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Ghana ecological risks: A space law and science education approach to the management frameworks (2023)
Working Paper
Nartey, E. Ghana ecological risks: A space law and science education approach to the management frameworks

This article discusses what Ghana needs to do to progress its space programme to aid the development of legal and scientific education programmes for the management framework of biodiversity and the ecosystem. The first part of the article examines p... Read More about Ghana ecological risks: A space law and science education approach to the management frameworks.

The art of blurring the lines: From passive spectatorship to activating immersion for innovative and inclusive climate-neutral and Smart Cities (2023)
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Hatem, F. M. The art of blurring the lines: From passive spectatorship to activating immersion for innovative and inclusive climate-neutral and Smart Cities

The paper seeks to clarify the ways in which art could help empowers the residents with higher agency and two-way communication as part of a Green Transition and more open smart cities governance (i.e. the dimension that examines bringing multiple st... Read More about The art of blurring the lines: From passive spectatorship to activating immersion for innovative and inclusive climate-neutral and Smart Cities.

The making of the liveable city; the overlooked aspects of smart cities design (2023)
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Hatem, F. M. The making of the liveable city; the overlooked aspects of smart cities design

This article examines the real potential of smart cities to offer a better experience to residents as people with more than just basic needs. This is done through a lens of design, urban encounters and on-site sensations. The topic is presented and d... Read More about The making of the liveable city; the overlooked aspects of smart cities design.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher education: A comprehensive review of opportunities, challenges and implications (2023)
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Bobula, M. Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher education: A comprehensive review of opportunities, challenges and implications

This paper explores recent advancements and implications of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, with a specific focus on Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT 3.5 within the realm of higher education. Through a comprehensive review of academ... Read More about Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher education: A comprehensive review of opportunities, challenges and implications.

Estimating defection in subscription-type markets with down-sampled representation: Analysis from the scholarly publishing industry (2023)
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Roberts, M., Deza, I., Ihshaish, H., & Zhu, Y. Estimating defection in subscription-type markets with down-sampled representation: Analysis from the scholarly publishing industry

We explore the subscription-type market within the context of customer churn, and provide analysis on the business model of such markets, and how these characterise the academic publishing business. The proposed method attempts to provide inference o... Read More about Estimating defection in subscription-type markets with down-sampled representation: Analysis from the scholarly publishing industry.

The role of local planning authorities in delivering brownfield land - case study reports (2023)
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Hickman, H., McClymont, K., Fouad, Z., Hall, S., King, L., & Windermer, R. The role of local planning authorities in delivering brownfield land - case study reports

The Planning Advisory Service commissioned the University of West of England (UWE) to research the role that Local Planning Authorities (LPA) can play in delivering housing-led development on brownfield land. The research resulted in a set of case st... Read More about The role of local planning authorities in delivering brownfield land - case study reports.

Policy fellowship schemes as a vehicle for co-production – insights from Welsh Government Fellowships (2023)
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De Vito, L., Wynne-Jones, S., Heins, E., & Verfuerth, C. (2023). Policy fellowship schemes as a vehicle for co-production – insights from Welsh Government Fellowships

Engagement between academic researchers and policy makers is becoming increasingly common. Although approaches to the so-called Science-Policy Interface (SPI) can vary substantially – based on disciplines, different degrees of engagement and focus on... Read More about Policy fellowship schemes as a vehicle for co-production – insights from Welsh Government Fellowships.

Combined blogs (2022)
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Spicer, A. Combined blogs

These four blogs/working papers constitute one of the outputs from a research project that explores the ways in which Channel 4's relocation out of London in 2017-18 constitues a significant event for the brodcaster - the 'largest shake-up in its his... Read More about Combined blogs.

Can we identify students in ASHE? (2022)
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Phan, V., Ritchie, F., Whittard, D., Stokes, L., Forth, J., & Bryson, A. Can we identify students in ASHE?

ASHE is a key dataset in the UK, the only one which allows long-term analysis of flows in labour market status and earnings, and hence vitally important in the understanding of low pay and wage progression. Separating out students from non-student wo... Read More about Can we identify students in ASHE?.

The incidence of low pay is falling in Britain, but why – and can we trust the figures? (2022)
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Whittard, D., Phan, V., Stokes, L., Forth, J., Bryson, A., Singleton, C., & Ritchie, F. The incidence of low pay is falling in Britain, but why – and can we trust the figures?

Recent research indicates that the percentage of employees in Britain who are low paid – earning below two-thirds median hourly earnings – has been falling in the last 6-7 years. It points to the increased ‘bite’ of the adult National Minimum Wage (N... Read More about The incidence of low pay is falling in Britain, but why – and can we trust the figures?.

Enriched ASHE Quick Start Guide (2022)
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Whittard, D., Ritchie, F., Stokes, L., Forth, J., Phan, V., Bryson, A., & Singleton, C. Enriched ASHE Quick Start Guide

The Wage and Employment Dynamics (WED) project was funded by Administrative Data Research 2019-2022 to review, quality assure and enhance ASHE data. The project was also provided with ASHE data linked to the 2011 Census for England and Wales. This do... Read More about Enriched ASHE Quick Start Guide.

Need for design patterns: Interoperability issues and modelling challenges for observational data (2022)
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Padiya, T., Löffler, F., & Klan, F. Need for design patterns: Interoperability issues and modelling challenges for observational data

Interoperability issues concerning observational data have gained attention in recent times. Automated data integration is important when it comes to the scientific analysis of observational data from different sources. However, it is hampered by var... Read More about Need for design patterns: Interoperability issues and modelling challenges for observational data.

The trajectory of changing rhoticity in Bristol English: A consultative paper (2022)
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Coates, R., Blaxter, T., Beeching, K., Murphy, J., & Robinson, E. The trajectory of changing rhoticity in Bristol English: A consultative paper

This consultative paper by Blaxter, Beeching, Coates, Murphy and Robinson presents data on rhoticity in Bristol English. Through an investigation into the speech of 30 Bristol speakers the study demonstrates that this traditional feature is declining... Read More about The trajectory of changing rhoticity in Bristol English: A consultative paper.

Securitization, covered bonds and the risk taking behavior of European banks (2022)
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Arif, A., Bottazzi, L., & Pastorello, S. (2022). Securitization, covered bonds and the risk taking behavior of European banks

This study investigates the impact of securitization and the issuance of covered bonds on the credit risk taking behavior of banks. We collected data for seven major European economies for the period between 2001 and 2014, that is, both before and af... Read More about Securitization, covered bonds and the risk taking behavior of European banks.

Weighting for employer non-response in ASHE (2022)
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Stokes, L., Forth, J., Ritchie, F., Singleton, C., Phan, V., Bryson, A., …McKenzie, A. Weighting for employer non-response in ASHE

The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) is based on a 1% sample of employee jobs and provides many of the UK’s official earnings statistics. Weights are provided with the core dataset, which adjust the profile of the annual achieved sample suc... Read More about Weighting for employer non-response in ASHE.

Accounting for firms in ethnicity wage gaps throughout the earnings distribution (2022)
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Phan, V., Singleton, C., Bryson, A., Forth, J., Ritchie, F., Stokes, L., & Whittard, D. (2022). Accounting for firms in ethnicity wage gaps throughout the earnings distribution

Ethnicity wage gaps in Great Britain are large and have persisted over time. Previous studies of these gaps have been almost exclusively confined to analyses of household data, so they could not account for the role played by individual employers, de... Read More about Accounting for firms in ethnicity wage gaps throughout the earnings distribution.