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Presentations Now Available from Trinity Development Research Week 2011

The Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) hosted  the third annual Trinity Development Research Week from 7-11 November 2011.   This week-long programme of activities is intended to raise the profile of international development research, particularly work being carried out by Irish researchers. Events were held in collaboration with researchers and students from TCD and a range of education institutes, as well as NGOs and other development organisations. The programme highlighted development research and its application across themes including climate change, humanitarian response and financing for development.  TIDI would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who participated, both as speakers and audience members in this successful week-long event.  Podcasts of all events will be available later this week at: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/resources/podcasts.php
and presentations are now available at http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/resources/presentations.php
Contact: tidi@tcd.ie, Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi

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Africa Needs Climate Data to Fight Disease

The Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) is currently coordinating a visit of TCD researchers to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to partner with colleagues at Addis Ababa University and  associated organisations.  One of the researchers with whom TIDI-affiliated researchers plans to meet, is Abere Mihretie, Director of the Anti-Malaria Association and Secretary to the Climate and Health Working Group.  Mihretie has recently co-authored a paper in Nature "Africa needs climate data to fight disease" on the need for meteorological agencies in eastern Africa to produce more user-friendly climate data, and for public health agencies in the region to develop the expertise to make use of these data.  Ethiopia is cited as an example of best practice in this regard. The first named author of the paper is Madeleine Thomson from the Earth Institute in Columbia University, who is also a member of the External Review Panel for the HEALTHY FUTURES (http://www.healthyfutures.eu/) project at Trinity College Dublin. To read the full article please click here.
Contact: Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi

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Friday 25th November: Climate Justice and Food Security

The TCD/UCD (TIDI/HDI) Development Research Seminar Series 2011 concludes with a lecture by speaker: Dr. Mary Robinson, President, Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice.  All welcome.  Lunch provided.  Note: RSVP necessary to tidi@tcd.ie
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie, Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi, or http://www.ucd.ie/hdi/

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Wednesday 23rd November: Film Screening: Taking Root, The Vision of Wangari Maathai

Taking Root

In memory of the late Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Wangari Muta Maathai, The Dublin Multicultural Resource Centre, with the support of the African Students Association Ireland and the Trinity International Development Initiative, would like to invite you to the free screening of the film Taking Root, The Vision of Wangari Maathai with special guest, Her Excellency Catherine Muigai Mwangi, The Kenyan Ambassador to Ireland. All welcome
Time: 6pm
Venue: The Synge Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: RSVP advised to Mubarak@eircom.net, Website: http://asa-ireland.blogspot.com/

 

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Monday 21st November: Epidemiology of Alcohol Consumption Among the Fisherfolk: A Tale of Two Fish Landing Sites on Lake Victoria Uganda

Dr. Nazarius Tumwesigye, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Uganda will deliver this seminar co-hosted by TIDI and the TCD Centre for Global Health.  Several studies have established higher levels of alcohol consumption among the fisherfolk and some others linked risky sexual behaviour and crime to alcohol consumption. A study was carried out to establish the drinking patterns and risky sexual behaviour on two fish landing sites on lake Victoria in Uganda. This paper focuses on the drinking patterns with a view to identify possible variation with known drinking patterns in the rest of the country and determine independent factors associated with frequent and heavy alcohol consumption.
Time: 3-4pm
Venue: Room 309, Centre for Global Health, 7-9 Leinster Street South, TCD.
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie; Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi/news

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Monday 7th to Friday 11th November: Poster Presentations on International Development

A poster display featuring research by students and academics across TCD who are working on global development challenges will be in place all week.
Time: 9am – 5pm daily
Venue: The Innovation Academy, 3-4 Foster Place, TCD
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie; Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php

We hope you can join us to celebrate Trinity Development Research Week 2011.

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PhD Module flyerMonday 7th to Friday 11th November: TIDI Module for Ireland-based Doctoral Students

TIDI is offering a compressed module for doctoral students entitled ‘Adapting research methodologies for developing country conditions’ to raise awareness about development issues among doctoral students and to provide training in the methodological challenges of conducting research in developing country environments. The course is aimed specifically at doctoral students from any discipline who are currently conducting researching (or preparing for research) in the developing world and/or on topics relating to international development.  Please register using the form available on the TIDI website http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/multidisciplinary-module/2011.php
Time: 10-1pm and 2-4pm
Venue: Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Dr. Ogenna Uduma, Tel: +353-1-896-4177, Email: Ogenna.Uduma@tcd.ie  Please register your interest using the form available on the TIDI website http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/multidisciplinary-module/2011.php

