Latest News & Events

The purpose of this section is to provide a guide to CR&DALL events and activities and to provide information on these and on events and issues relevant to the field of lifelong learning and adult and continuing education in general. This latter service is provided to assist exchange of information and discussion of issues amongst colleagues in the field; it does not purport to be an exhaustive reference to the canon. Please note also that CR&DALL cannot be responsible for the accuracy of information provided to us by outside bodies. Further information about the event or activity should be sought from the contacts given in that section as this is likely to be the sum total of information provided to us.

Exhibition and launch event: Weaving the Web of Peace: Common Threads Between Us

Friday, 31 October, 2025 - 16:00 to Friday, 14 November, 2025 - 17:00

CRADALL is delighted to share news of an exhibition taking place in the St Andrews Building (Level 5 Gallery Space) at the University of Glasgow, from 31/10/2025 to 14/11/2025. 

Weaving the Web of Peace: Common Threads Between Us

This exhibition celebrates over 40 years of The Gareloch Horts, a women's non-violent direct action peace group who campaign and act for the abolition of nuclear weapons in the UK. The exhibition details our actions alongside key political events for context. The exhibition was first shown at Glasgow Women’s Library in August 2023. The exhibition opens on Friday 31st October 2025 at 4pm and is available to visit Monday -  Friday 9am - 5pm until the 14th November.  See below and attached flyer.

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CRADALL/GLACIER VET Seminar 2: Vocational biographies as source for international comparative vocational education!?

Thursday, 11 December, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00

CRADALL, together with the University of Glasgow's GLACIER network, is delighted to host the first of two seminars focusing on VET  These seminars bring together scholars engaged in vocational education, skills formation, and comparative education research. All welcome. See below and attached for moe information. Our second session features Dr Johannes Schmees (University of Derby) who will talk about the use of vocational biographis in comparing international VET contexts and experiences.

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CRADALL/GLACIER VET Seminar 1: Caught in the Middle: Navigating Ambition and Reality in Chinese Vocational Education

Wednesday, 26 November, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00

CRADALL, together with the University of Glasgow's GLACIER network, is delighted to host the first of two seminars focusing on VET  These seminars bring together scholars engaged in vocational education, skills formation, and comparative education research. All welcome. See below and attached for moe information. Our first session features Dr Xinmiao Song (Lingnan University) who will talk about ambition versus reality in vocational educatoin in China.

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Symposium: Universities as Change Agents in Sustainable Development

Wednesday, 18 March, 2026 - 09:00 to Thursday, 19 March, 2026 - 17:00

The Symposium Universities as Change Agents in Sustainable Development, which will be held in Tallinn in March 2026, is founded on the belief that the academic sector needs to move beyond siloed initiatives and theoretical discourse to become integrated, proactive, and measurable change agents. The event will provide a platform for forging new partnerships and co-creating actionable strategies that harness the full potential of universities to address the most pressing ecological, social, and economic challenges of our time.

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Voices and Choices of Young people In Training In the Informal Sector

Friday, 7 November, 2025 - 13:45 to 15:15

As part of the Festival of Social Science, CR&DALL members Geng Wang and Joyceline Alla-Mensah are organising an event focusing on young people's choices about training and upskilling in the informal sector.

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