EUROTAST
"A European Initial Training Network on the History, Archaeology, and New Genetics of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade"
| Coordinatore | KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Organization address
postcode: 1017 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Denmark [DK] |
| Totale costo | 4˙304˙064 € |
| EC contributo | 4˙304˙064 € |
| Programma | FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | FP7-PEOPLE-2011-ITN |
| Funding Scheme | MC-ITN |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-11-01 - 2015-10-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET | DK | coordinator | 1˙073˙484.00 |
| 2 |
UNIVERSITY OF YORK
Organization address
address: HESLINGTON contact info |
UK (YORK NORTH YORKSHIRE) | participant | 815˙298.00 |
| 3 |
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Organization address
address: TYNDALL AVENUE SENATE HOUSE contact info |
UK (BRISTOL) | participant | 543˙900.00 |
| 4 |
ISLENSK ERFDAGREINING EHF
Organization address
address: Sturlugata 8 contact info |
IS (REYKJAVIK) | participant | 291˙066.00 |
| 5 |
UNIVERSITY OF HULL
Organization address
address: COTTINGHAM ROAD contact info |
UK (HULL) | participant | 282˙699.00 |
| 6 |
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue Michel -Ange 3 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 275˙595.00 |
| 7 |
UNIVERSITE PAUL SABATIER TOULOUSE III
Organization address
address: ROUTE DE NARBONNE 118 contact info |
FR (TOULOUSE CEDEX 9) | participant | 275˙595.00 |
| 8 |
UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN
Organization address
address: RAPENBURG 70 contact info |
NL (LEIDEN) | participant | 265˙333.00 |
| 9 |
UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
Organization address
address: "PAZO DE SAN XEROME, PRAZA DO OBRADOIRO S/N" contact info |
ES (SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA) | participant | 249˙703.00 |
| 10 |
IPATIMUP - INSTITUTO DE PATOLOGIA EIMUNOLOGIA MOLECULAR DA UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO PCUP
Organization address
address: RUA DR ROBERTO FRIAS SN contact info |
PT (PORTO) | participant | 231˙391.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The principal aim of this ITN is to examine the history of the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies from a variety of different angles. The idea is to hire thirteen Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) and two Experienced Researchers (ERs) across Europe and a wide range of disciplines, including history, archaeology, sociology, heritage studies and genetics, to investigate various aspects of the slave trade and its legacies today. By bringing in experts from these various fields, including some that are not traditionally associated with slave trade research, such as genetics, we hope to contribute new data that will add to our knowledge of how the slave trade operated and how it impacted on the lives of millions of people. Furthermore, we believe that this setup presents a unique opportunity to deliver a training package that will encourage interdisciplinary thinking and help us to bridge the gap between what C.P. Snow called the “two cultures” of modern society - the sciences and the humanities.2 Working together on a common theme, a team of historians, archaeologists, sociologists and ge- neticists will examine various aspects of the slave trade that will increase our understanding of this horrific period in our history and, thus, help us to come to terms with it. Last but not least, we aim to disseminate the results of our various projects as widely as possible and we believe that the unique combination of history and science will en- able us to reach a much broader spectrum of the general public than hitherto possible.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
An EU team is examining the history of the slave trade using modern genetic and other methods offering information on diet and health. The project has incorporated an extensive skills training programme for young researchers, and features outreach lectures.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
The EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) funds numerous projects through its Marie Curie programme, aimed at researcher development. Hence, supported projects typically include training goals in addition to research.
One such EU-funded project is the 10-member consortium representing (http://www.eurotast.eu (EUROTAST)). Across a set of 13 research sub-projects, its goal is to re-address the history and legacy of the Atlantic slave trade using modern methods. Additionally, the project has a training agenda.
During the project's 4-year lifespan, which concludes in October 2015, it plans to help advance the careers of 15 early-stage researchers (ESRs) in the European research environment.
Thirteen internationally selected ESRs were appointed within a few months of each other, allowing their training as a single group. The training occurred within the project's first 12 to 15 months, conducted as workshops coupled with international symposia. Skills developed in the programme include communication, media, management of PhD projects and general research, plus career development. The training broadened the ESRs' horizons and provided networking opportunities.
An additional project theme is outreach, partly consisting of the project website and local lectures. A related theme is the establishment of an archaeological research unit, which provides advice relating to museum exhibits and the training of teachers.
The project's research has yielded 38 individual attendances at conferences and symposia, plus 40 articles. The publications centre on three themes. The project demonstrated the amount of useful genetic and proteomic information available from human remains, reflecting diet and health. The group has also developed and released a new informatics package aimed at obtaining reliable sequence information from remains. Finally, EUROTAST formed a consortium that is profiling genetic information from West African samples, and adding to the public database on genetic variation.
EUROTAST has to date appointed and trained 13 young researchers. The group has also researched the history and effects of the slave trade, with further research planned for later stages.