Activities & Events

  • New International Cooperation: Network of UNESCO Chairs and partners for inclusive and Open Knowledge in Sustainable Food Systems

    Tuesday, August 05, 2025 | By

    The UNESCO Chair in Community Sustainability: From Local to Global has joined a new international network to advance cooperation and knowledge regarding sustainable food systems. The new network was recently announced by the Triptolemos Foundation.

    Read more from the official announcement:

    “The UNESCO Chair “Science and Innovation for Sustainable Development: Global Food production and Food Safety” of the Triptolemos Foundation and the UNED has promoted the initiative to establish the informal NETWORK of UNESCO Chairs and partners for Inclusive and Open Knowledge in Sustainable Food Systems, which already has 10 chairs representing 8 countries and 4 UNESCO regions.

    The NETWORK, coordinated by the Triptolomemos Foundation, aims to expand the concept of sustainable food systems in a global environment where education, science and culture play a key role in facing the great challenges facing society and the planet. The RED pivots on the 4 macro areas in which the Triptolemos Foundation defines the food system and its main objective is to constitute a forum for meeting, study, dialogue, debate, participation, collaboration and training between the areas inherent to the global sustainable food system and to contribute to its improvement and optimization.”

    Read the Triptolemos Foundation newsletter in English

    Read the Triptolemos Foundation newsletter in Spanish

    Categories: Activities & Events, Updates of the Chair

  • Online panel seeks to ensure equitable future for all academic talent

    Wednesday, June 23, 2021 | By

    Brock University faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community are invited to attend an interactive online session to learn more about the barriers women face in academic prize and award processes.

    The session takes place Wednesday, June 23 at 3 p.m. and will feature Liette Vasseur, Professor in Biological Sciences and UNESCO Chair on Community Sustainability: From Local to Global, as well as a panel of experts from universities across Canada.

    The panel seeks to raise awareness of the major issues surrounding STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) prizes and awards, and to provide solutions for breaking down barriers in academic prize and award landscapes.

    The panel follows the publication of a report entitled “Prizes & Awards: closing the gender gap to ensure an equitable future for all academic talent,” authored by Vasseur and Jocelyn Baker, Research Assistant with Brock’s UNESCO Chair. The report, which is available in English and in French, highlights how women scholars statistically win fewer prizes than men, receive less financial compensation, and are denied the same access to the accolades and distinguishing benefits that awards bring.

    The paper reviewed 11 prestigious Canadian and global academic prizes and awards to highlight the barriers to awards that exist for women in STEM and then offer key considerations and good practices that can be implemented for calls for nominations and selection committees. The overarching goal is to ensure that future top prize winners are of the most deserving talent, regardless of gender.

    Deb Saucier, President and Vice-Chancellor of Vancouver Island University, will moderate the discussion, which will also feature Nicole Fenton, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue; Jeremy Kerr, University of Ottawa; Juliet Daniel, McMaster University; and Shohini Ghose, Wilfrid Laurier University.

    The panel will take place on Lifesize and is free and open to all members of the public. Pre-registration is not required and interested participants can join the discussion here.

    Categories: Activities & Events, Updates of the Chair