[esocialaction] FW: Funding granted to establish viability of civil society university

[Dearden, Andrew M]

This could be an interesting development

Andy Dearden
Professor of Interactive Systems Design
Communication & Computing Research Centre
Sheffield Hallam University
Furnival Building
153 Arundel Street
Sheffield
S1 2NU


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From: VSSN [VOL-SECTOR-STUDIES-NETWORK at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Karl Wilding [karl.wilding at NCVO-VOL.ORG.UK]
Sent: 13 May 2010 06:54
To: VOL-SECTOR-STUDIES-NETWORK at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Funding granted to establish viability of civil society university

>From Civil Society eNews: http://bit.ly/buCYub

he Esmee Fairbairn Foundation has awarded £17,500 to PrimeTimers to progress the concept of a civil society university.

The funding will pay for a feasibility study into the viability of such an institution, the gathering of support from interested sector bodies, and a national conference to explore how to take the project onto its next stage.

The feasibility study is planned to establish what the demand is, what topics might be included, how it would be funded and what sorts of qualifications could be offered.

More detail at http://bit.ly/buCYub
Cheers
Karl


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