| Prof Olga Martin-Ortega | Olga is leading the Greenwich team for our part in the SAPIENS -Sustainability and Procurement in International, European, and
National Systems, a project which has been awarded with €3.9 million. SAPIENS combines 10 universities
from eight countries led by the University of Turin and non-academic partners
in seven countries and has been awarded the prestigious Horizon 2020 Marie
Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Network (ITN) funding. The project aims to foster interdisciplinary research into the evolving use of public procurement to address the social and environmental challenges of the 21st century with a view to create a significantly increased European knowledge base and research capacity on the law, the economics and the business sciences of sustainable public procurement, thus helping Europe in addressing social and environmental challenges. At the heart of the project are 15 PhD projects on various multidisciplinary aspects of Sustainable Public Procurement linked to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). You can read in more detail about the project in this article and on our website. |
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Olga has also had a co-written report on human rights due diligence published by the European Parliament. The report aims to inform the Parliament's position during the legislative process to adopt EU HRDD legislation and published in one volume under the title "Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation - Options for the EU". The two briefings are:
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| Dr Myrtle Emmanuel | Myrtle has been invited by BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) to talk about her work on the Windrush Nurses. The event - The Invaluable & Lasting Contribution of the Windrush Generation to the NHS - organised by Cross-Government Civil Service Race Forum (CSRF), is a collaborative group of Civil Service BAME staff networks, takes place on Windrush Day, 22 June. Myrtle was also instrumental in a bid where the National Maritime Museum, Caribbean Social Forum some money to support a project, who also have events for Windrush Day. |
Anastasios is chairing a panel event on 22 June hosted by the British Computing Arts Society. The panel, which also includes Simon Herron, also from the School of Design, will explore alternative ways of discovering physical and digital making in the time of Covid-19. HEIs, Art and Design students, academic staff members and Creative Industries around the globe require additional support through this difficult period. This discussion will exchange ideas and consider innovative art and design pedagogic practices. It will explore alternative ways of discovering physical making and will debate digital making in our current landscape through innovative or less innovative creative methods during the COVID-19; and will inform the diverse and creative societies how our inclusive practices could produce graduates with extensive discipline knowledge and portfolios of high-quality standards. | |
| Dr Oliver Robinson | Oliver is the editor on a new special issue of the prestigious psychology journal, American Psychologist, which has also been featured on the American Psychological Association website. |
| Dr Jin Chan | Jin is leading the Greenwich team, with support from Prof Petros Ieromonachou on a €3.89 million EU Interreg 2Seas funded project on Circular Entrepreneurship in the Tourism and Leisure Sector (FACET), in collaboration with partners from the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium. FACET aims to develop and demonstrate circular solutions to support entrepreneurs in adopting sustainable practices in the tourism and leisure sector. Entrepreneurs are increasingly interested in adopting sustainable practices, but they often lack knowledge and skills necessary to implement green innovations. This project will develop various practical, accessible, and small-scale pilots and demonstration projects to help entrepreneurs gain practical knowledge and experience in the transition from linear to circular practices. You can read more details about the project on our website. |
In the media:
| Prof John Colvin | John's research with the University of Cambridge looking at the use of face masks to prevent a second COVID-19 wave has been widely covered, including by Sky News, the Metro, Daily Express, ITV Online and a wide range of regional sites. It was also discussed at length by those in the house as part of a larger conversation regarding face masks. |
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| David Hall | David's report with We Own It on how privatisation has affected the NHS' attempts to buy PPE was featured in the Mirror and the Morning Star, as well as websites such as the New European. |
| Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper | Adam has appeared on LBC and BBC Radio London discussing the recent protests against racism. |
| Prof Steven Belmain | Steven was on Radio 4's You and Yours talking about why we're seeing more rats about at the moment. |
| Linda Brownlow | Linda has featured in a Telegraph story on the latest in the Madeleine McCann case, which has also been included on other sites |
And also:
Dr Chi Hieu Le has shared information on Smart Manufacturing & Industry 4.0 at the Research in Intelligent and Computing in Engineering conference (RICE2020). The Newton Fund project between Le Quy Don Technical University (Vietnam) and University of Greenwich on Smart Manufacturing & Industry 4.0 chaired the first session at this recent conference.
The session covered the research and technology development (R&D) topics in Smart Manufacturing & Industry 4.0, especially innovative and cost-effective solutions for the connected factories of the future and collaborative robots (Cobots), as well as the emerging R&D topics related to applications of AI, Big Data, Blockchain and IoT, with the focus on applications in Design, Manufacturing and Healthcare.
Louise Usher, one of our STAART graduates has recently published a book - Covid-19 How it made us feel - which is an eclectic anthology of life during lockdown. It includes vastly different personalities, one same experience, many varied feelings but one same wish. It also includes a chapter by another of our STAART graduates, Megan Kerr. All profits go to the NHS, and it's now on the Amazon Best Sellers list for Family.
Dr Trevor Thompson's research, which finds that daily aspirin could be a killer for some, rather than a cure, has been published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
Katarina Thomson, in Planning and Statistics, has received an award from Ellucian (the company who supply our student records software) as this year's outstanding contributor.
Prof Pam Maras, who as IUPsyS President and along with Past President Saths Cooper were invited as keynote speakers at the recent the International Psychology and COVID-19 webinar, hosted by the Chinese Psychological Society.
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