The City of Brimbank is another city in Melbourne’s western region that has adopted a learning community/learning city approach.  An evaluation of its first community learning strategy (2010-2013) identified that Brimbank City Council and its strategic partners have been successful in developing a culture of learning in the municipality and this has built a solid foundation for future development.

This book is the third production from the ESREA Gender network and, once more, an opportunity to let the readers discover, or to know more, for a better understanding of questions related to gender and adult learning. It shows how researchers can be deeply involved in this specific field of adult education.

Applications are invited for one of three PhD studentships to commence in October 2015. The studentship is funded by the University of Glasgow and will be based within the Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC). It offers an excellent opportunity for outstanding candidates to join a world-leading interdisciplinary research group. 

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has selected the "Future of Cities" as the subject for the 2015 Science Year. Important subjects such as this have been selected for past Science Years. Examples include "Project Earth: Our Future" (2012), "The Demographic Opportunity" (2013), "Science as Diplomacy of Trust" (2011).

Dipane Hlalele has sent the report below on the annual Sustainable Rural Learning Ecologies Colloquium held on 29-31 October 2014 at the Qwaqwa campus of the University of the Free State. This is the third time the colloquium has been held at the Qwaqwa campus.