Human Welfare Conference 2020

The 12th annual Human Welfare Conference was cancelled due to COVID-19. It was due to take place at Green Templeton on Friday 15 May and Saturday 16 May 2020, exploring the theme Living Through Conflict: Beyond Trauma and Resilience. The conference aimed to introduce interdisciplinary ideas to discuss the long-lasting impacts of political conflict – war or systemic violence, both within and imposed upon communities.

The committee for the Human Welfare Conference 2020

The committee hoped to create an interdisciplinary shared space for academics, activists, and people that have lived experience of conflict. The conference aimed to imagine possibilities beyond our conventional understandings of trauma and resilience: what these distinctions mean, who gets to fit into each category, why they matter, and how can science help inform impacts on future generations.

The committee members were:

Co-chairs: Tingyee Chang and Vira Ameli
Publicity Chair: Libby Jennings
Poster Session Chair: Sofija Paneva
Keynote Session Chair: Urdur Ásta Eiriksdotter
Media Session Chairs: Stephanie Eagling-Peche and Michelle Yeung
Panel Session Chairs: Isra Hasnain, Beatriz Silveira de Arruda, Lizzy Thomas and Lion Uhl

For more information on the Human Welfare Conference, please contact events@gtc.ox.ac.uk.