Delivering a Climate Resilient City through City-University Partnership: Glasgow as a Living Lab Accelerating Novel Transformation (GALLANT)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Glasgow
Abstract
GALLANT's vision is to develop whole-systems solutions for a just and sustainable transition delivered at the city scale.
Corporate and political leaders are committing to carbon neutrality locally and globally, often without detailed strategies in place or coordination. This will likely lead to delays and suboptimal outcomes when we need rapid, impactful transformation. Cities are increasingly seen as drivers of a carbon neutral future (e.g., Carbon Neutral City Alliance) because through shared policy and knowledge exchange it is possible for successful action in one city to be adopted by others, creating scalable and rapid change. Glasgow is a model city to lead innovation because it has the UK's most ambitious carbon neutrality target of 2030; has challenging social and environmental inequities that will need to co-benefit
from proposed solutions; and is due to host COP26 in 2021.
Making meaningful, lasting change requires a commitment to the environment that embeds sustainability across major policy decisions and empowers communities as stewards of their local places. In GALLANT, we seek to work with local partners and communities to transform the city into a thriving place for people and nature.
Our overarching goal is to implement a systems-based science approach to solve five environmental problems that will accelerate Glasgow's ability to adapt to and manage climate change. The approach integrates natural science and social science disciplines, putting data at the heart of decision-making. We will create the Glasgow Living Lab, delivering a framework that will be readily deployable to solve emerging environmental problems that show how academic, public and private sectors can act together to make progress.
The five environmental solutions that we have prioritised with Glasgow City Council are:
1. Working to transform urban river-edge land-use governance to create functional floodplains and new accessible green spaces for community use.
2. Working to deliver biodiversity benefits from green infrastructure throughout Glasgow, restoring and connecting habitats using nature-based
solutions, and matching ecosystem service demand with provision.
3. Working to turn vacant, derelict, and polluted land into spaces for carbon sequestration and pollution remediation that can be returned to communities in line with local needs.
4. Working to make the most of current and planned infrastructure by understanding community perceptions of active and
safe travel, use these to increase inclusive urban active travel and mobility improving air quality and reducing CO2 emissions .
5. Working to maximise the value of Glasgow green-blue-grey spaces as a Smart Local Energy System that
bring heat to some of the most deprived areas of Glasgow.
Corporate and political leaders are committing to carbon neutrality locally and globally, often without detailed strategies in place or coordination. This will likely lead to delays and suboptimal outcomes when we need rapid, impactful transformation. Cities are increasingly seen as drivers of a carbon neutral future (e.g., Carbon Neutral City Alliance) because through shared policy and knowledge exchange it is possible for successful action in one city to be adopted by others, creating scalable and rapid change. Glasgow is a model city to lead innovation because it has the UK's most ambitious carbon neutrality target of 2030; has challenging social and environmental inequities that will need to co-benefit
from proposed solutions; and is due to host COP26 in 2021.
Making meaningful, lasting change requires a commitment to the environment that embeds sustainability across major policy decisions and empowers communities as stewards of their local places. In GALLANT, we seek to work with local partners and communities to transform the city into a thriving place for people and nature.
Our overarching goal is to implement a systems-based science approach to solve five environmental problems that will accelerate Glasgow's ability to adapt to and manage climate change. The approach integrates natural science and social science disciplines, putting data at the heart of decision-making. We will create the Glasgow Living Lab, delivering a framework that will be readily deployable to solve emerging environmental problems that show how academic, public and private sectors can act together to make progress.
The five environmental solutions that we have prioritised with Glasgow City Council are:
1. Working to transform urban river-edge land-use governance to create functional floodplains and new accessible green spaces for community use.
2. Working to deliver biodiversity benefits from green infrastructure throughout Glasgow, restoring and connecting habitats using nature-based
solutions, and matching ecosystem service demand with provision.
3. Working to turn vacant, derelict, and polluted land into spaces for carbon sequestration and pollution remediation that can be returned to communities in line with local needs.
4. Working to make the most of current and planned infrastructure by understanding community perceptions of active and
safe travel, use these to increase inclusive urban active travel and mobility improving air quality and reducing CO2 emissions .
5. Working to maximise the value of Glasgow green-blue-grey spaces as a Smart Local Energy System that
bring heat to some of the most deprived areas of Glasgow.
