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Roundtable: Warmer & Greener Homes

30th October 2018
Increasing the energy efficiency of homes is essential for the UK for to affordably meet its fuel poverty and climate change targets. This session will consider the opportunities offered by increasing the energy efficiency of homes and how policy could help realise these benefits.
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How far have water companies come since 1997?

Bricks & Water roundtable 3: Green infrastructure and sustainable drainage

29th January 2019
Following on from the WSBF's Bricks & Water report, this policy roundtable will look at blue-green infrastructure features and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) features like ponds, swales and green roofs, and the role they can play in managing and treating water, particularly in the urban environment.
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Bricks & Water roundtable 2: Public attitudes, valuing water and behavioral change

13th November 2018
Following on from the WSBF's Bricks & Water report, this policy roundtable will look at public attitudes to water, and the implications this has for water efficiency and flood management.
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Bricks & Water roundtable 1: Water resources and water efficiency

23rd October 2018
Following on from the WSBF's Bricks & Water report, this policy roundtable will look at water resources in England, are we going to have enough water to meet future need, and how significant a role there is for water efficiency.
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Call for evidence: degree apprenticeships

25th September 2018
HE Commission calls for evidence in Degree Apprenticeship inquiry.
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APPG Assistive Technology - Virtual learning environments report

Report launches as new regulations will make blended learning accessible for all students

11th September 2018
A cross-party inquiry, published by Policy Connect and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology shows that new public sector web accessibility regulations can transform blended learning to benefit all students – but government and the sector must work together to implement the regulations effectively.
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Staying ahead: are international students going down under?

Higher Education Commission sets out 12-point plan welcoming Ministers’ recent commitments to international students and reviewing visa restrictions

13th September 2018
Time for talking is over – urgent action is needed to prevent UK missing £30Bn a year target income as competitor countries outperform.
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Staying ahead: are international students going down under?

Staying Ahead: are international students going down under?

While the UK has for many decades ranked in clear second place next to the USA for popularity of international HE provision, other countries are putting policies into practice that are attracting a much larger share of mobile students. This inquiry seeks to support the Government’s ambition by identifying how HE could be grown to deliver the 2020 target.
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Spotlight on... women accessing careers in engineering

The Skills Commission is calling for the government to provide joint funding to a central organisation and develop clear oversight of ‘women in engineering’ initiatives.

28th August 2018
It argues that a central government hub is needed between BEIS, Department for Education and the Government Equalities Office to share learning, provide guidance for education practitioners, and importantly to ensure that government-funded initiatives are being properly evaluated to achieve maximum impact.
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Spotlight on... women accessing careers in engineering

Spotlight on... Women accessing careers in engineering

The Skills Commission inquiry draws on oral and written evidence as well as a literary review to look at how this issue can be tackled, and was co-chaired by Members of Parliament from across the House Lucy Allan, Preet Kaur Gill, as well as academic sector expert Professor Sandra McNally Professor of Economics, University of Surrey; and Director of the Centre for Vocational Education Research Performance.
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