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Explorathon is Scotland’s “European Researchers’ Night”

All across Europe on the last Friday in September the EU celebrates research and researchers with huge public engagement events. Scotland’s three biggest cities joined the party to showcase our work to the wider community and invite people to get up close and hands on with our world leading research.

UIL NEXUS July - September 2016

On the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day on 8 September 2016, UNESCO launched the third Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE III). The chief purpose of GRALE III is to take stock of countries’ progress in implementing the commitments to adult learning and education (ALE) made at the 2009 International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI).

Adult learning, mental health, community connections - ACE news 17 Oct 2016

What role can adult and community education play in improving community health and wellbeing? What partnerships can we develop to better participate in mental health reform? These are just some of the issues covered in this week's news round up.

CR&DALL Themes:

Adult, Vocational and Community-based Learning

UALL Response - UUK Working in Partnership: Enabling Social Mobility in Higher Education

As you may know, UUK have recently published the report Working in Partnership: Enabling Social Mobility in Higher Education, which is featured below and attached.

CR&DALL Themes:

Widening Participation and Access

OECD/INFE International Survey of Adult Financial Literacy Competencies

This is a short message to share an interesting and recently published OECD work which may offer some good insights to all those interested in the financial literacy of adults: