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GW4's world leading 'One Health' approach to tackling the AMR pandemic
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"It is great news that the GW4 AMR Alliance is launching to increase understanding, development and implementation of effective interventions.”
Dr Timothy Jinks, Head of the Drug-Resistant Infections Programme Wellcome Trust, and GW4 AMR Alliance Symposia keynote speaker.
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The GW4 AMR Alliance has been established to tackle the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and aims to become the UK’s leading interdisciplinary ‘One Health’ AMR research consortium, recognised worldwide.
At the external launch event earlier this month GW4 showcased our collaborative and complementary research strengths and some of the One Health AMR projects and programmes being undertaken by GW4 teams and their collaborators. Key topics covered included the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on AMR, climate change as a potential driver of AMR, and the importance of understanding the socio-cultural dimensions in adopting a global One Health approach to AMR.
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GW4 Director receives Queen’s Birthday Honours
Our new GW4 Director, Dr Joanna Jenkinson, has been recognised for her ground-breaking and lifesaving research funding for the COVID-19 pandemic while working at the Medical Research Council.
Jo received an MBE award in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list, which recognises the achievements and service of people across the UK.
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GW4 Climate Alliance - join us
The climate crisis is the largest enduring global, anthropogenic threat to humanity and the natural environment. The GW4 Climate Alliance is uniquely placed to address the global challenge of climate change, due to both our regional ‘ecosystem’ and the complementary critical mass of expertise across the GW4 institutions.
GW4 academics and researchers from all disciplines, including our Early Career Researchers and postgraduate students, working or interested in climate research are invited to join our new GW4 Climate Alliance. An external launch will also take place in October 2021.
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GW4 ECR AMR Symposium: Multidisciplinary Approaches to AMR: Pandemics, Practices and Innovation
Hosted by early career researchers from across the GW4 Alliance this free symposium, taking place 5th-7th July, is designed to facilitate networking between researchers working across different disciplines with an interest in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The event aims to reflect on how the COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed changes to research, society and public health policy and how these may influence the future of AMR.
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Climate change and health: Societal vulnerabilities and opportunities
This workshop on 14th July provides an opportunity for GW4 researchers to meet and share trans-disciplinary ideas around the priority area of climate and health. The online event will feature guest speakers, networking across institutions, discussions around key themes in Climate and Health and will ask how can we make a difference?
Attendees will have the opportunity to apply for dedicated EPSRC Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAA) funding for cross-institutional projects following the workshop.
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GW4WARD Technical Staff Webinars
Our Technical Staff Webinar Series aims to encourage collaboration and sharing of best practice across the Alliance by bringing together technical staff and external speakers to present and discuss key topics.
In the last of our current series, our July webinar will focus on CPD for technical staff. We'll be joined by Liam Barr from HEaTED, a leading organisation for Higher Education and Technician Educational Development which provides opportunities for technical staff to engage with CPD and training.
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GW4 research launches reopening of Bristol's We The Curious
Educational charity We The Curious, based in Bristol, is reopening after COVID-19 lockdown restrictions with a bold new experience 'Project What If'.
The launch programme will run until July 2021 and includes ‘The A-Z of Secrecy’ – a collaborative open source science activity developed with the GW4 Secrecy, Power, and Ignorance research Network (SPIN).
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Innovative GW4 research project to reduce antibiotic use in sheep farming
A new citizen science study, funded by a GW4 Crucible 2020 seed funding grant, is trying to understand how easy it is to spot lameness in sheep by using a simulation game – in order to help reduce the use of antibiotics in sheep farming and fight the global problem of antimicrobial resistance.
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CSCT Summer Showcase 2021
The Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies, at the University of Bath, Summer Showcase 2021 will explore how science and technology can help governments and businesses across the globe in their Race to Zero.
The multi-disciplinary online conference, taking place between 7th to 9th July, will feature guest plenary speakers, industry talks, TED-style talks, debates, PhD researchers’ presentations and more.
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