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  1. Towards the Realization of the Learning City: A Focus on the Case of Lucca, Italy

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  2. Urban Education and Neighbourhood Inequality

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  3. Embedding the Third Mission of universities in humanitarian crisis response: Profiling the role of the University of Duhok in addressing health needs of internally displaced people and refugees

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, October 2024, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  4. The end is nigh

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, October 2024, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  5. The benefits of university adult learning

    Article • International Review of Applied Economics, June 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  6. Around the world in fifteen articles

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, April 2024, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  7. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, October 2023, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  8. Editorial – Professional Development and much more

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, March 2023, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  9. Factors driving volunteers’ interest in science careers: self-efficacy, social support and satisfaction

    Article • Current Psychology, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne, Professor Chiapin Kao

  10. Introduction

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne, Professor Peter Scott

  11. Relations in Learning and Research: The Case of the Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  12. Strengthening Capacity to Address Urban, Health and Education Challenges in Fast-Growing Cities and Neighbourhoods

    Article • January 2023, Firenze University Press

    Professor Michael Osborne

  13. The Legacy of Lalage Bown: An Inclusive and Post-colonial Vision for Adult Learning and Education

    Article • January 2023, Firenze University Press

    Professor Michael Osborne

  14. Exploring the Mediator in Science Service Learning: Analysis of University Students’ Behavioural Intention to Use Digital Platforms

    Article • The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne, Professor Chiapin Kao

  15. Editorial – COVID-19 responses in adult education, and life beyond

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, October 2022, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  16. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, April 2022, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  17. Lifelong Learning in Asia: A Brief Tour

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  18. Smart Learning Cities Promoting Lifelong Learning through Working Lives

    Article • January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  19. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, October 2021, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  20. The Quintuple Helix in action in Africa and Asia: the SUEUAA project

    Article • Journal of Interdisciplinary Academic Research, April 2021, Academic Research Centre

    Dr Muir C G Houston, Professor Michael Osborne

  21. Learning for a Better Future: Perspectives on Higher Education, Cities, Business & Civil Society

    Article • January 2021, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Michael Osborne

  22. Sustainable, healthy, learning cities and neighbourhoods

    Article • January 2021, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Michael Osborne

  23. Integrated Multimedia City Data: Exploring Learning Engagement and Greenspace in Glasgow

    Article • Built Environment, December 2020, Alexandrine Press

    Professor Michael Osborne

  24. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, October 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  25. Integrated Multimedia City Data (iMCD): A composite survey and sensing approach to understanding urban living and mobility

    Article • Computers Environment and Urban Systems, March 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Michael Osborne

  26. Is Literacy a Multi-dimensional Concept? Some Empirical Evidence

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Michael Osborne

  27. Blurring Boundaries: Exploring the Potential for ‘Big Data’ to Address Inequalities in Lifewide Learning Engagement

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  28. Access to Higher Education

    Article • January 2020, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  29. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, November 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  30. Understanding patterns of adult learning in Glasgow

    Article • Oxford Review of Education, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  31. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, November 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  32. Locating the fourth helix: Rethinking the role of civil society in developing smart learning cities

    Article • International Review of Education, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  33. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, May 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  34. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, October 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  35. Inclusivity and Lifelong Learning: An Introduction

    Article • September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  36. A European lens upon adult and lifelong learning in Asia

    Article • Asia Pacific Education Review, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  37. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, May 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  38. The evolution of internationalisation strategy: a case study of the University of Nottingham

    Article • International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, January 2017, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Michael Osborne

  39. The evolution of internationalisation strategy: a case study of the University of Nottingham

    Article • International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, January 2017, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Michael Osborne

  40. University Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  41. Older learning engagement in the modern city

    Article • International Journal of Lifelong Education, September 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  42. 2016: A new dawn for adult education

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, March 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  43. Complex regional innovation networks and HEI engagement - the case of Chicago

    Article • International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, January 2016, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Michael Osborne

  44. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, November 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  45. Private schooling and admission to medicine: a case study using matched samples and causal mediation analysis

    Article • BMC Medical Education, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne, Dr Muir C G Houston

  46. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, May 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  47. Introduction of Open E-Learning System as a Factor of Regional Development

    Article • Economy of Regions, January 2015, Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the RAS

    Professor Michael Osborne

  48. Learning Cities 2020

    Article • The Hungarian Educational Research Journal, October 2014, University of Debrecen/ Debreceni Egyetem

    Professor Michael Osborne

  49. Lifelong learning in higher education institutions

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, September 2014, SAGE Publications

    Dr Muir C G Houston, Dr Mpoki John Mwaikokesya, Professor Michael Osborne

  50. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, April 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  51. Culture and Creativity

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Michael Osborne

  52. Aspirations, Access and Attainment

    Article • October 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  53. The Rise and Fall and Rise Again of Learning Cities

    Article • September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  54. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, September 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  55. Learning cities: Developing inclusive, prosperous and sustainable urban communities

    Article • International Review of Education, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  56. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, April 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  57. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, September 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  58. Global perspectives on higher education and lifelong learners