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Friday 11th November: Development Research: From Theory to Practice

This session is convened to capture different perspectives from those researching, or interested in, development issues, on the varying roles of research, and how academics, NGOs and policy-makers can work together to achieve common goals. Speakers: Postgraduate research presentations by students from Master’s in Development Practice, MSc Environment and Development, MSc in Global Health, Indigo.  Panel discussion with Bronagh Carr, Development Specialist, Policy, Planning and Effectiveness Section, Irish Aid, Paul Walsh, University College Dublin, Enida Friel, Oxfam, Cliona Sharkey, Trocaire and Connell Foley, Concern.  Chaired by Mac MacLachlan, Centre for Global Health and School of Psychology, TCD.  Co-hosted by the Centre for Global Health, TCD.
Time: 10am-12.30pm Venue: Innovation Academy, 3-4 Foster Place, TCD
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie; Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php

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Friday 11th November: The Business of Aid

Derek Fee, Former Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Zambia will speak about his career in international organisations, including the EU, and about his upcoming publication “Managing an Aid Exit Strategy”. Chaired by Padraig Carmody, School of Natural Sciences, TCD.   This event is part of the TCD/UCD (TIDI/HDI) Development Research Seminar Series 2011.  Lunch provided.
Time: 1.30-2.30pm Venue: The Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, TCD
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie; Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php

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Thursday 10th November: Climate Change Challenges

Two panel discussions will be held.  Panel 1: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation with speakers: Camilla Toulmin, International Institute for Environment and Development, Tara Shine, Mary Robinson Foundation, Climate Justice and John Barry, Queen’s University Belfast.  Chaired by Padraig Carmody, School of Natural Sciences, TCD.
Panel 2: Climate Change and Health with speakers: Niall Roche, Irish Forum for Global Health, Elizabeth Cullen, Irish Doctors’ Environmental Association and David Taylor, School of Natural Sciences, TCD.   Chaired by David Weakliam, Irish Forum for Global Health. RSVP for this event to: tidi@tcd.ie
Time: 12-2pm
Venue: Innovation Academy, 3-4 Foster Place, TCD.
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie; Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php

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Thursday 10th November: Democracy, Peace and Development in Africa

Research and networking opportunity presented by the African Students Association of Ireland, the forum and network of African and non-African Students interested in all aspects of the African continent. Email: asaiconference@gmail.com
Speakers: David Nyaluke,  Dublin City University “African Basis of the Idea of Democracy and Development”; Arnold Kashembe, University College Limerick  “Peace in The Great Lakes Region: Case of Democratic Republic of Congo”;  Lupa Ramadhani, University College Dublin “Peace in the Great Lakes States: The case of Zanzibar in Tanzania” and  Walt Kilroy, Dublin City University “Peace and Conflict in Western Africa: The case of Sierra Leone and Liberia”. Chaired by Joseph Assan, School of Natural Sciences, TCD.
Time: 5-7pm
Venue: Innovation Academy, 3-4 Foster Place
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie; Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php

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Wednesday 9th November: Lunchtime Session: Band-Aid Pedagogy, Celebrity Humanitarianism and Cosmopolitan Provincialism: Dominant Representations of International Development and their Impact on Development Activism

Current research on what Development Education looks like in an Irish context and how it is understood in post-primary schools, as well as an in-depth exploration of teachers’ experiences.  
Speaker: Audrey Bryan, St. Patrick’s College Drumcondra. Chaired by Robbie Gilligan, School of Social Work and Social Policy, TCD. Lunch provided.
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Room 309, 3rd Floor, Centre for Global Health, 7-9 Leinster St. South
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie; Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php

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Wednesday 9th November: Evidence Based Aid: Helping Decision Makers Before and After Natural Disasters

The Evidence Aid project and partners have been providing information to people planning and responding to natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies since the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004. Evidence Aid uses knowledge from the Cochrane Collaboration and other systematic reviews to provide reliable, up-to-date, evidence on interventions that might be considered in the context of natural disasters and other major healthcare emergencies. The objective of the workshop is to engage Irish stakeholders in a discussion on the role of evidence in the context of humanitarian response. Speakers: Ciara O’Brien, Deputy Director, Emergency and Recovery Section, Irish Aid, Pat Gibbons, Director, MSc Humanitarian Action, UCD,  Bonnix Kayabu, Evidence Aid.   Chaired by Mike Clarke, Queen’s University Belfast, and TCD Centre for Global Health.  Co-hosted with the Centre for Global Health, TCD. RSVP for this event to: tidi@tcd.ie
Time: 3-5pm
Venue: The Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, TCD
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie; Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php

