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Active Travel in Singapore

Subscribers may be interested in the lastest issue of Urban Solutions from the Centre for Liveable Cities in Singapore. The topic is Active Mobility, a topic of interest to many of my colleagues in the Urban Big Data Centre here in Glasgow.

Latest Issue of Decisio with an article on PIE

I am very glad to share the PDF version of the latest version of the Journal Decisio with you, please find it featured below.

Food Hubs for Regional Food Systems

The Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois University is working with community leaders in developing a food hub connecting small farms with regional markets. 

Urban Big Data PhD Scholarship - School choice and housing markets in urban Scotland

Applications are invited for one of three PhD studentships to commence in October 2015. The studentship is funded by the University of Glasgow and will be based within the Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC). It offers an excellent opportunity for outstanding candidates to join a world-leading interdisciplinary research group. 

Connecting Cities and Universities at Strategic Frontiers - PASCAL 2015 conference in Catania 7-9 October

We are very pleased to announce that the next PASCAL conference will be hosted from 7-9 October 2015 by the University of Catania in Italy with the title, Connecting Cities and Universities at Strategic Frontiers, and under the co-ordination of PASCAL Associate Director in Europe, Professor Roberta Piazza.

Kelvin Hall as a state of the art facility for research, teaching and learning, and public engagement

Subscribers may be interested in knowing about a major initiative in Glasgow. The redevelopment of Kelvin Hall (KH) offers the University (UoG) and City of Glasgow the opportunity to create an integrated, state of the art facility for research, teaching and learning, and public engagement in the area of historic collections and the visual arts.

Sustainable rural learning ecologies in Africa colloquium

Dipane Hlalele has sent the report below on the annual Sustainable Rural Learning Ecologies Colloquium held on 29-31 October 2014 at the Qwaqwa campus of the University of the Free State. This is the third time the colloquium has been held at the Qwaqwa campus.

Izmir University of Economics joins Networks

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) has become the first Turkish university to participate in the PASCAL Learning Cities Networks (LCN) program. Located in the third city of Turkey which is the second biggest port in turkey after Istanbul, IEU was established in 2001 by the Izmir Chamber of Commerce Education and Health Foundation.

Learning and the Resilience Dividend

Speaking in Glasgow recently, Judith Rodin, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, drew attention to Glasgow's role as one of the first cities selected to be part of the 100 Resilient Cities programme, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation.

Activate programme from University of Glasgow presented in Cape Town

As part of my involvement in the Kettering Foundation and Talloires Networks international collaborative research partnership into studying Regional Perspectives on University Civic Engagement, I along with my community partner Nghomes (Margaret Layden) was invited to participate in the Network's International Leaders conference “Live Engagement, Transform Lives” held in South Africa in December 2014.

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