Lloyd's Register Foundation

Today, Lloyd's Register Foundation has launched a new and ambitious five-year strategy. Created in the context of a continually changing world, our new strategy builds on our work to date and remains in line with our charitable mission; to engineer a safer world. Focusing on three interconnected priority areas: Safer Maritime Systems; Skilled People for Safer Engineering; and Safer, Sustainable Infrastructure, we plan to scale our impact to make a difference in the places where #safety is most needed. In addition, we will continue to invest in the Foundation’s own assets and expertise which are our maritime heritage and safety evidence and insight. Explore now: https://lnkd.in/eZx3Ggc5  

Lloyd's Register Foundation is proud to be a signatory of the 2024 Rio Action Statement. Backed by 25 global Foundations, the Rio Action Statement lays out a bold roadmap for philanthropy to drive resource mobilisation, outreach, advocacy, and partnerships in support of Ocean Decade initiatives ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference. Read more on the UNESCO Ocean website: https://loom.ly/C420nuU #oceans #philanthropy #sustainabledevelopment

The Global Engineering Capability Review (GECR) 2024, to be launched by Engineering X next year, builds on the first iteration of the GECR, produced in 2019, that investigated the barriers that inhibit safe and innovative engineering practices in 99 countries around the world. Sign up on the Engineering X website to receive the GECR report first: https://loom.ly/g5-dHGk

Our partners at the UCL Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR) are seeking applicants for a new PhD opportunity. The project, analysing data from the 2019, 2021, and 2023 World Risk Polls, will examine how perceptions of climate change threats to communities and countries have evolved over time, particularly before and after the global COVID-19 pandemic. For more information and how to apply, please visit: https://loom.ly/ysHay4c

Join #EngineeringX and the African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) on January 16 for an engaging #webinar addressing plastic pollution in Africa. This session will reflect on the outcomes of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) and explore how the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty can shape a sustainable future for the continent. Find out more and register now: https://loom.ly/tY9fNa0

Data from our latest #WorldRiskPoll report - ‘World the world worries about’ – reveals that road-related accidents remain the single biggest perceived risk to safety in the daily lives of one in six (16%) of the world’s adult population. One in eight (13%) say crime and violence is the top risk to their safety and one in ten (11%) say personal health conditions. Explore the poll: https://loom.ly/NCTigJQ

We are inviting organisations and communities to apply to our £15 million #funding call, as we look to fund projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing #safety across three interconnected priority areas: Safer #maritime systems, Safer sustainable #infrastructure, and Skilled people for safer #engineering. Called the ‘Engineering a safer world’ funding call, we want to use the funding to help make a difference in the places where improved safety can make the biggest impact. For more information about the funding call, including case studies, assessment criteria and support on how to apply, visit: https://loom.ly/VLvOWII

We are delighted to announce that we have received further funding from Lloyd's Register Foundation to run an Accredited Trainer Course in 2025. We are recruiting 50 international #STEM practitioners to take part who will become accredited to deliver training in the 3-Steps Towards Equitable Practice (3-STEP) Approach in #Makerspaces and #ISL settings. Through the 9 month online course practitioners will: 🌍 Join an international network of informal STEM learning practitioners  promoting equity and social justice. ✅ Become qualified to build capacity for equity in informal STEM organisations, with potential for income generation after accreditation. 👍 Learn from and work with leading global experts in informal STEM education practice research. 💸 Be paid for your time taking part Please see the leaflet below for more information about who we are looking for and do share with those who might be interested! https://lnkd.in/e2Xw-8Zc With thanks to our 9 brilliant international makerspace partners (3 new!) Knowle West Media Centre, MadLab, Partnership Bureau, Kersnikova, Onlfait, FabLab Nepal, Science Fuse, Spark and Adaptive Design Association Inc.

Almost three quarters (71%) of North Africans now view #ClimateChange as a threat to people in their country, and a further 38% see it as ‘very serious’ – reveals recent #WorldRiskPoll data. These figures are set against the backdrop of the increasing frequency of severe weather events in the region, with one in six people (15%) saying they have personally experienced harm or know somebody who has experienced harm in the past two years as a result. Find out more: https://loom.ly/wKJYWCQ

Is public opinion changing with the #climate? Recent #WorldRiskPoll data reveals that almost three quarters (72%) of the world’s adult population now say climate change is a ‘somewhat’ or ‘very’ serious threat to people in their country in the next 20 years. This is five percentage points higher than the 67% measured in 2021 and 69% in 2019. Explore the Poll: https://loom.ly/NCTigJQ