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December 24, 2014
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Building community research partnerships worldwide

Structures to facilitate research partnerships globally have been in existence for up to 150 years, but there is an uneven spread of models across a wider range of higher education institutions as new partnerships have emerged in recent years, a … Continue reading

December 15, 2014
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University Grants Commission (UGC) to establish Centre for Fostering Social Responsibility and Community Engagement (CFSRCE) in Universities”

As part of its efforts to promote access of higher education, under the XII plan guidelines (2012-2017), the University Grants Commission (UGC), the apex body for regulating higher education in India, has rolled out a scheme for establishment of a … Continue reading

December 4, 2014
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Learning Exchanges at the Festival of Learning, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

The ASPBAE Festival of Learning, was organized from 18-21 November 2014 at Yogyakarta, Indonesia to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ASPBAE. The main objective of the Festival was to discuss the Education agenda beyond 2015 and to discuss a framework … Continue reading

December 2, 2014
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Re-imagining Higher Education

Learning takes place in the heart, the hands and the home, not just in the head. What does that mean for the universities of the future? Kelly Teamey and Udi Mandel, co-creators of the Enlivened Learning Project, have put together … Continue reading

November 4, 2014
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Book on ‘Higher Education and Community Based Research’

The practices of community-based research spring from the understanding that research and knowledge are not created and stored in the university, then disseminated to the general public, but that research and knowledge are influenced by and created in response to … Continue reading

September 24, 2014
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Launch of the GUNi World Report 5 in different parts of the world

The 5th Book in the GUNi World report series was launched in various parts of the world in the year 2014. A brief update on the events which witnessed the book launch is as follows: March 3-7, Delhi, Punjab, Bengal … Continue reading

September 8, 2014
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Global Trends for Support Structures in Community University Research Partnerships: Survey Results, September 2014

Under the IDRC Project on ‘Community University Research Partnerships’, a global survey was undertaken, to map community university research partnerships, the structures in this regard and the perspectives of various stakeholders. The survey results also documents the ‘best practices’ undertaken … Continue reading

September 2, 2014
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Encyclopedia of Action Research Published

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research edited by Mary Brydon-Miller and David Coghlan, with Rajesh Tandon and Budd Hall as Associate Editors brings together the many strands of action research and addresses the interplay between these disciplines by presenting a … Continue reading

September 2, 2014
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Dr Budd Hall meets Helen Murray, Open Society Foundation

Dr Budd Hall had a visit with Helen Murray of the Open Society Foundation in London on 28th August’ 2014.  The Open Society Foundation (OSF) was created by George Soros and it has been an important source of funding for … Continue reading

August 27, 2014
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Boundary Spanning: Engagement Across Disciplines, Communities, and Geography

Narratives from 3 presenters at the closing session of the 2013 Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference demonstrate that higher education institutions and communities can forge deep and sustainable relationships to address the “wicked prob lems” in their countries and communities. University … Continue reading

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