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INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS Prof Morgera on opening panel at The Treaty of Versailles Centenary Annual Science Conference To mark the centenary of the Paris Peace Conference, Dr Rogelia Prof Elisa Morgera was invited to contribute to an opening panel on the science-policy interface for achieving SDG 14 at the Annual Science Conference of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Sept 2019. The Council is an intergovernmental marine science organization that seeks to advance and share scientific understanding of marine ecosystems and the services they provide and to use this knowledge to generate state-of-the-art advice for meeting conservation, management, and sustainability goals. The conference was held at Gothenburg, Sweden, and gathered 763 participants from 38 countries, including 175 early career scientists. The opening panel also included Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry (President of the World Maritime University), Katherine Richardson (University of Copenhagen), Manuel Barange (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), and Vladimir Ryabinin (Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO). The video-recording of the panel wen can be found here.
Pastor-Castro organised a major international conference in collaboration with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, The National Archives, the LSE and the British International History Group. The National Archives hosted the first day of the conference on 27 June, which included a display of the treaties signed between the Allies and Germany and the Central Powers. The Guardian reported on the private display and the fact that Britain is the only nation to hold a complete set of all the original treaties. On 28 June, exactly 100 years since the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office hosted the second day of the conference at Lancaster House, where Sir Simon McDonald, Permanent Under-Secretary at the FCO, welcomed the 140 delegates representing fifteen nationalities. The range of papers examined the impact of the treaties on the modern world, and discussed such topics as East Asia, the Middle East, transnational actors, minorities, diplomats and borders.
Prof Morgera leads the One Ocean Hub, a global inter-disciplinary collaboration that seeks to transform our response to the urgent challenges facing our ocean through integrated and inclusive governance. The Hub is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) which is a key component in delivering the UK AID strategy and puts UK-led research at the heart of efforts to tackle the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
European Social Network award win A partnership project with SOS Children’s Villages, ‘Prepare for Leaving Care’, won the European Social Network (ESN) European Social Services Innovation Award. CELCIS (Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection) was commissioned by SOS Children’s Villages to produce the project guidance. The work included Dr Chrissie Gale and Dr Gayle Rice facilitating participation work with young people across Europe; Kenny McGhee, Dr Chrissie Gale and consultant Nigel Cantwell (Honorary Doctor of Children’s Rights at the University) writing the guidance, and Ian Milligan and Dr Irene Stevens developing and delivering ‘training for trainers’ guidance. More information about the project can be found here: https://www.sos-childrensvillages. org/prepare-for-leaving-care
The HaSS Research & Impact Bulletin [ People & Society - Winter 2019, Issue No.5 ]
