In early January, at the 107th annual Indian Science Congress held in Bengaluru, the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India shared its draft policy on Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR), inviting discussion. As a leading country with a strong base of modern science and its institutions, India’s efforts to prepare a framework of social responsibility of science is really very meaningful and important.

We are pleased to announce that we have secured almost £100,000 to continue the work of the Sustainable Futures in Africa (SFA) Network from funding allocated to the University of Glasgow from the Scottish Funding Council to support work within the Global Challenges Research Fund. SFA is an interdisciplinary collective established in 2016 bringing together researchers, educators, and communities across 4 African countries and the UK.

We are delighted to announce that the 16th PASCAL Conference, New Rural Horizons: Adult and intergenerational learning as catalysts for supporting resilient rural futures, will be held from 13-15 March 2019 in Ireland at University College Cork, and in Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Further details of the event will be available at this site very shortly.