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Read more: The Covid-19 crisis: views of a lecturer
The Covid-19 crisis: views of a lecturer
We talked to Dr. Oliver Lindemann, Assistant Professor for Research Methods and Techniques at the Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam in The Netherlands Tell me a little about your University and the current situation Erasmus University grew out of the “Netherlands School of Commerce”, which was founded in 1913 and…
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Read more: “Buy local” during Covid-19 – How German booksellers encourage local shopping online; and what is happening in the UK
“Buy local” during Covid-19 – How German booksellers encourage local shopping online; and what is happening in the UK
Since the 18th of March 2020, all non-essential shops in Germany have been closed owing to the current Covid-19 crisis. Like everywhere else in the world, this affects small shops in particular and even though many offer click & collect or delivery services for their products, the danger of the vast majority of customers simply…
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Read more: KEF – Knowledge Exchange Framework: what is it?
KEF – Knowledge Exchange Framework: what is it?
In November 2017, the UK government asked HEFCE (now UKRI / Research England) to introduce a “Knowledge Exchange Framework” [KEF] to measure effective collaboration and knowledge exchange with industry and business. It is designed to complement the already established REF[1] and TEF[2] and to evaluate the contribution universities make to the exploitation of knowledge. After…
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Read more: Apprenticeships in academic publishing – part 3: Germany
Apprenticeships in academic publishing – part 3: Germany
For the past two weeks this blog has focused on apprenticeships in academic publishing. In earlier blog posts, we talked about the – relatively new – system of apprenticeships in the UK. Today, we would like to look at Germany, where the apprenticeship scheme has been long established and where apprentices have worked in publishing…
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Read more: Apprenticeships in academic publishing – Part 2: The Apprentices
Apprenticeships in academic publishing – Part 2: The Apprentices
In last week’s blog post, we gave an overview over the UK apprenticeship scheme and explained how apprenticeships are a valuable addition to Academic Publishing. This week we have asked some apprentices to speak for themselves. Gerda Lukosiunaite from the Royal College of Physicians [RCP] and Kaya Spencer from Cambridge University Press [CUP] kindly agreed…
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