Podcasts about senior project officer

In the first episode of the new season, Derek and Lawrence sit down with Chris Leonard, Senior Project Officer at Cotswold Archaeology. Chris shares his fascinating career journey, starting with a degree in South American Studies and navigating the highs and lows of short-term contracts in commercial archaeology. From uncertain beginnings to becoming a leading professional in the field, his story is a must-hear for anyone curious about the realities of a career in commercial archaeology.   Plus, Derek and Lawrence catch us up on what they've been up to during the ten-month break. Expect laughter, insights, and the launch of a brand-new tradition: Career in Ruins-themed AI-generated songs!

Adopted in 1989, the Council of Europe's Anti-Doping Convention unites stakeholders from member states and provides a framework for working together to protect clean sport and fair play. This episode features two guests from the Council of Europe, Julien Attuil-Kayser and Dr. Liene Kozlovska. Julien recently served as the Head of the Anti-doping Unit, and Liene is the Anti-doping Senior Project Officer. In this episode, they discuss the history of the Council of Europe, the important role the organization plays in the clean sport movement, how the Anti-Doping Convention came to be, how it works today, and more.

Maura chats to Dr Niamh Roche, Senior Project Officer at Bat Conservation Ireland about specias of bats in Ireland and how to manage bats in your home.

A wide-ranging conversation about the problem of homelessness and the potential for Housing First policies and principles to lead on to greater economic empowerment. Naomi Lewis is Senior Project Officer, Together Home at Homelessness NSW and a former senior case manager for the Salvation Army. This episode includes a discussion of what it means to have an anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, person-centred approach to social work.

This is a special edition of The Random Sample! We're on the road at the World Statistics Congress taking place from 15-20 July in Ottawa, Canada. The Congress is put on by International Statistical Institute (ISI) and is the largest congress worldwide for statisticians and data scientists. In this podcast, we hear from Stephen Penneck, ISI President; Kerrie Mengersen, ISI Vice President; Anil Arora, Chief Statistician for Statistics Canada; Eric Rancourt, Asst. Chief Statistician & Chief Data Officer for Statistics Canada; and John Bailer, former ISI President and host of the “Stats & Stories” podcast. Our host for this episode is Tim Macuga, Senior Project Officer for the QUT Centre for Data Science and the Australian Data Science Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SBS Spanish conversó con Trini Abascal, Directora y Co-fundadora de Latin Stories Australia; con Zoraida Salaza, Senior Project Officer en Centre for Multicultural Youth y con Alejandra Angeles, Directora y Co-fundadora del Gals en Australia acerca de las particularidades del taller que han organizado, que tiene como objetivo proporcionar información clara y completa acerca de los servicios disponibles y las vías diseñadas para apoyar a los titulares de visas que enfrentan violencia familiar dentro de nuestras comunidades.

In this episode, Annie and Marc take us to South Sudan where they interview people about civilian perceptions of local police performance, the challenges people face in seeking effective police assistance, and what may happen when people start looking for alternative sources of protection. Guests:John Malith Mabor, Senior Project Officer, PAXA former community surveyor (anonymous)This podcast is brought to you by CIVIC and PAX. This episode was written by Erin Bijl with assistance from Anton Quist, Hans Rouw, Lauren Spink, Annie Shiel, and Marc Garlasco.You can find a full transcript of this episode here.To learn more about the protection of civilians and police performance in South Sudan, see:PAX website ‘Human Security Survey: South Sudan'.PAX event video ‘Bridging the law enforcement gap in South Sudan', 2021.This episode included a clip from Al Jazeera.