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Wednesday 9th November: Water: Film Showing and Discussion

This Oscar-nominated film, directed by Deepa Mehta, is set in the holy city of Varanasi, in the year 1938 and demonstrates the symbolic significance of water.   A discussion on the themes of the film will be chaired by Chandana Mathur, School of Anthropology, NUIM.  Co-hosted with The Science Gallery. Tickets for this film showing are free and available on the evening or by clicking on the link below.
Time: 5.30-8pm
Venue: Paccar Theatre, Science Gallery
Contact: Website: http://www.sciencegallery.com/events/2011/11/water-film-deepa-mehta

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Tuesday 8th November: Lunchtime Session:  How to Fund Development Research

A presentation and discussion on funding opportunities for researchers in international development, delivered by the TCD Research Office.  Lunch provided.
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Room 309, 3rd Floor, Centre for Global Health, 7-9 Leinster St. South
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie; Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php

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Tuesday 8th November: Financing for Development: Tobin Taxes, National Tax Systems and International Tax Transparency

This session considers the challenges associated with the need for developing countries to identify and develop sustainable revenue sources which can be used to finance their development.
Speakers: Sorley McCaughey, Policy and Advocacy Officer, Christian Aid Ireland and Micheál Collins, Senior Research Officer at the Economic Research Unit.  Chaired by Frank Barry, School of Business/IIIS, TCD.  Co-hosted with IIIS. RSVP for this event to: tidi@tcd.ie
Time: 5.30-7pm
Venue: The Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, TCD
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie; Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php

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Monday 7th November: Lunchtime Session:  'Democracy, Development, and Economic Justice'

Seminar with Nitasha Kaul, Economist and Writer (www.nitashakaul.com). Nitasha Kaul is a Kashmiri novelist, academic, artist who inhabits many lives in the UK, Bhutan, India. Her first book was ‘Imagining Economics Otherwise’. Her debut novel ‘Residue’, about Kashmiris outside of Kashmir, was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2009. Chaired by Dr. Rosemary Byrne, Centre for Post-Conflict Justice. Co-hosted with IIIS. Lunch provided.
Time: 1-2pm 
Venue: Swift Theatre, Arts Building, TCD.
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie; Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php

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Monday 7th November: How Can a University Change the World? Presenting TCD Research for Development

A showcase of research addressing global challenges, by TCD researchers from across the college’s three faculties. Speakers: David Taylor, TIDI Chair, School of Natural Sciences “TIDI – Opportunities for Engagement”; Jane Ohlmeyer, Vice Provost for Global Relations “TCD’s Strategy for Global Engagement”; Carol Newman, Department of Economics/IIIS “The Micro-foundations of Development: an Exploration of Access to Resources and the Livelihoods of the Rural Poor in Vietnam”;  Bruce Misstear, School of Engineering “Sustainable Groundwater Development”; Juliette Hussey, Department of Physiotherapy “Developing Cardiac Rehabilitation in Vietnam” and  Joanne McVeigh, Centre for Global Health “EquitAble and the Equiframe Manual”.  Followed by launch reception at 5pm.
Time: 3-5pm
Venue: Innovation Academy, 3-4 Foster Place
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie; Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php

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Monday 7th to Friday 11th November: Trinity Development Research Week 2011

DRW Poster
The Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) will host the third annual Trinity Development Research Week from 7-11 November 2011.   This is a week-long programme of activities intended to raise the profile of international development research, particularly work being carried out by Irish researchers. TIDI presents a week-long programme of activities, to showcase international development research, including public lectures, research seminars, exhibitions and student presentations. Events will be held in collaboration with researchers and students from TCD and a range of education institutes, as well as NGOs and other development organisations. The programme will highlight development research and its application across themes including climate change, humanitarian response and financing for development.
The full programme is available at http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php. 

Please note that RSVP to tidi@tcd.ie is required for some sessions.

 

Trinity Development Research Week is funded by Irish Aid under the Programme of Strategic Cooperation between Irish Aid and Higher Education and Research Institutes.

For full programme see http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php.
Venue: Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Email sglavey@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php.

