Sustainable Food Systems Networking Event

This event took place on the 5th of October 2022.

In person - Advanced Research Centre - Atrium Level 5

The aim was to connect academics working on sustainable food systems across our Colleges. This event was organised by the Low and Middle Income Countries Research Network, the Glasgow Centre for International Development and the Sustainability Interdisciplinary Research Theme (College of Social Sciences).

 

 

Research & Policy Partnerships for Global Development: Why it matters, how it works and what to do

This event took place on the  30th of June 2022

Online

Global sustainable development requires robust evidence to inform policies and practices and effect long term change. This webinar will promote a discussion on the enablers of and barriers to collaboration between researchers and policy actors. We have invited a select group of organisations including international NGOs, multilateral institutions, and government agencies.  This will be the first of a series of events aiming to support future collaborations to engender better knowledge translation and evidence-informed policy-making. The event will also provide an opportunity to showcase your research and build new connections.

Introductions

  • Prof Graeme Roy – Dean of External Engagement, College of Social Sciences
  • Prof Sayantan Ghosal - Adam Smith Chair in Political Economy, College of Social Sciences

Speakers

  • Dr Muralee Thummarukudy - G20 Initiative Coordination Office, Director at UNCCD
  • Abiosseh Davies – Acting Director of Policy and Learning, Interpeace USA
  • Dr Prabhakaran Dorairaj - Vice President (Research and Policy) and Director (Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions), Public Health Foundation India
  • Pedro Olinto – Senior Economist, World Bank
  • Sue Vize - Regional Adviser for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO

Moderator

  • Dr Anna Chadwick - Lecturer in Law, College of Social Sciences

Concluding Remarks

  • Prof Michael Osbourne - Chair of Adult & Lifelong Education, College of Social Sciences 
Watch the recording of our panel discussion: Research & Policy Partnerships for Global Development - Why it matters, how it works and what to do

Watch the recording of our panel discussion: Research & Policy Partnerships for Global Development - Why it matters, how it works and what to do

Policy Brief Launch - LEARNING FROM GRASSROOT RESPONSES TO THE PANDEMIC - THE CASE OF CHOCÓ (COLOMBIA)

This event took place on Thursday 16th of September 2021

This policy brief draws on the lessons from the research partnership between the University of Glasgow and the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund supported by the University of Glasgow’s GCRF Small Grants Fund.

Speakers

  • Mark Camburn – Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF)
  • Prof Mo Hume – School of Social and Political Sciences
  • Dr Allan Gilles – School of Social and Political Sciences
  • Sayantan Ghosal – Adam Smith Business School
  • Mary Ryan – Glasgow Centre for International Development (GCID)

Pre-COP26 Webinar: Higher Education, Knowledge Democracy and Sustainability

This event took place on Monday, October 11, 2021

This webinar will focused on two themes: knowledge democracy and place-based learning based on the book Socially Responsible Higher Education: International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy.

Speakers:

  • Michael Osborne - Professor of Adult and Lifelong Learning and Director of the Centre for Research and Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning, University of Glasgow, 
  • Rajesh Tandon - Founding President of PRIA and Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Community-based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education from Delhi, India.
  • Sebastián Fuentes, Researcher, National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), and the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Argentina 
  • Catherine Odora-Hoppers, Professor in development education at Gulu University, Uganda
  • Nabiela Naily -  Lecturer at faculty of sharia and law in UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Indonesia. 
  • Budd Hall, Professor Emeritus, School of Public Administration and Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Community-based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education from the University of Victoria, Canada

COP26 Panel Discussion: Building resilience with equity - Perspectives from cities and neighbourhoods in the Global South.

This event took place on Thursday 28th of October 2021   

In this panel researchers, policy makers and neighbourhood residents to came together to discuss approaches to address social and economic vulnerabilities to climate change. This event was a joint initiative between Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (University of Glasgow), the Low and Middle Income Countries Research Network (University of Glasgow) and UN Habitat. 

Speakers:

  • Ya Ping Wang - Director of GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods, University of Glasgow (UK)
  • Gareth Morgan – Director of Resilience, City of Cape Town, Government of South Africa 
  • Kunal Kumar - Joint Secretary and Mission Director Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Poverty Alleviation, Government of India
  • Fr. Norman Jesus - Administrator of Jaime Cardinal Sin Village Housing Project (Philippines)
  • Shilpi Roy - Co-Investigator and In-Country Lead for the Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC), Associate Professor Khulna University (Bangladesh)
  • Sheela Patel – Director of Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (India)

 Chair:

  • Remy Sietchiping – Chief Policy, Legislation and Governance Section at UN-Habitat (Kenya) 

Doing knowledge exchange during the COVID 19 pandemic – what lessons have we learnt?

This event took place on the 29th of April, 2021

The workshop brought together researchers and partners to discuss the implications of the COVID 19 pandemic on knowledge exchange and partnerships in LMICs.

 

Speakers:

  • Prof Charles Nherera – University of Zimbabwe / UKRI International Panel Member (Zimbabwe)
  • Dr Raul Valdes-Cotera - Senior Programme Specialist and Programme Manager of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities/UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (Germany)
  • Prof Mario-Delos Reyes – Dean at the University of the Philippines School of Urban and Regional Planning /International Co-Investigator for the GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy, and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (Philippines)
  • Dr Anshuman Karol – Researcher at Participatory Research in Asia (India)  
  • Dr Barbara Read - Reader in Gender and Social Inequalities, School of Education, University of Glasgow (United Kingdom)

Panel Discussion: 'Housing for all During COVID-19 and Beyond

This event took place on Wednesday 28 October 2020

The right to housing is a fundamental human right. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the pre-existing and long-standing housing inequality crisis in cities. Approximately 1.8 billion people live in precarious housing conditions.

Overcrowded accommodation, lack of proper sanitation and safe water supply leave communities fatally exposed to infection. Long term approaches to housing that address inequalities are crucial to promote post-disaster recovery and protect vulnerable communities from extreme events in the future.

This panel discussion brought together University of Glasgow researchers, project partners and policymakers to discuss sustainable housing policy responses.

Speakers: