Michael Osborne is Professor of Adult and Lifelong Learning at the University of Glasgow and co-director of the Research Cluster in Social Justice, Place and Lifelong Education. He is experienced in adult education, VET and Higher Education research, development and evaluation. He is Director of the Centre for Research and Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning within the Faculty of Education and Co-director of the PASCAL Observatory on Place Management, Social Capital and Lifelong Learning.