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Wednesday 2nd November: Deadline for Call for Posters

Would you like to share what you and/or your department/institution is doing in international development? We would like to give you the opportunity to share with academics, students, practitioners through a poster display. Trinity Development Research Week is adding a new component. Throughout the week we will feature development research in poster presentations for anyone to attend. This poster display will provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to present and demonstrate their new and innovative work-in-progress or completed research, in an informal setting. We encourage submissions which focus on global development challenges from students, academics, and practitioners.  Your posters will be on display throughout the course of Trinity  Development Research Week in the Innovation Academy.
Guidelines:
•           Poster submissions accepted in English only.
•           You may be co-author of any number of posters
•           Posters to be submitted in printed format to the TIDI Office (IIIS, The Sutherland Centre, 6th Floor, Arts Building, TCD).
Contact: Ogenna Uduma at Ogenna.uduma@tcd.ie or Sarah Glavey at sglavey@tcd.ie for enquiries

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Seminar Series

Friday 28th October: Breakfast Meeting with Denis O’Brien

The fortnightly "TCD-TIDI/UCD-HDI Lunchtime Development Practice Seminar Series 2011/2012" continues with a seminar delivered by Denis O’Brien, Chairman, Digicel Group. Chaired by Prof. Louis Brennan, Director, Institute for International Integration Studies. Mr. O’Brien will speak about the work of the Digicel Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative in Haiti.

For full details please see attached poster. Lunch will be provided.  All welcome.

Time: 8.30 – 9.30am (please not earlier time)
Venue: Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, Trinity College Dublin
Note: RSVP necessary to tidi@tcd.ie
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie, Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi, or http://www.ucd.ie/hdi/

 

 

 

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Monday 24th of October: Mobile Banking Initiatives in South Asia: Preliminary Thoughts

The Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS), TCD Department of Economics & The Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) invite research students, academics, members of the development community and other interested parties to a seminar by Veronica Cacdac Warnock, Darden Business School, University of Virginia, Senior Lecturer and Batten Fellow.
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: IIIS Seminar Room, 6th Floor of the Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi; http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/

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Seminar Series Poster

Friday 14th October: Global Hunger


The fortnightly "TCD-TIDI/UCD-HDI Lunchtime Development Practice Seminar Series 2011/2012" continues with a seminar delivered by Connell Foley, Director of Strategy, Advocacy and Learning, Concern Worldwide.  Additional speakers as part of this series include: Denis O’Brien, Chairman, Digicel Group and Dr. Mary Robinson, President, Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice. 

For full details please see attached poster. Lunch will be provided.  All welcome.
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: G317, Arts (Newman) Building, Belfield Campus, UCD
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie, Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi, or http://www.ucd.ie/hdi/

 

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Friday 30th September: TCD/UCD Development Practice Seminar Series: The New Scramble for African Resources
Seminar Series Poster

The fortnightly "TCD-TIDI/UCD-HDI Lunchtime Development Practice Seminar Series 2011/2012" recommences this September. The first seminar of the series will be delivered by Dr. Padraig Carmody, Department of Geography, Trinity College Dublin. This will be followed on Friday 14th October by a seminar entitled “Global Hunger” by Connell Foley, Director of Strategy, Advocacy and Learning, Concern Worldwide. 

Additional speakers as part of this series include: Denis O’Brien, Chairman, Digicel Group and Dr. Mary Robinson, President, Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice.  For full details please click here. Lunch will be provided.  All Welcome.
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: G317, Arts (Newman) Building, Belfield Campus, UCD
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie, Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi, or http://www.ucd.ie/hdi/

 

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Trinity Development Research Week 2011: Call for Partners and Proposals

TCD will host its third annual ‘Trinity Development Research Week’ from 7-11November 2011. This is a week-long programme of activities intended to raise the profile of international development research, particularly work being carried out by Irish researchers. The week is funded by Irish Aid and the HEA through their Programme of Strategic Cooperation and is organised by the Trinity International Development Initiative. TIDI will support the organisation of a range of activities including public lectures, research seminars, exhibitions and student debates and is seeking partners both within and outside the college including researchers, students, NGOs and others. Please contact TIDI Coordinator Sarah Glavey to discuss ideas.
Time: Monday 7th-Friday 11th November
Venue: Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Email sglavey@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/

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Monday 12th September: ‘Growing Up in Informal Settlements: Options for Urban Poor Children and Youth in Developing Countries’

This public lecture is organised by TIDI, IIIS, The Children’s Research Centre and the School of Social Work and Social Policy at Trinity College. Mary Racelis is Research Scientist at the Institute of Philippine Culture, Ateneo de Manila University, and its former Director, as well as a Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. Her research interests have led to notable publications on poverty and wellbeing among urban poor children and youth, urbanization, community organizing and people’s participation, gender, and sustainable development. Publications include: Making Philippine Cities Child Friendly: Voices of Children in Poor Communities (2005), and Bearers of Benevolence: The Thomasites and Public Education in the Philippines (2001), along with numerous articles. Active in civil society affairs, she sits on several international and national NGO Boards, including the Childwatch International Research Network, and was a founder of Anak Natin Foundation (Our Children). Please rsvp by 5th September.
Time: 6-7.30pm
Venue: Neil Hoey Lecture Theatre, Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Alice Gration, Email: RSVP to crcentre@tcd.ie by 5th September, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/childrensresearchcentre/news-events/events.php

