Participatory Futures

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:59:00 GMT

A new International Development research project led by Dr Mia Perry that forms part of the UKRI GCRF Collective Programme.

Prof Evelyn Arizpe selected to serve as a member of the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award Jury

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 15:56:00 BST

The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international distinction given to authors and illustrators of books for young people and is open to creators around the world.

CR&DALL research in support of older people eating and living well – reports and webinar at Scottish Parliament

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 14:07:40 BST

CR&DALL core members, Dr. Kate Reid and Professor Catherine Lido, have just completed a 12-month commissioned research project with social enterprise and charity partner ‘Food Train’, and their impact and evidence arm, ‘Eat Well Age Well’, in February 2020.

Who tells our ancestral histories?

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 08:43:41 BST

“It Is Time To Tell Our Own Story!” But who qualifies to tell the African Story and how must it be told? Tue 20 Oct 2020 - 2:00-3:30pm BST On Zoom Registration: http://bit.ly/RILA_Events

Textiles: our ancestral stories

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 08:45:00 BST

Join Naa Densua Tordzro and Chandra Brooks in a fun discussion and shared stories on textiles and quilting Wed 21 Oct 2020 - 2:00-3:30pm BST On Zoom Registration: http://bit.ly/RILA_Events

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Zimbabwe: Protecting heritage and the heritage returned from colonial acquisitveness. Lesson for the Global North

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 08:51:00 BST

Thu 22 Oct 2020 - 5.00 - 6:30pm BST On Zoom Registration:http://bit.ly/RILA_Events

Martin Plaut on Dr Abdurahman and anti-racism in South Africa - A book discussion

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 08:56:00 BST

This conversation marks this important figure in the history of University of Glasgow and also the launch of a new book on Dr Abdurahman by Martin Plaut, a journalist specialising in the Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, and former Africa Editor for BBC World Service News. Thu 22 Oct 2020 - 2:00-3:30pm BST On Zoom Registration:http://bit.ly/RILA_Events

Warm Welcome Walk 2 - Glasgow and Slavery

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 09:00:00 BST

This tour is presented as part of a series of three tours, the Warm Welcome Walks 2020, organised by the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages (RILA) and the Arts at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. No registration required - access through https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/events/warmwelcomewalks/www2020/# Tour will be up for a year (at least)

Welcome back

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 11:52:49 BST

The School of Education threw open its digital doors to a new cohort of 400 student teachers on August 17th 2020. Along with the BA Childhood Practice, the PGDE programme is now in full swing, with teaching well underway after an extended online induction period.

New Policy Scotland Paper: COVID-19: Do we need to re-imagine the purpose of school inspections?

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:00:00 BST

School of Education and Policy Scotland’s Professor Chris Chapman, along with Professor Melanie Ehren, Director of Research Institute LEARN!, and Professor Carmen Montecinos of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso published a paper, entitled COVID-19: do we need to reimagine the purpose of school inspections?

The COVID-19 cohort and the 'mess' of public exams: reconsidering roles and responsibilities

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 09:00:00 BST

On 18 March, the Secretary of State for Education told Parliament that, in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, schools and colleges in England would shut to all but the children of critical workers and vulnerable children until further notice. Exams scheduled for the summer would not take place.

New Jean Monnet Network - Social and Scientific Innovation to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 10:32:47 BST

We are pleased to announce funding from the European Commission for a new Jean Monnet Network, which examines the role of the EU’s Smart Specialisation in linking scientific and social innovation, and how this can deliver global action to address societal challenges.

Scottish Examination Results: Professors in Glasgow and Oxford Call for Change

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 08:03:00 BST

We are not living in normal times. In common with many countries around the world, Scotland has had to cancel their examinations and to rely on teacher judgment. The young people and their teachers who have worked so hard and who have achieved so much in such difficult circumstances are to be applauded.

Planning the re-opening of school education in Scotland – the role of Policy Scotland

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:50:00 BST

Policy Scotland has been supporting national and local decision-making regarding the re-opening of school education in Scotland.

