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Do we really need democracy?

Posted July 5, 2018 - 16:10 by Chris Duke

This is one of the extracts from PIMA Bulletin 18, the whole of which can be found at this link.

Mugabe Ratshikuni says China has shown that state-driven development is possible without it. 

As we were celebrating Freedom Day over the long weekend in typically South African fashion, over a braai and some decent red wine, I had the opportunity to have a discussion with a gentleman who I had just met, on the crucial link between democracy and development which left me with much food for thought.

UNESCO Chair - World Refugee Day Annual Lecture - Glasgow

Posted June 18, 2018 - 15:52 by Lauren Roberts
On World Refugee Day Wednesday 20 June, Prof Alison Phipps (School of Education at University of Glasgow) will present her annual lecture as UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts.

Higher education and regional growth - new publication

Posted June 3, 2018 - 14:39 by Bruce Wilson
A new book, 'Higher education and regional growth' may be of interest to PASCAL Subscribers given the work that PASCAL has undertaken in this field.

Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland receives £2m in Scottish Government’s Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan

Posted April 6, 2018 - 16:18 by Mike Osborne

The Scottish Government has awarded £2m funding through Every Child, Every Chance, its Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2018-22, to Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland (CNS), an innovative collaboration involving staff from the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change (ROC) in the School of Education working with colleagues in Policy Scotland, What Works and Glasgow Centre for Population Health at the Social Research Hub at Olympia in the East End of Glasgow.  

Intelligent campus community event - University of Glasgow, 10 April 2018

Posted March 6, 2018 - 18:08 by Michael Burns

Working in the area of the intelligent campus? Interested in the work being undertaken by others in this area? 

Come along to our community of practice: an opportunity to network, share practice and hear what various institutions and Jisc are doing in this space at the University of Glasgow on Tuesday 10 April 2018

 

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