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Current Developments in Manufactured Nanomaterials in the United Kingdom

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14-Apr-2008

This paper, which was submitted by the British delegation, shows the current developments in nanotechnology in the United Kingdlom, given at the 3rd Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials, ...

Action Space - Local Development Agency Review: The case of Laganside Corporation, Belfast, UK

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10-Apr-2008

The OECD was invited by the Laganside Corporation to analyse the impact made by the Corporation and its contribution to the economic and regeneration of Belfast. The OECD Team used four key factors to assess the Corporation: economic, leadership, governance and implementation roles. 

Reducing Greenhouse Gases in English HEIs

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04-Apr-2008

Higher education institutions (HEIs) in England will benefit from a new fund to provide repayable grants for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Local Development Benefits from Staging Global Events

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27-Mar-2008

This book identifies how international events work as a trigger for local development and what hosting cities and nations can do to ensure that positive local development is realised.

More Than Just Jobs: Workforce Development in a Skills-Based Economy

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27-Mar-2008

This report provides valuable insights into how labour policies can be expanded to meet economic development and social cohesion goals, while also reconciling national and local concerns...

Assessment of learning outcomes in higher education: a comparative review of selected practices (EDU Working Paper No. 15)

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10-Mar-2008

Deborah Nusche

This paper proposes a typology of higher education learning outcomes, and reviews 18 assessment instruments designed to measure such outcomes across higher education institutions. Examples are drawn from Australia, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2009 - United Kingdom Country Note

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04-Mar-2008

This note, taken from Chapter 3 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2009, contains information about the progress in implementing reforms in line with the 2008 priorities for the United Kingdom. ...

Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2008 - United Kingdom Country Note

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04-Mar-2008

This note, taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2008, contains information about the progress in implementing reforms in line with the 2007 priorities for the United Kingdom. ...

Building Schools for the Future in the United Kingdom

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11-Feb-2008

The United Kingdom’s 15-year Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme aims to improve the fabric of school buildings and provide investment in information and communications technology, making up for chronic underinvestment in school buildings. 

Implications of Curriculum Reform for School Buildings in Scotland - PEB Exchange, February 2008

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08-Feb-2008

Scotland’s Building Excellence programme is exploring the implications of curriculum reform for school building design. It includes events which bring together teachers, designers, school managers and local authorities.