Organisations
- University of Glasgow (Lead Research Organisation)
- GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL (Collaboration)
- C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (Collaboration)
- Paths for All (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Sustrans (Collaboration)
- Poverty Alliance (Collaboration)
- Glasgow Natural History Society (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Ramboll (United Kingdom) (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- NatureScot (Collaboration)
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Cycling Scotland (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Alan Turing Institute (Collaboration)
- Glasgow Life (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Zero Waste Scotland (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- SLR Consulting Ltd (Collaboration)
- John Muir Trust (Collaboration)
- British Geological Survey (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW (Collaboration)
- Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Collaboration)
- The Conservation Volunteers (Collaboration)
- Environment Agency (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (Collaboration)
- SLR Consulting Limited (UK) (Project Partner)
- Scottish Government (Project Partner)
- Sustrans (Project Partner)
- Glasgow City Council (Project Partner)
- The Alan Turing Institute (Project Partner)
- The Hunterian (Project Partner)
- Bike for Good (Project Partner)
- British Geological Survey (Project Partner)
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Project Partner)
- Deloitte MCS Limited (Project Partner)
- Korn Ferry (Project Partner)
- Public Health Scotland (Project Partner)
- NatureScot (Scottish Natural Heritage) (Project Partner)
- Star Refrigeration Ltd (Project Partner)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Project Partner)
- ERS Remediation (Project Partner)
- UNECE (UN Economic Commission Europe) (Project Partner)
- Seven Lochs Wetland Park (Project Partner)
- C40 Cities (Project Partner)
- ITM Mechanical Solutions (Project Partner)
Publications
Brand-Correa L
(2022)
Economics for people and planet-moving beyond the neoclassical paradigm.
in The Lancet. Planetary health
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE/W005042/1 | 31/01/2022 | 30/01/2027 | |||
| 2815315 | Studentship | NE/W005042/1 | 30/09/2022 | 31/03/2026 | |
| 2764912 | Studentship | NE/W005042/1 | 30/09/2022 | 21/05/2026 | |
| 2815298 | Studentship | NE/W005042/1 | 30/09/2022 | 31/03/2026 | |
| 2815327 | Studentship | NE/W005042/1 | 30/09/2022 | 31/03/2026 |
| Title | Glasgow Doughnut Canvas Portrait |
| Description | Community co-produced artwork: production led by GALLANT team members Dr Annika Hjelmskog and Prof Petra Meier, with participants of the ARCadia Festival, and creation of painted Doughnut Economics canvas by voting on Glasgow's current 'thriving' performance. |
| Type Of Art | Artwork |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Impact | Ongoing ndevelopment of Glasgow City Portrait with Thriving Cities and Glasgow City Council. |
| URL | https://doughnuteconomics.org/stories/197 |
| Description | Citation in Scottish Parliament Health, Social Care and Sport Committee policy report on Tackling health inequalities in Scotland |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://sp-bpr-en-prod-cdnep.azureedge.net/published/HSCS/2022/9/28/c2d290be-c302-4d47-8443-90394391... |
| Description | Climate Change and Sustainability Steering Group in Public Health Scotland |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Glasgow City Council technical panel on urban park light installations - Dr Davide Dominoni |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Natural Capital Index with NatureScot |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.nature.scot/information-hub/official-statistics/natural-capital-asset-index |
| Description | Professor Petra Meier - Engagement with Scottish Government National Strategy for Economic Transformation (Wellbeing Economy Monitor) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Description | Professor Petra Meier - Invited expert to give evidence to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee of the Scottish Parliament's inquiry into health inequalities. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/sessio... |
| Description | Professor Petra Meier - National Performance Framework Expert Advisory Group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://nationalperformance.gov.scot/national-outcomes |
| Description | Scottish Government's Climate Change Plan |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.gov.scot/publications/securing-green-recovery-path-net-zero-update-climate-change-plan-2... |
| Description | Community Resilience to Flooding |
| Amount | £22,400 (GBP) |
| Organisation | National Centre for Resilience |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2022 |
| End | 03/2023 |
| Description | The Mineralogical and Geochemical Processes involved in Rapid Natural Lithification of Artificial Ground |
| Amount | £66,378 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/X009718/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2022 |
| End | 10/2023 |
| Description | University of Glasgow - Cross-disciplinary research for Discovery Science |
| Amount | £100,810 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/X018296/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2022 |
| End | 03/2023 |
| Title | GALLANT Zoning Information Layers (Case Study 1) |
| Description | Developed by researchers Sarah Gambell and James Bonner as part of their NCR-funded Community Resilience to Flooding collaboration with the GALLANT programme. Mapping of sites and areas of notable interest and value, and potentially vulnerable to flooding, in case study site Glasgow Green to motorway crossing. This is an interactive 'deep map' (an approach to mapping that uses different multimedia such as imagery, videos and text to represent different social, cultural, economic factors associated with a place in addition to its physical features) of our main case study site. It focuses on a section of the River Clyde from the Clyde Tidal Weir on the western extent of the Glasgow Green, along the banks of the river through the mixed residential/industrial area of Dalmarnock, along the 'Cunningar Loop' (a woodland park), to Junction 2A of the M74 motorway. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Will feed into further work by the GALLANT programme. |
| URL | https://floodingcommunityresilience.wordpress.com/portfolio-2/ |
| Description | GALLANT and BGS |
| Organisation | British Geological Survey |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Planning meetings with Work Package 3: Regenerating Derelict Land on research goals and methodologies. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and C40 Cities |
