Programme details
Parallel sessions
Global Health I: Partnerships and interdisciplinarity in research
Wednesday 11 April, 2.30 - 5.30pm
Led by Professor Helen Lambert, Professor of Medical Anthropology
This session provides an open forum for those interested in, or working on, global health to explore opportunities for partnership across disciplines.
We invite anyone with an interest in Global Health challenges and working across disciplines to attend.
Contributors:
- Dr Lalith Senarathna Rajarata, University of Sri Lanka
- Dr Cecilia Mbae, Kenya Medical Research Institute
- Dr Janet Ananias, University of Namibia
- Professor Lesley Doyal, Emeritus Professor, University of Bristol
- Dr Casper Nyamukondiwa, Botswana International University of Science and Technology
- Dr David Werner, Newcastle University
- Professor Eric Herring, University of Bristol
- Dr Mexiuan Chen, University of Bristol
- Dr Paul Race, University of Bristol
- Dr Jim Spencer, University of Bristol
- Dr Abigail Fraser, University of Bristol
- Dr Celia Gregson, University of Bristol
- Dr Laura Johnson, University of Bristol
- Dr Abi Merriel, University of Bristol
Mobilities and Migration: Making connections across space and time
Wednesday 11 April, 2.30 - 5.30pm
Why are some people’s mobilities encouraged and others problematised? Who is considered free to move, and whose movement is considered forced? How are mobile people represented and what are the ethics of representation and research? These are important questions on multiple scales, from the city, to the region, to the state and the global. They raise pressing policy issues, but also demand conceptual engagement. This session will explore what we know and suggest key elements of a future research agenda.
Led by Professor Bridget Anderson, Professor of Migration, Mobilities and Citizenship
Contributors:
- Dr Neil Howard, UWE
- Dr Amama Shaukat, Brunel University
- Yasha Maccanico, University of Bristol
- Dr Florian Scheding, University of Bristol
- Dr Ailsa Winton, ECOSUR, Chiapas, Mexico
- Dr Camilla Morelli, University of Bristol
Conflict and Development
Thursday 12 April, 9am - 12pm (part I) and 2pm - 5pm (part II)
Led by Professor Matthew Brown, Professor in Latin American History
Contributors:
- Jama Musse Jama, Hargeysa Book Fair
- Rosemarie Lerner, Co-Director of Quipu Project
- Alejandra Miller Restrepo, Ruta Pacifica de las Mujeres
- Nelson Mlambo, University of Namibia
- Tanía Tlacaelelt Ramírez Hernandez, México Unido Contra la Delincuencia / Transform Drug Policy Foundation
- Doreen Baingana, Mawazo African Writing Institute and FEMRITE
Energy Access: Rural issues
Thursday 12 April, 9am - 12pm
This will be an interactive session looking at rural energy access issues from the viewpoints of government, academia, community organisations and end users, focused on the landscape in Nepal but applicable to a much wider context. The panel members will present their knowledge and experience on energy access in relation to topics such as policy, technology, economics, and social impacts, before initiating a number of round-table discussions. The session will conclude with a panel discussion around the wider context of energy access.
Led by Dr Sam Williamson, Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Contributors:
- Biraj Gautam, Chief Executive Officer, PEEDA
- Muhan Maskey, Policy and Institutional Strengthening Expert, Renewable Energy for Rural Livelihoods Programme, Alternative Energy Promotion Centre, Government of Nepal
- Professor Ramesh Maskey, Associate Dean, School of Engineering, Kathmandu University
- Giri Raj Lamichhane, Head Teacher of Dhawa School, Central Nepal
- Sushila Lamichhane, Regional Director, Learning Planet, Central Nepal
Global health II: Delivering impact
Thursday 12 April, 9am - 12pm
Led by Dr Kristen Reyher, Senior Lecturer in Farm Animal Science
This session provides an open forum for those interest in, or working on, global health to explore opportunities for delivering impact.
We invite anyone with an interest in Global Health challenges and working across disciplines to deliver impact to attend.
