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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.

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Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC) Newsletter: January 2018

This issue features the latest news about UBDC activities and opportunities:

Senior Business Development Manager vacancy, UBDC Glasgow

Deadline for applications: 7 January, 2018

The Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC) at the University of Glasgow is advertising an extremely important post for us: Senior Business Development Manager, who will primarily be working on sustainability for the Centre and Centre finances in general.

PASCAL Briefing Paper 9 - Learning Initiatives to Connect the Urban and Rural

Strengthening rural-urban interdependence is fundamental to reducing regional disparities, enhancing environmental quality, and maintaining national integrity and social cohesion.

This PASCAL Policy Briefing discusses the vital role cities and universities have to play in developing and promoting learning initiatives.

The Talloires Network E-Newsletter - October, 2017

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-Newsletter for October, 2017:

University of Edinburgh Access Programme - Vacancies

The Centre for Open Learning at University of Edinburgh are advertising for three part-time Teaching Fellow posts which carry the main course development responsibility for their Part-Time Access programme, which launches in August 2018.

13th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - Glasgow

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