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There is unusual heavy rain in many parts of the world in the past month; evidence for changing climate patterns?

Here is another set of random reflections for your perusal:

A fortnight at 45+ degree Celsius can drain one’s ability to be creative; hence, another random reflection for your perusal:

Please find below details of the first three books in a new PASCAL book series on Universities and Lifelong Learning being published shortly by Manchester University Press. The series editor is PASCAL Director for Europe, Professor Mike Osborne of the University of Glasgow, and we are very pleased that so many of our associates and principals are involved in the project.

This work was inspired in the first instance by the PURE project, and a number of other books will follow.

The latest report from the Grattan Institute Cities program [featured below and attached] argues that building more homes in established suburbs and improving urban transport could substantially boost productivity and safeguard national prosperity.

Cities are shaped by where people live, where they work and how they get around. When these three things are in tune with the structure of the economy, cities work efficiently to drive growth and create opportunities.