Posts tagged with ‘modern slavery’

University takes further action to become slavery-free campus

The university’s Modern Slavery Working Group has continued to take action over the last year following […]

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We are workers, not slaves: Examining forced labour in Argentina and in the UK

With almost forty five million people across the world classed as modern slaves, why is this horrific reality seemingly on the rise? Which groups of people are most vulnerable to it? In which sectors is it most common? In which countries do we find the highest levels? This session will answer these questions through a focus on Nick’s research in Argentina and the UK, and show how geography is at the forefront of the fight against modern slavery.

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Forced marriage and modern slavery: when, and how, are they related? Online talk

The university’s Women’s Staff Network (WSN) is pleased to host the following talk which everyone is […]

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Nottingham Reading Programme: UoN Against Slavery

This year’s Nottingham Reading Programme saw approximately 20,000 students, staff and members of the public engage […]

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Ending slavery in our communities

This slavery symposium, convened by the University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab in partnership with Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland, brings together the latest advances in anti-slavery research, policy and practice to help you to fight slavery in your own community.

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Are my hands clean? Understanding modern slavery

For her inaugural lecture as an Honorary Professor at the University of Nottingham, Baroness Lola Young […]

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Slavery from space – how geographers do it

Presented by Dr Doreen Boyd, School of Geography and Centre for Environmental Geochemistry, University of Nottingham

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Slavery from space

Searching satellite images to end modern slavery

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Help us analyse satellite images for sites of slavery

Calling all computer scientists and programmers. Do you have the skills to design an automated program […]

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