The first CRICULT Management Committee and Leadership Meeting took place in Edinburgh, 8–10 December, organised and hosted at Craiglockhart Campus by Dr Michał A. Piegzik.
The core group and leadership (Action Chair Prof. Piotr Stec and Vice-Chair Dr Izabella Parowicz) presented progress and future directions. Invited speakers proposed research topics with strong collaboration potential. (Dr Rob Clucas, Professor Gerardine (Gerri) Matthews-Smith PhD, Louise Todd) Working Group leaders outlined current plans and long-term goals on:
🏛️ Trafficking of cultural goods as a security issue (Luis Javier Capote Pérez & Karolina Kuprecht)
🕌 Climate change, natural disasters and heritage crises (Hulya Yuceer & Christian Degrigny)
🛕 Heritage law and policy in the context of warfare and cultural cleansing (Monika Gabriela Bartoszewicz & Michał A. Piegzik)
🏭 Crises of intangible heritage and their impact on tangible heritage loss (Clizia Franceschini & Jelena Pavlicic Sarić)
🕍 Overtourism and neglect of cultural heritage (Yara Saifi Yavuz & Jevon Vella)
🏯 Supranational and transdisciplinary heritage-in-crisis cooperation
(Marilena Vecco & Peter Münch)
Science communication – Alina V.oinea, COST publication rules – Izabella Parowicz, and grant management strategy – Raffaella De Marco were also presented, followed by a forward-looking discussion on priorities and collaborative research topics.
Thank you to all participants and invited speakers for shaping CRICULT’s next steps.
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