Feeling overwhelmed in the face of climate and sustainability challenges? Have we got the episode for you. With the built environment contributing to around 40% of global emissions, our industry has a critical – and pivotal - role to play to limit the projected impacts of climate change to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century. So we held an event to hear from the people making the changes in our industry that we all want to see more of, in the world. The event, in November 2022, was run by a passionate group of female designers, championing equity and change in our industry. They invited leaders in sustainability, waste, Passivhaus and community to come together in a Yarning circle, where designers and guests were able hear the motivations, failures, successes, and ideas for inspiring everyday action in environmental and social sustainability. Great ideas deserve to be shared, and we recorded the event so you, too, can feel the optimism and motivation to keep going on a path toward Regeneration. Hosted by Senior Architect Mia Willemsen, in this episode you'll hear from: Kat Rodwell, Aboriginal Engagement Consultant, Balert Mura Consulting Maree Marshall, Director, Waste Management & Circular Economy, WSP;  Clare Parry, Sustainability Manager, Development Victoria;  Sam Peart, Head of Sustainability, Hassell Daniel Tatton, Senior Project Officer, Creative Victoria Thanks to our WomenIN event organisers Sarah Mair, Maddie Gundry, Hannah Green, Chloe Gleeson, Mia Willemsen, Megan Boyle, Emily Shaw, Lauren Geschke, Ingrid Bakker, and Sam Peart. This episode was recorded on Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Country in Naarm (Melbourne).

Education is a basic human right and the foundation for peace and sustainable development according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).  UNSECO recently released the Futures of Education report: "Reimagining our futures together: a new social contract for education." Noah Sobe, PhD, worked on the creation of the report for more than two years as Senior Project Officer for UNESCO's Futures of Education Initiative. In this episode,  Sobe explains what is in the report and how education must be reformed to create the futures we all want.

Dr. Nandini Chatterjee Singh is a cognitive neuroscientist and currently Senior Project Officer at UNESCO MGIEP (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development), in New Delhi, India. UNESCO MGIEP focuses on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4.7 towards education for building peaceful and sustainable societies across the world by developing programmes that promote social and emotional learning, innovate digital pedagogies and empower the youth. Their mission is to 'build kinder brains.' After receiving a PhD in physics from the University of Pune in India, Nandini studied auditory learning mechanisms in songbirds at University of California Berkeley. She returned to India in 2002 and the first cognitive and neuroimaging laboratory in India at the National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) in India, where she set up SALLY (Speech and Language Laboratory). Using behavioral and functional neuroimaging experiments, her laboratory sought to understand neurodiversity especially children with autism and dyslexia. Her research laboratory at NBRC also conducted research on how Indian ragas elicit distinct emotions. Since 2017, Nandini has been at UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) where she has led the development of EMC², a neuroscience-based framework that builds SEL competencies of Empathy(E), Mindfulness (M), Compassion (C) and Critical Inquiry (C). She is focused on designing new interactive curricula using innovative digital pedagogies like digital games, digital dialogue to cultivate SEL and she conducts cross-cultural research to assess their efficacy in school education systems. Social Links LinkedIn: @nandini-chatterjee-singh Twitter: @nanchatter; @UNESCO_MGIEP

On June 22-23 the Sustainable Wine Roundtable held its first annual conference. The two-day online event brought together 250+ experts from across and outside the global wine industry to discuss the critical sustainability challenges facing the sector. All of the session recordings are available online.  Session Title: Wine people: Ensuring the rights and well-being of workers, advancing equality and diversity, and nurturing good relations with neighbouring communities Speakers: Emerentia Patientia, Senior Project Officer, Fairtrade Africa Allan Sichel, President, Bordeaux Wine Council Jimena Sanchez, Network Representative, Amfori Moderator: Dr. Peter Stanbury, Sustainable Wine Roundtable    

