MILO: Models of innovation in learning online at Key Stage 3 and 14-19: Final report executive summary

This summary report presents and analyses the key findings from eight case studies, which reflect a wide range of models of online learning, each of which has been developed for specific reasons, largely in relation to visions of how technology can transform learning, but also to solve practical problems such as re-engaging disaffected learners and coping with rising pupil numbers

MILO: Models of innovation in learning online at Key Stage 3 and 14-19: Final report appendices

This document contains the appendices to the main report, which presents case studies, which reflect a wide range of models of online learning, each of which has been developed for specific reasons, largely in relation to visions of how technology can transform learning, but also to solve practical problems such as re-engaging disaffected learners and coping with rising pupil numbers

MILO: Models of innovation in learning online at Key Stage 3 and 14-19: Final report

The report presents and analyses eight case studies, which reflect a wide range of models of online learning, each of which has been developed for specific reasons, largely in relation to visions of how technology can transform learning, but also to solve practical problems such as re-engaging disaffected learners and coping with rising pupil numbers

Shale gas governance in the United Kingdom and the United States : Opportunities for public participation and the implications for social justice

Questions abound about the appropriate governance systems to manage the risks of unconventional oil and gas development, and the ability for citizens to engage and participate in those systems. In this paper, we map the development of shale gas governance in the US and UK; we highlight the contrasting systems of land ownership and mineral rights, compare the opportunities that these systems of governance present the general public to participate and become involved in shale gas decisions and consider the implications on issues of social justice. We conclude that in both countries, that despite government and industry engagement rhetoric and associated processes, the publics’ influence on shale gas decisions is perceived to be minimal or not at all. We argue that the implications of the observed institutional governance systems, with few opportunities for citizen influence, are developments which inherently lack social justice, procedural fairness, and ultimately, a social license to operate

Stakeholder Participation in the Environmental Clean Up of Radioactive Wastes in the United Kingdom, Japan and United States

We review our program of research on stakeholder participation with environmental cleanup from radioactive wastes in the United States, Japan and United Kingdom (e.g., [21,26,27,66]). Citizen participation programs in all three countries are at different stages: mature in the US, starting in Japan, and becoming operational in the UK. The US issue at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina (SC) had been focused on citizens encouraging Federal (Department of Energy, or DOE; Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA) and State (SC's Department of Health and Environmental Compliance, or DHEC) agencies to aggressively pursue "Plug-in-RODs" at SRS to reduce the paperwork involved in order to accelerate the closure of seepage basins at SRS. The issue in Japan is an effective division of labor among participants and the representation of different perspectives in the deliberation process, including citizens. The UK issue is centered around effective citizen participation with the UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). Looking at our program of research, our hope is that a review of the programs in these three countries may improve citizen advisory programs

Is the gas industry a good neighbour? A comparison of UK and Australia experiences in terms of procedural fairness and distributive justice

Australia and the UK share much in common in their governance and legal systems, including a representative parliament, Common law, and land titles administration. One might therefore expect that approaches to unconventional oil and gas development would also be similar, given that the countries are both in the early stages of development. In this article, we examine the different experiences of unconventional oil and gas development in Australia and the UK. We question whether the onshore gas industry makes a ‘good neighbour’ in two different contexts that share one common legal background. The analysis draws from 15 years of longitudinal socio-economic data indicating impacts accompanying coal seam gas (coal bed methane) development in Queensland, Australia (Rifkin et al. 2015) and an analysis of discourse on social sustainability surrounding shale gas exploration and development from Lancashire, UK (Whitton et al. 2015, 2017). We conclude that the unconventional gas development experience is heavily context dependent and that this experience is not described by a simple narrative, nor by snapshot baseline and impact studies

The new British Freshwater Algal Flora

This brief article provides some of the background to the publication of The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles (John et al. 2002). This publication updates West and Fritsch's A Treatise on British Freshwater Algae (2nd edition) which was published in 1927. Taxonomic experts on the major freshwater algal groups were approached and almost all agreed to collaborate. The book which has taken more than 10 years to complete is illustrated with over 2000 line drawings and there are 20 half tone plates

The new British Freshwater Algal Flora

For the past three-quarters of a century the only comprehensive accountof freshwater algae in the British Isles has been West and Fritsch's ATreatise on British Freshwater Algae (2nd edition). It was published in1927, almost 10 years after the death of G. S. West. Much information wastaken from West's 1904 edition and generic descriptions were often onlyslightly modified. The scope of the second edition was, however,broadened to include groups not covered in the earlier edition. Despiteconsiderable advances in knowledge, the "Treatise" (and subsequenteditions) has until now remained one of the most valuable source ofinformation on British freshwater algae. More recent identification guidesto British algae deal only with the commoner species, specific habitats andspecific groups. None are sufficiently complete to identify the majority ofthe species likely to be encountered in mixed field samples. This becameall too apparent when two of us (DMJ, BAW) began to run algal trainingcourses at Durham University for biologists in the water industry and watermanagement. Most participants had little experience of algae and hadfailed to appreciate the limitations of the guides available to them. Duringthe Durham course they were able to refer to a wide range of guides,Floras, monographs and research papers needed to make reliableidentifications. Unfortunately, most of this literature is not easy to use,since much is in languages other than English and usually written forprofessional taxonomists. It focuses on regions other than the British Isles,much is very expensive, and some is not readily available since out of printor held by few British libraries

Unlocking Thesis Data through persistent identifiers: what next?

7-minute presentation made at RepoFringe 2016 as part of the 24x7 "Making a Difference with Data" session. Contributors: Stephen Grace (London South Bank University), John Murtagh (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Sara Gould and Rachael Kotarski (both of the British Library) and Michael Whitton (University of Southampton)