| Organisation | C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The GALLANT Team has worked with Glasgow City Council towards their goal of becoming a Thriving City, through Workstream 1 Systems Science picking up and developing the work of a Glasgow City Portrait. |
| Collaborator Contribution | C40 Cities have provided expertise and advice to development of the Glasgow City Portrait, which is an essential foundation to the rest of GALLANT's work.. |
| Impact | Four workshops have been held with different interest groups towards developing the Glasgow City Portrait. Work is under way to produce a report and an interactive web toolkit. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and Cycling Scotland |
| Organisation | Cycling Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Planning meetings with Work Package 4: Promoting Active Travel, alongside other WP4 partners. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and Deloitte MCS Ltd |
| Organisation | Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu |
| Department | Deloitte, UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Initial planning. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and Glasgow City Council |
| Organisation | Glasgow City Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The University of Glasgow, in partnership with Glasgow City Council, are working on a £10.2 million research programme: GALLANT - Glasgow as a Living Lab Accelerating Novel Transformation. Funded by UKRI NERC as part of their Changing the Environment investment, University researchers are helping the city move towards climate resilience whilst tackling health, social and economic inequalities. GALLANT is using Glasgow as a living lab to trial new sustainable solutions throughout the city. GALLANT takes a whole-systems approach. While addressing the city's key environmental challenges, the programme will consider the co-benefits and trade-offs for public health, wellbeing, and the economy. GALLANT aims to deliver the social priorities of the UN Sustainable Development Goals while remaining within the planetary boundaries of a 1.5°C world - using doughnut economics as a framework. |
| Collaborator Contribution | As the primary partner with University of Glasgow delivering GALLANT, Glasgow City Council have been involved since the bid writing stage. Council staff from a range of their departments are actively engaged in planning, information sharing and governance. |
| Impact | Glasgow City Council have worked with us across all disciplines involved in GALLANT, providing data access and collaborating on data sharing protocols; providing access to vacant and derelict land for ecology-based and engineering-based research; and co-producing and participating in GALLANT's foundational City Portrait work, including workshops with Council staff and elected representatives. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS) |
| Organisation | Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing member of and attendance at Community Collaboration Steering Group. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | GALLANT and Glasgow Life |
| Organisation | Glasgow Life |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing member of and attendance at Community Collaboration Steering Group. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and Glasgow Natural History Society |
| Organisation | Glasgow Natural History Society |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Learned Society |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Met with Work Package 2: Restoring Biodiversity and other partners to discuss Kelvin Corridor study. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Department | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Met with Work Package 2: Restoring Biodiversity and other partners to discuss Kelvin Corridor study, and to plan citizen science training. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and John Muir Trust |
| Organisation | John Muir Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing membership and attendance at first meeting of Community Collaboration Steering Group. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | GALLANT and NatureScot |
| Organisation | NatureScot |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | None yet. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and Paths for All |
| Organisation | Paths For All |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Planning meetings with Work Package 4: Promoting Active Travel, alongside other WP4 partners. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and Poverty Alliance Scotland |
| Organisation | Poverty Alliance |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing member of and attendance at Community Collaboration Steering Group. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | GALLANT and Ramboll UK |
| Organisation | Ramboll UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | None yet. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and SEPA |
| Organisation | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | None yet. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and SLR Consulting Limited |
| Organisation | SLR Consulting Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | None yet. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and Sustrans |
| Organisation | Sustrans |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Planning meetings with Work Package 4: Promoting Active Travel, alongside other WP4 partners. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and The Alan Turing Institute |
| Organisation | Alan Turing Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | None yet. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) Scotland |
| Organisation | The Conservation Volunteers |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Met with Work Package 2: Restoring Biodiversity and other partners to plan Kelvin Corridor study. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | GALLANT and Zero Waste Scotland |
| Organisation | Zero Waste Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | None yet. |
| Collaborator Contribution | None yet. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT and the Environment Agency |
| Organisation | Environment Agency |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | GALLANT Work Package 1: Flood Adaptation has begun planning discussions with the Thames RFCC (Flood and Coastal Committee) of the Environment Agency. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contribution to planning. |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | 'Greening the ARC' Hackathon |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT team members Prof Jaime Toney, Dr Ria Dunkley, Dr Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay, and Prof Gioia Falcone led sessions in this Hackathon event for PhD students. The students were from across Scotland and across all disciplines who were interested in learning more about the indoor greening challenge and willing to work in a multidisciplinary team to design solutions to greening the indoor spaces of the ARC. The Hackathon involved provocations from experts to promote thinking from across different disciplines and sectors and support meaningful co-creation of new ideas. The event was designed to foster experiential skills journeys and enhance networks for post-graduate and early career researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/events/listings/index.html/event/12503 |
