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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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Finnish Professor of the Year 2022 - PASCAL Associate, Professor Jari Stenvall

We are delighted to report that The Finnish Union of University Professors has chosen our friend and colleague professor Jari Stenvall, who is a professor of administrative science at Tampere University and a PASCAL Associate, as the Professor of the Year 2022. The nomination was announced at the Union’s Communicatio Academica event on Thursday, January 13, 2022, in Turku. The award amount of the Professor of the Year is €20,000. 

The final report on the 2021 Global Learning Festival is now available

The final report on the 2021 Global Learning Festival is now available. This project incorporates many partners from across various sectors across the world in a project support hope and unity during these times of uncertainty. The reflections, outcomes and stories contained in the report give great insight into the meaningful work that many have collaborated on through this project, and well as supports groups wishing to run their own local learning festivals.

City of Canning seeks Expressions of Interest from Presenters of shared solutions to sustainability issues

The City of Canning, Perth Western Australia is seeking Expressions of Interest from researchers, local governments and government agencies, individuals, groups, social enterprises and businesses who are applying creative, innovative and courageous responses to the policy and practical challenges of our time, and looking for incredible ways to inspire our broader community to collaborate closely on co-creating shared solutions to sustainability issues.

Call for Papers reminder | The UALL, SCUTREA and ESREA conferences are back in 2022

The Standing Conference on University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults (SCUTREA) and the Universities Association for Lifelong Learning (UALL) are holding a joint conference on June 6th- 9th 2022 hosted by the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Research & Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning (CR&DALL).

Lalage Bown, Emeritus Professor, University of Glasgow (1927-2021)

It was with a great sadness that I learned of the passing of Lalage Bown last weekend. I was at that time attending a project meeting at the University of Rome when I received the news. Being in a city so endowed with history and culture indeed reminded me of Lalage and my thoughts turned to her great knowledge and skills in so many areas and as an historian, linguist, and adult educator. She was indeed a person who could easily have a word on any subject.

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