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Thursday 8th September: Development Studies Association Ireland -  Annual Conference and AGM

The annual conference and AGM of the Development Studies Association Ireland will take place on Thursday 8th September at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. The Development Studies Association of Ireland cordially invites you to its second annual conference around the theme ‘From Research to Practice’. Confirmed speakers include Professor Lawrence Haddad (President, Development Studies Association of UK and Ireland) and Ms Bronagh Carr (Irish Aid). Full programme to follow. Please note that the AGM will include election of the next DSAI Steering Committee. Individuals are asked to express their interest in joining the committee, or to send queries, by email to sglavey@tcd.ie by Thursday 1st September. Please confirm your attendance to dsaiconference@nuim.ie
Venue: The National University of Ireland Maynooth
Contact: Please RSVP to dsaiconference@nium.ie

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Wednesday 7th September: Development Studies Association Ireland – Open Meeting for Postgraduate Students

In advance of the DSAI Annual Conference, an open meeting will take place on 7th September, to discuss postgraduate engagement with DSAI, at 7pm at the Library Bar, Central Hotel, Dublin. There will be discussion about future representation and activities with DSAI in advance of the AGM. All current or prospective postgraduate researchers in development studies are welcome.  Please refer any queries to the current DSAI PhD representative Sarah Hunt.
Time: 7pm
Venue: The Library Bar, Central Hotel, Dublin
Contact: Email: sarah.hunt@ul.ie

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Africa Day Podcasts Now Available

As part of the Africa Day celebrations a conference entitled ‘Investing in Africa: Society, Agriculture
and Enterprise’ took place on Wednesday May 25th 2011 at Trinity College Dublin which featured
speakers:
Dr Marcela Villarreal: Director Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division, Food and
Agriculture Organisation;
Kalongo Chitengi: Zambia Country Director, Self Help Africa;
Professor Margaret Kigozi: Executive Director, Uganda Investment Authority;
Dr Eoin Gahan: Head of Trade, Environment and Survey Analysis, Forfás and
Professor Keith Palmer: Executive Chairman, AgDevCo.
The conference was opened by Minister of State for Trade and Development, Jan O’Sullivan along
with Kenyan Ambassador HE Catherine Muigai Mwangi.
Presentations are available here http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/resources/presentations.php
Podcasts are available here:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=426141353

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The Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) will support proposals for Euroscience Open Forum 2012, and the Future of Water exhibition at the Science Gallery

TIDI would like to support and encourage TCD researchers to participate in ESOF and the Science Gallery-led Future of Water exhibition to bring a focus on international development research to both of these important fora.
Specifically TIDI can provide some administrative support and potentially some matched funding to researchers wishing to participate. Please find the details of both calls below and contact TIDI Coordinator, Sarah Glavey, sglavey@tcd.ie for further information on available resources.

European City of Science – Euroscience Open Forum 2012. Deadline for proposals, 12 noon, 30th June 2011
Dublin will host Europe’s largest science conference – the Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) from 11-15 July 2012. The programme organizers are currently seeking proposals for scientific sessions and the Public Engagement Programme. Proposals can be submitting for sessions using various formats under the following seven themes: Food; Health; Energy, environment and climate; Science and Culture; Science; Reshaping the frontiers of knowledge; Information; Science, Education and Innovation policy. Interdisciplinarity and involvement of non-Irish partners are encouraged. Full details of the call are available at http://www.dublinscience2012.ie/calls

Future of Water Exhibition at the Science Gallery. Deadline for proposals, 15 July 2011
This October Science Gallery asks ‘what is the future of water?’. This theme will form the basis for a major exhibition and series of events at the Science Gallery, to run from October 2011 till January 2012. Science Gallery invites proposals that look at the cultural and social aspects of water, at the relationship of first world to developing world, at narratives of the future, designed objects and systems for water, provocative inquiries into water as a commodity versus a common good, water as energy, ‘virtual water’, and water in the city. Future of Water at Science Gallery is part of a larger 3-year international project, StudioLab, funded under the Framework 7 programme, with partners including Harvard University’s Idea Translation Lab, Media Lab Prado, Ars Electronica, the Royal College of Art, London and Le Laboratoire, Paris. Full details of the call are available at http://www.sciencegallery.com/futureofwater

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Tuesday 5th July: Book Launch for “The New Scramble for Africa”
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED

The New Scramble for AfricaDr. Mary Robinson will launch the new book by Dr. Pádraig Carmody, School of Natural Sciences,
Trinity College Dublin. Foreign Affairs Correspondent with the Irish Times, Mary Fitzgerald will conduct a guest interview with the author, followed by a question and answer session.

