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This section provides news about PASCAL together with significant developments in policy and research relating to the areas of interest to PASCAL. It is based on regular scanning of policy, practice and academic literature, including web-based sources.

We invite readers to submit items for consideration. Please send your contributions to our Submissions Administrator.

The Talloires Network E-Newsletter - April 2011

The Talloires Network is one of the partners with whom PASCAL collaborates, and which is a co-signatory to the September 23 2010 Communique "Enhancing North-South Cooperation in Community-University Engagement".

Marie Curie Fellowships - an Opportunity for All from the EC

Marie Curie Incoming Fellowships and Intra-European Marie Curie Fellowships.

The University of Glasgow welcomes applications for Marie Curie Fellowships and will offer advice to colleagues wishing to base themselves at Glasgow in the College of Social Sciences where the PASCAL International Observatory is based.

INTERNATIONAL INCOMING FELLOWSHIPS

These are open to applicants from third countries (including ICPC countries). A third country is any country that is not in the European Union. 

EU Centre at RMIT: Newsletter No. 1, March 2011

The new EU Centre at RMIT has published its first newsletter.

In the edition below there are details about the Centre, it's staff and activities.

Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences acknowledges the work of PURE

In its submission to the Expert Panel of the Review of Federal Support to Research and Development in Canada, the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences makes reference to Pascal's PURE project. It suggests that  'a similar model, possibly using vouchers, could be adopted for Canada to measure local and national partnerships and ensure they have the broadest benefit possible'. 

Ongoing Reforms in Adult Education in Europe

Last week from 7-9 March 2011, the final conference on the Action Plan on Adult Learning, organised by the European Commission and the Hungarian Presidency was held in Budapest. During this conference, Research voor Beleid presented findings of a joint research project on ongoing reforms. This study included expert contributions from PASCAL Board member Professor Balazs Nemeth, associate Kate Sankey and PASCAL Co-Director Mike Osborne.

 

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