Contributors:
- Giselle Dass, THEME Institute, Sri Lanka
- Professor Walasinee Moonarmart, Mahidol University
- Professor Kazem Rahimi, University of Oxford
- Dr Mhairi Gibson, University of Bristol
- Professor Hazreen Abdul Majid, University Of Malaya
- Professor Kirsty Donald, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Cape Town
- Dr Matthew Ellis, University of Bristol
- Dr Hannah Rose, University of Bristol
- Ms Regina Villasor, University of Bristol
- Mr Andrew Carey, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- Dr Emma Pitchforth, University of Exeter
- Dr Esther Bott, University of Nottingham
- Dr Saffron Karlsen, University of Bristol
- Dr Camilla Morelli, University of Bristol
- Professor Peter Vickerman, University of Bristol
The impact of engaging communities and the wider public with research in low- and middle-income countries
Georgia Bladon, Wellcome Trust
This presentation will explore why public and community engagement is an essential part of research and how to develop successful engagement embedded in your research at all stages. Using case examples funded by Wellcome across Africa and Asia we will also discuss the unique challenges and opportunities that arise when engaging communities in low resource settings with complex social histories related to research and health interventions. The burden from global health issues prioritised by reseach is highest in these countries making these particularly important contexts for fostering people-centred research, empowering everyone to make full use of the evidence and data that emerges from it, and improving the trustworthiness of research in these regions - all of which are outcomes of successful engagement work.
GCRF: Funders' perspectives
Thursday 12 April, 1 - 2pm
Representatives from UK funders share tips, best practice, and news of upcoming funding opportunities.
Contributors:
- Alice Holt, Grants Manager, The Academy of Medical Sciences
- Dr Mariana Delfino-Machín, Programme Manager for cancer, Medical Research Council
- Emma Bushell, Portfolio Manager, International Development Team, Economic and Social Research Council
- Dr Andrew Morden, Senior Research Portfolio Manager, International Development Research Team, Economic and Social Research Council
Poverty
Thursday 12 April, 2 - 5pm
Led by Professor David Gordon, Professorial Research Fellow in Social Justice
Contributors:
- Dr Assefa Bequele, African Child Policy Forum, Ethiopia
- Enrique Delamonica, Chief of Social Policy and Gender Equality, UNICEF, Nigeria
- Professor Julio Boltvinik, El Colegio de Mexico
- Dr Katharine Hall, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Professor Luis Beccaria, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Argentina
Food security: Living off the land
Friday 13 April, 9am - 12pm
Led by Professor Michael Lee, Professor of Sustainable Livestock Systems, who will present on Sustainable Livestock Systems and the Global Farm Platform Initiative
Contributors:
- Professor Appolinaire Djikeng, Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health: Science-based opportunities for small scale farmers in sub Saharan Africa
- Professor Steve McGrath, Rothamsted Research: African Soil Information Service and Mineral Bioavailability
- Professor William Blake, University of Plymouth: The Jali Ardih project: socio-ecological resilience to soil erosion driven by extreme events
- Mohammed Hardi Tijani, Regional Advisory Information and Network Systems: RAINS agro-ecological initiatives
- Dr Casper Nyamukondiwa, Botswana International University of Science and Technology: Sustainable insect exploitation, management and climate change
- Professor Eric Morgan, Queen’s University Belfast: Perspectives on potential benefits of parasite control in grazing livestock
Closing plenary
Friday 13 April, 2 - 3pm
Chaired by Professor Tim Cole, Director of the Brigstow Institute.
A screening of the short documentary 'Quipu: Calls for Justice', followed by a Q&A with director, Rosemarie Lerner, and academic consultant, Professor Mathew Brown.
In the 1990s, the Peruvian government introduced a National Population Programme that led to more than 300,000 women and 20,000 men being sterilised without their consent in often unhygienic and overcrowded conditions. The Quipu Project was developed as a way for those affected to share their stories and experiences with the rest of the world.