On 21 October at 1330 local time in Brussels, Professor Ellen Boeren, CR&DALL core member together with University of Glasgow colleague Dr Thanh Dong Nguyen will be presenting at a webinar concerned with on professional learning communities (PLCs) where the results of their systematic international literature review on PLCs in the global south funded by VVOB will be presented together with practical stories.

We are pleased to report that CR&DALL core member Dr Ria Dunkley will be presenting within the Green Zone of COP26 in Glasgow as part of events highlighting of the work of universities. Her input with take place at the Glasgow Science Centre on 11 November 2021 where she will have a one and a half hour showcase, sharing maps created through the Dynamic Coast project.

We are seeking abstracts on this theme for a proposed Special Issue of Learning and Teaching: the International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences. Despite widespread concern about the impacts of precarity in higher education, the casualisation of academic staff involved in teaching continues apace in many International contexts.

We were pleased to launch the Open Call for Participants in the 23rd ASEF Summer University, Liveable Cities for a Sustainable Future. Attached you can find the finalised Participants Overview & FAQ, and we encourage CR&DALL subscribers to circulate this information widely. We are pleased that the University of Glasgow, and specifically the Centre for Sustainable, Healthy, Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods are amongst our sponsors.