation on research and innovation would reflect the
economic and social importance of research and innovation
to the people of the UK and the EU.
This report sets out what the Wellcome Trust and Bruegel
have learned from a project to simulate a negotiation
process between the UK and EU to create a post-Brexit
research and innovation agreement. Our negotiating
scenario assumed that the UK had left the EU with a
withdrawal agreement, and that the negotiation was
taking place during a âstandstillâ transition period.
Our exercise demonstrated that it is possible to reach
agreement among experts on the terms of an EU-UK
research and innovation deal. However, the project also
revealed that some elements of an agreement may be
harder to negotiate than expected. A shared purpose and
belief in the importance of research and innovation is not
enough to see a deal come to fruition. It is also necessary
to overcome a number of political and technical challenges
that are spelled out in this report. The process must
start now to ensure an agreement is reached as soon as
possible. We hope that this report will provide inspiration
and guidance for that process
Building research capacity in Education: evidence from recent initiatives in England, Scotland and Wales.
There is a pressing need to build research capacity in Education across the UK to combat the effects of the ageing research population and the increasing polarisation between research-intensive institutions and the remainder of the field. This paper draws data from three evaluations of recent initiatives across the UK to explore the necessary conditions for effectively building research capacity. Technicist and situated learning models are explored in relation to the immediate and longer term professional development of the research workforce, and we identify that central to the effectiveness of this professional learning is: (1) interpersonal support from more experienced colleagues; and (2) institutional support for research engagement, primarily in the provision of time and an infrastructure which can support research activity. We conclude that the development of, and engagement with, inter-institutional, inter-project communities is imperative to this process
An investigation of development appraisal methods employed by valuers and appraisers in small and medium sized practices in Brazil
Purpose â Whilst the real estate development appraisal practices of large national and international real estate companies are well understood, relatively little is known about how development appraisals are conducted by indigenous appraisers and valuers in developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how development appraisal is conducted in Brazil, compared to the UK, focusing primarily on the methods employed by small- and medium-sized real estate practices and their appraisers to appraise the viability of commercial real estate developments in the State of Sao Paulo.
Design/methodology/approach â The study employs a two phase Delphi Method to capture and analyse empirical data from small- and medium-sized real estate appraisers in Brazil. Using the long established and relatively transparent UK Residual Method of development appraisal as a template
against which to compare Brazilian appraisal methods, guidance and practice. To understand how indigenous development appraisers operate the Brazilian development appraisal methods, the research was conducted in Portuguese by a bi-lingual real estate expert who was familiar with both UK and Brazilian practice.
Findings â The research establishes that appraisers working for small- and medium -sized real estate practices in Brazil rarely use the Residual Method. Instead, they employ a range of methods, the choice of which is heavily influenced by the availability of comparable market data, with Direct Comparison of market data and the Capitalisation of Income being the methods of choice when sufficient comparable evidence is available. Appraisers rarely employ the Residual Method as the principal
development appraisal technique, using instead the Comparative Method and Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis. Land prices are usually agreed or already known and developerâs profit is usually determined using DCF analysis and is highly sensitive to fluctuations in construction costs.
Research limitations/implications â The research engaged with a small number of appraisers and valuers in small- and medium-sized practices in the State of Sao Paulo using a two-phase Delphi Method. The long established UK Residual Method of development appraisal was used as a template
against which to compare practice in Sao Paulo State. There is potential therefore to replicate the research in other Brazilian States and transfer the methodology to other developing countries.
Practical implications â In Brazil, when development land in urban areas is acquired on the basis of plot exchange, land is often sold at less than market value and the original landowner retains an equity stake in the development and shares in the development overage. The practice of âpermuta fĂsicaâ, giving landowners the freehold of part of the development, or âpermuta
financeiraâ, whereby the landowner receives an enhanced land price, indexed against development value, is of potential relevance to the UK and other developed countries that need help in urban unlocking land markets
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