Dr Tavis Potts, Senior Lecturer in Geography & Environment, has recently returned from China where he is building a collaboration with Dr Qinhua Fang from Xiamen University. Both researchers have a mutual interest in sustainable coastal management and marine governance. During the exchange Dr Potts presented to the Xiamen University Coastal and Ocean Management Institute on the emergence of Coastal low carbon economies, reviewed student dissertations and met with coastal researchers to scope collaborations. Dr Potts and Dr Fang also discussed collaboration between the new Aberdeen MSc in Environmental Partnership Management and the Xiamen MMA Master of Marine Affairs Program.
Dr Tavis Potts establishing collaborative ties between Aberdeen and Xiamen Universities