Ros Patton is a Senior Project Officer for the Suicide Prevention Project and the owner and a manager of a mixed-operation farm. Ros works full-time with her husband and their two sons, managing sheep, cattle, and crops, on their farm near Condobolin and spends her spare time volunteering within her community. In this episode, Ros shares her passion for destigmatising mental health in rural communities, hoping that mental illness will once be as easy to talk about and seek help for as any other medical issue. Plus, you'll hear Ros discuss the first steps involved in seeking help for yourself or someone else.  Local Land Services Natural Resource Management Officer Jasmine Wells caught up with Ros in between her cattle mustering adventures for this insightful and important conversation.   Mental health support: Call Lifeline on 13 11 14 Call the Mental Health Line on 1800 011 511 Call Western Plains Regional Development on 02 6895 3301   Connect: Central West LLS website Central West LLS on Facebook Central West LLS on Twitter Central West LLS on YouTube   The views contained in this podcast series are not necessarily endorsed by Central West Local Land Services. Listeners are advised to contact their local office to discuss their individual situation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Increasing disaster resilience and knowledge is fundamentally important for communities of all different sizes and locations. Today we speak with Owen Ziebell, Senior Project Officer for the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience about the work being done in schools to help our students & families be prepared. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About AIDR: The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR) is the National Institute for disaster risk reduction and resilience. They collaborate across sectors to strengthen the resilience of Australian communities to disasters. AIDR creates, grows, and supports a range of networks; provides opportunities for learning, development, and innovation; shares knowledge and resources to enable informed decision making and action; and facilitates thought leadership through national conversations. The AIDR Education for Young People program brings together educators, emergency services, community organisations, researchers and others working with young people to develop knowledge, skills, and solutions for a disaster-resilient future.  Owen Ziebell: As a former teacher and police officer, Owen has experience in the education system as well as the emergency services. He have worked across independent and government schools in metropolitan and rural Victoria, teaching across Prep to Year 12, in English, Humanities, and VCAL. He has always been passionate about student wellbeing and developing educational programs that have a tangible impact on the local community. When not in the office you'll find Owen working on the family farm in central Victoria with his partner and dog, out for a long run, or in the shed woodworking.  Links: AIDR Schools Homepagez https://schools.aidr.org.au/ Teaching Resources                         https://schools.aidr.org.au/disaster-resilience-education/teaching-resources/#/ CALD Resources                                 https://schools.aidr.org.au/disaster-resilience-education/culturally-and-linguistically-diverse-resources/ ATSI Resources                                  https://schools.aidr.org.au/disaster-resilience-education/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-resources/ Join DRANZSEN                                  https://schools.aidr.org.au/contact-us/ Resilient Australia Awards             https://schools.aidr.org.au/disaster-resilience-education/resilient-australia-school-award/ Email                                              owen.ziebell@aidr.org.au About the FizzicsEd podcast Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world! https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/ Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode?  Share it! The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON ) http://www.aeon.net.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last month, the recently elected coalition government in Germany announced their initial plans to legalise cannabis for recreational use.There has understandably been a lot of excitement about this news, so on this week's episode Alfredo Pascual from Seed Innovations, Franziska Katterbach from Khiron Life Sciences, and Tom Blickman from Transnational Institute join me to discuss how the upcoming legislation may disrupt and revolutionise the recreational and medical markets within Germany and Europe on a wider scale.About Our GuestsAlfredo PascualVP of Investment Analysis, Seed Innovations Based in Germany, Alfredo is a prominent cannabis industry analyst who has been identifying opportunities and generating unique insights for businesses and investors in Europe and Latin America since 2016. He is currently VP of Investment Analysis of Seed Innovations Ltd (LON: SEED), the AIM quoted company investing in fast growing and industry leading businesses with a focus on the medical cannabis, health and wellness space. Before joining Seed Innovations, Alfredo worked as International Analyst at Marijuana Business Daily (MJBiz), the US-based business news and information resource, where he focused on covering how cannabis markets and investments were evolving internationally. Alfredo has an academic background in business and public policy.Connect with Alfredo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfrepTom BlickmanSenior Project Officer, Transnational InstituteTom Blickman (1957) is a Senior Project Officer at the Transnational Institute (TNI), based in Amsterdam. Since 1997, he has been working for TNI's Drugs Programme, specializing in international drug control policy and the UN conventions, drug markets, alternative development, money laundering and organised crime. More recently he is closely following cannabis regulation policies in Europe and elsewhere. Tom is a regular speaker at international policy conferences and advises on developments in the drugs field. He is co-editor of the TNI Drug Policy Briefing series.Connect with Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-blickman-2941a046/Franziska KatterbachPresident, Khiron Life SciencesFranziska Katterbach is an accomplished business executive and legal expert (zugelassene Rechtsanwältin) who brings extensive experience working within Europe's emerging cannabis industry. After completing her legal studies at Universität Leipzig and Landgericht Darmstadt, Franziska joined the corporate law firm Dentons, where she was involved in high-profile deals in the cannabis sector across multiple jurisdictions. Franziska later served as Director of Legal for Canopy's European operations, before joining Khiron. With 8+ years of regulatory expertise and 4+ as business executive in the European emerging cannabis industry, Franziska has well rounded knowledge in the industry. Franziska is considered a pioneer of the medical cannabis market in Germany, working in the medical cannabis industry in Europe on executive level since the very beginning in 2016.Connect with Franziska on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franziska-katterbach-438878a9