| Description | 100 days post-COP26 event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT Principal Investigator Prof Jaime Toney participated in a panel discussion and subsequent workshop event at Glasgow's City Chambers with a purpose to present the Thriving Cities Initiative and GALLANT to SMEs across the city region. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Analytics for Digital Earth Workshop Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This series of workshops is prdcuced by the University of Glasgow's School of Mathematics & Statistics. The first three of these involved team members from GALLANT: 1. Motivating and Idea Generation Workshop, 3rd February 2022. Included Gillian Dick, a member of the GALLANT programme from Glasgow City Council. She talked about all aspects of planning and how they are using data and tools to come up with nature-based planning decisions. 2. Soil Carbon, 27th May 2022. Included Prof John Crawford, a GALLANT Co-Investigator. He talked about global soil health and how we can improve farming practises through digital technology, policy, and regulation. 3. Water, 26th October 2022. Forty people attended this workshop with the aim of discussing digital twins related to water. Included Prof Claire Miller, a GALLANT Co-Investigator, whose presentation illustrated environmental data analytics related research, raising the profile of the GALLANT research programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/mathematicsstatistics/research/stats/ai3/analytics/digitalearth/digita... |
| Description | CIVIS Hub 1 Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT team members Prof Jaime Toney and Prof Cindy Gray, with colleagues from the Centre for Sustainable Solutions, hosted a delegation from CIVIS - an alliance of 10 leading research higher education institutions across Europe - who form the interdisciplinary working group for the Hub1 on Climate, Environment and Energy. At the time of visit, the group were driving the co-creation of educational offers such as summer schools, Blended Intensive Programmes, and micro-programmes, the ultimate goal being to develop joint degrees. It was hoped that the group would also become the catalyst for joint research projects. The group was also in the process of developing a MOOC. The CIVIS Hub1 group was previously led by Stockholm University's Alisdair Skelton, and has been co-led by the University of Glasgow from September 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://civis.eu/en/activities/civis-hubs |
| Description | Centre for Research & Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning (CR&DALL) blog post |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A blogpost describing the GALLANT project by GALLANT Co-Investigator Dr Ria Dunkley. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | http://w.cradall.org/research-and-development/cradall-projects/gallant-glasgow-living-lab-accelerati... |
| Description | City Portrait Stall: Global Sustainable Development Congress 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT team members Dr Annika Hjelmskog and Prof Petra Meier hosted a stall on City Portraits in the main conference hall for delegates for one full day of the Congress. Requests from delegates for City Portrait updates, further information, potential future collaborations were received and an interview given to Health and Care Scotland news and information service for Scotland's health and social care sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.timeshighered-events.com/gsd-congress-2022 |
| Description | Climate Co-Lab: Public Engagement - A Challenge of Planetary Scale |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT Co-Investigator Dr Ria Dunkley participated in this roundtable event as part of the Edinburgh Science Festival's Climate Opportunity Ideas Factory roundtable series. The aim was to explore, through vibrant discussion, how to bring the public along on the road to Net Zero and help them prepare for the changes to come in a way which empowers them and engages them in positive climate action. The outcome was for every delegate to leave the discussion with information, innovative ideas and a refreshed sense of purpose about their role in the landscape of public engagement. The Meeting Notes were made publicly available (see link). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.sciencefestival.co.uk/mediaLibrary/other/english/58857.pdf |
| Description | Climate change challenges and responses in Scotland: Walk2Cop27 Townhall 1 - Glasgow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT Principal Investigator Prof Jaime Toney participated in this panel discussion at the Walk2COP27 Town Hall event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.walk2cop27.com/thejourney/scotland-townhall |
| Description | Climate resilience - the GALLANT approach: Presentation at PHINS (Public Health Information Network for Scotland) seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | 'Climate resilience - the GALLANT approach' by GALLANT Principal Investigator Prof Jaime Toney. A video of the presentation can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5BanqLPoHA. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gcph.co.uk/events/225 |
| Description | Commission on Economic Growth |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Professor Jaime Toney was invited to give a talk on the GALLANT programme to the Commission for Economic Growth. The Commission links with the both the UK and Scottish governments, recognising their key policy objectives, whilst acknowledging the key policy and delivery roles of local authorities and their partners. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | http://glasgowcityregion.co.uk/city-deal/evaluation-and-monitoring/commission-for-economic-growth |
| Description | Dear Green Clyde workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Dear Green Clyde workshop featured hands-on activities and lively discussions around using nature-based solutions to create climate-resilient urban river edges. It was hosted by our Flood Adaptations & Creation of Riverscapes team, led by Prof Larissa Naylor and Dr Martin Hurst. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Doughnut Economics Action Lab's Cities & Regions peer-to-peer session |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The session was for city representatives, as well as for organisations and individuals that have supported cities in their engagement with Doughnut Economics. GALLANT Principal Investigator Prof Jaime Toney attended to represent GALLANT. The idea was that this would be the first of many exchange sessions to come. The session was also attended by Glasgow City Council and C40 Cities, two of GALLANT's partner organisations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://doughnuteconomics.org/stories/155 |
| Description | Doughnut Unrolled, Data Portrait of Place: peer-to-peer exchange |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT team members Dr Annika Hjelmskog and Prof Petra Meier participated in a webinar sharing peer learning on City Portraits. Annika was invited by DEAL to share Glasgow's work. Several expressions of interest in collaboration from other organisations have been received since. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://doughnuteconomics.org/stories/191 |
| Description | Education, gender and inequality: Summary Session (Global Sustainable Development Congress 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT PhD student Sarah-Jane Hamilton co-presented this session at the GSD Congress 2022. The session brought together key themes and actions from across the education, gender and inequality track of the Congress and asked what the key actions and next steps are to ensure impact. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.timeshighered-events.com/gsd-congress-2022/agenda/session/913377 |
| Description | From Ambition to Reality: HE's role in realising COP26 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This was a British Council and British Embassy in the Netherlands jointly organised event. Discussion was moderated by Aniek Moonen, Chair of the Dutch Youth Climate Movement (Jonge Klimaatbeweging). GALLANT Co-Investigator Dr Ria Dunkley participated in the panel discussion which was part of the British Council's Climate Connection programme. This is a global platform for dialogue, cooperation, and action, connecting millions of people through shared solutions to the climate crisis. The aim was to reach young audiences (aged 18-40) at British and Dutch higher education institutes, but the event was open to anyone interested in the topic. The Climate Connection provides new opportunities for young people, policymakers, artists, scientists, early career researchers, teachers, students and academics and business and community leaders across our global network to find creative and collaborative solutions to climate change. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6LAKtnk-Ls&ab_channel=TivoliVredenburg |
| Description | Future hydro-sedimentary dynamics of the Clyde estuary |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof Jaime Toney participated in a small workshop with NatureScot, entitled: Future hydro-sedimentary dynamics of the Clyde estuary. Participants shared details of their roles and interests, and the roles of their organisations. Discussion around the Clyde context, and research topics included modelling / hydrodynamics, sedimentary/landform change (including data capture), blue carbon & ecology. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | GALLANT City Portrait Workshop with Glasgow City Councillors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT's Workstream 1 team (including Prof Petra Meier, Dr Annika Hjelmskog and Petra Olehno) delivered an engagement and co-production workshop with Glasgow City Councillors. The event was designed to spark discussion between Glasgow's elected politicians and GALLANT researchers about how Glasgow can become a 'Thriving City'. Kate Raworth and Leonora Grcheva from the Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) attended. Workshop outputs will be included in the finished City Portrait (Spring 2023). Blog produced for the University of Glasgow website. Additional URL: https://doughnuteconomics.org/stories/218). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/sustainablesolutions/ourprojects/gallant/city-portrait/gcpworkshop... |
| Description | GALLANT Showcase at the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) Engineering Net Zero Week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT team members Prof Jaime Toney, Prof Cise Unluer, and Prof Gioia Falcone showcased the full GALLANT programme at this event, with demos of relevant work packages and workstreams participating in the communities showcase, including the GALLANT Community Scale Sustainable Low Carbon Energy Team, Regenerating Derelict Land Team, and Community Collaboration Team. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | http://ukri.org/events/epsrc-engineering-net-zero-showcase/ |
| Description | General Assembly Meeting of Horizon 2020 ENCLUDE (Energy Citizens for Inclusive Decarbonization) Project (2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT researcher Dr Anastasia Ioannou participated in this event, which was part of ENCLUDE, an H2020 project focusing on the conceptualisation and operationalisation of energy citizenship to better understand the role citizens can plan in energy system decarbonisation. During the meeting, the GALLANT project was presented in the context of how outcomes of both projects can be interlinked to maximise impact. The other participants and audience were made up of the ENCLUDE consortium and invited experts on energy citizenship. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://encludeproject.eu/about/project-summary |
| Description | Glasgow City Development Plan group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Attended by GALLANT team members Dr Annika Hjelmskog and Prof Petra Meier, with presentation from Annika on the City Portrait to the group responsible for Glasgow's City Development Plan. Follow-up discussions planned to explore incorporating the City Portrait into City Development and Local Development Plans. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Glasgow's City Portrait Workshops Begin |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public write up by GALLANT team members Dr Annika Hjelmskog and Prof Petra Meier of City Portrait event for the GALLANT / Centre for Sustainable Solutions website. Social media output. Shared on Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) website: https://doughnuteconomics.org/stories/165 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/sustainablesolutions/ourprojects/gallant/city-portrait/gcpworkshop... |
| Description | Glasgow: Working together for a healthy city - interview on healthandcare.scot website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT researcher Dr Annika Hjelmskog spoke to a reporter at the Global Sustainable Development Congress for article on Glasgow as a healthy city. Article also signposted to University of Glasgow colleagues in the internal newsletter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.healthandcare.scot/stories/3322/climate-crisis-health-gallant |
