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In Memoriam - Chris Duke read...

Farewell, Chris Duke - ASPBAE Secretary General (1972-1985) read...

PASCAL Papers Quick Reference read...

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Jul 16 2014 University-Regional Partnerships: Case Studies. Mobilising Universities for Smart Specialisation read...

Nov 30 2013 Final Report of PASCAL PURE CDG, July 2013 visit read...

Oct 04 2013 Helix: Cooperation in Regions - Reception in Brussels October 8 read...

Dec 09 2011 PURE Review Visit in Queensland, Australia - December 2011 read...

Nov 02 2011 PASCAL engaged to measure and assess the community engagement needs for Darling Downs and south-west Queensland read...

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Universities and Engagement with Cities, Regions and Local Communities

The issue of the engagement of universities with civil society, and inevitably within this with their local communities, is a generic concern internationally. All over the world we observe a huge emphasis being placed on the encouragement of a new set of relationships between universities and their communities. However, whilst we may represent this as a global trend, accelerated perhaps by an exchange of experiences and processes of policy imitation, the form of engagement retains considerable variation.