Profiling the European citizen: why today's democracy needs to look harder at the negative potential of new technology than at its positive potential.

This timely book addresses the issue of racial profiling head on—what it is, why it happens, who it happens to, and what someone who is at risk of racial profiling can do about it. Interviews with teens directly affected by racial profiling and advice from professionals make this text excellent for research or personal use.

Profiling the European citizen: why today's democracy needs to look harder at the negative potential of new technology than at its positive potential. This book contains detailed and nuanced contributions on the technologies, the ethics and law of machine learning and profiling, mostly avoiding the term AI. There is no doubt that these technologies have an important positive potential, and a token reference to such positive potential, required in all debates between innovation and precaution, hereby precedes what follows.

In the eyes of many, one of the most challenging problems of the information society is that we are faced with an ever expanding mass of information. Based on the work done within the European Network of Excellence (NoE) on the Future of Identity in Information Society (FIDIS), a set of authors from different disciplinary backgrounds and jurisdictions share their understanding of profiling as a technology that may be preconditional for the future of our information society.

This publication the second in a new series of profiles of health and well-being presents an analysis of the state of and trends in health in Slovenia. While improvements in life expectancy and mortality in the country have been rapid since 2000 the most recent rates remain below the average for the countries belonging to the European Union (EU) before 1 May 2004 (EU15). Declining infant and maternal mortality rates are driving these improvements in life expectancy in conjunction with decreasing mortality rates from diseases of the circulatory system infectious diseases diseases of the respiratory system and diseases of the genitourinary system. Motor vehicle traffic accident deaths have also decreased rapidly in recent years. In contrast mortality from cancer and diseases of the digestive system especially chronic liver disease and cirrhosis is higher in Slovenia than the average for the WHO European Region. Improved trends have been observed for 12 out of the 19 core indicators for the targets of the Health 2020 policy in Europe and deteriorating trends have been noted for four: alcohol consumption per capita prevalence of overweight the unemployment rate and private household out-of-pocket expenditure on health services. Profiles of health and well-being give an overview of a country s health status providing data on mortality morbidity and exposure to key risk factors and showing trends over time. The WHO Regional Office for Europe develops them in collaboration with European Member States. When possible each report also compares a country to reference groups: the WHO European Region as a whole and the EU15. To make the comparisons as valid as possible data are as a rule taken from one source to ensure reasonably consistent harmonization. The data in the report are drawn from the Regional Office s European Health for All (HFA) database. These are collected from Member States annually and include metadata that specify the original source of data for specific indicators. The findings in the profiles are summarized in brief highlights publications.

This publication the first in a new series of profiles of health and well-being presents an analysis of the state of and trends in health in Greece. Although Greece had been among the countries with the best health status in the WHO European Region health improvements were falling behind those in other countries that belonged to the European Union before May 2004 (EU15) well before the current economic crisis and progress towards the targets of the Health 2020 policy framework is mixed. Historically the Greek population has been one of the healthiest in Europe. As a result of the continuing economic crisis the widening gap in health status and the absence of national health policies aligned with Health 2020 inequalities are likely to increase and progress towards and achievement of Health 2020 goals might be jeopardized unless decisive proactive measures are taken soon. Profiles of health and well-being give an overview of a country s health status providing data on mortality morbidity and exposure to key risk factors and showing trends over time. The WHO Regional Office for Europe develops them in collaboration with European Member States. When possible each report also compares a country to reference groups: the WHO European Region as a whole and the EU15. To make the comparisons as valid as possible data are as a rule taken from one source to ensure reasonably consistent harmonization. The data in the report are drawn from the Regional Office s European Health for All (HFA) database. These are collected from Member States annually and include metadata that specify the original source of data for specific indicators. The findings in the profiles are summarized in brief highlights publications.

What does teaching excellence within Further and Higher Education look like? This book takes the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) as its starting point. Each chapter identifies one specific aspect of the TEF and, with the help of case studies, guides the reader through innovative teaching strategies and how to overcome challenges that range from digital learning to feedback and assessment. Extensive practical suggestions are offered for the reader to use in their own teaching, all underpinned by a sound theoretical base. Responsive to current debate, topics addressed include: • Widening Participation • Internationalisation • Gaming and simulation • Student employability The entire volume is cross-referenced to both the TEF and the National Student Survey (NSS), meaning readers can easily contextualise what they have read. With higher investment in teaching and learning, and the changing demands and expectations of students, this timely and practical book will help you successfully navigate your teaching career within Higher Education. Peter Wolstencroft is a Programme Leader for Postgraduate Courses at Liverpool John Moores University. His work and research has a focus on the student experience and improving teaching and learning. Leanne de Main is Associate Dean (Academic) at De Montfort University, having held previous roles at other Universities in Academic Development and Quality. Her research centres on widening participation and inclusive curricula with a key focus on access to Higher Education for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Paul Cashian is Institutional lead for Assessment for the Coventry University Group having previously been Associate Dean in the University’s Faculty of Business and Law. He is Principal Fellow of the HEA and has a wide experience of leading innovative change programmes seeking to enhance the student experience.