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Urban Designer Survey

There appears to be a shortage of skills in the urban design / sustainable communities sector. The Academy of Sustainable Communities' reports on their survey  'Mind the Skills Gap' undertaken by Arup in the UK. 
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New website: www.academia.edu

The  website  www.academia.edu displays academics around the world in a 'tree' format, according to what university/department they are affiliated with.  It enables researchers to keep track of the latest developments in their field - the latest people and papers.

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Spiritual design interfaces: Thailand

Thailand could become a global centre for the development of spiritual computing technology with a focus on improving the end user experience to make it more meaningful, a pioneer in this field believes.Senior advisor to the University of Washington's Human Interface Technology Laboratory Craig Warren Smith hopes to establish a spiritual computing group comprising several Thai organisations. (Database Bangkok Post reported in ACMTechNews Sept 19 2008

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Graduate Junction

The Graduate Junction is the first website to bring together Masters, Doctoral and Postdoctoral researchers from any discipline around the globe. It aims to provide an easy way to meet and communicate with others who share common research interests in a global multi-disciplinary environment.
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Type

Interested in Typography? Have a look at Type at www.uktype.com for an interesting organisation with a steadily increasing portfolio of impressive work.

 

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for September 2

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for September 2: New user testing of site maps shows that they are still useful as a secondary navigation aide, and that they're much easier to use than they were 7 years ago.

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Robot designed to hit researcher

Sami Haddadin’s robot is designed to hit him in the face as part of research at the German Aerospace Centre Space Agency (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen aiming to transform industrial robots to work alongside humans with all that that implies. Sami iis testing the first industrial robot capable of sensing when it hits someone. (Assembly Magazine - referenced by ACM TechNews).

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Design History Society Research Grant

Research Funding: The Design History Society Research Grant  is awarded twice each year to encourage debate and research activity in design history. This grant is open to postgraduates and professional scholars in the field of design history.

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Event: CreateWorld 2008, Brisbane, Australia

Conference: For digital arts academics using Macs is CREATEWORLD 2008 THE ART OF SERIOUS PLAY. THE SERIOUS ART OF PLAY (Curiosity, Creativity, Craft and Connectedness in the Digital Age), Brisbane, Australia. 8-10 Dec 2008. Sponsored by the Apple University Consortium.
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CFP: International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development

Call for Papers: International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge Development. Of interest to organisational systems designers, IJSKD publishes papers that offer a detailed analysis and discussion on sociotechnical philosophy and practices for successful organizational change.
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Book: Research in Art & Design Education

New Book! Research in Art & Design Education edited by Richard Hickman. Contributions from internationally renowned researchers explore a broad range of topics in art education. The book summarises important issues such as non-text based approaches and interdisciplinary work. 
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