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Industry 22/01/13
Here we have recorded a panoramic descent into Elephant and Castle. We documented by taking a panoramic photo on a basic Iphone camera on each floor of my university building, starting at the top and… more →
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The information that senior management needs: the Managing Think Tanks Series
wrote 6 days ago: Just like ensuring financial sustainability and accountability, effective leadership means being ful … more →
Financial Management: Sustainability and Accountability - the Managing Think Tanks Series
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wrote 1 week ago: [Editor's note: this chapter, while belonging to Raymond Struyk's book Managing Think Tanks, was wri … more →
Call for evidence: a new way of doing research
wrote 2 weeks ago: Think tanks are often presented as ‘suppliers’ of research and ideas. I have written abo … more →
Winning work from government agencies: the Managing Think Tanks series
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Diversification of funding sources is important for think tanks – it allows them to have more freedo … more →
Renewing the Work Program: the Managing Think Tanks series
wrote 3 weeks ago: Just like having an efficient board of directors, setting an agenda is important for effective and e … more →
Getting the most out of your board - the Managing Think Tanks series
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wrote 1 month ago: Most think tanks around the world have a board of trustees or directors that oversee the think tank’ … more →
Communicating results - the Managing Think Tanks Series
wrote 1 month ago: In this blog we have put much importance on communicating research, findings and results as a part o … more →
Ensuring good advice - the Managing Think Tanks Series
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wrote 1 month ago: The importance of high quality research is undisputed among think tanks, which is why they put a hig … more →
Think tanks and universities: a research project proposal
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wrote 1 month ago: The Think Tank Initiative has recently launched a double call for studies on the relationship betwee … more →
Think Tank Boards: Composition and Practices
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wrote 1 month ago: [Note: this essay was written by Andrea Moncada and Enrique Mendizabal] Introduction Like any organi … more →
Organising Staff Training - the Managing Think Tanks Series
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wrote 2 months ago: Last week’s chapter dealt with good practices for motivating and retaining think tank staff. It also … more →
Motivating staff for higher productivity -the Managing Think Tanks series
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wrote 2 months ago: How to motivate staff ranked first in a survey conducted in 2001 by the Urban Institute. Think tanks … more →
Why pay attention to management? -the Managing Think Tanks series
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wrote 2 months ago: The title of this blog post is also the title of the first chapter of Ray Struyk’s book, Manag … more →
Managing human and financial resources: a Ray Struyk masterclass
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wrote 2 months ago: Ray Struyk, author of Managing Think Tanks, has been very kind to share (and the Carnegie Endowment … more →
Call for Proposals: ICRU Undergraduate Research
wrote 2 months ago: Call for Proposals: ICRU Undergraduate Research The Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU … more →
Apply to present at the 2013 Spring Undergraduate Research Festival
wrote 3 months ago: Spring Undergraduate Research Festival Wednesday 4:30-6:30pm, April 10, 2013 at the University C … more →
Present your research at Iowa's State Capitol - Apply by February 18, 2013
wrote 3 months ago: Research in the Capitol Tuesday, March 26, 2013 …. icru@uiowa.edu. … more →
Was Lincoln an 'S' or 'N' on Myers-Briggs?
wrote 3 months ago: Here’s a revealing insight from William Herndon, Lincoln’s law partner who was possibly … more →
Clinical Trial Information: Bee Venom for the Treatment of Parkinson Disease (MIREILLE)NCT01341431
wrote 3 months ago: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential of using bee venom to treat Parkinson Disease … more →