    Article • May 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  59. Editorial: Ongoing Reforms in Adult Education in Europe

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, March 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  60. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, May 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  61. Editorial

    Article • European Journal of Education, July 2010, Wiley

    Professor Michael Osborne

  62. Six Ages towards a Learning Region - A Retrospective

    Article • European Journal of Education, July 2010, Wiley

    Professor Michael Osborne

  63. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, May 2010, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  64. Improving What is Learned at University

    Article • January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  65. Lifelong learning, development, knowledge and identity

    Article • Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education, September 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  66. Editorial - Adult Learning Professionals in Europe

    Article • European Journal of Education, June 2009, Wiley

    Professor Michael Osborne

  67. Non-vocational Adult Education and its Professionals in the United Kingdom

    Article • European Journal of Education, June 2009, Wiley

    Professor Michael Osborne

  68. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, November 2008, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  69. Higher education’s many diversities: of students, institutions and experiences; and outcomes?

    Article • Research Papers in Education, June 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  70. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, May 2008, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  71. Working in Health Access Programme (WHAP): initial results

    Article • Academic Medicine, April 2008, Wiley

    Professor Michael Osborne

  72. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, November 2007, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  73. The Pedagogy of Lifelong Learning

    Article • June 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  74. Social Capital, Lifelong Learning and the Management of Place

    Article • June 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne, Professor Sue Kilpatrick

  75. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, May 2007, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  76. Learning Outside the Academy

    Article • November 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  77. A Probability Matching Approach to Further Education/Higher Education Transition in Scotland

    Article • Higher Education, July 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  78. On the computation of a formula for the duration of a bond that yields precise results

    Article • The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, February 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Michael Osborne

  79. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, November 2004, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  80. Becoming a mature student: How adult appplicants weigh the advantages and disadvantages of higher education

    Article • Higher Education, October 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  81. Researching Widening Access to Lifelong Learning

    Article • July 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  82. University continuing education

    Article • Journal of European Industrial Training, June 2004, Emerald

    Professor Michael Osborne

  83. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, May 2004, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  84. Accreditation orvalidationof prior experiential learning: knowledge andsavoirsin France—a different perspective?1

    Article • Studies in Continuing Education, March 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  85. A comparison of developments in university continuing education in Finland, the UK and Sweden

    Article • International Journal of Lifelong Education, March 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  86. 'Not for the likes of me': The overlapping effect of social class and gender factors in the decision made by adults not to participate in higher education

    Article • Journal of Further and Higher Education, November 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  87. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, November 2003, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  88. Inquiring into Lifelong Learning

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, May 2003, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  89. Editorial

    Article • European Journal of Education, March 2003, Wiley

    Professor Michael Osborne

  90. Increasing or Widening Participation in Higher Education? - a European overview

    Article • European Journal of Education, March 2003, Wiley

    Professor Michael Osborne

  91. Policy and practice in widening participation: a six country comparative study of access as flexibility

    Article • International Journal of Lifelong Education, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  92. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, November 2002, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  93. Private training providers in Scotland

    Article • Journal of Vocational Education and Training, June 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  94. Evaluating Online Work-Based Education for Managers in SMEs

    Article • Industry and Higher Education, June 2000, SAGE Publications

    Professor Michael Osborne

  95. Mix and match? Further and higher education links in post-devolution Scotland

    Article • International Journal of Lifelong Education, May 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  96. The use of cost-benefit analysis in funding continuing education: steering the fifth wheel?

    Article • International Journal of Lifelong Education, November 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  97. Learning at Work: Work-Based Access to Higher Education

    Article • The Journal of Continuing Higher Education, January 1998, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  98. Article • Higher Education, January 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  99. Increasing and widening access to higher education: a comparative study of policy and provision in Scotland and Australia

    Article • International Journal of Lifelong Education, November 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  100. Are academic outcomes of higher education provision relevant to and deliverable in the workplace setting?

    Article • Higher Education, September 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Michael Osborne

  101. Access to Higher Education Through the Accreditation of Work‐Based Learning

    Article • Journal of Further and Higher Education, June 1996, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  102. On the marginal cost of a student in the public sector of higher education in the UK

    Article • Journal of Further and Higher Education, January 1989, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  103. Ability of plant callus cultures to synthesize and accumulate lower terpenoids

    Article • Phytochemistry, January 1986, Elsevier

    Professor Michael Osborne

  104. Terpene epoxidases and epoxide hydratases from cultures of Jasminum officinale

    Article • Phytochemistry, April 1984, Elsevier

    Professor Michael Osborne

  105. Seasonally-Dependent Oxidative Metabolism of Terpenes in Tanacetum vulgare

    Article • Zeitschrift für Pflanzenphysiologie, July 1983, Elsevier

    Professor Michael Osborne

  106. Complexes of the phenylmethane nitronato and propane-2-nitronato anions with divalent metal ions

    Article • Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry, January 1976, Elsevier

    Professor Michael Osborne

  107. An international perspective on researching widening access

    Article • Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne

  108. Questions of access and participation

    Article • Taylor & Francis

    Professor Michael Osborne