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This article, co-authored by Dr Sally-Anne Barnes and Professors Jenny Bimrose and Alan Brown, reports the findings from a phenomenographic study of career experts’ conceptions of systems development in lifelong guidance settings. The results show that conceptions of systems development in lifelong guidance varied from minimal, aspirational, strategic to systemic.

Dr Katharina Sarter was part of a panel discussion on public services organised by and held at the University of York. The event, which was part of the launch of the new book 'Understanding Public Services: A Contemporary Introduction', explored current challenges and opportunities relating to public services.

The IER is seeking to appoint an outstanding Research Fellow, and invites candidates with interests in any of the Institute’s diverse fields of research to apply, in particular candidates with strong quantitative research skills. This is an opportunity for a researcher who wants to make a difference with their research by getting involved in policy-relevant research.

More details are available at the University of Warwick website.

Closing date for applications is 20 June 2023.

On 15 April Gianni Anelli Lopez, PhD student at IER, delivered a one-day course on automation, AI and the labour market at the Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford.

He presented major studies on automation, the use of online data to measure skills in online advertisements and discussed public policy recommendations.

A recently published book chapter (in German) by IER's Dr Katharina Sarter explores the role of public procurement as a policy tool for promoting gender equality. Book details are available via the publisher's website.