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PASCAL Briefing Paper 19 - SDGs and Education

The 17 SDGs adopted by the United Nations in 2015 constitute a significant step up in scale and ambition in that they apply to all nations, whether developed or developing. Actions to achieve the Goals are demanding and education is seen as central.

PASCAL Briefing Paper 18 - Learning and Place: Profiling Places

The relationship between learning and place extends the understanding of the learning city to a more local level, recognising that just as learning is fundamental to city and regional development, so it is to the character and opportunities that influence the quality of life in neighbourhoods and communities.

Spotlight on American-style Adult Education: The 68th Annual AAACE Conference - Adult education for human rights, economic empowerment, and environmental sustainability

The 68th AAACE annual Conference of the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education’s (AAACE) was this year held in St Louis, 8-11 October, focussing on the themes of human rights, empowerment and environmental sustainability.

External Examiner position at Cardiff University

Continuing and Professional Education at Cardiff University are looking for an external examiner to replace Dr Nalita James, whose tenure has come to an end.

FREE Webinar Series: Navigating Main Streets as Places - Project for Public Spaces

Did you hear the news? Last week at the 3rd International Placemaking Week in Chattanooga, TN, we released Navigating Main Streets as Places: A People-First Transportation Toolkit in partnership with Main Street America.

The Talloires Network E-Newsletter - October 2019

The Talloires Network is one of the partners with whom PASCAL collaborates. The Network enjoys a high profile and is among the several national and international bodies encouraging universities worldwide to adopt a more centrally-focussed universities' 'third mission' commitment to community service in its different senses and settings.

Here is a copy of Talloires Network E-Newletter for October 2019:

A report on the the Fourth International Conference on Learning Cities, Medellín, 1-3 October 2019

The Fourth International Conference on Learning Cities, was jointly organized by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UiL) and the Municipality of Medellín; during the 2-day Conference from 1-3 October 2019, there were around 650 conference participants, including 50 mayors, as well as government representatives and experts in the field of education.

Cultivating Age-friendly Institutions for Older Adults: Insights from Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Network in the United States

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) network of 124 Institutes based in American colleges and universities delivers lifelong learning programs for some 170,000 older adult learners. The OLLI network is supported by the Osher Foundation with a National Resource Center (NRC) for the Institutes located in Northwestern University, Chicago.

REGISTER NOW: Lunchtime Lightning Talk - World Cities Day, 31 October - Networking and Research Competition

Oct 31 2019 12:30
Europe/London
University of Glasgow, Gregory Building Rm 308
27 Lilybank Gardens
Glasgow G12 8QW

Come along to the University of Glasgow's World Cities Day ‘Lunchtime Lightning Talks’ research competition and networking event.

PIMA Bulletin No. 26 - September 2019

This is a bumper edition of the Bulletin in return to school and work month in the northern hemisphere, for the undeniably big reason that we face ecological catastrophe that has led to use of the term Extinction Crisis. It is striking how global warming, something now well- known and established for decades - and long strenuously denied by those with much to lose from the required changes of culture, lifestyle and behaviour – has suddenly burst into life and popular consciousness…

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