Safeguarding heritage for sustainable development of coastal sites in Tanzania

GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorRichard Bates SchoolsEarth & Environmental Sciences, Computer Science, History ODA countriesTanzania Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 14, Goal 16 The World Heritage site of Kilwa Kisawani was once at the heart of trade along the east coast of Africa. It is is located in one of the poorest regions of Tanzania. Today, the ruins sit … Read more

Recovering Samoan instrumental music to promote cultural heritage and enterprise

GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorEmma Sutton SchoolsEnglish ODA countriesSamoa, Fiji, Solomon Islands Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 1, Goal 5 The project aims to build a consortium of scholars, musicians and heritage industry staff recovering rare Samoan traditional instrumental music. It was developed in collaboration with Samoan musicians, musicologists and heritage industry staff in response to their … Read more

De-industrialization and conflict in Donbas

Capacity building in Ukraine to make Donbas (mono)towns inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorVictoria Donovan SchoolsModern Languages ODA countriesUkraine Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 8, Goal 16 The Soviet monotown model, according to which cities were established around a single industry or company, has proven unsustainable after the collapse of socialism. With the … Read more

Recovering Samoan Instrumental Music to Promote Cultural Heritage and Enterprise

GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorEmma Sutton SchoolsEnglish ODA countriesSamoa, Fiji, Solomon Islands Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 1, Goal 5 This work, led by the School of English, is building a consortium of scholars, musicians and heritage industry staff recovering rare Samoan traditional instrumental music. Developed in collaboration with and in response to Samoan musicians, musicologists and … Read more

Digitizing Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Preservation and Development in Tanzania

GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorRichard Bates SchoolsEarth and Environmental Sciences ODA countriesTanzania Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 14, Goal 16 Repurposing has recently been necessary to the  School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (SEES) Global Challenges project in Tanzania to continue to support the local community despite the on-going COVID-19 crisis. When lock-down as a result of the COVID-19 … Read more