IGSD News
Congratulations to Shweta Singh, IGSD Thematic Fellow for becoming a UN delegate for the Commission on the Status of Women
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The United Nations has selected Warwick Business School academic Shweta Singh as a UK delegate for the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Dr Singh, who is Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Management, was chosen as a UN Women UK volunteer delegate from several thousand nominees to advocate for equal opportunities for women in education. Shweta will work with activists, advocates, experts and governments from around the globe to drive change and create equal opportunities for women and girls. |
Interview with Prof. Korosteleva by the International Centre for Defence and Security
Professor Korosteleva was interviewed by Ms Tetiana Fedosiuk, from the International Centre for Defence and Security, Estonia, during the Riga Conference. Her interview focus on 'Peoplehood in Belarus' as a crucial building block for democracy and why the hope for building still remains. This discussion was based on Elena's recent book 'Belarus in the XXI century' published by Routledge 2023. For the full interview please visit here: https://icds.ee/en/peoplehood-in-belarus-from-democracy-to-dictatorship-and-back/.
Dr Vangelis Pitidis: ESRC Outstanding Societal Impact Prize 2023
ESRC Outstanding Societal Impact Prize 2023
Many congratulations to our own Dr Vangelis Pitidis, who has been a key contributor to this award-winning project focusing on waterproofing data. The project used citizen generated data to tackle the impact of flooding and enhance disaster and community resilience in Brazilian marginalised communities. Further details about this exciting initiative can be found here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/igsd/newsevents/news/.
Director of Impact leads by example - excellent news and warmest congratulations, Vangelis!!!
Dr Bo Kelestyn, IGSD Thematic Fellow, is October Warwick's WOW!
Dr Bo Kelestyn (Associate Professor, WBS, and IGSD Thematic Fellow) and Professor Gwen van der Velden (Professor of Education) were recognised for their brilliant ‘Ukrainian Summer School’ project, and received the October WOW award! Heart-felt congratulations to them both, and look forward to with Bo and Gwen- both as part of the Ukraine Working Group and IGSD ECR STS!
https://vimeo.com/880838833/81d0e3cfcc?share=copy
ECR STS 2.0 (Global): new funding awarded
Happy to announce our #ECRSTS 2.0 (Global) application is supported again by @uniofwarwick ERCF! I thank my @IGSD_UoW colleagues for their effort & support. We all look forward to working with a new & existing cohorts of #ECRs from around the globe! Themes Resilience, Climate emergency and Water Security.
