14 June 2023#12
UGent
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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world

Nelson Mandela
 

NEWS

Roundtable discussion - Exploring interdisciplinary research collaborations across the North-South nexus - 15/6/2023
 

This is an event organised within the framework of the Strategic Institutional Partnership (SIP) between Ghent University and the University of the Western Cape.

 
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Meet & Greet Adviesraad Mondiale Solidariteit Stad Gent (AdMoS) - 17/6/2023

De Adviesraad Mondiale Solidariteit (AdMoS) en het informele netwerk AdMoSfeer willen graag tonen wat ze in huis hebben: heel veel enthousiasme rond internationale solidariteit.
Altijd al willen weten wat die Adviesraad Mondiale Solidariteit precies doet en wie de organisaties en mensen achter de schermen zijn?

Zaterdag 17 juni is jouw kans om die allemaal te leren kennen. Kom gerust eens langs voor een hapje en een drankje en maak kennis met de Gentenaars die gedreven zijn door internationale solidariteit.

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Seasonal School: The climate, migration and health nexus: mechanisms of mitigation, adaptation & loss and damage - registration deadline: 20/6/2023
 

CliMigHealth is organizing a transdisciplinary course on the climate-migration-health nexus. Topics cover understanding the nexus linkages and mechanisms, exploring innovative solutions, and examining governance factors and implications.

Seize the opportunity to enhance your critical thinking and expertise on this highly relevant topic for our society and future world. Interact and network with fellow doctoral researchers, CliMigHealth network partners, and partnering universities’ in-house experts.

 
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Virtual discussions about data sovereignty & decolonizing ethnobiology - 1, 7, 21/6/2023

These will be informal conversations around several core topics including but not limited to:

  • How can ethnobiology publications/ archives support data sovereignty initiatives from/for communities of knowledge origin? What does this look like?
  • Many disciplines (e.g., biology, ecology, conservation) are increasingly recognizing the importance of Indigenous and local knowledge. Is ethnobiology well-situated to lead a shift in the way research is controlled, shared and accessed by origin communities and the general public? How to forge lasting connections w/ current leaders in this space, such as w/ Indigenous Studies action research?
  • Is there energy/ impetus to create an informal working group on this topic and, for example, strategize together for a LEAPS NSF proposal over the coming year?
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Book presentation Jeroen Dewulf “Afro-Atlantic Catholics – America’s First Black Christians” - 22/6/2023
 

Black Christianity in America has long been studied as a blend of indigenous African and Protestant elements. Jeroen Dewulf redirects the conversation by focusing on the enduring legacy of seventeenth-century Afro-Atlantic Catholics in the broader history of African American Christianity.

Their impact upon the development of Black religious, social, and political activity in North America would be felt from the southern states as far north as what would become New York.

 
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CALLS & COMPETITIONS

Launch Short Research Stays Call 2023 - deadline 5/9/2023

This call targets researchers who are affiliated with a higher education or research institution based in one of the 37 eligible countries in the Global South and who wish to spend between 1 and 3 months as a visiting researcher at Ghent University in order to support and expand their ongoing research on sustainable development challenges.

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Multidisciplinary Workshop Green Transition & Biodiversity - deadline submission of abstracts: 25/9/2023

The Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (RAOS) is organizing a multidisciplinary workshop on « Green Transition & Biodiversity». The green transition refers to a systemic shift towards more resilient ecosystems and equitable economies, building on the principles of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Young researchers working on topics affecting areas outside Europe and related to the Green Transition and Biodiversity are invited to present their findings
For researchers at an early stage, it is an opportunity to share their research questions, methodological approach and findings with other young researchers as well as with experienced scientists.

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Internationaliseringsinitiatieven Oost-Vlaamse kennisinstellingen - projectoproep 2023 - deadline: 30/9/2023

De provincie Oost-Vlaanderen hecht veel belang aan de internationaliseringsinitiatieven van de kennisinstellingen en geeft deze al meerdere jaren een duwtje in de rug.

Bij deze oproep komen volgende activiteiten in aanmerking voor financiering:

  • Internationale docentenmobiliteit
  • Internationalisation@home
  • De uitbouw van gemeenschappelijke curricula
  • Gezamenlijk onderzoek uitvoeren, waar mogelijk met economische finaliteit
  • Het leggen en/of onderhouden van contacten

Projecten kunnen tot € 5.000 per deelnemende Oost-Vlaamse kennisinstelling krijgen.

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Yearly Competitions Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (RAOS) - with some questions highly relevant for researchers on Africa

In order to stimulate high-quality scientific research regarding problems inherent to overseas regions, the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (RAOS) organizes yearly competitions.

Each award-winning work in the yearly competition is granted a cash prize (2,500 EUR).

Questions for the Competition 2024

  • First question. — An original study is requested on the current transformations, within an overseas community, of the social practices in relation to the environment.
  • 2nd question. — A study of traditional sustainable irrigation systems in overseas semi-arid and arid regions is requested.
  • 3rd question. — A scientific and/or technical study is requested on sustainable circular economy models in emerging countries based on one or more successful examples

Questions for the Competition 2025

  • First question. — A study is requested on the judicial system in an African or Asian colony in the first half of the 20th century.
  • 2nd question. — A study is requested on the impact of climate change on the productivity of tropical lakes and on the management of these aquatic resources by the local population.
  • 3rd question. — A study is requested on the lessons learned so far in emerging countries on the first concrete achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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EVENTS ORGANISED BY THE AFRICA PLATFORM

GAPSYM16: Knowledge production, research ethics and authorship in African contexts
 

This 16th multi-disciplinary conference of the AUGent Africa Platform will be co-organized by the University of the Western Cape. It hopes to showcase how scientists, policy makers, engineers, artists, writers, opinion makers and educators reflect on the highly topical subject of knowledge production and authorship in Africa.

This conference will explicitly be a platform to engage on this topic, also beyond the academia, including the organization of writeshops, round tables and seminars to rethink existing paradigms on the position African research takes in scholarly production.

 
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