Aimee Johnston is a public health nutritionist and the Senior Project Officer at The Queensland Association of School Tuck Shops. Between her current role and her volunteer experience with the Cancer Council, Aimee has plenty of experience making an impact on children's food choices. Find the full episode show notes and topics covered here: www.nutritiongradguide.com/podcast/episode-71-aimee-johnston You can learn more about QAST and the work Aimee does via their website https://qast.org.au/. Be sure to follow @nutritiongradguide to stay up to date with all of the latest episodes and updates.

Monday Breaky October 11thwith Jacob // 7.00AM: We bring you a special feature - the Raucus Anti-AUKUS Caucus which was hosted by Renegade Activists on Thursday October 7 .The caucus featured a panel discussion on what the AUKUS alliance between Australia, the UK, and the US really means for Australia. Speakers included Jacob Grech, Guy Rundle, Clinton Fernandes, Dimity Hawkins, Dave Sweeney, Talei Mangioni & Scott Ludlam. There is a further action session being organised for Nov 4th. For more details, go to www.renegadeactivists.org//8.00AM: Stick Together reports on the Anti-Vax Rallies that happened outside the CFMEU Building. A first hand account delivered by Campo and Gorilla from Concrete Gang on 3CR. //8.15AM: Jacob speaks with Cody Smith, Senior Project Officer at Intersex Human Rights Australia about the intersex rights movement, and proposed changes in Victoria's laws for intersex medical interventions. 

Vaccinating away from the practice. Michelle Fernandez, Senior Project Officer at the Immunisation Unit of Health Protection NSW at NSW Health joins Anne Davis. Resources: National Vaccine Storage Guidelines – ‘Strive for 5' https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/national-vaccine-storage-guidelines-strive-for-5 Public Health Units – 1300 066 055

Linden Deathe is Senior Project Officer at Women's Health Victoria. She shares her experience in leading the shEqual movement. Linden and Anton talk about the (in)Equality that exists in the Australian Advertising industry. They explore how to prevent and address gender inequality. Linden shares her research that reveals how sexist advertising contributes to a culture of violence against women. And how more realistic and respectful portrayals of women and girls can help bring that culture to an end. It's time for advertising to get equal. https://www.trinityp3.com/2021/08/inequality-in-australian-advertising/

Mandatory reporting of AIR and accessing PRODA. Michelle Fernandez, Senior Project Officer at the Immunisation Unit of Health Protection NSW at NSW Health joins Anne Davis. Resources: PRODA being switched off: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/organisations/health-professionals/news/authentication-file-ending-make-move-proda-now How to add records for individuals without a Medicare number (page 29 of presentation): http://medicareaust.com/MODULES/AIR/AIRM04/index.html PRODA for individual access: https://www.cesphn.org.au/documents/population-health/immunisation-1/3648-accessing-air-using-proda-individuals-user-guide-july-2020-v1-0-3/file PRODA for organisational access: https://www.phnimmunise.org.au/assets/resources-public/Accessing-AIR-using-PRODA-Organisations-User-Guide-July-2020-V1-0.pdf Australian Immunisation Register contact numbers: General enquiries 1800 653 809 AIR site helpdesk 1300 650 039 eBusiness (HPOS & PRODA) 1800 700 199 COVID-19 vaccination training program: https://www.health.gov.au/covid-19-vaccination-training-program

