EcCoWell Glasgow 5 December - Initial report

Despite demanding weather and travel conditions in Scotland, we were delighted to have been able to successfully run the second EcCoWell conference in Glasgow on 5 December.

A full report, all presentations and some videos of the event will be published in due course. For the moment attached are presentations made by PASCAL associate, Paul Benneworth, Rob Marks and Ade Kearns. They and other colleagues, especially those who travelled some distance in adverse conditions are thanked for their great efforts.

In his panel presentation Ade Kearns of the University of Glasgow reported on the Go Well project, which is considering the effects of regeneration, and developments and programmes associated with the Commonwealth Games 2014 in the East End of Glasgow upon the quality of life and the health and wellbeing of nearby communities.

In his keynote presentation, Paul Benneworth of the University of Twente spoke about the tensions and problems around engagement, and getting beyond enthusiastic examples to understanding how, when and why engagement can take place within universities. 

In a workshop, Rob Mark of the University of Strathclyde spoke about promoting pathways to learning through senior learning, and their health benefits.