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Connecting with Bonn: Sustainability Research & Cooperation STACEES lunchtime networking event

Would you like to know more about the Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research and Bonn-St Andrews funding opportunities?

STACEES is delighted to announce a talk by Dr Sandra Gilgan, Managing Director of the Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research, as part of her Erasmus+ visit to the University of St Andrews. At the event, Sandra will give a presentation about the work of the Bonn Alliance of Sustainability Research and the facets of sustainability research conducted in Bonn. A colleague from the Global Office will also give an overview of the Bonn Collaborative Research Grant and the research partnership between Bonn and St Andrews. Finally, there will be time for everyone to introduce themselves briefly before a relaxed lunch. The event is generously supported by the Global Office.

The Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research was founded in November 2017 at COP23 under the leadership of the University of Bonn with the aim of strengthening knowledge and competences for sustainable development. Six established Bonn institutions are behind this alliance: BICC (Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies), the German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein Sieg, University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS), the Institute for Environment and Human Security of the United Nations University (UNU-EHS) and the University of Bonn with its Center for Development Research (ZEF).

Event structure: Presentation by Dr Sandra Gilgan (Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research, University of Bonn) about the work of the Bonn Alliance of Sustainability Research and the facets of sustainability research conducted in Bonn; Global Office overview of the Bonn Collaborative Research Grant and the research partnership between Bonn and St Andrews; networking lunch (vegan).

Please note that this is an internal event for staff and students from the Universities of St Andrews and Bonn only.

For catering purposes please register by Tuesday 24 May.

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