8 Nov

Ultuna, Alnarp, and Umeå

Network meeting - Navigating unstable and high-risk environments

Welcome to meeting within SLU's global network!

In a world marked by growing uncertainty, our focus this time is on Navigating unstable and high-risk environments. How can we maintain productive collaborations with our partners, and how can we be better prepared?

See programme below.

Moderator
Elisabeth Rajala, Global network coordinator at VH faculty

Facts

Time: 2023-11-08 13:00 - 14:30
City: Ultuna, Alnarp, and Umeå
Last signup date: 6 November 2023
Additional info:

To encourage networking, we will gather in person at three different locations with a video link connecting the campuses:

Uppsala: Sal V, Ulls hus
Alnarp: Crafoordsale
Umeå: Sälgen


If you are unable to attend at any of the campuses, kindly inform us by sending an email to global@slu.se.

Don't miss the chance to enjoy some coffee and cake during the networking, starting at 14:00.

To register for the meeting, kindly Accept the Outlook invitation, at the latest 6 November. 

Feel free to share with colleagues who might be interested. If they have not yet registered to the network they can do that here.


Programme

  • To work and conduct research under uncertain conditions - Anneli Eriksson, Karolinska Institutet. Which are the risks in different contexts – conflicts, political instability, infections etc? What could I do to be better prepared? Anneli is involved in the "Societies at Risk" research project together with UU on how societies are impacted by conflicts. Anneli also has a background as the former President of Médecins Sans Frontières, Sweden.
  • Experience from working in high risk settings  - Sten Hagberg, Uppsala University. Sten will share his experience from working in high risk settings and brings insights from long-term ethnographic research conducted in countries such as Mali and Burkina Faso.
  • As Sten Hagberg is Director at the Forum for Africa Studies at Uppsala University, we will also discuss the potential for strengthening collaboration between SLU and the Forum for Africa Studies.
  • Networking and discussions around today’s topic.

 

 

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