#Chair
Chair, UK National Commission for UNESCO Board of Directors.
Professor Anderson graduated from the University of Glasgow with an MA and then PhD in psychology. She is now Vice-Principal Emerita and was the first ever Head at the College of Social Sciences. In 2006 she joined the University of Dundee to take up an appointment as Professor of Human Computer Interaction and Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Art, Science and Engineering.
Anne has published widely on communication via technology and has received research grants from the Economic and Social Research Council, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Engineering Council, as well as from industry leaders.
She has also served on the council of the EPSRC and directed two UK wide research programmes on people and technology. Her contributions to further education are vast, as she is deputy chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, serves on the board of Visit Scotland and is a member of the Scottish Funding Council Research and Knowledge Exchange committee.
Anne is also an adviser to the British Council (Scotland) and the Robertson Trust and an active fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Anne was awarded an OBE for services to social science in 2002 and became the gender champion at the University of Glasgow in 2013.
#Institution
Vice Principal Emerita
University of Glasgow
#Alma-Matter
University of Glasgow, MA and PhD.
#Role at UNESCO
Chair, Lead Director of the Further Education Portfolio, UK National Commission for UNESCO
Professor Anne Anderson
Institutions
University of Glasgow
Vice Principal Emerita, Head of the College of Social Sciences.
University of Dundee
Professor of Human Computer Interaction and Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Art, Science and Engineering
Economic and Social Research Council
Research Programme Director
Role at UNESCO
Chair, UK National Commission for UNESCO’s Board of Directors, Further Education Portfolio.
The UK National Commission for UNESCO
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) is the United Nations body responsible for coordinating international cooperation in education, science, culture and communication. The UKNC is a hub for all UNESCO-related matters in the UK, and the Board of Directors take part in formulating and regularly reviewing the strategic aims of the commission.
Here, Anne and her team report a simulation study of virtual team meetings. Participants role-played companies collaborating on a design problem in order to understand the use of IT within communication.
Professor Anne Anderson
#Technology #Communication
An Accredited Expert, Professor Ivor Gaber, represents the UK government on the IPDC – the UN body dedicated to supporting media and communications in developing countries.
The chair is avowedly interdisciplinary, including people working in computer science, geography, information security, and management. All are committed to undertaking the highest possible quality of research in the field of ICT4D.
Professor Alexis Weedon leads a vast programme of projects, publications and events that examine how forms of collaborative authorship can break down assumptions and change publishing practices.
The Chair supports the international agenda to safeguard media. They prevent, protect and prosecute crimes against journalists through a combination of high-quality research, teaching and informed advocacy.
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Our advisors are experts in their field who provide advice to the UK National Commission for UNESCO by reviewing applications for UNESCO designations, prizes and patronage, and contribute to other aspects of our work.
#Man&Biosphere #Science
#GlobalGeoparks #Science
#GlobalGeoparks #Science
#CreativeCity #Communication
#CreativeCity #Communication
#MemoryoftheWorld #Culture
#WorldHeritage #Culture
#WorldHeritage #Culture
#BlueShield #CulturalProtection
All our accredited experts are selected to advise the UK National Commission for UNESCO on policy matters related to UNESCO. They are approved by HM government to represent the UK in UNESCO committees, commissions and programmes.
#IHP #Science
#IPDC #Communication
#IHP #Science
#IOC #Science
#IOC #Science
#Bioethics #Social&HumanScience
#UnderwaterCulteralHeritage #Culture
#SESAME #Science
#AI #TuringCenter #Science
UNESCO Chairs are based within Institutes for Higher Education and specialise in specific research fields. They provide policy advice to the UK National Commission for UNESCO and HM government, as well as reviewing UNESCO applications.
Liaising with the UK’s Permanent Delegation to UNESCO and approved by HM government, our Non-Executive Directors help steer the direction of the UK National Commission for UNESCO, and are each responsible for overseeing a particular field of UNESCO’s work in the UK.
#Chair #HumanSciences
#Vice-Chair #Culture
#Communication&Information
#NaturalSciences
#HigherEducation
#Education
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