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Widening Regional Engagement of HE and TVET

Posted March 16, 2018 - 02:54 by John Tibbitt

This project at the University of Glasgow is funded under by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through an Impact Acceleration Grant (IAA), ES/M500471/1. It seeks to 

Keeping you up-to-date on Learning Cities

Posted March 24, 2016 - 17:14 by John Tibbitt

Just a reminder that PASCAL's weekly paper #learningcities weekly comes out every Wednesday, and brings together links to the best articles relating to learning city news, development and research.

PURE revisited: Recent research reports for Essex

Posted February 15, 2016 - 16:12 by John Tibbitt

One of PASCAL's major pieces of work has been the international study of universities' regional engagement PURE. The study examined policies and practice in 17 cities and regions around the world, with a view to reporting both to universities and regional stakeholders to help foster collaboration and economic and social development. The study was largely complete by 2011.

PASCAL, social media, and making more sense of what is out there

Posted June 3, 2015 - 08:29 by John Tibbitt

PASCAL's reach in social media continues to grow.  On Twitter (@obspascal) we are now well passed the 8000 posts, and we have over 1800 followers, a number that continues to grow steadily.  PASCAL has been listed 128 times at the time of writing. Our tweets feed through to the PASCAL Facebook page where we are also attracting an increasing number of fans.

New report from Mayors Roundtable - At the Heart of the City: Mayors on the Urban Future

Posted February 22, 2013 - 08:38 by John Tibbitt

The report “At the Heart of the City: Mayors on the Urban Future” (featured below) encompasses the captivating discussion that occurred during the Mayors Roundtable at the World Urban Forum 6 held in September 2012 in Naples, Italy.

Attended by 400 Mayors and Local Authority Associations, topics such as the financial architecture in countries, job creation strategies, women and youth empowerment and the need for an improved partnership between Ministers and Mayors were passionately debated.

Scenario Planning for Scotland 2025 - a world-leading learning nation

Posted February 5, 2013 - 11:47 by John Tibbitt

The reports from a programme of work by Scotland's Future Forum and the Goodison Group in Scotland were launched at a gathering in the Scottish Parliament on 4th February.   The programme had involved a series of seminars, roundtable discussions and workshops with a wide range of stakeholder groups across all stages of education, business, the voluntary sector and young people to provide an evidence base.  PASCAL had participated in a workshop bringing together international perspectives as part of this process. 

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13th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - Glasgow

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