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Reflections on the Seminar on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Lifelong Learning

How Does Lifelong Learning promote the 17 SDGs?

From the Millennium (2000-2015) to the Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030): nine syllables in three. SDG is easy to say and remember; one more ingredient in today’s alphabet soup of words and acronyms manufactured daily and soon abandoned? Will these aspirational goals for humankind and our shared eco-environment for these next 15 years lead from resolutions to successful action?

Vacancy at the University of Northampton - Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Work-Based Learning

The University of Northampton has a new vacancy for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Work-Based Learning.

Vacancy: Senior Administrative Officer role - Department for Lifelong Learning, University of Sheffield

Please find featured below and attached the job advert and details for a new Senior Administrative Officer at the Department for Lifelong Learning, University of Sheffield.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - Digest, Vol 75, Issue 1

In this issue we feature 10 current papers on the theme of social capital:

Two new projects concerned with Global Challenges led from Glasgow

The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) has provided the University of Glasgow with a Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) grant to support cutting edge research that addresses the challenges faced by Official Development Assistance(ODA)/ Lower and Middle Income (LMIC) countries. It will do this by supporting challenge-led disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, strengthening capacity for research in the UK and in LMIC countries and responding to emergencies where there is an urgent research need.  

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14th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - South Africa

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