| Description | Health and Wellbeing Impacts of Retrofit: Presentation at Energy and Net Zero Conference of Scottish Federation of Housing Associations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation by GALLANT researcher Dr Annika Hjelmskog on health and housing retrofit; she talked about City Portrait and GALLANT research, and co-benefits. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.sfha.co.uk/whats-on/event-details/energy-and-net-zero-conference |
| Description | Health, Housing and Fuel Poverty - European Federation for Living |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Presentation by Annika Hjelmskog to European Federation for Living Conference 2022 session on 'The Rising Cost of Living: Social landlord responses around Europe'. She spoke on links between the cost of living crisis, climate crisis, housing and health, and talked about GALLANT and systems approaches/co-benefits. There was a follow-up Invitation to speak on a podcast, an online write-up on Places for People website, and follow-up information requests from delegates. Conference agenda: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jClLHSReE4jqdK-4VqzGCG-h7AdatW7k/view |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.placesforpeople.co.uk/news/all-news/2022/12/unlock-next-gen-reflects-on-the-european-fed... |
| Description | Healthy Cities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT researcher Dr Annika Hjelmskog participated in a tour and talk about Healthy Cities, GALLANT and Doughnut Economics to 4th year planning students from University of Manchester visiting Glasgow on a field trip. Led to ongoing collaboration with the course leader (another NERC grant holder from the Digital Solutions Hub). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | How higher education is facilitating circular economies and driving sustainable futures (Global Sustainable Development Congress 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT Principal Investigator Prof Jaime Toney was a panel member on the GSD2022 Panel 'How higher education is facilitating circular economies and driving sustainable futures'. Higher education is at the forefront of creating green economies through effective collaboration with business, government and society that enable these stakeholders to think differently about how we use, reuse and dispose of products. Higher education institutions are generating effective public policy solutions through greater advocacy of their research. This panel gave examples of how governments, with the help of higher education, are creating novel solutions that provide new benefits for all. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.timeshighered-events.com/gsd-congress-2022/agenda/session/913366 |
| Description | How to ensure effective leadership and bold action (Global Sustainable Development Congress 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT Co-Investigator Graeme Roy was a panel member on the GSD2022 Panel 'How to ensure effective leadership and bold action'. Climate change is with us and the window to mitigate negative effects is closing. Collectively, big steps and bold actions are required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and environmental destruction. Ensuring that policymakers have the right data and support from business, society and higher education is key to effective leadership, but leadership is different across the globe, from local, to national and international levels. - Is there a model of effective delivery that can be used across all environments? - What approaches are being adopted by business, society and higher education to support policymakers and what more can be done? This panel explored examples from across the globe and what happens when policymakers have the ambition, data and support to make change. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.timeshighered-events.com/gsd-congress-2022/agenda/session/913373 |
| Description | LSE Cities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof Jaime Toney participated in a roundtable event by the LSE Cities' European Cities Programme of London School of Economics, entitled 'Understanding Prosperity without Growth an Emerging Agenda for European Cities Postgrowth'. Over 20 experts from 16 institutions attended. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.lse.ac.uk/Cities/events/ECP-Roundtables/Understanding-prosperity-without-growth |
| Description | Lower-Saxony - Scotland Joint Forum 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT Principal Investigator Prof Jaime Toney and Co-Investigator Prof Gioia Falcone participated in a panel discussion at the Lower-Saxony - Scotland Joint Forum 2022: "A Strategic Energy Partnership for Lower Saxony & Scotland". The Joint Forum was a two-day event organised by Leuphana University Lüneburg together with the European Centre for Advanced Studies (ECAS) and the University of Glasgow. The purpose was to build on existing collaborations, to establish new ones, and to increase awareness of the GALLANT programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://ecas-academia.org/recap-lower-saxony-scotland-joint-forum-2022/ |
| Description | Meeting with TATA Consultancy Services |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Principal Investigator Prof Jaime Toney and GALLANT team leads presented to TATA, with presentations by TATA, to discuss working together. Hosted by Moyra Boland, University of Glasgow Dean for Global Engagement in Central and South Asia. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Meeting with Therme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT team members Prof Jaime Toney and Dr Nai Rui Chng participated in this visit to learn more about Therme, and to meet the VP Corporate Strategy Anne Marie Garner. it was an opportunity to learn more about working together, and for Therme to hear more about our GALLANT research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Participatory System Mapping Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT team members Prof Petra Meier and Dr Annika Hjelmskog participated in this workshop, featuring a collaboration group working on Systems Science methods between CECAN (University of Surrey) and SPHSU (University of Glasgow). Petra presented GALLANT's City Portrait as a research case study to the group. Led to ongoing collaboration with CECAN, with correspondence maintained. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.cecan.ac.uk/resources/toolkits/the-participatory-systems-mapping-toolkit/ |
