Project Updates
News, events, announcements, and other updates from the TRANSFORM team
Mackenzie’s inaugural lecture, 30 June
Professor Simon Mackenzie will give his inaugural lecture on 30 June. The lecture titled “Cryptocurrency scams and criminology” will cover some of the scams currently flourishing in this new and
Yates will be giving a public talk exploring crime in the art world, 7 May
Dr Donna Yates will be giving a public talk titled “The Curious Case of the Persian Guard: Looting, Trafficking, and White Collar Crime in Art World”. The talk is organised
Mackenzie speaking at symposium “Preventing Art Crime”, 29 May
Dr Simon Mackenzie will be speaking at symposium “Preventing Art Crime” organised by The New Zealand Art Crime Research Trust. The symposium will take place at City Gallery Wellington on
We are hosting “The Power of Things” conference, 6 May
“Trafficking Transformations” project is hosting an online conference “The Power of Things: Understanding relationships between objects and crime. The conference will take place on 6 May 2021. This conference takes
Yates speaking at webinar “Criminal networks trafficking antiquities: can we disrupt the market ?”, 27 April
Dr Donna Yates will be one of the key speakers at an introductory webinar “Criminal networks trafficking antiquities: can we disrupt the market ?” organised by EU AML/CFT Global Facility.
The social economy of rhino poaching in Southern Africa: Hübschle on E4J Global Podcast Series
Dr. Annette Hübschle appeared on Education for Justice Global Podcast series Episode 11: The social economy of rhino poaching in Southern Africa. In this episode, Dr. Hübschle sheds light on
Endangered heritage and illicit trade: Yates on the ‘Inside the Box’ podcast
Donna Yates appeared alongside Maria Dahlström on “Inside the Box”, the podcast of the National Museums of World Culture, Sweden. Starting with a decapitated Buddha head from China as a
Yates speaking at “Imperial Artefacts” Conference, 28 Jan
Dr Donna Yates and Brieanah Gouveia of King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center will be speaking at a 2-day international online conference (28 and 29 January) organised by Leiden University. Donna Yates and Brieanah Gouveia will be giving talk titled ‘Provenance narratives
Yates speaking at IAL virtual Study Forum 6 Feb
Dr Donna Yateswill be speaking at virtual Study Forum (6 Feb) organised by Institute of Art & Law. This forum will provide an opportunity to hear about some of the fascinating issues and recent