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this incredible episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by The Evolllution, we welcome Ken Knueven, Senior Project Officer, Higher Education Innovation, Charles Koch Foundation. Ken comes back for his second visit and talks with Joe and Liz about his new work at the Foundation. He also talks about how education and technology will impact investing, how the metaverse will be the new iteration of the internet, and how online education is the present and future. Listen in to another fantastic episode with Ken! Ken Knueven has been instrumental in the development, growth, and leadership of transformative organizations for over twenty-five years. He has extensive experience in Higher Education as well as the Fortune 500, Public Sector and Nonprofit organizations. A successful technology executive, Ken has consistently been at the forefront of industry leading innovations and initiatives. Presently, Ken leads engagements with college and university boards and their leadership teams involving their student acquisition, retention and success strategies. Through inclusive problem-solving sessions, he assists institutions in identifying and achieving outcomes that drive their future success and prosperity. Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next time for another episode! Contact Us! Connect with the hosts - Elvin Freytes, Elizabeth Leiba, and Dr. Joe Sallustio ● If you want to get involved, leave us a comment or rate us! ● Join the EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● Follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thanks for listening! We make education your business!

Principles of vaccine storage and cold chain management. Michelle Fernandez, Senior Project Officer at the Immunisation Unit of Health Protection NSW at NSW Health joins Anne Davis.

Originally recorded on April 9, 2021 for the CID Speaker Series, featuring Priyadarshani Joshi, Senior Project Officer of Research with the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report. Priyadarshani Joshi continued the conversation with CID Student Ambassador after her appearance at the virtual CID Speaker Series event where she shared insights from her recent work on understanding how countries are coping with COVID-19 . The COVID-19 pandemic represents a historic disruption of education systems around the world. The Global Education Monitoring Report is an independent team housed at UNESCO analyses and contributes to the global discussion around educational progress in the Sustainable Development Goals Agenda through authoritative, evidence-based analyses; and by convening perspectives from a range of national and global experts. This presentation focuses on select recent contributions made by the GEM Report team (and others) on understanding how countries are coping with COVID-19 currently, the growing evidence base on financing, equity and systemic concerns, and what strategies are in place to try and recover from the pandemic.

Interest in the participation of ordinary citizens in environmental decision-making is increasing. Extinction Rebellion is calling for a Citizens' Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice; and last year Climate Assembly UK, the first UK-wide citizens' assembly on climate change, was held to examine how the UK should meet its target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.  Dominic Ward is a Senior Project Officer at Involve, the UK's leading public participation charity. Involve worked on designing and running Climate Assembly UK. In this episode, PIEL's Issy Campion and Alex Kidd talk to Dominic about what citizens' assemblies are and what they can achieve. 

Anne Davis is joined by Michelle Fernandez, Senior Project Officer with the Immunisation Unit of the Health Protection Unit in NSW. This episode is an introduction to immunisations and it will be a series of podcasts in collaboration with NSW Health.

In need of some mid-week inspiration? Hosted by our girl, Amanda, this weeks episode explores the idea of purpose in design and how we define our architectural duties: name vs nature. We are blessed to be joined by Senior Project Officer for Greater London's Regeneration Team and 1/3 co-founders of Black Females in Architecture, Neba Sere, who sheds light on her personal experiences in studying architecture and how she formed meaning and principle in design. Our mission at 1:100 Architecture Podcast is giving people just like us the confidence to thrive with originality, creativity and innovation. Our aim is to provide the best relatable content, design tips and architectural conversation for those of diverse backgrounds to be confident in their abilities. Stay up to date @1to100podcast Get in touch 1to100podcast@gmail.com

