IGSD News
IGSD Impact Training
On 6th July at Scarman, IGSD researchers and colleagues from School for Cross Faculty Studies had the opportunity to discuss the impact of the exciting research with the expert advice and facilitation from colleagues in Research and Impact Services at University of Warwick. This is in preparation for REF 2028. See gallery of images here
New publication from the FIDELIO project on the relationship between social impacts and public support in the Eifel National Park, Germany
The FIDELIO team in IGSD have published a new journal article on the relationship between nature conservation in the Eifel National Park, Germany and the social impacts of, social equity in, and public support for the park as a biodiversity conservation policy. The findings are based on hundreds of responses from local residents living in and around the national park to an online public survey as part of the wider FIDELIO project. The article is fully open access and may be downloaded here:
McGinlay, J.; Holtvoeth, J.; Begley, A.; Dörstel, J.; Kockelmann, A.; Lammertz, M.; Malesios, C.; Jones, N. Perceived Social Impacts of Protected Areas, Their Influence on Local Public Support and Their Distribution across Social Groups: Evidence from the Eifel National Park, Germany, during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sustainability 2023, 15, 10848. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151410848 .
Visit to Uzbekistan 7-11 July 2023
On 7-11 July Professor Elena Korosteleva was invited to Uzbekistan in the capacity of electoral observer. She observed elections in Samarkand, on Sunday 9 July, having visited 5 polling stations, engaged in conversations with citizens, political parties’ observers, and members of the electoral commission. She further spoke to the Chairman of the Electoral Commission in Samarkand, passing her feedback and observations.
Delegation from UGM Universitas Gadjah Mada
University of Warwick welcomes a delegation from Universitas Gadjah Mada today.
Early Careers Researchers' (ECR) Sustainability Training School
The University of Warwick welcomed its first cohort of early career researchers to its newly developed Sustainability Training School (warwick.ac.uk). The training school was created by the university’s Institute for Global Sustainable Development (warwick.ac.uk)in partnership with EUTOPIA (warwick.ac.uk), a university alliance that brings together 10 European universities, including GUILD, Monash Alliance and UN SDSN UK.
The ECR STS 1.0 pioneered a transdisciplinary way of training the next generation of scientists to work conjointly towards solving global planetary problems. This year’s focus was ‘Resilience and Sustainable Development’.