The role of universities in developing skills for Smart Cities” International Roundtables in Kyrgyzstan and India, Dec 3rd and Dec 6th, 2018

Wed, 19 Dec 2018 11:52:00 GMT

As part of a project entitled, The role of universities in developing skills for Smart Cities, funded by the Scottish Funding Council from its contribution to the University of Glasgow’s efforts to develop activities concerned with the Global Challenges Research Fund, a group of academics from the University of Glasgow (Dr Srabani Maitra, Professor Mike Osborne, Dr Seth Agbo, Professor Muhammad Imran) visited Bishkek and New Delhi.

"Safe Spaces" International Research Network Meeting in Mexico

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 09:57:00 GMT

In November, the Network held a series of meetings, workshops and events in Mexico City and in Chihuahua to reflect on the use of children's literature and the arts to help negotiate current challenges around contexts of migration.

University of Glasgow educational researchers at the table

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 09:56:00 BST

On Tuesday 16 October 2018, the British Academy and the Royal Society launched a joint report, Harnessing educational research. This report was the outcome of consultations, commissioned studies, submissions and a multi-disciplinary working party looking into how the relationship between research, policy and practice could be advanced.

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Social Justice in Austere Times

Tue, 02 Oct 2018 17:44:00 BST

The School of Education hosted a panel discussion on Tuesday 18 September exploring how social (in)justice is being interpreted and lived under new policy frames and priorities. Approximately 100 people attended, including PhD, EdD and PGT students, academic colleagues from other universities, and professional colleagues.

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School of Education at Glasgow College UESTC International Summer School

Wed, 03 Oct 2018 10:25:00 BST

In July 2018 Oscar Odena, form the schools of Education and Interdisciplinary Studies, taught a course on the neuroscience of music appreciation to 34 students at the Glasgow College UESTC International Summer School in Chengdu, China.

New funding for Erasmus Mundus Masters at the University of Glasgow

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 10:24:00 BST

The School of Education at the University of Glasgow, is pleased to announced further success within the Erasmus Mundus programme that will support one existing International Masters degree and two new Masters.

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Dr Odena co-authors paper with Colombian visiting researcher

Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:22:00 BST

A visiting researcher hosted in 2015, Andrea Rodríguez-Sánchez, has co-authored a methodological article with Odena (Robert Owen Centre) and Cabedo-Mas (University Jaume I, Spain) on the uses of sound postcards for researching the experiences of displaced people.

The International Council of Education Advisers (ICEA) has made 19 recommendations to further strengthen the Scottish education system.

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 10:37:00 BST

Overall the council is supportive of the direction that Scotland’s reforms are taking, and it commends the core ambition of raising achievement and ensuring every child has an equal chance to succeed, regardless of their background.

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Seminar in honour of Emerita Professor Lalage Bown

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:19:00 BST

CR&DALL were delighted to host a seminar in honour of Emerita Professor Lalage Bown on 23 May 2018 in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow to mark her continuing commitment to adult education and international development in her 10th decade.

Professor Bruce Wilson presents at the School of Education

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:27:00 BST

Concerning the role of the EU in the implementation of the SDGs in Asia

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University of Glasgow teacher educators in Kazan, Russia.

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:34:00 BST

Staff from the School of Education recently participated in the IV International Forum on Teacher Education (IFTE) at the Kazan Federal University

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Better Start Blackpool – Activate and Community Development Research

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:50:00 BST

Last year, following on from our participation in the Better Start Blackpool conference, we delivered our first Activate course to a group of 16 local community activists and project workers for the Better Start Blackpool project.

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From Glasgow to Japan

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:56:00 BST

Earlier this year a group of 14 University of Glasgow Community Development students and 2 staff members got the opportunity to travel to Japan to participate in the Fukushima Ambassadors Program XII.

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The CAMAU Project publishes a major Research Report informing a crucial aspect of Wales’ curriculum reform.

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 09:02:00 BST

Developed in partnership by the University of Glasgow and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD), the CAMAU project seeks to develop a shared understanding of ‘progression’ in the learning of children and young people between the ages of 3 and 16 in the context of Successful Futures.

Ukrainian visitors embrace PASCAL Learning Cities Project as a way of strengthening social cohesion

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 08:47:00 GMT

A group of professionals and students from Donetsk University have paid a week long visit to Glasgow to learn about how to improve their leadership structures.