The book entitled “The New Scramble for Africa” explores the nature of
resource and market competition in Africa and the strategies adopted by the different actors involved
– be they world powers or small companies. Focusing on key commodities, the book examines the
dynamics of the new scramble and the impact of current investment and competition on people, the
environment, and political and economic development on the continent. New theories, particularly
the idea of Chinese "flexigemony" are developed to explain how resources and markets are accessed.
While resource access is often the primary motive for increased engagement, the continent also
offers a growing market for low–priced goods from Asia and Asian–owned companies. Individual
chapters explore old and new economic power interests in Africa; oil, minerals, timber, biofuels, food
and fisheries; and the nature and impacts of Asian investment in manufacturing and other sectors.
The New Scramble for Africa will be essential reading for students of African studies, international
relations, and resource politics as well as anyone interested in current affairs. The book launch will
be followed by a wine reception. The event is supported by the Trinity International Development
Initiative (TIDI), the Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS), the Department of
Geography, Trinity College Dublin and Polity Press.
Please RSVP to tidi@tcd.ie by Friday 24th June.
Time: 5pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Website: http://www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/news/articles/2011/pcarmody-
newbook.php or to purchase the book log on to: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/
0745647855/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-
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Tuesday 31st May: The Dublin Kapuscinski Lecture: 'Climate Change and Development'

The series is named after Ryszard Kapuscinski, a Polish reporter and writer who was a “Voice of the Poor” in his famous reportages and books covering the developing world.  The lecture series is organized jointly by the European Commission, the United Nations Development Programme and partner universities, in this case TCD and UCD.   Ms Barbara Nolan, Director of the European Commission's Representation in Ireland will open the Dublin Kapuscinski Lecture 2011 on 'Climate Change and Development'. Professor Dirk Messner will deliver the keynote lecture.   Jan Szczycinski (Jan Szczycinski, UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre) will chair.  Professor Messner is the Director of the German Development Institute, Bonn, Professor of Political Science at the University Duisburg-Essen and a Member of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU).
A panel discussion will follow, chaired by Prof. Patrick Paul Walsh (UCD Chair of International Development Studies).  Panellists include Francis Jacobs, (Head of the European Parliament Office in Ireland), Cliona Sharkey,  (Trócaire, Environmental Justice Policy Officer), Tara Shine,  (Head of Research and Development, Mary Robinson Climate Justice Foundation, Joseph K.Assan, (TCD-UCD MDP Lecturer in Development Practice) and  Frank Convery ,  (UCD Earth Sciences Institute).
The lecture series offers citizens of the European Union an unprecedented opportunity to learn and discuss development, and issues related to development cooperation.
Time: 5-7pm
Venue: John Hume Global Ireland Institute, UCD.
Contact: Jan Szczycinski, UNDP, Email: jan.szczycinski@undp.org or Patrick Paul Walsh, UCD,  Email:  ppwalsh@ucd.ie, Website: http://ec.europa.eu/development/services/events/kapuscinski/, http://europeandcis.undp.org/go/lectures 

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Tuesday 31st May: The Practical Application of Systematic Review: Evidence Aid

Professor Mike Clarke will deliver this lunchtime seminar.  People and organisations planning for and responding to natural disasters and other large scale emergencies need access to high quality, unbiased information on what works, doesn’t work and is unproven, if they are to make well-informed decisions that will help individuals and communities to recover. This information has to cover a wide variety of areas, including health, shelter, communication, construction, education, security and support for displaced people. It must be accessible, reliable and up to date. Evidence Aid will achieve this by working with those who require this information, the producers of the information, and others who can transfer knowledge and needs between the producers and the users. It seeks to improve outcomes for people and communities.
Prof. Clarke is Chair of Research Methodology at Queen’s University in Belfast and Director of the all-Ireland Hub for Trials Methodology Research. He was Director of the UK Cochrane Centre from 2002 to earlier this year, and has worked on more than 30 systematic reviews and several large randomised trials. He is Podcast and Journal Club Editor for The Cochrane Library, and has a strong interest in increasing capacity for the conduct of systematic reviews and in improving their accessibility, in particular in low- and middle-income countries. His work on accessibility includes Evidence Aid, which is seeking to make it easier for people and organisations planning for and responding to natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies to use systematic reviews in their decision making. He is working with Bonnix Kayabu in the Centre for Global Health to expand Evidence Aid to areas outside of health, seeking to identify the needs for evidence by decision makers in a variety of new areas. Lunch provided.
Please RSVP to email address below by Wednesday 25th May.
Time: 12.30 – 1.30pm
Venue: Lecture Room 309, Centre for Global Health, 7-9 Leinster Street South, Dublin 2
Contact: RSVP to Bonnix Kayabu, Email: kayabumb@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.cochrane.org/cochrane-reviews/evidence-aid-project

