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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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Adam Smith Research Foundation Research Programme 2014-16 - Social Precarity

We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Adam Smith Research Foundation’s Research Programme for 2014-16, which concerns the theme of Social Precarity.

PASCAL Director Professor Catherine Odora Hoppers to give keynote at TNLC in Cape Town

PASCAL Director, Professor Catherine Odora Hoppers will be giving the keynote at the opening of the Talloires Network Leaders Conference in Cape Town on December 2, 2014, invited by the CEO of Talloires and the organizing team at the University of Stellenbosch.

The Talloires Network E-Newsletter - November 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 November 2014:

The Talloires Network E-Newsletter - October 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 October 2014:

Asia-Pacific University - Community Engagement Network Summit, 21-23 September 2014 in Malaysia

USM - the University of Science Malaysia - is one of Malaysia's top-rated special 'research-led' universities under Malaysia's HE in development policy. USM fittingly hosted this week the second Summit this week of APUCEN, the Asia-Pacific University-Community Engagement Network: fittingly because of USM's long-standing commitment to local civil society as well as to industrial engagement.

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13th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - Glasgow

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