Yogakarta, 23 August 2023 – The Faculty of Biology received a visit from Dr. Josie South from University of Leeds, United Kingdom. The visit was welcomed at the KPTU Meeting Room of Faculty of Biology and was attended by Dr. Eko Agus Suyono, M.App.Sc. as Vice Dean for Research, Community Service, Collaboration and Alumni Affairs, Dr. Bambang Retnoaji, M.Sc. as Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Tyas Ikhsan Hikmawan, M.Sc., Ph.D. and Nur Indah Septriani, M.Sc., Ph.D. from the Office of International Affairs, Faculty of Biology, Dr. Dwi Sendi Priyono, M.Si. from the Animal Systematics Laboratory, Dra. Tuty Arisuryanti, M.Sc., Ph.D. from the Genetics and Breeding Laboratory, and Zuliyati Rohmah, M.Si., Ph.D. from the Animal Development Structure Laboratory, Faculty of Biology.
During the visit, Dr. Eko as Vice Dean for Research, Community Service, Collaboration, and Alumni Affairs presented the profile of the Faculty of Biology, study programs, facilities, to the collaborations that have been forged by the Faculty of Biology both with domestic and foreign partners.
Dr. Josie South is an ecologist, especially aquatic ecology, invasion and fish conservation from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. His research focuses on aquatic ecology and fisheries, invasive species, effects of climate change on fisheries and marine ecology, resource management, conservation, and food security. She expressed her interest in collaborating on research with researcher from Faculty of Biology, especially research related to aquatic ecology and fisheries in Indonesia.
The collaboration between the Faculty of Biology and the University of Leeds has been initiated in the scope of student exchange and double degrees. At this meeting, research collaboration was initiated, especially joint research and joint publications on the topic of aquatic ecology, especially fisheries through the Newtown Grant scheme. Newton Grant is a research funding scheme that collaborates between researchers from the United Kingdom and various countries, one of which is Indonesia. Previously, the Faculty of Biology had collaborated with other universities in the United Kingdom, namely the University of Warwick with the same research scheme.
The discussion is a step by the Faculty of Biology to improve the quality of education by collaborating with partners at the international level while building good relations, especially with the University of Leeds. This collaborative effort is the commitment of the Faculty of Biology UGM to support sustainable development and in line with the sustainable development goals (SDGs), namely good quality education (SDGs 4) and revitalization of global partnerships (SDGs 17).