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Elites in British Society Since 1880
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of these data is to study the social origins and residual economic worth of elite individuals in British society, 1880-1970.Main Topics:Variables
Sex, date of birth, elite category (e.g. Cabinet Ministers, peerage, landowners, millionaires, company chairmen), inherited title, highest created...
Careers of Professional Engineers, 1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to examine the education, training, and careers of a sample of professional engineers.Main Topics:Variables
Data was collected on education, original and recurrent training, full career history (type of work and salaries), current post, attitudes towards current and possible...
Great Britain Historical Database : Labour Markets Database, Government Unemployment Statistics, 1901-1939
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Great Britain Historical Database has been assembled as part of the ongoing Great Britain Historical GIS Project. The project aims to trace the emergence of the north-south divide in Britain and to provide a synoptic view of the human geography of Britain at sub-county scales. Further information...
Benefits and Costs of Knowledge and Technology Transfer: a Panel Data Analysis, 1985-2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Benefits and Costs of Knowledge and Technology Transfer: a Panel Data Analysis, 1985-2007 aimed to create a dataset that would enable researchers to document and analyse quantitatively the evolution of research output, knowledge and technology transfer measures in the UK. In particular the researchers...
TRUST: Tracing Risk and Uncertainty in Security Technology: Interview Transcripts
Interviews with scientists and engineers, as well as with end-users, relating to the development of a handheld Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) detector. We followed the patterns of communication, interaction and negotiation between engineers, end-users and others. This enabled the development of a deep understanding of how security...
Eurostat New Cronos, 1950-2060
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Eurostat database (previously known as Eurostat New Cronos) contains high quality macroeconomic and social statistics time series data from 1960 onwards for European Union (EU) Member states and in many cases EU membership candidate countries. The data are monthly, quarterly, bi-annual or annual data,...
Occupational Stress in Graduate Engineers, 1980-1982
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The research set out to study occupational stress and its consequences in newly qualified graduate engineers. The project was also concerned with a number of more general issues in the area of stress research. A longitudinal design was employed, with measures taken before subjects entered their first...
From Higher Education to Employment: Bachelors of Engineering 1998
The survey series charts the employment situation of polytechnic and university graduates of various disciplines after graduation. In this survey, the respondents were Bachelors of Engineering graduated from polytechnics, i.e. engineers. The main themes included studies, current employment situation and estimates of future employment prospects. First, the respondents were...
Evaluation of United Kingdom Engineering Strikes, 1920-1970
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Evaluation of United Kingdom Engineering Strikes, 1920-1970 consists of detailed strikes information on individual member companies in the Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF) between 1920 and 1970. There are records on 10,944 individual strikes, covering 1,909 different member companies and 132...
Employment, Hours and Wages in the Engineering Employers' Federation, 1914-1968
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The complete Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF) payroll data have been transcribed from records kept at the University of Warwick's Modern Record Centre in order to provide electronic access. This is an especially rich source of data, representing roughly 30 percent of UK engineering. Detailed...
Relevance of the Ph.D to Scientists and Engineers in Mid-Career, 1985
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To discover the relevance of the Ph.D to scientists and engineers in mid-careerMain Topics:Variables
Year of degree, gender, age, degree class, subject of degree, details of postgraduate study, jobs held, current salary, gains from study, relevance of study to job, job satisfaction.
Brain Drain Debate in the United Kingdom, c.1950-1970
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This qualitative project sought to provide an analysis of the 'brain drain' debate of the 1950s and 1960s as a social phenomenon.
The term 'brain drain' was adopted in the 1960s in the context of concerns the United Kingdom was losing skilled scientific and engineering personnel to other countries....
Highly Skilled Immigration to and Emigration from Hong Kong, 1992-1994
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of the study were:
1. To apply, extend and adapt a `migration channels framework' to the historically and geographically specific context of Hong Kong emigrants, Hong Kong return migrants and expatriate migration.
2. To assess the development implications for the Hong Kong labour market in...