La transition d’une économie linéaire vers une économie plus circulaire est-elle effective ? Cette publication, composée de 10 fiches indicateurs et d’un tableau de bord, offre un premier suivi national de l’économie circulaire. Les indicateurs choisis portent sur l’ensemble des sept piliers de l’économie circulaire. Des comparaisons internationales fournissent un éclairage sur le positionnement de la France vis-à-vis de ses voisins européens.

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Circular economy indicators
Is the transition from a linear to a more circular economy actually effective? This publication, comprising 10 indicator sheets and a scoreboard, provides the first results of national monitoring of the circular economy. The indicators chosen relate to all of the seven pillars of the circular economy. International comparisons shed light on France's position in relation to its European neighbours. Voir l'article...

Online learning has a critical place in widening access and participation in education for a diverse range of students, many of whom are from backgrounds which have been historically underrepresented at university. Students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (low SES), students with disability, regional and remote students, Indigenous students, and students who are first in their families to enter university, are represented particularly strongly in online undergraduate programs. However, both retention and completion rates for online, distance students are considerably lower than amongst those enrolled as on-campus students. The research outlined in this report was made possible by an Equity Fellowship, offered for 2016 through the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education with funding from the Australian Government Department of Education and Training (DET). Through qualitative interviews with 151 members of academic and professional staff across 16 higher education institutions – 15 in Australia plus the Open University (OU) United Kingdom (UK) – it sought the combined wisdom of practitioners in online learning to inform the development of National Guidelines to Improve Student Outcomes in Online Learning. From analysis of the interview data and other related published research, seven key findings emerged. More...

Authorship provides credit for an individual’s contributions to a study and carries accountability. There are no universally accepted standards for assigning authorship. Principles, customs and practices differ significantly from one discipline to another.
Responsibility for decisions regarding the authorship of publications lies with those who carried out the work reported in the publication. Researchers should be aware of the authorship practices within their own disciplines and should always abide by any requirements stipulated by journals as part of their instructions to authors.
The University of Cambridge’s School of Clinical Medicine have published their own Code of Practice on Authorship, which members of that School should consult in addition to these guidelines. More...

Das Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft erarbeitet bis Jahresende 2016 eine „Nationale Strategie zur sozialen Dimension in der Hochschulbildung“. Um die verantwortlichen Institutionen bestmöglich in den Strategie-Entwicklungsprozess einzubinden, werden mehrere Veranstaltungen und diverse Begleitmaßnahmen durchgeführt. Am 9. Juni fand am Institut für Höhere Studien der Workshop "Diversitätsmanagement" als Teil des Strategieentwicklungsprozesses statt. Mehr...

By simulating various (labour market) integration scenarios with the aid of a New Keynesian DSGE model, this paper explores the potential economic consequences and transmission mechanisms resulting from the recent refugee migration to Germany. We find that the long-run costs and benefits for domestic agents depend critically on the skill levels migrants will obtain in the long run. A failure to integrate the about 800,000 migrants (equivalent to 1% of initial German population) could reduce per capita output and consumption by 0.43% and 0.48%, respectively, while integration measures that improve their qualification structure could even yield per capita output and consumption gains of 0.34% and 0.38%, respectively. Measures that cause the migrant qualification structure to closely match that of the native population over the long term do not lead to significant changes in GDP and consumption. Overall, our model simulations suggest that the macroeconomic impact of refugee migration is small. More...

Sixty years after the signing of the Treaty of Rome, Europe faces its greatest challenges, and possibly its sharpest turning point, since World War II. The spectrum of possible futures for Europe is wide, encompassing everything from rebirth to disintegration. But, a strong leap toward greater EU-wide integration—as was sometimes the outcome of earlier crises—seems unlikely at best. Instead, this seems a time for smaller steps toward more integration, most likely in response to specific challenges, including: stronger external border controls; enhanced eurozone governance; or a more capable Common Security and Defense Policy. More...