| Description | Portable Renewable Energy (PRP) Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT researcher Dr Graeme Hunt delivered a presentation aimed at the use of renewable or lower carbon energy resources to replace the extensive use of diesel generators in the events and film production industries in Scotland. The delegates were composed of people from events production, film and TV production, renewable energy suppliers to these industries, and wholesale sales/rental suppliers of production equipment. Bringing together these stakeholders presented the opportunity to uncover any obstacles which the production companies had to obtaining the required equipment to enable a low carbon future for the events and film industries. A final workshop to follow up on this is planned for Spring 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation at SEM IMAC XLI: Keeping IMAC Weird: Traditional and Non-Traditional Applications of Structural Dynamics, February 13-16, 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT researcher Dr Graeme Hunt presented to an expert audience at this international conference. Presentation was on an preliminary investigation of energy gathering from a Glasgow bridge. It was well received by the audience. The audience engaged well with the material presented, asking questions and offering suggestions. Encouraging reaction from audience on the topic. Paper to be published in conference proceedings (time tbc), increasing reach. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://sem.org/imac |
| Description | Scotsman Green Skills Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Jaime Toney delivered a presentation at the Scotsman Green Skills Conference, title: 'Nature-based solutions to the climate emergency and the skills needed for rewilding Scotland'. Description: In Scotland, nature-based solutions include expanding and restoring native woodlands, peatland restoration, enhancing the health of our marine environment, and new approaches to agriculture. This session will explore how this sector can remain vibrant, profitable and productive while delivering benefits for the climate. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.scotsmangreenskills.co.uk/agenda/ |
| Description | Student CPD session at Royal Statistical Society Conference 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT Co-Investigator Prof. Claire Miller delivered a CPD session for junior academics at the conference, attended by around 40 people, with presentation illustrating environmental data analytics research including raising the profile of the GALLANT research programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://rss.org.uk/training-events/conference2022/ |
| Description | Sustainability Session: Delivering a Climate Resilient City through Partnership between the City and University of Glasgow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT Principal Investigator Prof Jaime Toney hosted this sustainability session, with GALLANT colleagues also in attendance, to present details on GALLANT to Mott MacDonald. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | http://mottmac.com/views/including-nature-based-solutions-in-city-planning-will-help-address-the-cli... |
| Description | Sustainability and the GALLANT Project: Glasgow Science Centre Ignite Podcast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Podcast by Glasgow Science Centre on how scientists become scientists, with GALLANT Principal Investigator Prof Jaime Toney. Episode description: Jaime shares her experience of growing up in the USA and moving to Scotland to pursue her scientific career. She also provides insightful advice to those starting out in science, and perhaps most importantly, reveals if she prefers wizards or superheroes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://open.spotify.com/episode/7dR1nV6esJfOlpJZOT5nWn |
| Description | Sustainable cities and communities: Summary Session (Global Sustainable Development Congress 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT PhD student Prudence Mhlophe co-facilitated this session at the GSD2022. The session brought together key themes and actions from across the sustainable cities and communities track of the Congress and asked what the key actions and next steps are to ensure impact. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.timeshighered-events.com/gsd-congress-2022/agenda/session/913379 |
| Description | TCS Sustainathon UK&I 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT Principal Investigator Prof Jaime Toney was a guest speaker at the launch event for the TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) Sustainathon. The Sustainathon was a challenge that aimed to inspire university students to envision a sustainable future by using digital technologies to solve real world problems. It gave students a unique opportunity to collaborate with each other, learn about sustainability and technology and connect with professionals from businesses, non-profit organisations and government agencies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.sustainathon.tcsapps.com/events/archive/UKI2022 |
| Description | Talk on Wildlife on GNHS / University of Glasgow Brownfield Biodiversity Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT Co-Investigator Dr Dominic McCafferty presented on GALLANT's biodiversity research at this conference, organised by the Glasgow Natural History Society. Abstract or published scientific paper to appear in conference proceedings in The Glasgow Naturalist, Scotland's foremost natural history journal - https://www.glasgownaturalhistory.org.uk/gnat.html - which is peer-reviewed, available on-line and archived on the Biodiversity Heritage Library website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.whatsonglasgow.co.uk/event/104989-brownfield-biodiversity-conference-&-excursions/ |
| Description | The GALLANT Project: Panel at Communicating Sustainability Conference 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Panel session with GALLANT team members Prof Jaime Toney, Dr Ria Dunkley, Prof John Crawford and Dr Rhys Williams - 'The GALLANT project - Cities in transition in times of ecological and climate crisis'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/events/listings/index.html/event/12455 |
| Description | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Challenge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT Principal Investigator Prof Jaime Toney participated in the co-production of the report 'Accelerating the UK Tertiary Education Sector towards Net Zero'. Throughout 2022, the Platinum Jubilee Challenge brought together twenty-one winning institutions to develop a plan to accelerate the tertiary education sector towards Net Zero. Visits, detailed research, an in-depth residential, and many hours of teamwork went into its creation. The report fully covers Scopes 1, 2 and 3, and includes a sector-specific Standardised Carbon Emissions Framework (the Reporting Framework) based on the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.queensanniversaryprizes.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Accelerating-towards-Net-Zero.... |
