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Inclusive Prosperity in Scotland's Cities - Invitation to workshop series

Posted March 30, 2016 - 05:14

In collaboration with senior policy makers across the Scottish Cities Alliance, the Scottish Cities Knowledge Centre (SCKC) plans to produce an evidence-­‐based set of policy recommendations for publication and high‐profile launch early in 2017.

Universal Declaration on the Responsibilities of Man

Posted March 29, 2016 - 06:11

Recent global events – the Paris and Brussels bombings, the refugee crisis, the sustainability agreement, the rise of Trump-fuelled hate and more – have prompted me to ask whether PASCAL can and should have a much larger role in world affairs and, if so, what? Given the resources available to it centrally the answer must be no, but by mobilizing just a small amount of its vast member knowledge to think laterally there is a possibility of producing something that might make a difference.

CHER 2016 - Reminder

Posted March 23, 2016 - 07:15

The 29th Annual Conference of CHER on the theme 'The University as a Critical Institution?' (www.cher2016.org) will be held at Queens' College, University of Cambridge, UK, 5-7 September 2016.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - Digest, Vol 64, Issue 4

Posted March 23, 2016 - 07:01

In this issue we feature 11 current papers on the theme of social capital:

US professor of higher education reveals business-like attitudes behind university goals

Posted March 14, 2016 - 12:21

At a lecture on higher education this evening (14 March), Gary Rhoades, Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona, revealed the extent to which university marketing strategies are driven by business-like assumptions in the quest for global competitive advantage.

Our UNESCO Chair is almost four years old!

Posted March 14, 2016 - 12:14

We are in sight of our fourth birthday as the co-holders of our UNESCO Chair on Community-based Research (CBR) and Social Responsibility (SR) in Higher Education.  The terms for all of the UNESCO Chairs are 4 years.  We have given it considerable thought and have decided to request a renewal of the Chair for four more years.

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