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Science for the People Science with the People - A blog by Dr Rajesh Tandon

Submitted by Rajesh Tandon on January 23, 2020 - 11:08

In early January, at the 107th annual Indian Science Congress held in Bengaluru, the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India shared its draft policy on Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR), inviting discussion. As a leading country with a strong base of modern science and its institutions, India’s efforts to prepare a framework of social responsibility of science is really very meaningful and important.

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UNESCO Chair in CBR Newsletter: November 2019

Submitted by Pooja Pandey on November 30, 2019 - 09:37

Here is the latest UNESCO Chair in CBR Newsletter.

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PASCAL Director visits Seoul - October 2019

Submitted by John Tibbitt on November 1, 2019 - 05:44

Professor Michael Osborne, Director of PASCAL in Europe was very pleased to be invited by Seoul National University for a week of activities in Seoul, beginning 14 October 2019.

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Synagogues and pedagogues: rethinking educational priorities

Submitted by Tom Schuller on October 18, 2019 - 03:48

Derivations of words throw up some significant curiosities.  I knew that a pedagogue was originally someone who led a child around, including to school.  The term then took a professional turn, to refer to the specialised function of instructing children. But I had never noticed the – to me now rather obvious – etymological similarity between pedagogue and synagogue.

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Summary of EMA-PASCAL Meeting: In recognition of museums development

Submitted by Catherine Lido on October 17, 2019 - 07:08

From 19-21 September colleagues from 20 countries across Europe gathered in Ljubljana to celebrate the European Museum Academy (EMA) annual awards ceremony and conference (2019), which included talks by celebrated winners of the prestigious awards for best practice. Twenty-six museums were nominated this year, and the winner of the Micheletti award for work of excellence in social and industrial history was the Astra Museum complex in Transylvania, Romania - first time ever a winner from that country. The winner of the DASA award for excellent work in learning and education in museums was the Workers Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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External Examiner position at Cardiff University

Submitted by Alice Reynolds on October 10, 2019 - 08:46

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.

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

Submitted by Mike Osborne on October 10, 2019 - 08:25

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.

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Call for Chapter Proposals | Social Responsibility and Higher Education: International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy

Submitted by Budd Hall on October 2, 2019 - 06:45

The UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education is editing a book with a working title of Social Responsibility and Higher Education: International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy. The book is being prepared as a contribution to the 2021 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education.

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SUEUAA collaborators produce gender equality paper for Jean Monnet Network on the EU’s role in the implementation of the SDGs in the Asia Pacific region

Submitted by Mike Osborne on October 1, 2019 - 12:09

One of the recent seminars of the Jean Monnet Network, ‘The EU’s Role in the Implementation of the SDGs in Asia Pacific’, was delivered by Dr Lavinia Hirsu, SUEUAA co-I, on the topic of Gender Equality. The related Policy Brief produced by Lavinia, and two colleagues who were also part of our GCRF project SUEUAA,  Lamiah Hashemi, University of Kurdistan and Zenaida Quezada-Reyes, Philippines Normal University is attached.

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Educating the Heart, Body and Mind: Gandhian principles in developing new futures for higher education in India

Submitted by Budd Hall on September 24, 2019 - 06:49

18 Sept 2019, New Delhi – “Concepts such as the non-violent economy and non-violent governance must replace the present development paradigm modelled on war, crime and violence. There is a lot of research, innovation and investment in the war industry. There is a need to bring the same into non-violence", said Dr PV Rajagopal, eminent Gandhian practitioner, speaking at the international conference on “Educating the Heart, Body and Mind” held in New Delhi. While sharing his learning curve from local to global knowledge, he also posed an important question for young academics: “How can our education be made relevant to today’s world, especially for the marginalised?”

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