Barriers to Participation in the Scottish Carbon and Energy Management Project and the UK SUSTE-TECH Project

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Nicola Hogan ◽  
Carlos Jimenez-Bescos ◽  
Ian Frame
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Barriers To Participation ◽  
Management Project ◽  
The Uk

The future of the management of projects in the 2030s

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Walker ◽  
Beverley Lloyd-Walker
Keyword(s):  
Project Managers ◽  
Bad News ◽  
Good News ◽  
Workplace Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Routine Work ◽  
The Future ◽  
Management Project ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore recent literature on the impact of changes in the workplace environment and projected trends through to the year 2030. This allows the authors to identify and discuss what key trends are changing the nature of project organising work. The authors aim to identify what knowledge and which skills, attributes and experiences will be most likely valued and needed in 2030. Design/methodology/approach This paper is essentially a reflective review and is explorative in nature. The authors focus on several recent reports published in the UK and Australia that discuss the way that the future workforce will adapt and prepare for radical changes in the workplace environment. The authors focus on project organising work and the changing workplace knowledge, skills, attributes and experience (KSAE) needs of those working in project teams in 2030 and beyond. The authors draw upon existing KSAE literature including findings from a study undertaken into the KSAEs of project alliance managers working in a highly collaborative form of project delivery. Findings The analysis suggests that there is good and bad news about project workers prospects in 2030. The good news is that for those working in non-routine roles their work will be more interesting and rewarding than is the case for today. The bad news is that for workers in routine work roles, they will be replaced by advanced digital technology. Research limitations/implications Few, if any, papers published in the project organising literature speculate about what this discipline may look like or what KSAEs will be valued and needed. Practical implications This paper opens up a debate about how project management/project organising work will be undertaken in future and what skills and expertise will be required. It also prompts project managers to think about how they will craft their careers in 2030 in response to expected work environment demands. This will have professional and learning implications. Social implications The issue of the future workplace environment is highly relevant to the social context. Originality/value This paper is about a projected future some 12 years onward from today. It bridges a gap in any future debate about how project organising jobs may change and how they will be delivered in the 2030s.

scholarly journals Motivations and barriers to prosthesis users participation in physical activity, exercise and sport: a review of the literature

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Deans ◽  
David Burns ◽  
Anthony McGarry ◽  
Kevin Murray ◽  
Nanette Mutrie
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Barriers To Participation ◽  
Rehabilitation Outcomes ◽  
The Uk

Background: The UK will host the Paralympics in 2012 and the Commonwealth Games in 2014 showcasing the talents of elite athletes and aiming to inspire the population to become involved. However, low levels of physical activity are prevalent: only 40% of men and 28% of women meet the minimum UK physical activity recommendations. The population of people with limb absence is no exception. Objectives: To determine if people with amputation are participating in physical activity and sport; whether post-amputation activity levels match pre-amputation levels; and if there are motivations and barriers to participation. Study Design: Literature review. Methods: Five reviewers systematically searched all peer reviewed and gray literature in seven bibliographic databases and the Cochrane Library. Results: Following rigorous elimination, 12 articles were finally included in the review and critically appraised. Four themes were identified: components; rehabilitation outcomes; body image; and motivations and barriers to participation. Conclusion: People with limb absence are not participating in physical activity conducive to health benefits, and only a minority participate in exercise and sports. Participation following amputation does not mirror that of pre-amputation levels, and more barriers than motivations exist to adopting or maintaining a physically active lifestyle. Clinical relevance This literature review aims to inform those involved in rehabilitation and ongoing care of those with limb absence about what motivates or precludes their participation in physical activity, exercise and sport. Such knowledge could be applied to improving health and wellbeing in this population.

scholarly journals Smart Energy Management for Unlocking Demand Response in the Residential Sector

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (15) ◽  
pp. 1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangping Chen ◽  
Kui Weng ◽  
Fanlin Meng ◽  
Monjur Mourshed
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Demand Response ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Residential Sector ◽  
Cost Of Energy ◽  
Smart Energy Management ◽  
Electrical Demand ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Pv Generation

This paper presents a smart energy management system for unlocking demand response in the UK residential sector. The approach comprises the estimation of one-hour energy demand and PV generation (supply) for scheduling the 24-h ahead demand profiles by shifting potential flexible loads. Real-time electrical demand is met by combining power supplies from PV, grid and batteries while minimizing consumer’s cost of energy. The results show that the peak-to-average ratio is reduced by 22.9% with the cost saving of 34.6% for the selected day.

