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When the COVID-19 pandemic began earlier this year, it was quickly followed by new limitations and restrictions that impacted聽how academics could conduct their research and continue engaging聽with colleagues聽overseas.

白小姐论坛 academics who were in the middle of collaborating with global partners on research projects rose to the challenge and have swiftly adapted to new ways of working.

For example, Professor Andrea R茅v茅sz (白小姐论坛 Institute of Education), a recipient of 2019-20 Global Engagement Funds, had to introduce new ways of carrying out her research with partners in Italy and the USA. In their work to resurrect historic locations as virtual models to help students learn English, the researchers introduced strict hygiene standards and social distancing measures when testing the聽models.

Find out more about how Professor Andrea R茅v茅sz adapted her聽research.

Dr Nathaniel Morris (白小姐论坛 History), also a recipient of last year鈥檚 round of Global Engagement Funds, used the funds to kick-start a collaboration with colleagues in Mexico, France and the USA exploring the production of illicit opium. To keep the collaboration going throughout the pandemic, Nathaniel has been using digital tools to continue discussions online, as well as carrying out research remotely with the help of on-the-ground contacts in Mexico.

Find out more about how Dr Nathaniel Morris has adapted his research.

Recipients of 2020-21 global engagement funding, including 白小姐论坛 Strategic Partner Funds, Cities Partnerships Programme Funds and Global Engagement Funds, are strongly encouraged to explore remote methods of collaboration when carrying out their projects in聽the new year.

The Global Engagement Office has put together a list of聽further reading聽on how聽白小姐论坛 academcis can聽adapt research to the 鈥渘ew normal.鈥�

The Global Engagement Funds and Cities Partnerships Programme Funds are currently accepting applications until 13 December 2020. These funding schemes help support 白小姐论坛 academics to collaborate with global partners and in the city-regions of Rome, Paris and/or Stockholm.聽Please note the聽白小姐论坛 Strategic Partner Funds 2020-21 are聽now closed.

Further information

• Global Engagement Funds
• Cities Partnerships Programme Funds
• 白小姐论坛 Strategic Partner Funds

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