UNIVER(C)ITY. The future space and place of knowledge

• Autor(a) principal: Chiles, Prue
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Bina, Olivia, Ciobata, Sabina
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/38177
• topic: INTREPID; Future Space; Knowledge

Across the span of two days, academics, professionals and students from different institutions and with various disciplinary backgrounds gathered in Newcastle in order to discuss the current state-of-the-art concerning academia, knowledge production, as well as the physical, digital and mental spaces where these operate. Additionally, the group explored possible scenarios for envisaging the future of universities, a future where academia plays an active role in responding to tomorrow’s challenges and in bringing about positive and sustainable transformation within the cities and regions where they function. Throughout the three days, a series of insightful and provocative talks introduced a range of diverse and multi-faceted issues currently concerning academic institutions, calling for a critical reappraisal of the ways in which we teach, learn, think and produce knowledge, as well as the ways in which we build, manage, conceive and situate universities in light of rapid socio-economic, cultural and political change. The symposium concluded with participants dividing into three working groups which explored three different scenarios for the future of universities, tackling some of the provocations put forward during the presentations.