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AoC College HE Research and Scholarship Conferences - May 2019

We are pleased to announce that the 2019 College HE Research and Scholarship Conferences will take place in both London and Newcastle. Both conferences will highlight scholarship and research in the college HE sector and will aim to bring together researchers and teachers within college HE, as well as HE managers and students.

Truly Civic: Strengthening the Connection between Universities and their Places

The final report of the UPP foundation’s consideration of the civic role of universities has just been published. Entitled “Truly Civic: Strengthening the connection between universities and their places’ it is featured below and attached.

UP Network Conference: 'Empowering', 'Linking' and 'Making' - Call for Contributions

We are delighted to announce further details of the first UP (Universities in Prison) Network Conference taking place on Friday 29th March. Please find featured below and attached a flyer with the link to registration via Eventbrite (the event is free).

100 Years of Volkshochschulen

The celebrations of 100 Years of Volkshochschulen in Germany have started with a grand ceremonial event in St Pauls Cathedral of Frankfurt. More than 700 participants were present when the Lord Major of Frankfurt, the President and the Chairperson of DVV gave their greetings and congratulatory remarks.

FACE 2019 - Call for Abstracts

We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting abstracts for FACE 2019: Delivering the Public Good of Higher Education - Widening Participation, Place and Lifelong Learning. This year's conference will be held at Sheffield Hallam University, from 3-5 July 2019.