With dozens of countries having legalized medical marijuana and full legalization gaining speed across the globe, it's easy to forget how the war on drugs drove so much foreign policy for so long — and how ravaging it was for mostly impoverished communities in countless countries.That has been overwhelmingly positive — in some ways revolutionary, says Pien Metaal, a Senior Project Officer at the Transnational Institute's Drugs and Democracy program.“[Those changes] have made it possible for patients who are ill to access cannabis as a medicine,” Metaal said on The Cannabis Enigma podcast. “What we still have not seen is these benefits also going to the communities that have been so affected by its prohibition.”Of course, that is not true across the board. Some Caribbean countries “have made a real effort to involve the traditional farmers — to give them licenses, to provide for amnesty that they can become legal producers for a medical market,” turning it into a development opportunity, Metaal explained.In Uruguay, cannabis legalization was framed by the government as a human rights issue — or at least as a clash between international drug treaties and human rights obligations.In Morocco, there are efforts to find ways for traditional growers and manufacturers of hash oil to gain access to medical marijuana or wellness markets in other countries.“The treaties on drugs have forced them to criminalize their citizens because they use a certain substance,” Metaal said. “They have forced [the government] to put them in jail and take some rights away from them because of the fact that they use these drugs. So the balance between drug treaties and human rights is a very delicate one, and has not been taken into account up until now. This is something that is now starting to change.”The problem with that is “there's never been a real scientific evidence-based research on why cannabis should be a prohibited substance. It has been based on a series of assumptions that cannabis would lead to other drugs, but also that it would have effects on the morality of the people who use it” — often with explicit racist motivations and undertones.  What is the prospect of change in the international system's approach to the prohibition of cannabis? As of now, it is still listed as a Schedule I drug, which is usually categorized as having a high level of abuse and no accepted medical use.Even now that global attitudes toward marijuana are changing, “this whole system is [still] based on these assumptions,” Metaal said.Edited, produced, and mixed by Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man with technical assistance from Elana Goldberg. Music by Desca.

Discussions with Bev Lazzarou, Senior Project Officer for Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Program of Legal Aid NSW and Kim Du Ross, A/ Assistant Manager at NSW Domestic Violence Line. Bev and Kim join Anne Davis on this episode to provide practical advice and resources to effectively support staff and patients exposed to domestic violence. Resources: https://coronavirus.dcj.nsw.gov.au/services/domestic-and-family-violence https://itstimetotalk.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/GP-Toolkit-2014.pdf https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/domestic-violence/helpline State based services: 1800RESPECT (National): 1800 737 732 DVLine: 1800 656 463 WDVCAS (Women's Domestic Violence Advocacy Services): 1800 938 227 Men's Referral Service (run by No To Violence): 1300 766 491 MensLine Australia: (03) 8371 2851