Energy and the Pasteurised Milk Industry

1993 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix M. Herbst ◽  
Anthony J. Griffiths
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Energy Cost ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Combined Heat And Power ◽  
Third Party ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Liquid Milk ◽  
Milk Industry ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Milk Market

This paper focuses on energy cost and consumption in the pasteurised milk sector of the dairy industry which accounts for over 90 percent of the UK milk market. Although the industry is not considered to be energy intensive, it has been shown that there is a significant potential for savings, typically 2.2 million GJ/annum or £10.5 million/annum. This paper aims to show how the pasteurised milk sector can achieve these potential savings, using as its example a recent study of a liquid milk dairy in South Wales. The implementation of Monitoring and Targeting methods for energy management, combined heat and power (CHP) generation and third party energy management are introduced, since these are considered to be novel solutions for this sector of industry.

scholarly journals Mathematics instructors’ awareness of accessibility barriers for disabled students

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 184-200
Author(s):  
Emma Cliffe ◽  
Ciarán Mac an Bhaird ◽  
Eabhnat Ní Fhloinn ◽  
Clare Trott
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
Barriers To Participation ◽  
Student Difficulties ◽  
Accessibility Barriers ◽  
Mathematics Instructors ◽  
The Uk

Abstract In this paper, we discuss the results of a staff survey on accessibility barriers to participation and success for disabled students in higher education in the UK and Ireland. We focus on the range and complexity of student difficulties encountered by staff involved either in the lecturing of mathematics or the provision of Mathematics Learning Support. We report on the range of supports available to both staff and students in these situations and their varying levels of awareness and implementation of these supports. We close with a brief overview of how we intend to use the results of this survey to both increase awareness of existing appropriate supports and develop additional services to improve student accessibility.

scholarly journals A methodology to assess the economic impact of power storage technologies

2017 ◽  
Vol 375 (2100) ◽  
pp. 20160303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila El-Ghandour ◽  
Timothy C. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Optimal Stopping ◽  
Compressed Air ◽  
Storage Facility ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Ex Ante ◽  
Power Storage ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Storage Technologies

We present a methodology for assessing the economic impact of power storage technologies. The methodology is founded on classical approaches to the optimal stopping of stochastic processes but involves an innovation that circumvents the need to, ex ante , identify the form of a driving process and works directly on observed data, avoiding model risks. Power storage is regarded as a complement to the intermittent output of renewable energy generators and is therefore important in contributing to the reduction of carbon-intensive power generation. Our aim is to present a methodology suitable for use by policy makers that is simple to maintain, adaptable to different technologies and easy to interpret. The methodology has benefits over current techniques and is able to value, by identifying a viable optimal operational strategy, a conceived storage facility based on compressed air technology operating in the UK. This article is part of the themed issue ‘Energy management: flexibility, risk and optimization’.

scholarly journals An examination of the factors influencing students' decisions to study higher education courses in further education colleges in the UK

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-24
Author(s):  
Glynn Jones
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Barriers To Participation ◽  
Lower Status ◽  
Education College ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Further Education Colleges ◽  
Education Courses ◽  
Insight Into

Although there has been much research into why young people choose whether to participate in higher education (HE), there has been far less insight into why they may choose perceived lower status institutions, even though approximately 10% of students attend HE courses in further education (FE) colleges in UK. Students from backgrounds not traditionally associated with HE participation are much more likely to attend such institutions. Explanations for this pattern of participation look to 'barriers to participation' such as academic ability, costs or identity which problematise the students' attitudes to debt and HE. This research is based on interviews with 15 students who were studying HE qualifications at a further education college in England. It finds that although the barriers to participation have an effect, many students are making strategic and even rational decisions to attend the perceived lower status institutions. Their decisions suggest that there needs to be greater recognition of the differing role that HE plays in individual life plans and greater variety in what is on offer.

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