Welcome to the PREPARED Year One newsletter! | |
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Dear Reader,
It's been just over one year since the launch of PREPARED! In only one year we have done so much to reach our mission to improve research ethics and integrity for a future crisis. Here is just a quick recap of what our team has been working on these last few months...
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Reports and publications in the pipeline
In our first year, we have completed literature reviews of ethics and integrity challenges during global crisis, in 8 different languages. With many more reports and publications in the works, stay posted to be the first to read them when they are released.
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PREPARED animation Want to know what PREPARED is about in four minutes or less? Watch our new animation, designed by PREPARED artist Dave Robinson with voice-over from PREPARED members.
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AI and ethics training Our first training material is now available as a module on AI Ethics: Global Perspectives! Watch the full lecture on AI and ethics dumping here, or watch a five minute explainer on our YouTube.
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Dr Makanga is the new Executive Director of the Global Health EDCTP3
From 16 November 2023, our EDCTP team leader Dr Michael Makanga will become the new Executive Director of the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking. Although Michael will be leaving our team, he will remain a trusted member of our advisory board. Best of luck Michael, and welcome to new EDCTP team leader Dr Thomas Nyirenda!
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Dr Raffaella Ravinetto heads the Department of Public Health at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp
Our advisor Dr Ravinetto is now the Head of the Department of Public Health at the Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine, one of the world's leading institutes for health care in lower income countries. Congratulations Raffaella!
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Dr Joao Monteiro joins as a PREPARED advisor
We are delighted to have Dr Joao Monteiro, Chief Editor of Nature Medicine, join the PREPARED advisory board! With years of experience in biomedical research, scientific publishing and scientific policy, we are looking forward to a productive partnership! | | | |
Biorisk management during global crisis Dr Johannes Rath ā International Biorisk Management Advisor for the European Commission, UN, and OSCE ā lays out an introduction to biorisk management, and explores the particular challenges in a crisis for a new public report. | | | |
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On the 9th of September 2023, the African Union was invited to become a full member of the Group of 20
Kenyan president William Ruto said the move āwill increase the voice of Africa, visibility, and influence on the global stage and provide a platform to advance the common interest of our people.ā Official sources call it "a step towards a just, fair, more inclusive and representative global architecture and governance". These are some of the key values our policy brief highlighted in the months running up to the G20 summit in Dehli this year.
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View our G20 animation launched at UNESCO in June 2023, explaining why Africa deserves a G21. | | | |
Congratulations to all authors of the PREPARED policy brief launched in April 2023. Let's look forward to a G21 with a strong African voice! | | | |
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Upcoming events:
BEYOND Public Consultation Until 28th February 2024
Sister project BEYOND Bad Apples is calling for participants to give opinions in their public consultation on research ethics and integrity.
EDCTP Forum 2023 7-10 November 2023, Paris This year's theme is "Partnering for Global Health Research Innovation and Impact in Africa ā Celebrating EDCTP: two decades and beyond."
European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health 20 - 23 November 2023, Utrecht, the Netherlands This year's theme is "Shaping the future of equitable and sustainable planetary health".
Call for submissions! The journal Research Ethics, edited by our own Dr Kate Chatfield, is taking submission for a special issue on the theme: "Preparing for the next global crisis: Research ethics and integrity matters in crisis situations". See the potential topics for submission here. Deadline is 31st December 2023. | |
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