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The displays available here represent all site content categorised under PASCAL Expertise, PASCAL Projects and PASCAL Themes:

Urban Big Data Centre - Update

We have previously reported some details of  ESRC Big Data Phase 2, and in this posting we provide a little more detail the elements that link most directly to the previous work of PASCAL at the University of Glasgow.

Better use of data can unlock economic growth in UK cities

Marie Williams of the Centre for Cities in the UK has recently released a report entitled "Open data or closed doors? Supporting research in cities".

Higher education and 'The world beyond 2015'

Please find details of a Special Report from the Association of Commonwealth Universities, in conjunction with World University News, on HE and the World Post-2015. It includes a submission from UNISA, African base for PASCAL:

Arab University Leaders Meet in Amman, Jordan to Discuss Civic Engagement

Last month, Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP) and Silatech facilitated a consultation in Amman, Jordan, titled “The Role of Civic Engagement in Higher Education.” Over 40 university presidents and senior administrators from across the Arab world gathered to discuss strengthening and expanding civic engagement activities at higher education institutions.

The Talloires Network E-Newsletter - March 2014

The Talloires Network is one of the partners with whom PASCAL collaborates. The Network enjoys a high profile and is among the several national and international bodies encouraging universities worldwide to adopt a more centrally-focussed universities' 'third mission' commitment to community service in its different senses and settings.

Here is a copy of Talloires Network E-Newletter for March 2014:

Pro Sport Development March 2014 Newsletter - Volume 3

Pro Sport Development or ProSportDev is a sport development organisation that uses sport as a means for the holistic development of youth, especially within the underprivileged sections of society who lack the resources and opportunities to participate and compete in sport.

 

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