Universities' Third Mission

UNESCO Chair Resources: Video guide/bibliography for training in community-based research (CBR)

Posted May 7, 2016 - 10:51 by Crystal Tremlay

The UNESCO Chair in community-based research (CBR), in partnership with the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of British Columbia are pleased to share new resources on training in CBR. These products are some of the outcomes of the SSHRC funded 'Building the Next Generation of Community-based Researchers (“The NextGen project”) between 2014-2016.

Universities, civic engagement, and city growth: Making purposeful links - London, April 19 2016

Posted April 8, 2016 - 09:53 by Budd Hall
Apr 19 2016 11:00
Europe/London
Clarence Centre for Enterprise and Innovation
6 St George's Circus
London

National higher education policy is placing a high premium on excellent teaching and research, improving graduate employment and student choice, and focusing on becoming a powerful engine of social mobility.  The social intent is clear, yet market forces at play are creating an intensely competitive environment that is overshadowing universities ability to become more civic in nature and practice.

Education and Global Cities: Horizons for Contemporary University - St Petersburg, Russia

Posted February 29, 2016 - 13:50 by Isak Froumin
May 19 2016
May 21 2016
Europe/Moscow
HSE University, Ural Federal University, ITMO University
Saint Petersburg

Academics and professionals alike are increasingly focusing their attention on the role of universities in stimulating urban and regional development. Contemporary universities are driving the development of economic and innovation ecosystems and play a key role in the transition to a new technological order.

2016 MacJannet Prize Call for Nominations

Posted January 20, 2016 - 08:29 by Rob Hollister

The eighth annual MacJannet Prize will recognize exceptional student civic engagement initiatives based in Talloires Network member universities around the world and contribute financially to their ongoing public service efforts.

PASCAL Special Interest Group - Public Sector Interface

Posted January 19, 2016 - 08:41 by Chris Shepherd

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) were agreed by the PASCAL Board as part of a recent review of PASCAL structures in order to give focus to the advice required by the Board in particular areas of its work; PASCAL is therefore now establishing a series of these SIGs.

UALL 2016 Annual Conference, Oxford - Programme including Workshop Seminars

Posted January 18, 2016 - 07:28 by Lucy Bate

I’m pleased to bring you up to date with the preparations and arrangements for our Annual Conference.  The Annual Conference is the high point of the UALL year, and we are pleased that our 2016 Conference will be held at the University of Oxford between Wednesday, 16 and Friday, 18 March.

GUNi Newsletter - November 2015

Posted November 28, 2015 - 03:49 by Cristina Escrigas

PASCAL is pleased to feature the latest edition of the newsletter of the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi):

UALL 2016 Annual Conference, University of Oxford - The engaged university as a public good

Posted November 26, 2015 - 03:12 by Lucy Bate
Mar 16 2016
Mar 18 2016
Europe/London
Rewley House, University of Oxford
1 Wellington Square
Oxford

The Annual Conference is the high point of the UALL year, and we are pleased that our 2016 Conference will be held at Rewley House, University of Oxford. I am pleased to attach the outline Conference Programme together with the Call for Papers (deadline 30 November):

Launch of the CR&DALL Working Paper Series

Posted November 3, 2015 - 11:04 by Muir Houston

The first edition of the CR&DALL Working Paper Series (WP101/2015) has been launched with a paper by Paul Benneworth (CHEPS, University of Twente) and Mike Osborne (CR&DALL, University of Glasgow) entitled Understanding universities and entrepreneurship education: towards a comprehensive future research agenda.

Reports from the 12th PASCAL International Conference – Connecting Cities and Universities at Strategic Frontiers

Posted October 27, 2015 - 09:25 by Leone Wheeler

Summary reports from the 12th PASCAL International Conference – Connecting Cities and Universities at Strategic Frontiers- hosted by the Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.  7-9 October 2015.

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