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** mySociety news
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** May 2020
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** Events
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** TICTeC videos now available
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The Impacts of Civic Technology Conference, TICTeC ([link removed]) , went ahead last month as a virtual event.
Those who attended were able to join in the live conversations — but no worries if you couldn't make it: the presentations and Q&A sessions are now on our YouTube channel. You'll find them all here ([link removed]) .
In case you didn't see, we blogged the whole experience of switching to a virtual event in this post ([link removed]) .
** Transparency
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** Mental health in Higher Education staff
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A new report, Pressure Vessels II, has just been released by HEPI, the Higher Education Policy Institute.
Based on the results of multiple Freedom of Information requests submitted through WhatDoTheyKnow, the research builds on a previous study into the changing state of staff mental health, analysing the demand for counselling and occupational health services within HE.
Read more about it here ([link removed]) .
** Freedom of Information during the pandemic
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Countries worldwide are seeing the right to information compromised to a greater or lesser degree, as authorities concentrate their efforts on the immediate concerns of battling covid-19.
And yet, factual information is critical during this time. Read mySociety's statement on FOI during the pandemic ([link removed]) .
** Bulk request downloads on Alaveteli Pro
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We've just added a new feature to the Alaveteli Pro codebase (including WhatDoTheyKnow Pro) - now you can download batch request data as a spreadsheet. Here's how ([link removed]) .
** Community
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** New features on FixMyStreet
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We recently released the newest version of the FixMyStreet codebase, FixMyStreet 3.0
If you're a user of the site, here's a rundown ([link removed]) of the improvements you can enjoy.
** Events
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** Personal Democracy Forum CEE
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The ePanstwo Foundation's annual conference Personal Democracy Forum is going online, and our Head of Research Rebecca Rumbul will be speaking in a session on Open Data. Join her and a wealth of other inspiring speakers from around Central and Eastern Europe, for free.
Full details here ([link removed]) .
** What we're reading
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* The latest edition of the Verification Handbook ([link removed]) is a free resource designed to give journalists the tools they need to identify disinformation.
* Can local governments build on the changes that the pandemic have forced upon us, for the good of all ([link removed]) ?
* Julia Keseru asks deeper questions ([link removed]) about the impacts on FOI of covid-19.
* And, if you feel like all the brands are pumping out the same messaging right now, you might just be right ([link removed]) .
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