Defining City Regions
The concept of 'City Regions' has been picked up by political leaders in the UK at both a national and local level. The concept has been used as the basis for a number of policy initiatives, but what lies behind the idea of a 'City Region' and what are the implications for governance and local identity if we start to think in these terms.
Professor Colin Crouch, Professor of Governance and Public Management at Warwick Business School, has studied City Regions for the OECD.
Length: 29 mins
2.3 ‘Looked-after’ children There are 70,000 ‘looked-after’ children in the UK (National Statistics, 2005). Children are ‘looked after’ when they are: in care (this term refers to children who are the subject of a care order made by a body with legislative powers) and are accommodated or provided with accommodation, by voluntary agreement with those having parental responsibility for the child. The t
Introduction Robert Owen (1771–1858) (see Figure 1) was one of the most important and controversial figures of his generation. He lived through the ages of Enlightenment and Romanticism and was personally touched by the ideas and dramatic changes that characterised that era. Profiting enormously during the first half of his life from the prog
1.2.1 Decoupling sex and reproduction Humans have separated sex and reproduction: unlike other species, we can enjoy sexual intercourse even (or especially) at times when fertilization is not possible. Many sexual encounters are casual, and in these cases it is often very important to avoid pregnancy. Even during long-term relationships, many couples choose to avoid having children. Thus for many people contraceptive measures are an essential part of their lives. This is not a modern phenomenon: as you will see, birth control has
I Love Jersey City: Everybody Counts
In this podcast Christopher Benincasa interviews Jersey City Museum’s Rocio Aranda-Alvarado about the museum’s new show I Love Jersey City: Everybody Counts. This exhibition, running through December, includes 4 x 6 inch images sent in by the public of people they know who live, work, or play in Jersey City. I Love Jersey City: Everybody Counts is in honor of the 2010 National Census.
Putting on the Ritz Flash Mob in Moscow
(05:41) "Puttin' on the Ritz"... Excellent variation in Moscow.
In 2012 young people in Moscow would put on a "flash mob" happening, dancing to an 83-year-old American song written by a Russian born American/Jew, Irving Berlin.
The Purposeful Company: a healthy prescription for UK plc? [Audio]
Speaker(s): Ian Burger, Clare Chapman, Will Hutton, Professor David Kershaw and Professor Colin Mayer | Will Hutton, Chair of the Big Innovation Centre Steering Group and Colin Mayer of Saïd Business School, University of Oxford will present evidence from the Interim Report and indicate the nine headline areas in which they are developing recommendations for the Policy Report to be published in February 2017, which they help to co-author. This extremely timely report, coming at a time when Parl
School Bus Converted To Incredible Off-Grid Home
This family is hitting the road and doing it in style! They have converted a simple school bus into an unbelievably comfortable home. (10:46)
Virtual Maths, Brick Density, Water Displacement method video
Video demonstrating how to measure the density of a brick using the water displacement method.
5.4.4 Monitor and critically reflect on your use of IT skills As you use IT in your work, refer back to the outcomes you hope to achieve and the goals you have set yourself. Ask yourself questions such as: am I on track to achieve my outcomes? what difficulties in using information technology have I experienced and what have I done about them? how have the choices and decisions I made impacted on the quality of my work? do I need to make any changes in the way I
5.1 Subject areas Unless you are advised otherwise, always consult the most recent edition of these books. The dates / editions given here are as at the time of printing.
Reuters Today: Greece to meet its paymasters
Aug. 20 - Greek Prime Minister Samaras meets Eurogroup head Jean-Claude Juncker, France's Hollande and Germany's Merkel this week as shuttle diplomacy picks up pace ahead of a crunch September.
8.7.2 Assess the effectiveness of your strategy How did you carry out your work? What lines of enquiry did you follow to reach your conclusions? Were there any dead-ends where you felt you could not make further progress, or particular insights that you felt helped you to better understand your work? You should be able to explain why you pursued some approaches but rejected others; what decisions did you make to keep you on track? In stating your conclusions and interpreting the results of your work, you should refer back to what you
1.3.8 Internet resources There are many websites where you will find useful information about modern languages. With all information on the internet you need to make a judgement on the reliability of the information.
