Official presentation of the 2020-2021 MAK’IT fellows
The ceremony of presentation of the first 11 international researchers hosted for 3 to 12 months by the Montpellier Advanced Knowledge Institute on Transitions (MAK’IT) within the framework of its ‘VISITING SCIENTISTS’, ‘COHORT’ and ‘IMMERSION’ programmes, took place on 4 March 2021.
In the presence of Philippe Augé, President of the University of Montpellier (UM), Patrick Caron, Vice President for International Relations of the UM and Director of MAK’IT, Clare Hart, Vice President for International Outreach and European Cooperation of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole and Olivier Bouin, Director of the French Network of Institutes for Advanced Study (RFIEA), the 11 MAK’IT fellows had the opportunity, via short videos, to present their career path, their research project and their expectations, particularly in terms of collaboration with the Montpellier’s scientific community.
The ceremony, which was organised in the Charles Flahault amphitheatre and live-streamed, is available here :
Profiles of the 2020-2021 MAK’IT Fellows:
‘VISITING SCIENTISTS’
- Gabriela Litre, Associate Researcher on global environmental change and public policies, University of Brasilia
Project: ‘Potentialities and Limits of Knowledge Co- Production for the Equitable Internalization of the Sustainable Development Goals: An Analysis of Brazil’s Observatory of the Dynamics between Societies and Environments through a Nexus+ Perspective’
- Ederson Jesus, Researcher Investigator on Soil Microbiology, EMBRAPA
Project: ‘A tale of symbiosis: Unveiling the interaction between the common bean and its rhizobial symbionts’
- Prisca Mugabe, Deputy Dean & Associate Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Animal Production, University of Zimbabwe
Project: ‘Evaluating and foreseeing impact of agricultural & conservation science in partnership for sustainable social-ecological systems’
- Gaukhar Konuspayeva, Professor of Biochemistry, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Project: ‘Camel milk technology and markets: a new frontier for sustainable food systems in the 21st century’
- Roel Plant, Adjunct Professor of Landscapes and Ecosystems Geography, University of Technology Sydney
Project: ‘Tackling Peri-Urban Land Use Change: Landscape Approaches for Sustainable Peri-Urban Land Transitions’
‘COHORT’
- Julio Amador, Research Fellow in Data Science
Project:‘Why does people fall for COVID-related misinformation?’
- Christophe Béné, Senior Researcher on Policy Analysis, CIAT
Project: ‘Problem framing, political economy of knowledge and science narratives around food system transformation’
- Thaura Ghneim-Herrera, Professor in Plant Biology, ICESI University, Cali
Project: ‘Towards an integrative strategy for tackling negative framing, misinformation, and fake news around genetic innovation in agri-food systems: a roadmap for Colombia’
- Facundo Tabbita, Researcher in Agronomic Science, INTA
Project: ‘Scientific editing of fake news: multidisciplinary study of genome editing in the agri-food, environmental and health sectors
- Mahama Tawat, Research Associate in Comparative Politics, IRESCO
Project: ‘Fake News and the Covid-19 Pandemic. A Study of Practices and Sociopolitical Implications in Cameroon’
‘IMMERSION’
- Sandro Lima, Political Journalist
Project: ‘Digital misinformation campaigns as weapons in the political battlefield: The use of fake news by Brazil’s national administration and its implications for the environmental field’