| Description | The River Clyde as a Case Study into Building Community Resilience to Flooding |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | National Centre for Resilience researchers Sarah Gambell and James Bonner, who worked on this Community Resilience to Flooding Project as part of two GALLANT teams, produced this website on their "multidisciplinary approach to investigating community resilience to flooding using deep maps to convey hidden histories". A collection of 9 outputs was produced and can be found on this site: - A Google Map and Google Earth Pro 'deep maps'; - A Geographic Information System (QGIS) map; - This Website; - A Flickr channel (for images and photographs produced during data collection); - A YouTube channel (for audio/visual materials created during walking methodologies in the case study region); - A report of project findings (policy-maker focused); - A blog (presenting and collating stories of the process). A user guide ('how to' guides to using the various tools and navigating the digital repositories). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://floodingcommunityresilience.wordpress.com/ |
| Description | The State of the State Report 2022/23: From the pandemic to a cost of living crisis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT Principal Investigator Prof Jaime Toney contributed to conversations that were captured in Deloitte's The State of the State report. The State of the State brings together quantitative and qualitative research to create an evidence-led view of the UK public sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/public-sector/articles/the-state-of-the-state.html |
| Description | Times Higher Education Campus article: Working with student activists to speed up progress towards a sustainable future |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | An article by GALLANT Principal Investigator Prof Jaime Toney, 'Working with student activists to speed up progress towards a sustainable future'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/working-student-activists-speed-progress-towards-sustain... |
| Description | University-city partnerships for driving climate resilience and environmental sustainability: EPSRC Engineering Net Zero Week Panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT Principal Investigator Prof Jamie Toney participated in a panel: 'University-city partnerships for driving climate resilience and environmental sustainability: Co-benefits across environment, society and economy?' A post-event thank you letter was received from Dr Kedar Pandya, Director of ESPRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council), "your panel created a platform for discussion on what could and should be done next which will greatly inform our future plans." "The event (Engineering Net Zero showcase event) had a significant impact reaching 16 countries, with over 1000 attendees and a variety of engaging discussions about how we take the next steps on the global journey towards our net zero targets. This has been recognised by EPSRC's Executive Team and EPSRC Council." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.ukri.org/events/epsrc-engineering-net-zero-showcase/ |
| Description | Unlock Next Gen |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Podcast recording: following up on the European Federation for Living conference, GALLANT researcher Dr Annika Hjelmskog spoke about Doughnut Economics and sustainability in housing and health to podcast hosts at Places for People. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://soundcloud.com/unlocknextgen |
| Description | UofG College of Social Sciences podcast: UofG Spotlight |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This podcast featured GALLANT Co-Principal Investigator Petra Meier, Professor of Public Health at the University of Glasgow, and Director of the UKPRP-funded Sipher Consortium, a UK-wide hub for Systems Science in Public Health & Economic Research. She discussed her work on economic inequalities and health outcomes and the need for a system-wide view at tackling challenges of poverty, health and sustainability. The podcast was co-hosted by Graeme Roy, who is also part of GALLANT. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/socialsciences/podcast/ep29/ |
| Description | UrbanByNature Webinar - Trees for Cities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT researcher Dr Anna Bracken chaired the UrbanByNature Webinar - Trees for Cities. The seminar explored the importance of trees to the physical and cultural environment of urban areas. Webinar included three 10 minute t?alks, with the opportunity to ask questions and discuss following the talks: 1. Dr Alejandra Vovides (also a GALLANT researcher), Earth Sciences Research Associate at the University of Glasgow - "?Trees for water - more than forest plots"; 2. D?r James Bonner, Interdisciplinary Studies Research Associate (and associated with GALLANT) at the University of Glasgow - "Every tree tells a story"; 3. Karina Corada-Perez, Green Infrastructure Research Assistant at the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of East London - "How do urban trees clean our air?" See on YouTube |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://urbanbynature.eu/multimedia/ubn-scotland-lunchlearn-webinar2-trees-cities |
| Description | Visit by British Embassy Berlin |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A visit from Kate Robinson, Science and Innovation team, British Embassy Berlin to meet GALLANT. The team were represented by Prof Jaime Toney, Dr Ria Dunkley, Prof Petra Meier, and Prof Gioia Falcone. Kate met with key Research & Innovation stakeholders, to understand priorities, expertise and focus areas - particularly in the climate, biodiversity and energy space - and explore where UK-German research collaboration exists to date. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | What does a Thriving Glasgow mean to you? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Community engagement event led by GALLANT team members Prof Petra Meier and Dr Annika Hjelmskog as part of ARCadia festival (launch event for University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre). Collaboration with Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL). Artwork produced with participants (Doughnut Canvas Portrait). Workshop outputs will be included in the finished City Portrait (Spring 2023). Blog post/website write up. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/sustainablesolutions/ourprojects/gallant/city-portrait/gcpworkshop... |
| Description | What makes sustainable places panel: LUC (Land Use Consultants) event at UofG ARCadia festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT Principal Investigator Prof Jaime Toney participated in a panel discussion titled: 'What makes sustainable places?' hosted by Land Use Consultants, exploring themes which overlap with the GALLANT research areas. Fellow panel members were representatives from Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability at Glasgow City Council. This event was part of the University of Glasgow's 'ARCadia' festival programme, celebrating the opening of the new University of Glasgow building - the Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |