Project Updates
News, events, announcements, and other updates from the TRANSFORM team
Yates speaking at the“The Cluster of Excellence Understanding Written Artefacts” conference
Dr Donna Yates will give a talk at “The Cluster of Excellence Understanding Written Artefacts” conference taking place from 27 to 29 September 2023 at the University of Hamburg. Yates
Yates will give a keynote at German Anthropological Association Meeting in Munich
Dr Donna Yates will give a keynote at the German Anthropological Association Meeting in Munich for the workshop “Contested Knowledge, Contested Objects: Positioning of Mesoamerican Studies Regarding the History of
Bērziņa will present her current research at White-collar and organisational crime workshop, Manchester, 6-7 July
Diāna Bērziņa will present her current research on affective atmosphere in art fairs at ‘White-collar and organisational crime: New ideas, directions, and perspectives’ workshop, taking place in Manchester on 6-7
Yates will participate in webinar on money laundering and terrorist financing in the art and antiquities market, 5 July
Dr Donna Yates will be one of the panellists at the webinar on money laundering and terrorist financing in the art and antiquities market organised by the FATF. The webinar
Yates will give a keynote address at Law and Popular Culture roundtable at Faculty of Law, Maastricht University
Dr Donna Yates will give a keynote address titled “T. Rex is Fierce, T. Rex is Charismatic, T. Rex is Litigious: Desire and Disruptive Objects in Affective Lawscapes” at Law
Machine-learning method to dig deeper into antiquities trafficking
Professor Shawn Graham and his team worked alongside Dr Donna Yates to design a machine-learning model that helps researchers to uncover previously unknown possible connections by using known, established facts
Yates will participate in Round Table ‘Science Diplomacy: As a tool for tackling cultural property illicit trafficking’, May 25
Dr Donna Yates will participate in Round Table ‘Science Diplomacy: As a tool for tackling cultural property illicit trafficking’, May 25 and 26, 2023. The event aims to foster greater
Yates speaking at conference on use of AML/CFT in Investigation of Art & Antiquities Criminality
Dr Donna Yates is speaking at a regional conference on use of AML/CFT in Investigation of Art & Antiquities Criminality in Mexico. Conference is taking place from 9–11 May, 2023
Hübschle will present at 15th Herpetological Association of Africa Conference, 16-19 January 2023
Dr Annette Hübschle will be presenting at the 15th Conference of the Herpetological Society of Africa, 16-19 January 2023. Dr Hübschle will introduce Trafficking Transformations project, and talk about methods
Donna Yates in New York Times
Donna Yates was featured in the New York Times article “For U.S. Museums With Looted Art, the Indiana Jones Era Is Over”. Full article can be read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/arts/museums-looted-art-repatriation.html
New book edited by Naomi Oosterman and Donna Yates out now!
New book titled Art Crime in Context edited by Naomi Oosterman and Donna Yates is out now! “This book brings together empirical and theoretical case-study research on art and heritage
Mackenzie giving talk at the conference organised by Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand
Dr Simon Mackenzie will talk about TRANSFORM project in the context of Anti-Money Laundering issues related to trafficking at Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Finance group, Department of Internal