More-Than-Civic: Higher Education and Civil Society in Post-Industrial Localities

Gratton, Nicola; Jones, Martin

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-17686-9_7

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“…There is a need to rethink universities for civic and sustainability purposes and 15-minute thinking is an ideal holistic community centred perspective to do this from. Those wishing to adopt what Gratton and Jones (2023) term a ‘more-than-civic’ role in their cities and regions must resolve these operational challenges. For Gratton (2020) this involves embedding civic engagement into the strategic vision and operation of the university.…”

Section: Blurring Boundariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is time for British universities to up their civic game through their own investments and strategies alongside using their sway to influence local planning and policy interventions to make liveable and sustainable university cities a reality (Sengupta et al, 2020). For this ‘more-than-civic’ shift to occur there needs to be change in how we define what universities are and who universities are for (Gratton and Jones 2023) – and as universities mitigate climate change, they can also mitigate against poverty and exclusion amongst the student body and wider community in which they are located and who they serve.…”

Section: Conclusion 15-minute Campuses Of Sustainable Civic Universitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Areas of Stoke-on-Trent rank high on deprivation indices and have issues of air-pollution and traffic congestion partly due to its polycentric layout, features that incentivise the application sustainable city living techniques. Staffordshire University recognises its important role in regard to these issues and is advocating a ‘more-than-civic’ approach to aid in the (re)development of the city and wider regions (Gratton and Jones 2023) with recognition of deeply embedded inequalities that the political narrative of ‘levelling-up’ has so far failed to address (Hudson 2022).…”

Section: Staffordshire University’s 15-minute Campus Projectmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is no doubt that universities face multiple challenges around inclusivity and the environment and are turning attention to their civic role in place leadership to address this (Liddle et al, 2022; Gratton and Jones 2023). The cost-of-living crisis is exacerbating existing problems for disadvantaged communities (Etherington et al, 2022).…”

Section: Conclusion 15-minute Campuses Of Sustainable Civic Universitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A civic and sustainable 15-minute campus? Universities should embrace the 15-minute city concept to help create vibrant sustainable communities

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2022

Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit

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This article looks at the value of applying the 15-minute city concept to city-based university campuses. We argue that attention to the public realm within and beyond university campuses has the potential to reduce carbon emissions, enhance civic engagement and improve the vibrancy and liveability of cities. The 15-minute approach addresses aspects of poverty and inequality through the relative affordability of sustainable travel and access to affordable goods and services. To realise these benefits universities must focus on three areas; (1) Establishing porous campus boundaries where services can be shared with the local community and vice-versa. (2) Playing an active role in evaluating and improving the sustainability and liveability of the area surrounding the campus. (3) Promoting, enhancing and enabling high-quality public transport and active travel networks to reduce reliance on private vehicles. The 15-minute campus approach marks a change from the idea of a ‘sticky campus’ where the university is seen as an enclosed one-stop resource for staff and students – often set apart and secured from its host city. Our notion of a 15-minute campus is a more civic minded conception that promotes an awareness of what lies both within and beyond the confines of the campus, challenging the definition of what the university is, and who it is for.

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“…At the time of writing, the UK was experiencing rocketing fuel costs, the highest inflation rates in 50 years and rising interest rates. Stoke-on-Trent is an area hard hit by post-industrial decline, austerity and resulting local authority spending cuts, and in 2019 was 14 th , out of 317 districts, in the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (Gratton and Jones, 2023). 28% of households were classed as fuel poor in 2021, the second highest rate in the country, meaning their property has low energy efficiency ratings and their disposable income, after energy costs are accounted for, pushes households below the poverty line (Harris, 2022).…”

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Taking sides: The role of universities in supporting community driven approaches to addressing poverty

Gratton

2022

Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit

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Universities are often placed at the heart of their local communities and yet for some remain at arm’s length from the issues most affecting them. This viewpoint piece will use Staffordshire University as a case study to illustrate how universities can play a full and active role in addressing issues of hardship and the subtle ways in which their relative power can both help, or hinder, the process. It will argue that for universities to be able to make a difference to hardship they need to be aware of the underlying causes of hardship and challenge the power structures that create them, including their own. The viewpoint will use a number of university wide initiatives and projects to highlight what has worked and what hasn’t in Stoke-on-Trent. It will outline how storytelling and creative and digital engagement have been used to raise awareness of hardship, how the university have taken risks and embedded themselves in public and community spaces to reach people most affected by hardship and how strategic relationships have enabled the university to increase its impact. Crucially it will explore how working with communities to address issues of hardship is as much about how we do things as what we do.

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Being Mega And Becoming International: Opportunities and challenges for Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

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Mahmud,

Mokhtar

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UiTM2025 provides future priorities framework by explicitly stated that UiTM is highly committed towards establishing a world-class research platform for global performance by providing impactful portfolios on translational research, high impact publications, creative and smart innovations, and partnerships with stakeholders. However, the design and implementation of international activity that sets out in UiTM2025 does not mean that the University has adequate capacity to address global issues, thereby undermining its international positioning and outlook. Against the historical account of the development of the UiTM, this paper evaluates evolution, opportunities and challenges associated with UiTM’s international positioning.

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More-Than-Civic: Higher Education and Civil Society in Post-Industrial Localities

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

A civic and sustainable 15-minute campus? Universities should embrace the 15-minute city concept to help create vibrant sustainable communities

A civic and sustainable 15-minute campus? Universities should embrace the 15-minute city concept to help create vibrant sustainable communities

Taking sides: The role of universities in supporting community driven approaches to addressing poverty

Being Mega And Becoming International: Opportunities and challenges for Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

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