Social Cohesion and Inclusion

Professor Peter Jarvis - 80th Birthday

Three former professors of adult education, and the current chair, from the University of Glasgow were amongst some 100 friends and colleagues who celebrated the 80th birthday of Professor Peter Jarvis, the eminent adult educator, known to all in the field. Professor Lalage Bown, Emeritus Professor of Adult Education at Glasgow eloquently spoke of his contributions especially in the international sphere.

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Friday, 14 July, 2017

The place of adult learning in widening access to Higher Education: exploring current policy and practice in Scotland

The Open University in Scotland is hosting an open extended seminar on the morning of 25 May 2017:

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Friday, 5 May, 2017
Men's Sheds in Glasgow - October 2016

Men's Sheds in Glasgow - October 2016

On 13 October 2016, CR&DALL was very pleased to host an event concerned with the Men's Sheds movement internationally, the programme for which can be found at this link. With some 70+ attendees, there was lively discussion led by speakers from Australia, Ireland and Scotland, and much media coverage, linked to some of which are listed below.

LISTEN: Are you a Glasgow 'Shedder'? (Web) Clyde2.com - 13/10/2016

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Thursday, 20 October, 2016

ASEM LLL Hub Symposium in Glasgow

Supporting Adult Education for a Sustainable Life Course: Asian and European perspectives on Education, Work and Citizenship

This Symposium jointly hosted by CR&DALL at the University of Glasgow and the Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies (LLakes), UCL Institute of Education, London on behalf of the ASEM LLL Hub has just successfully completed its first day with some 70 delegates from Asia and Europe.

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Tuesday, 7 June, 2016

Universities and Lifelong Learning (UALL) series - 50% discount to CR&DALL subscribers

The Universities and Lifelong Learning (UALL) series (edited by Professor Michael Osborne) and published by Manchester University Press (MUP) analyses the external engagement activities of universities and third-level institutions and is concerned with the range of activity that lies beyond the traditional mission of teaching and research.

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Thursday, 15 October, 2015

University of Glasgow - MSc in Youth People, Social Inclusion and Change/MSc in Youth Studies

At the University of Glasgow the MSc in Young People, Social Inclusion and Change (MSc in Youth Studies) programme is recruiting students fast and there are only a few places left for 2015/16. Youth is now a hot topic internationally and this is being reflected in the increase in the numbers of students, both recently graduated and those already working in the field, wanting to pursue their studies and develop their careers in this area of work.

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Thursday, 13 August, 2015

2015 NGO Forum Declaration

The declaration of the 2015 NGO Forum at the World Education Forum (WEF) in Incheon, Korea is now available online in English, French and Spanish:

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Friday, 22 May, 2015

12th PASCAL conference - Connecting Cities and Universities at Strategic Frontiers, 7-9 October 2015

The deadline for Abstracts for the 12th PASCAL conference is 18th May 2015. The conference will be hosted by one of Italy’s leading institutions, the University of Catania, in the beautiful island of Sicily. The theme of the conference concerns how cities and their regions are connected to their universities at strategic frontiers. These include knowledge and political frontiers, and each is linked to global challenges that include employment, migration, health, food security, culture and climate change.

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Friday, 1 May, 2015

Call for Papers - Studia paedagogica - Monothematic Issue on Intergenerational Learning

The 2016 monothematic issue of Studia paedagogica will focus on intergenerational learning. Abstracts of between 200 and 400 words should be sent to [email protected] by 15 October 2015. The deadline for full texts is 15 December 2015. Papers will be submitted to a peer review process. This issue will be published in July 2016, edited by Milada Rabušicová and Petr Novotný. Further information can be found at the Studia paedagogica web page and in the attached document.

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Friday, 1 May, 2015

New MOOC offer - Education for All: building an inclusive learning environment

CR&DALL Deputy Director Margaret Sutherland will be developing over the next year, one of the University of Glasgow's new courses within the Futurelearn platform.

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Sunday, 26 April, 2015

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