Latest News & Events

The purpose of this section is to provide a guide to CR&DALL events and activities and to provide information on these and on events and issues relevant to the field of lifelong learning and adult and continuing education in general. This latter service is provided to assist exchange of information and discussion of issues amongst colleagues in the field; it does not purport to be an exhaustive reference to the canon. Please note also that CR&DALL cannot be responsible for the accuracy of information provided to us by outside bodies. Further information about the event or activity should be sought from the contacts given in that section as this is likely to be the sum total of information provided to us.
Wednesday, 26 November, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:00

CRADALL, together with the University of Glasgow's GLACIER network, is delighted to host the first of two seminars focusing on VET  These seminars bring together scholars engaged in vocational education, skills formation, and comparative education research. All welcome. See below and attached for moe information. Our first session features Dr Xinmiao Song (Lingnan University) who will talk about ambition versus reality in vocational educatoin in China.

Wednesday, 18 March, 2026 - 09:00 to Thursday, 19 March, 2026 - 17:00

The Symposium Universities as Change Agents in Sustainable Development, which will be held in Tallinn in March 2026, is founded on the belief that the academic sector needs to move beyond siloed initiatives and theoretical discourse to become integrated, proactive, and measurable change agents. The event will provide a platform for forging new partnerships and co-creating actionable strategies that harness the full potential of universities to address the most pressing ecological, social, and economic challenges of our time.

Friday, 7 November, 2025 - 13:45 to 15:15

As part of the Festival of Social Science, CR&DALL members Geng Wang and Joyceline Alla-Mensah are organising an event focusing on young people's choices about training and upskilling in the informal sector.

Thursday, 9 October, 2025 - 11:00

Professor Ellen Boeren spoke at the 2025 Gyeonggi Global Lifelong Learning Leadership Conference on 23 September 2025.

Tuesday, 30 September, 2025 - 14:10

Rob Mark, Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Adult Education within the School of Education since 2015, and formerly a Masters student of Adult and Continuing education at Glasgow, will shor

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