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Learning Cities 2020 Workshop Series - Call for papers for the PASCAL workshop in Tampere 12-13 June

Posted March 24, 2014 - 21:11 by Jari Stenvall

This is a reminder that there is still time to submit papers and to register for the Learning Cities 2020 Workshop in Tampere, Finland on 12-13 June 2014. You will find the call for papers for this PASCAL workshop entitled Cities learning together - public administration as a domain for smart solutions at this link.

Climate change and sustainable development goals

Posted March 20, 2014 - 11:29 by Heather Peirce

A new blog post by Joy Hyvarinen (FIELD Executive Director) considers climate change and the new sustainable development goals. It suggests that thinking about the climate treaty’s goal to slow climate change to a level that is not dangerous could help to design the new goals.

Leading Community Change

Posted March 19, 2014 - 15:44 by Paul Crawford

PASCAL Associate Norman Walzer will lead a discussion on common elements of successful community change activities in Midwestern communities, based on his research of best practices.

Governance of Electoral Democracy

Posted March 19, 2014 - 10:33 by Rajesh Tandon

Global expansion of democracy has come to be associated with the ‘right to vote’ to elect the representatives who form the government every 4 or 5 years. Many countries around the world are now electoral democracies, though not necessarily substantive democracies.

Science and Society Community Challenge Grant Scheme

Posted March 17, 2014 - 12:04 by Henk Mulder

For those in UK, a new funding option is available. This new scheme offers financial support to individuals and organisations, to create and run pilot projects which take science to diverse audiences, and engage them with science in their own communities. Opening date: 10 March 2014; closing date: 16 May 2014.

For more information go to this link.

The Future of Cities

Posted March 17, 2014 - 11:43 by Mike Osborne

I was pleased to be amongst those invited to a discussion on the Future of Cities in Glasgow on Friday 14 March, run by the Government Office for Science, and chaired by the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Mark Walport, and Sir Alan Wilson, Professor of Urban and Regional Systems at University College London and Chair of the Future of Cities Lead Expert Group.

Seminar on “Community Engagement in Higher Education” and launch of the GUNi World Report 5 on Higher Education

Posted March 14, 2014 - 11:13 by Rajesh Tandon

On the 5th of March’ 2014, a seminar on “Community Engagement in Higher Education”, was held at the Planning Commission in New Delhi. The Seminar witnessed participation from the academia, government and NGOs.

State Education Dialogue on Strengthening Community Engagement in Higher Education Institutions in India

Posted March 10, 2014 - 13:44 by Alan Foster

In Siliguri (West Bengal), Chandigarh (Punjab) and Delhi during the period 3-7 March 2014, PASCAL Director Mike Osborne was very pleased to be part of three events concerned with strengthening community engagement in HE in India.

Engagement Committee of Future Earth - Members sought - Deadline 14 March

Posted March 10, 2014 - 13:04 by Heather Peirce

Members are sought for the inaugural Engagement Committee of Future Earth, the global research platform providing the knowledge to accelerate our transformations to a sustainable world. Future Earth is a 10-year international research programme that will mobilise multi-disciplinary expertise, stakeholders and resources to ensure that scientific knowledge makes a larger contribution to societal debate and decision-making for sustainable development.

Making Engagement Relevant in Higher Education

Posted March 10, 2014 - 09:32 by Rajesh Tandon

“We listen to public, and they have a say in setting the research agenda. After all, universities undertake research with public funds; they must be accountable to the public”. Such were the sentiments expressed during three dialogues on ‘strengthening community engagement in higher education in India’ during March 3-7, 2014.

 

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