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The UK Arts and Humanities Research Council Strategy 2013-18 is available. Priorities and key themes are.../continued
Priorities
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A revised Guide to Running a Bioblitz 2.0 has been produced by the Bristol Natural History Consortium, Natural History Museum, Stockholm Environment Institute York, and the Marine Biological Association
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The European Commission has published an In-depth Report on Environmental Citizen Science (December 2013) as part of its Science for Environmental Policy programme. Refers to natural history museums a number of times.
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The UK department for education is consulting on science post-16 A Levels. Ofqual, the UK agency for educational quality, is running a complementary consultation on A level redevelopment, informed by a review of A levels by Prof Mark Smith/...
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The UK Parliament's Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee published the report of an Inquiry on Open Access in September 2013 (plus a second volume of evidence), followed by a UK Government response. This adds to the development of UK policy outlined in a
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There is active debate in the UK on museum funding in late 2013, often within a wider discussion on social inequality and social impact of museums. Rebalancing our Cultural Capital looks at inequities in investment in London vs other English regions. Where is Private Investment in the Arts Going? from Arts & Business looks at the situation 2011-12.
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Arts Council of England (ACE), AHRC and Nesta are supporting a two year research project from 2013-15 on the use of digital technology by arts and cultural organisations in England. Digital Culture is an interim report from the study.
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Research Councils UK developed a Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research in 2010 to which many UK universities and research institutions have signed up. Inspiration to Engage is a reiteration of the principles and highlights good practice case studies.
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The British Trust for Ornithology has published its Bird Atlas 2007-11 based on tens of thousands of systematic volunteer observations in the UK and Ireland. BTO runs a range of volunteer citizen science surveys.
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The UK government's education inspectorate for England, OFSTED, has produced a survey of science education in schools: Maintaining Curiosity. Primary focus on assessment and methodology.