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Deadline for submission of abstracts for PASCAL Conference 2015 extended until 1 June

Submitted by Roberta Piazza on May 19, 2015 - 06:10

Due to a number of requests for extensions to the deadline for submissions of abstracts, the PASCAL Conference 2015 planning team has agreed to extend the deadline for their receipt until 1 June.

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Sad demise - PRIA Director Dr Martha Farrell victim of Kabul terrorist attack

Submitted by Steve Rubin on May 15, 2015 - 05:01

With deep and profound grief, we share that our colleague Dr Martha Farrell, Director, PRIA has left us all for the heavenly abode.  We received this sad news from Kabul, where Dr. Martha Farrell had gone on an official assignment. She was staying in a hotel and became a victim of a terrorist attack on the hotel.

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Engaging communities and universities in the public good

Submitted by Budd Hall on May 9, 2015 - 13:19

The recent wave of tragic deaths in the Mediterranean Sea of Mothers, Fathers, Children and Babies underscores the depth of inequality, which persists, or even increases, in our troubled world.  The fact that some of these people have been headed to the very city, Catania, where we are meeting, means that we must no longer speak of higher education or universities in technical, managerial or abstracted terms. 

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PASCAL Board: Clarification of PASCAL Membership

Submitted by Josef Konvitz on April 24, 2015 - 13:31

The Board of PASCAL has clarified the definition of membership in this unique international observatory, as outlined in a document which you will find featured below and attached. As an Associate, member of the Advisory Council, or Board member, you are automatically a member.

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Making Education Wider and Higher – Educational Reforms in the last Half-Century

Submitted by Chris Duke on April 19, 2015 - 18:01

This Symposium was convened at the Haute École des Science Politiques in Paris on 9 April to celebrate and honour the life and work of PASCAL’s first Chair, Dr Jarl Bengtsson.

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Saluting Professor Sir David Watson, a Pioneering Champion of University Civic Engagement

Submitted by Rob Hollister on April 16, 2015 - 08:11

It is a bittersweet occasion to reflect on the late Professor Sir David Watson’s many contributions to university civic engagement in the United Kingdom and around the world.  We invited colleagues to share their reflections on how David contributed to the global movement and to their own individual efforts, and how can we best honor and sustain his legacy going forward.

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Invitation to a celebration of the life and work of David Watson - Oxford, 3 June

Submitted by Lucy Bate on April 10, 2015 - 07:18

Please find attached an invitation to celebrate the work of David Watson at 2.30 pm on Wednesday, 3 June in Oxford.

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Connecting Cities and Universities at Strategic Frontiers - PASCAL 2015 Conference in Catania 7-9 October

Submitted by Roberta Piazza on March 24, 2015 - 11:29

PASCAL is pleased to announce that the Conference website is now open with full details of the 12th Annual PASCAL Conference to be held in Catania, Sicily, 7-9 October 2015.

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New PASCAL Outside the Box (OTB) discussion forums launched

Submitted by Chris Duke on March 3, 2015 - 07:46

The PASCAL Outside the Box (OTB) discussion forums website announced at the end of last year has now been launched. OTB is open to all PASCAL users to enter into the discussions.

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Professions, Place-Making, and the Public: What Next? Report from University of Dundee, Nov 2014

Submitted by James Powell on February 25, 2015 - 17:08

The University of Dundee Geddes Institute for Urban|Rural Research held a Symposium with partners on 14 November 2014 on ‘Professions, Place-Making, and the Public: What Next?’ to explore the changing nature of the professional in place-making.

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