In association with the School of Education Quantitative Methods Special Interest Group, CR&DALL is hosting a joint presentation by Dr Radomir Ray Mitic, William & Mary College, USA and Dr Leping Mou, University of Glasgow on their joint work on he impact of liberal arts education on civic and democratic citizenship. See below for more details.
Registration is now open for the CRADALL Glasgow-Peking symposium: Co-imagining Shared Futures of Higher Education in Diverse Contexts, Histories, Cultures, and Traditions.
Study Abroad as Civic Engagement Tool: Longitudinal Evidence
This event, which is co-hosted by CRADALL and the COAST-R network, aims to bring together people with a range of expertise from local environmental groups to research chemists to waste professionals to think up new ways to deal with beached marine litter. It is an effort to synthesise place-based and specialist learnings and literacies to solve a global problem.
For 70 years, the International Review of Education (IRE) has been at the forefront of global discourse on comparative education and lifelong learning. As the longest-running journal in its field, IRE has shaped international education research and policy, providing a platform for scholars and practitioners to explore critical issues — from early debates on comparative methodologies to contemporary challenges like climate change, digital transformation and social equity.
The Global Bildung Network is hosting a conference in Norway in May - read on or follow this link for more detail.
Nominations are currently open for new members of the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame.
The 2026 Researching Work and Learning International Conference will take place in Brisbane, Australia in December 2026. The conference theme is Researching lifelong learning and innovation for work in times of crisis - and although we might hope that by then we might not be facing so many crises, it's probably safest to assume the world will still be in flux. More details on the conference website.
Core CRADALL member Prof Ellen Boeren (University of Glasgow) and colleagues (Emily Jones, Learning and Work Institute, Zyra Evangelista, University of Glasgow, Betul Babayigit, University of Nottingham and Sharon Clancy, University of Nottingham) will be leading a webinar on the latest results from their project, ‘A UK-Ireland investigation into the statistical evidence-base underpinning adult learning and education policy-making’. More details below.
The Glasgow-Peking Symposium on Co-imagining Shared Futures of Higher Education in Diverse Contexts, Histories, Cultures, and Traditions: draft programme (including keynote and contributed presentations) and registration now available. NB registration closes Friday 27th June 2025.
This CRADALL-sponsored symposium will explore co-imagined Higher Education Futures that embrace and celebrate diversity.
The PASCAL International Observatory announces its 19th Conference, Towards Lifelong Learning Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future.
The conference will be held from 10-12 November 2025 at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut, India.
We are pleased to post another Briefing Paper from the PASCAL Observatory, number 31 in the series, this time with a focus on Learning Neighbourhoods. It is likely to be of interest to many working in the fields of adult, lifelong and community learning.
It is with sadness that we note the passing away of former CR&DALL and University of Glasgow colleague, Keith Hammond.
Keith and his contributions to adult and lifelong learning are remembered in this piece by his colleagues Robert Hamilton and Mike Osborne.
On Monday, 24th February, Glasgow celebrated a significant achievement in its journey as a thriving learning city with a special reception marking the receipt of a prestigious UNESCO City of Lifelong Learning Award.
We are very pleased to be able to publish the latest Briefing Paper from our sister organisation, the PASCAL Observatory. This is Briefing Paper 30 of the observatory and concerns the role of Aesthetic Education in developing Learning Cities, a key focus of PASCAL's work.
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