The full programme of events for Development Research Week

The Trinity International Development Initiative
Trinity Development
Research Week
Monday 3rd – Friday 7th November 2014
TIDI presents a week of events to promote international
development research
www.tcd.ie/tidi
Monday 3rd November
Research in Developing Countries: Preparing for the Field
TIDI Module for PhD students (Registration required)
Time: 10am – 12pm
Venue: Class Room 309, Centre for Global Health, 7-9 South Leinster
Street, Dublin 2
Presenter:
Dr. Fiona Larkan, Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin
Register at: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/teaching/pg-module/moduleform.php
Techniques of Persistent Failure: Why Aid Programmes Fail?
Time: 12.00pm – 1.30pm
Venue: Swift Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
Description: Poor implementation undermines even the best designed
aid programmes. This seminar, based on an article which recently won
the ‘best article in development’ prize from the American Sociological
Association (Journal of Development Studies; Jan 2013), will look at
why, when aid programmes are well designed, they can still fail and what
can be done about this. It will look at why good design and good
intentions are not always enough and how the actions of donor agencies
can be part of the problem. Looking beyond a critique, it will also outline a pragmatic approach for building state capability, which can lead to
successful implementation of programmes. Q & A to follow.
Speakers: Michael Woolcock, Lead Social Development Specialist,
Development Research Group, World Bank, and Lecturer in Public
Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Prof. Carol
Newman, Dept. of Economics, TCD
Contact: [email protected]
Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi
Light refreshments provided.
Power, Politics & Governance in Development Research
TIDI Module for PhD students (Registration required)
Time: 3.00pm – 5.00pm
Venue: Class Room 309, Centre for Global Health, 7-9 South Leinster
Street, Dublin 2
Presenter: Joanne McVeigh, Centre for Global Health, Trinity College
Dublin
Register at: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/teaching/pg-module/moduleform.php
Debate: 'This house would put private organisations in charge of
foreign aid.'
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: The Global Room (beside the Academic Registry), 1st Floor,
Biotechnology Building, TCD
Description: This debate is the regional round of the Making Time
Debate. It is a student led initiative in conjunction with the Irish Forum
for Global Health Student Outreach Group and the TIDI student
representatives. This debate is open to participation from TCD, UCD,
DCU, and Kimmage Development Studies Centre. The aim of the
debate is to get students communicating with students about global
development issues and challenging traditional perspectives with fresh ideas.
Contact: [email protected]
Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi
Tuesday 4th November
Challenges in Quantitative Research
TIDI Module for PhD students (Registration required)
Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm
Venue: Class Room 309, Centre for Global Health, 7-9 South Leinster
Street, Dublin 2
Presenter: Frédérique Vallieres, Centre for Global Health, Trinity College
Dublin
Register at: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/teaching/pg-module/moduleform.php
Fighting Ebola on the Front Line
Time: 10.00am
Venue: Tercentenary Hall, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College
Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
Speaker: Dr. Gabriel Fitzpatrick, Chairperson, Medecins San Frontieres
Description: Dr. Fitzpatrick will talk about his recent experience
working as a doctor in MSF’s Ebola Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone
and as an epidemiologist travelling to remote villages to trace new cases
of the disease.
Contact: [email protected]
Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi
Post-Doctoral Research Funding Event
Time: 3.30pm – 6.00pm
Venue: The Longroom Hub, Trinity College Dublin
Description: This event is a fantastic opportunity for Post-Doctoral
Researchers and Research Fellows to pursue both national and
international funding opportunities. Attendees will hear from successful
grant applications experts who have secured large funding projects,
what’s involved in the process and tips for successful funding
applications. This event is not to be missed!
Presenters:
Maureen Burgess, Research Programme Officer, Long Room Hub; Dr.
Claire Twomey, , Research Programme Officer for Trinity Biomedical
Sciences Institute; Dr. Donald McDonagh, Research Programme Officer
for Aging, Dr. Claire Whelan, Research Programme Officer for Physics
and Chemistry; Dr. Maire Brophy, Research Programme Officer for
Computer Science; Dr. Claire McKenna Research Programme Officer for
Physics & Chemistry; Laura Bertolini, Research Programme Officer for
the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience; Dr. Laragh Larsen, Project
Manager for Healthy Futures; Dr. John Dinsmore, successful FP7
applicants; Dr. Rachel Barrett, Research Programme Officer for
International Development.
Contact: [email protected]
Culture & Gender Sensitive Research
TIDI Module for PhD students (Registration required)
Time: 3.00pm – 5.00pm
Venue: Class Room 309, Centre for Global Health, 7-9 South Leinster
Street, Dublin 2
Register at: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/teaching/pg-module/moduleform.php
Wednesday 5th November
Challenges in Qualitative Research
TIDI Module for PhD students (Registration required)
Time: 9am – 11am
Venue: Class Room 309, Centre for Global Health, 7-9 South Leinster
Street, Dublin 2
Presenter: Dr. Chandana Mathur, Dept. of Anthropology, NUI
Maynooth
Register at: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/teaching/pg-module/moduleform.php
Symposium: Sexual Violence in Conflict
Time: 11.15am – 1.15pm
Venue: Emmet Theatre, Ground Floor, Arts Building, Trinity College
Dublin
Description: The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict that
took place in London in June this year was the biggest global meeting on
this issue ever convened. This summit aimed to shatter the culture of
impunity around sexual violence in conflict, by launching a new
International Protocol with international standards for documenting and
investigating sexual violence in conflict zones. To link in with this
important issue, we will hear from one of the leading voices in this area;
Martha Jean Baker, Vice-President of the Women’s International League
for Peace and Freedom, who will outline what needs to be done now and
what role the International Criminal Court plays in this process. We will
hear from those actively working in the area of Gender Based Violence,
who pro-actively raise awareness of the problem of GBV and highlight
GBV abuses in order to bring about real improvement and change.
Presentations will also be made on critical analysis of the representation of
GBV and sexual violence in conflict, as well as the role of international
law and UN forums in addressing issues of gender and conflict.
Programme & Project Evaluation, Reflections on Ethical Partnerships
Workshop & Close
TIDI Module for PhD students (Registration required)
Time: 3.00pm – 5.00pm
Venue: Swift Theatre, Ground Floor, Arts Building, Trinity College
Dublin
Presenter: Brynne Gilmore, Centre for Global Health, Trinity College
Dublin
Register at: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/teaching/pg-module/module-form.php
Speakers:
Martha Jean Baker, Vice President, Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom
Dr. Niamh Reilly, Co-Convenor of the Gender Advanced Research
Consortium & Co-Director, Global Women’s Studies, NUIG
Deirdre Campbell, Irish Consortium on Gender-Based Violence
Chair: Dr. Gillian Wylie, Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College
Dublin
Contact: [email protected]
Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi
Light refreshments provided.
‘Forbidden Voices’ Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Time: 6.00pm – 8.10pm
Venue: Davis Theatre, Ground Floor, Arts Building, Trinity College
Dublin
Description:‘Time and again, these women discovered a very simple
truth; that courage can actually be contagious’ – First Lady of America,
Michelle Obama
TIDI and Suas are delighted to host a screening of ‘Forbidden Voices’; a
documentary which follows world famous bloggers Yoani Sánchez, Zeng
Jinyan and Farnaz Seifi. These fearless women represent a new, networked
generation of modern rebels. In Cuba, China and Iran their blogs shake
the foundations of the state information monopoly, putting them at great
risk. This film accompanies these brave young cyberfeminists on perilous
journeys. Eyewitness reports and clandestine footage show Sánchez's
brutal beating by Cuban police for criticizing her country's regime;
Chinese human rights activist Jinyan under house arrest for four years;
and Iranian journalist and women's advocate Seifi forced into exile, where
she blogs under a pseudonym. Tracing each woman's use of social media
to denounce and combat violations of human rights and free speech in her
home country, FORBIDDEN VOICES attests to the Internet's potential
for building international awareness and political pressure. Based on their
moving eyewitness reports and clandestine footage, FORBIDDEN
VOICES pays homage to their courageous battle.
This film will be followed by a panel discussion.
Contact: [email protected]
Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi
Ethical Partnerships for Students in Global Health
TIDI Module for PhD students (Registration required)
Time: 2.15pm – 4.15pm
Venue: Burke Theatre, Ground Floor, Arts Building, Trinity College
Dublin
Presenter: Brynne Gilmore, Centre for Global Health, Trinity College
Dublin
Register at: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/teaching/pg-module/module-form.php
Thursday 6th November
Rights, Equality and Inclusion in Development Research
TIDI Module for PhD students (Registration required)
Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm
Venue: Class Room 309, Centre for Global Health, 7-9 South Leinster
Street, Dublin 2
Presenter: : Joanne McVeigh, Centre for Global Health, Trinity College
Dublin
Register at: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/teaching/pg-module/module-form.php
Trin Talks – Development in Action: ‘LGBT Rights in the Developing
World
Time: 12.30pm – 2.30pm
Venue: Tercentenary Hall, Biomedical Sciences Institute, 152-160 Pearse
Street, Dublin 2.
Description: This important and timely Trin Talk aims to open up the
conversation and debate around LGBT rights in the developing world. It
will look at some of the key issues and challenges facingLGBT people in
countries where they go largely unrecognised and can face criminalisation
and severe punishment, in an era which sees a rapidly worsening situation
for sexual minorities around the globe.
Speakers:
Introduction: Convenor: Prof. Michael O’Flaherty, Director, Irish Centre
for Human Rights, NUIG & member of the UK Foreign Office’s
advisory bodies on freedom of expression & the prevention of torture and
the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs’ human rights advisory committee
Case Study 1: Dr. Elizabeth Mills, Convener of the Sexuality, Poverty and
Law Programme, Institute of Development Studies
Case Study 2: Prof. Linda Hogan, Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity
College Dublin
Case Study 3: Dr. Enida Friel, HIV&AIDS Programme Coordinator,
Oxfam Ireland
Questions and Answers Session (although questions will be taken
throughout).
Contact: [email protected]
Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi
Friday 7th November
Conference: ‘Emerging Technologies for Health in the Developing
World’
Time: 11.00am – 1.10pm
Venue: Knowledge Exchange, 2nd Floor, The Biomedical Sciences
Institutes, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
Description: This morning seminar will look at current, cutting edge
research and development in technologies for health for the developing
world. Presentations from researchers and entrepreneurs will highlight
existing and developing research and innovation in the areas of technology
for malaria detection, low-cost solutions for measuring human vital
statistics and next generation condoms, and the use of mobile and web
technologies to combat the problem of counterfeit medications. For
medics working in the developing world (or those who will be in the
future), and all those interested in emerging technologies don’t miss this
event!
Speakers:
Prof. Vinnie Cahill, Dean of Research, Trinity College Dublin
Prof. Jonathan Coleman, CRANN, Trinity College Dublin
Wouter Bruins, Amplino
Bright Simons, Founder & CEO, mPedigree
Chair: Prof. Martina Hennessy, TIDI Chair & Consultant Physician,
School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: [email protected]
Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi
Venue map
TIDI would like to thank all the partners, presenters and students who took part in
Trinity Development Research Week.
The Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) is a college-wide initiative, involving
three faculties and multiple disciplines. TIDI coordinates and promotes Trinity College
Dublin’s expanded engagement with research and education on international development.
Trinity’s engagement with International Development Research is formally recognised by the
University as a priority research area with capacity and scale and is clustered around the three
themes; Health, Technology and Social Protection and Justice. The seminars and events for
Development Research Week this year reflect the research being carried out in college around
these themes.