News

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) Training Courses: August 2016 - Register Now

The Urban Big Data Centre at the University of Glasgow is pleased to announce a summer training programme for this August 2016. There are eight short training courses to choose from offering an opportunity for skills development in key areas of data analytics, methods, and data management.

Latest global development news, jobs, events and funding opportunities

Links to material within the latest newsletter of the UK Collaborative on Development Sciences is found below and may be of interest.

New UALL Community Research and Engagement Network

We are pleased to send you advance notice for the establishment of a new Network.  The main aims of the Community Research and Engagement Network are to:

  • Deliver a network which gives focus on community, participant based research
  • Develop a repository which captures and holds the breadth of such work
  • Acknowledge the innovative models of engagement which start with the diverse needs of participants – not educational providers or funders.

Learning Limerick’s participation in the 2016 PASCAL Conference with PHOTO GALLERY!

A team of 7 delegates represented the Learning Limerick group at the 2016 PASCAL Conference in Glasgow, 3-5 June, contributing both Paper and Showcase presentations. The Learning Limerick members taking part came from the PAUL Partnership (Local Development Company for Limerick City), Limerick City and County Council, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board (LCETB), and the Limerick Integration Working Group.

PASCAL 2016 Conference report: Enhancing cultural policy strand

The leader of the Culture strand at the PASCAL Glasgow Conference, Henrik Zipsane, has prepared the overview that follows of the Culture strand of the PASCAL Glasgow Conference. The papers in this strand demonstrated the importance of cultural aspects in building sustainable learning cities including the significance of bottom up influences in building cohesive communities.

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