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PASCAL Learning Cities Networks | Harnessing Museums, Heritage and Education

The focus for the Learning City Network on Harnessing Museums, Heritage and Education is combining rich museum theory with innovative field-based practices in world-leading museum and heritage sites in order to address a recognised pan-European need for more informed, strategic and entrepreneurial professionals within the sector.

Universities going to Town | JOHN TIBBITT from Policies for Places

I have written about the importance of learning for places before here and about encouraging accessibility to learning from a more visible presence of learning and skills agencies in city streets here. This piece is focused particularly on the role of universities and other higher education institutions (HEIs) in supporting their local economies through taking a presence in often struggling high streets in towns and cities.

We are recruiting for a new Chair to lead and new members to join our Board of Trustees

  • Are you, or someone you know, interested in becoming an integral part of the UK’s leading authority on the impact of longevity on society?
  • More information is available on our website: ILC Chair and ILC Trustees.
  • The deadline for applications is 9.00am, Monday 9 September 2024

Wyndham News - August 2024 Edition

We are pleased to share with you the August 2024 Edition of Wyndham News, featured below in full and attached for download.

Rhetoric vs. Reality: The Political Manipulation of Immigration Issues | The Urban Lens Newsletter

Throughout history, waves of immigrants have arrived on American shores, drawn by the promise of opportunity and freedom. This steady influx has profoundly shaped the United States, transforming it from a primarily agrarian, rural nation into today’s diverse and economically vibrant country. The influence of immigration is evident primarily in the nation's bustling, innovative urban areas, driven by the availability of jobs, existing immigrant communities, and access to essential resources and services.

NEP-SOC 2024-07-29, five papers

In this issue we feature 5 current papers on the theme of social capital, chosen by Fabio Sabatini (Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”):

Community Placemaking in a Box! | Placemaking Round-Up

This round-up from the Project for Public Spaces connects people who share a passion for public spaces to ideas and issues, news, quotes, places, and events from the placemaking movement.

PIMA Webinar and Bulletin planned on the Role of Higher Eucation supporting Adult Learning and Education

At the last PIMA committee meeting we discussed plans for the years 2024/25, which transpired through the group discussion in the Annual General Meeting. One area to work on with PIMA members and friends will be the role of Higher Education (HE) supporting Adult  Learning and Education (ALE). It seems to be close to the heart and interest of colleagues, and at the same time an important area that needs follow-up after the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education as well as CONFINTEA VII.

17th PASCAL Conference kicks off in Taipei

We've receieved some early photos from the 17th PASCAL Conference taking place in Taipei. Looking great, the stage featured in the photos includes the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Taipei, current/former ministers of Education, as well as Josef Konvitz, Honorary Professor of Education at the University of Glasgow with them.

Shared spaces and the 'war on the motorist' | Issues around 're-sharing' the street

It is ironic that despite allocating emergency funding during the pandemic for widening pavements, providing additional cycle lanes, and making available modest resources for improved public transport and cycling infrastructure, the delivery of net-zero policies in towns and cities has emerged as a strong dividing line between political parties in the current general election in the UK.

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