Chris Chapman appointed to Scottish Government’s COVID-19 Advisory Sub-Group on Education and Children’s Issues

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 14:43:00 BST

The Scottish Government has set up a Coronavirus (COVID 19) Advisory Sub-Group on Education and Children’s Issues to provide advice to support and inform the development of operational guidance for providers of learning, childcare and children’s services.

School of Education Community Response to COVID-19 Bulletin 2

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 12:10:00 BST

This is an update of some of the work that is being undertaken in the School of Education, following a previous summary. For the most part, readers will find links to more detail of the work, and for convenience it is divided into the broad categories of Knowledge Exchange and External Engagement, and Public Discourse.

Latest activity from UNESCO RILA

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 15:33:00 BST

The UNESCO Chair team have held daily sessions with their many partners around the world and ensured a global perspective on the progress of the virus and different political and migrant responses to this.

How to help with school at home: don’t talk like a teacher

Tue, 19 May 2020 10:23:35 BST

In many countries schools remain closed and the dinner table now serves as the school desk. This crisis has given us all new respect for the work that teachers do, but it has also given us an extraordinary moment to break the strictures of classroom learning.

How to be creative and still learn languages without leaving your home

Tue, 19 May 2020 10:42:50 BST

If you are a parent or an educator, these days have gravitated around the same questions: how can we keep our children engaged in creative activities and encourage them to learn new things from home? Teaching or learning new language skills can be challenging, as we may not have the mobility to experience new languages through social interactions. Yet, with creativity, we can find new solutions!

Launching the Spot-a-Bee Citizen Science Mobile App & Activity Pack

Thu, 07 May 2020 13:29:00 BST

We are happy to launch the Spot-a-Bee App & Activity Pack. You are invited to submit photos of plants that bees buzz around in gardens or local spaces via the Spot-a-Bee App, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

Digital platforms alone don’t bridge youth divides

Mon, 04 May 2020 11:05:00 BST

Dr Mia Perry collaborated with Dr Diane Collier, Brock University, Canada on a SSHRC funded Insight Development Grant to explore the nature of young people’s engagement with digital spaces in our era of digitization of education, communications, and entertainment.

Toilet Twinning

Mon, 04 May 2020 10:35:00 BST

UNESCO RILA team have decided to make a small Glasgow side donation to the Toilet Twinning Project and ‘twinned’ their Level 7 loo, with one in Côte d’Ivorie. It’s a small thing to do but it is directly supporting the best known preventative measure in the spread of many deadly diseases – hygiene.

Community Development in times of COVID – An insight from students and staff.

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:28:00 BST

Community Development students and staff have engaged in a diverse variety of work since the Covid-19 outbreak. Whilst the University community has moved online, students and staff of the Community Development programme have continued to support local people in Scotland both virtually, and physically.

Bringing Food Insecurity and The Role of The Charity Sector into Sharp Focus During Times of COVID-19: Researcher Reflections.

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 BST

Food Train supports older people at home to ‘age in place’, through a largely volunteer network, many of whom are themselves retired.

School of Education – community responses to COVID-19

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:03:00 BST

Staff and students within the School of Education are doing their utmost to support local and wider communities during the COVID-19 crisis, and we are delighted to be able to report of the efforts that they have been making, most which have been quite spontaneous.

Supporting resilient learning in the face of COVID-19

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:06:00 BST

To contain the continuous spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has seen, at the latest count, 188 countries taking the unprecedented action of closing their nation’s schools. Over 1.5 billion learners are affected. While the measure is necessary to stop the spread, it is already having a negative effect on education, wellbeing, and health.

Wellbeing resources to help you through the lockdown

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:12:00 BST

During these difficult and unprecedented times of social distancing, isolation, and lockdown, many of us are realising the core tenet of social psychology- that humans need to belong to groups, to feel a sense of connection to humans around us, and to share a sense of identity and purpose.

Director of Research contributes to UNESCO webinar on Covid-19

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:13:00 BST

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) hosted a webinar on higher education institutions’ support for local communities on 15 April 2020 as part of its ongoing series for members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) on responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Lockdown and Educational Inequality in Scotland

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:14:00 BST

PhD Student, Barry Black, from the Urban Big Data Centre. was interviewed on Radio Scotland on 21 April to discuss what lockdown may mean for educational inequality in Scotland.