Universities' Third Mission

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The Civic University and the City - Professor John Goddard OBE: A Policy Scotland Public Lecture, University of Glasgow, 10 June 2019

Submitted by Chris Chapman on June 4, 2019 - 07:08
Jun 10 2019 14:00
Europe/London
University of Glasgow Wolfson Medical School
Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, University Avenue
Glasgow G12 8QQ
Scotland  Scotland

Explore the challenges of building bridges between place, higher education and research and innovation policy in this public lecture.
 

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News from PASCAL Africa

Submitted by Marius Venter on April 30, 2019 - 05:11

The Centre for Local Economic Development (CENLED) is a centre in the School of Economics (SE) within the College of Business and Economics (CBE) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). CENLED was established in 2008, primarily for capacity building in the local economic development (LED) fields. CENLED also hosts the PASCAL International Observatory (Africa) headquarters.

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La contribución de las universidades al desarrollo económico y social - Fundación CYD

Submitted by Mike Osborne on March 24, 2019 - 10:41

This paper, La contribución de las universidades al desarrollo económico y social, recently published as a blog item from Fundación CYD, Spain, may be of interest to subscribers involved with the contribution of universities to cities and regions; an area that PASCAL itself still works in in various ways including in our work with global south partners in SUEUAA and the work we highlighted last week in Taiwan, which is part of a larger project in Hong Kong, Scotland and Italy.

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UNESCO Chair in CBR Newsletter: March 2019

Submitted by Budd Hall on March 8, 2019 - 13:38

Here is the latest UNESCO Chair in CBR Newsletter.

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The role of University Community Partnerships in research on economic insecurity and wellbeing

Submitted by David Wolff on February 21, 2019 - 08:09
Mar 6 2019 14:00
Europe/London
University of Brighton, Falmer Campus
Village Way
Brighton BN1 9PH
United Kingdom  United Kingdom

We have focused our work on the key policy area of what have come to be known as ‘Ordinary Working Families’ or the ‘Just About Managing’. Whatever the preferred term, the challenges facing people on low to medium incomes have remained high on the political agenda in recent years.

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Applications for the Professor Sir David Watson Award for Community University Partnerships now open

Submitted by Budd Hall on January 22, 2019 - 07:59

The Sir David Watson Awards recognises the combined efforts of community and university partners towards making a difference to the lives of people in their shared community. These awards have been created in memory of Professor Sir David Watson, honouring his leadership in encouraging community-university engagement.

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Invitation - "What is the Role of Universities in International Development?"

Submitted by Mary Ryan on October 17, 2017 - 07:10
Nov 15 2017 15:00
Nov 15 2017 18:00
Europe/London
Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre
Glasgow
Scotland  Scotland

You are cordially invited to an interactive panel discussion on the topic “What is the role of universities in international development?” hosted by the Glasgow Centre for International Development (GCID). This event, taking place on November 15th, marks a new chapter for GCID, as we explore the role of universities in the ever-changing environment of funding, impact and interdisciplinarity.

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Strengthening the Regional Engagement Role of Universities in Africa and Asia

Submitted by Mike Osborne on June 21, 2017 - 18:28

The PASCAL Centre in Africa recently hosted a meeting of the Supporting Urban Engagement of
Universities in Africa and Asia (SUEUAA) project in Cape Town.

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Community Research and Engagement Network Seminar - 26 July, Ebbw Vale, Wales

Submitted by Lucy Bate on June 2, 2017 - 08:45
Jul 26 2017
Europe/London
Gwent Archives
Ebbw Vale, Wales
United Kingdom  United Kingdom

We are now in a position to announce a series of events, starting in Wales and moving to England (Wolverhampton), Scotland (Glasgow) and Northern Ireland (Ulster). The intention is to make the network as accessible as is possible and thus share our collective ideas and passions for inclusive outreach/Lifelong Learning. 

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Global crisis engages universities and community partners - Big Tent Consortium issues call to action to partners worldwide

Submitted by Budd Hall on February 7, 2017 - 18:17

The Big Tent Consortium, a global network of universities and their community partners today issued a call to action to its members to oppose the Jan. 27 US travel ban, join with other worldwide protests, and create spaces for dialogue within universities and communities everywhere. The call was part of a Consortium statement that responds to the US ban targeting citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries and which provides the latest evidence of growing Islamophobia and exclusionary trends around the world.

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