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Monday 23rd May to Friday 3rd June: Open Modules in Global Health

The International Doctoral School in Global Health (INDIGO) and the Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin, will present two intensive modules by distinguished international academics in May and June 2011.


•           Dr Joseph Rhatigan, Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard University: Case Studies in Global Health Care Delivery (23-27 May).  FINAL PLACES REMAINING


•           Professor Mike Clarke, UK Cochrane Centre; Clinical Trial Service Unit, University of Oxford; and School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin: Introduction to Systematic Reviews (30 May - 3 June).  THIS MODULE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED


These courses are open to doctoral students and other researchers active or interested in the field of global health. A limited number of places are available to researchers from outside Trinity College, Dublin, and researchers from our partner institutions around the world are particularly welcome. Course participants are welcome to attend one or both of these modules. The course fee is €150 per module, which covers tuition and course materials. To view the Open Modules flyer please click here.
Venue: Lecture Room 309, Centre for Global Health, 7-9 Leinster Street South, Dublin 2
Contact: To reserve a place on either of these modules, please send brief personal details and an outline of current research interests to Nonie Gaynor, Indigo Administrator, Email: ngaynor@tcd.ie, Website http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/doctoral-training-programme/indigo.php

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Africa Day Celebration: "Investing in Africa: Society, Agriculture and Enterprise"

As part of the Africa Day celebrations a conference titled ‘Investing in Africa: Society, Agriculture and Enterprise’ tookAfrica Day 2011 place on Wednesday May 25th 2011 at Trinity College Dublin which featured speakers: Dr Marcela Villarreal: Director Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division, Food and Agriculture Organisation; Kalongo Chitengi: Zambia Country Director, Self Help Africa; Professor Margaret Kigozi: Executive Director, Uganda Investment Authority; Dr Eoin Gahan: Head of Trade, Environment and Survey Analysis, Forfás and Professor Keith Palmer: Executive Chairman, AgDevCo.  The conference was opened by Minister of State for Trade and Development, Jan O’Sullivan along with Kenyan Ambassador HE Catherine Muigai Mwangi.

Ambassador Mwangi and Minister Jan O'SullivanCommenting at the event the Minister for Trade and Development, Jan O’Sullivan said: “Ireland has developed strong connections with Africa over many years, not least those forged by Irish missionaries and non-governmental organisations.  More recently, we have seen an increase in trade and business links, while many African communities here are making an invaluable contribution to Irish society.  Ireland’s overseas development programme is strongly focused on sub-Saharan Africa.  Africa Day presents a great opportunity for communities to join with people from all over Africa to celebrate their cultures and traditions.”

Speaking about the event, Chair of the Trinity International Development Initiative, Professor Jane Grimson said: “I am delighted to have the support of Irish Aid and the Group of African Ambassadors in Ireland for this annual conference here at TCD.  This year’s conference provides a platform for discussion of the role of business and agri-trade in African development and will be addressed by an array of distinguished speakers working in the field of African trade, enterprise and agriculture, offering different perspectives.”  Professor of International Development Studies at UCD Patrick Paul Walsh continued: “UCD is delighted to be part of Africa Day celebrations.  It's a pleasure to team up with African Embassies, Irish Aid, NGO's and academia to host guest speakers and debate important policy agendas.  Investing in African society, agriculture and enterprise is central to many curriculums and research agendas across UCD.”

Presentations delivered by speakers at the Africa Day event are now available at the following link: www.tcd.ie/tidi/resources/presentations.php

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Wednesday 25th May: Africa Day Celebration: “Investing in Africa: Society, Agriculture and Enterprise”

Africa Day 2011Africa Day is an initiative of the African Union, which celebrates African diversity and success and the cultural and economic potential of the continent. Africa Day allows us to celebrate the relationship that exists between Africa and Ireland. Events to mark the occasion will this year include a conference examining the role that trade and agriculture have in Africa's future economic development. Trinity College, University College Dublin and Self Help Africa collaborate with the African embassies in Ireland to present an impressive roster of international speakers to discuss the topic "Investing in Africa - Society, Agriculture & Enterprise" at an afternoon conference to be held at Trinity College Dublin.

