Dr Issam W. Damaj
Head of Department
OUR TEAM
COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS
Lead contracting institution providing research leadership, coordination, and technical expertise in digital innovation and multidisciplinary research.
Partner institution contributing contextual knowledge, research capacity, and engagement with Moroccan stakeholders.
PROJECT LEADERS
MENTORS
Prof Elizabeth Redmond
Professor of Food Safety, Health and Behaviour
Dr Fiona Carroll
Reader in Human–Computer Interaction
Prof Dalila Loudyi
Professor of Water and Environmental Engineering
Prof Rachida El Morabet
Professor of Geography
JUDGES
The judging panel for the Researcher Challenges consisted of distinguished academics from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). They provided expert evaluation of the challenge projects, assessing innovation, feasibility, impact, and alignment with the project’s overarching goals of climate resilience, gender inclusion, and technological innovation.Â
Dr Mehmet E. Aydin
University of the West of England, Bristol
Research & Innovation Expert and Judge
KEYNOTE & GUEST SPEAKERS
Guests of HonourÂ
Keynote SpeakersÂ
ASSOCIATE PARTNERS
Connects research with environmental policy; supports dissemination and collaboration through national networks.
Social enterprise promoting smart, sustainable rural development; shares expertise from the Smart Towns Wales initiative
NGO advancing women’s rights and environmental sustainability in Morocco; ensures gender integration in project activities.
Civil-society network promoting climate justice and gender equality; facilitates local stakeholder engagement.
Funded by the British Council’s Going Global Partnerships Researcher Challenges scheme.
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