Blogs by Theme - Universities' Third Mission

Last Call for Student Videos - 'The World We Imagine'

Posted March 7, 2013 - 21:20 by Crystal Tremlay

This is a very exciting opportunity for higher education students around the world to voice their visions on transformative knowledge in higher education. The videos will be presented at the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi) 6^th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education, which will take place in 13-15 May 2013, and will be featured on our Website (www.guninetwork.org). Furthermore, a synthesis of all contributions will be published in our upcoming report “Higher Education in the World 5”.

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Glasgow Wins the Smart City Status

Posted January 25, 2013 - 17:37 by Bob Davis

Dear Colleagues

It has been announced today that the City of Glasgow has won the Future Demonstrator City Award from the UK Government. This is a highly prestigious and competitive prize awarded to a city then expected to provide blueprints for the future integration of leading edge technologies, integrated planning and urban development. It is worth some £24 million.

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Incentivising Knowledge Exchange: a comparison of vision, strategies, policy and practice in English and Scottish HE

Posted September 21, 2012 - 16:06 by Fumi Kitagawa

Please find below and attached a report funded by the Society for Research in Higher Education on incentivising knowledge exchange in English and Scottish Higher Education. The report was co-authored by Fumi Kitagawa and Claire Lightowler.

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National Collaborative for the Study of University Engagement

Posted March 31, 2012 - 20:11 by Josef Konvitz

Readers may be interested in the National Collaborative for the Study of University Engagement (NCSUE) based at Michigan State University in the US. It seeks a greater understanding of how university engagement enhances faculty scholarship and community progress. How do scholars engage most effectively with their communities, and how, in turn, does such engagement enhance their scholarship?