In Episode 3 of Series 4 Dr Patricia Hynes from the University of Bedfiordshire and Patrick Burland, Senior Project Officer for Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery for the UN Migration Agency (IOM) discuss their research which looks to improve understanding of the causes, determinants and ‘vulnerabilities' to human trafficking as well as the support needs of people from countries who have experienced trafficking into the UK.  0.00 – 2.32 The episode begins with a short clip of Kieran Guilbert of the Thomson Reuters Foundation who spoke to the Rights Track about a forthcoming project profiling the lived experiences of people who have been trafficked. Kieran begins by referencing contemporary examples of stories from survivors of slavery. His view is that while we know a great deal about trafficking we know little of how victims are helped to recover. He speaks of a multi-media project featuring the survivors of slavery which takes as its starting point the idea that freedom from slavery is not the end of the story but the beginning of a new story which includes healthcare, counselling, education jobs and integration back into society.  2.33 – 3.07 Todd refers to the clip and asks Patricia Hynes to comment on Kieran's suggestion that the conversation about trafficking needs to “move forward”. He then goes on to ask about the model of vulnerability that they have developed. 3.08 – 5.25 Patricia agrees it's important to look forward, but doesn't accept that we have full knowledge of what trafficking involves given that: the nature of exploitation is evolving whilst we know a great deal about sexual exploitation, little is known about the trafficking of men and boys from the countries they have studied there are gaps in national statistics on trafficking  In her view there is a need to focus on: plugging the gaps in our knowledge re trafficking identifying the next step is for survivors finding out more about needs of survivors or how they recover from trafficking  So look forwards but also look backwards.  5.26 – 6.05 Todd asks why their research focuses on people from Nigeria, Albania and Vietnam when the largest proportion of survivors listed in the National Referral Mechanism(NRM) are UK nationals. 6.06 – 7.08 In reply Patricia gives the following reasons:  they were in the top 4 countries re: NRM referrals the focus on UK nationals is very much child sexual exploitation whereas they wanted to be able to use the International Organization for Migration's determinants of migrant vulnerability model for funding purposes the countries had to be ODA eligible countries(the UK is not) 7.09 – 9.27 Todd moves on to ask how survivors can look forward to a positive future. According to Patrick research conducted in the field indicated a lack of knowledge around trafficking to the UK and what support was given to victims on their return. However, given that it is difficult for the victims to remain in the UK in the longer term, it appears that on their return to their home country they find it difficult to access comprehensive support and assistance programs, leaving them vulnerable to being re-trafficked. 9.28 – 9.37 Todd asks Patrick to explain the IOM model of determinants of vulnerability 9.38 – 12.19 Patrick outlines 4 levels of determinants that affect vulnerability prior to, during and after the migration experience. It seeks to understand what might provide protection and resilience to the individual during the migration journey. Individual - age gender, education, wealth/income/employment Household and family - size, household wealth/family background Community - how protective is the community of individuals, beliefs and practices - found to be a significant factor in placing people in vulnerable situations Structural - access to safe migration opportunities, governance, rule of law, corruption, the socio-economic situation within the country 12.20 – 12.54 Todd summarises this as looking at vulnerability “from the micro to the macro”. He asks whether established cultural practices lead people into being trafficked unwittingly. 12.55 – 13.53 Patricia agrees and says their research in Albania confirmed this. She talks of a “code of silence” where trafficking is not mentioned. She points to gender imbalance and the inability of the state to protect individuals as structural aspects of vulnerability and confirms that income inequality is also a major factor in vulnerability. 13.54 – 14.38 Todd refers to an earlier Rights Track episode with Austin Chioi-Fitzpatrick who has conducted research on the perpetrators of slavery and asks whether, during their research, they obtained information on the traffickers themselves. 14.39  - 17.35 Patrick replies that across the 3 countries the profiles of traffickers can be quite different. However they able to investigate the ways in which traffickers are able to recruit their victims and the role of households and communities in influencing the decision to engage with a potential trafficker. They found that: traffickers often have strong connections directly or through intermediaries to the victim via family or community which develops feelings of trust and security in the individual. these people may have a higher status within the community which can create pressure on an individual to engage in the process the people approaching the individual may or may not be aware of the potential for trafficking to take place  migration involves connecting an individual to a complex and shifting network of contacts and intermediaries, starting within their family and community but ending up elsewhere. 17.36 – 18.43  Todd moves on to consider the situation in the UK and the proposed Victim Support Bill.He asks two related questions: What is the status of the victims; will they be returned to their home country or do they have asylum status how many? Is the Victim Support Bill a welcome development? 18.44 – 20.04 Patricia says she supports the Victim Support Bill although she argues that it represents a beginning She supports the extension of the 45 day reception period which she argues is not long enough She suggests that even a 12 month extension period may not be long enough. Research shows it takes a long time for individuals to feel safe, secure and to be able to talk about their experiences given the extent of the traumas they have experienced. She Infers that the current system in the UK is not as supportive as it might be 20.05 –  21.37  Patrick refers to research he undertook with representatives from NAPTIP (National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Nigeria) In all they have only supported 6 victims of trafficking who had returned to Nigeria from the UK. The assumption is that the number is greater given that Nigeria ranks in the top 5 NRM referral countries and this suggests that very few victims returning to Nigeria are able to access assistance and support back in Nigeria. 21.38 – 21.54 Todd asks about plans to share the research findings with policy makers and the wider community attempting to put an end to slavery. 21.55 – 22.28 Patricia explains: The research has generated substantial data set of 170 interviews (58 are of survivors) and there is a wish to disseminate it as widely as possible They are working on the final draft of a report to Parliament due in March; the working title is “Between two Fires”