#NonExecutiveDirector
Professor Colin McInnes
Chair of the UKNC Board of Directors and Head of the Finance Committee
Colin McInnes is responsible for the UK National Commission for UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Portfolio; and is the lead author of its papers setting out recommendations for reform of the World Social Sciences Report and on the UNESCO Chairs programme.
Colin has vast experience as defence advisor, having worked as a lecturer in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst; visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Defence Studies, King’s College London; and Special Adviser to the House of Commons Defence Committee. His research interests cover many aspects of global health and
International Relations, but especially the security dimensions of
HIV and AIDS, global health governance and global health
diplomacy.
He was elected Chair of the UKNC in 2019 and works closely with the British government, UNESCO designations and UNESCO HQ in Paris. In 2017 he received the Special Achievement Award at the inaugural Wales Social Research awards, for his ‘outstanding personal achievement in research’.
Professor McInnes has published widely, initially on strategy and security and more recently global health politics. His book, Spectator Sport War: The West and Contemporary Conflict, was a Choice ‘Outstanding academic title’. The wider impact of his work was rated 4* in the 2014 REF, for which he was also a panel member and he is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and of the Royal Society for the Arts.
Alongside his role at UNESCO, he also holds a chair in Aberystwyth University’s Department of International Politics and is the University’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research. He is currently advising both Public Health Wales and the InterAction Council (an NGO consisting of over 40 former Presidents and Prime Ministers still active in influencing world events) on global health issues.
#Institution
University of Aberystwyth
Pro Vice-Chancellor- Research, Knowledge Exchange and Innovation
SINCE 2007
#Alma-Matter
#Role at UNESCO
Chair and Non-Executive Director of the UK National Commission for UNESCO
SINCE 2019
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Colin McInnes
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.
ROLE AT UNESCO
Colin McInnes is Chair and Non-Executive Director of the UK National Commission for UNESCO and is responsible for its Social and Human Sciences Portfolio.
Institutions
UK National Commission for UNESCO
Chair and Non-Executive Director
FROM 2014
University of Aberystwyth
Pro Vice Chancellor, Professor of International Politics
RESEARCH, KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND INNOVATION
House of Commons Defence Committee
Special Adviser
Role at UNESCO
Chair and Non-Executive Director of the UK National Commission for UNESCO.
SINCE 2019
COMMISSION
The UK National Commission for UNESCO
ESTABLISHED 1946 – LONDON, ENGLAND
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.
Publications
SELECTED PUBLISHED WORK
Read about some of Colin’s work, projects and groundbreaking research.
Old wine in new bottles? Use of twitter by established UK news media during the 2014-15 West African Ebola outbreak.
2018
#GlobalEbola
How did three UK media sources use Twitter during the 2014–2015 Ebola crisis? Here, Colin examines the balance between factual reporting and opinion in order to provide commentary on the news.
Reflecting on Ethics in the Investigation of Online Communication during Emergencies.
2018
#UrgentHealthcare
The use of social media to communicate in cases of emergencies has gained
more and more importance in recent years. Here, Colin examines the ethics and methodology surrounding reporting and civilian social media engagement through web and social media.
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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.
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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.
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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’ 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.
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#Vice-Chair #Culture
#Communication&Information
#NaturalSciences
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