Participating speakers will include:
Dr. Marcela Villarreal, Director Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division, Food and Agriculture Organisation and co-author of the FAO's recently published 'Women in Agriculture' report;
Kalongo Chitengi, Zambia Country Director, Self Help Africa;
Prof. Margaret Kigozi, Executive Director, Uganda Investment Authority;
Dr. Eoin Gahan, Head of Trade, Environment and Survey Analysis, Forfás and
Prof. Keith Palmer, Executive Chairman, AgDevCo

The conference will be chaired by Charlie Bird, Chief News Correspondent, RTE and will be opened by Minister of State for Trade and Development, Jan O’Sullivan and H.E. Catherine Muigai Mwangi, Kenyan Ambassador. This event is proudly supported by Irish Aid.
Time: 2.30 – 4.30pm
Venue: Davis Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Website: www.africaday.ie and www.selfhelpafrica.org/selfhelp/Main/NEWS-Conference2011.htm

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Friday 15th April: The Recent Evolution of the Brazilian Economy and Current Business Opportunities Speaker

Counsellor Pedro Scalisse, Head of Economic & Trade Sections, Embassy of Brazil in Ireland will deliver this seminar as part of the TCD/UCD Development Research Lunchtime Seminar Series. The seminar series is organised jointly by TIDI at TCD and the Human Development Initiative at UCD. Sandwiches provided.
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: G317, Arts (Newman) Building, Belfield Campus,UCD
Contact: Adrian Corcoran, adrian.corcoran@ucd.ie, http://www.ucd.ie/hdi/ or tidi@tcd.ie, www.tcd.ie/tidi

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Friday 8th April: Improving the Quality of Aid to Achieve Development Results –Implementing the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness

Speaker Liz Higgins, Principal Development Specialist, Director of Policy, Planning and Effectiveness Unit, Irish Aid will deliver this seminar as part of the TCD/UCD Development Research Lunchtime Seminar Series. The seminar series is organised jointly by TIDI at TCD and the Human Development Initiative at UCD.  Sandwiches provided.  For full details on the series, please click here. 
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: G317, Arts (Newman) Building, Belfield Campus, UCD
Contact: Adrian Corcoran, adrian.corcoran@ucd.ie, http://www.ucd.ie/hdi/ or tidi@tcd.ie, www.tcd.ie/tidi

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Friday 25th March: New Vaccines for Global Health

Seminar Series poster

Speaker Professor Adrian Hill, Professor of Human Genetics and Director of Jenner Institute, Oxford University will deliver this seminar as part of the TCD/UCD Development Research Lunchtime Seminar Series. The seminar series is organised jointly by TIDI at TCD and the Human Development Initiative at UCD.  Sandwiches provided

For full details on the upcoming series, please click here.

Time: 1-2pm
Venue: TCD/UCD Innovation Academy, 3 Foster Place, Trinity College.
Contact: Adrian Corcoran, adrian.corcoran@ucd.ie, http://www.ucd.ie/hdi/ or tidi@tcd.ie, www.tcd.ie/tidi

 

 

 

 

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Friday 11th March: International Development Hustings

The Trinity International Development Initiative will host a debate with the Provostorial Candidates on Friday March 11th between 12 noon and 1pm. Candidates will discuss their plans to support and develop the college's activities in the area of international development. The following Provostorial candidates have confirmed their intention to attend this meeting:
•  John Boland
•  Des Fitzgerald
•  Colm Kearney
•  Jane Ohlmeyer
•  Patrick Prendergast
Please note that candidate Robin Coningham has another commitment at 12noon, however he will be available at 1pm for discussion with anybody who would like to stay after the main meeting.
All members of the college community who are working on issues relating to international development, or are interested in becoming involved in this area, are invited and encouraged to attend this discussion and to put their questions to the candidates.
Time: 12 – 1pm
Venue: Large Conference Room, O’Reilly Institute, Trinity College
Contact: For further information on the Provostorial candidates see https://www.tcd.ie/provost-appointment/candidates/
For further information on TIDI see www.tcd.ie/tidi

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Monday 7th March: ‘Child Sex Workers in Thailand: What Do they Need and What Is Being Done?’

Dr. Heather Montgomery, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Childhood, Development and Learning, Open University will deliver this public lecture.  The lecture is organised by the Children’s Research Centre, the School of Social Work and Social Policy and the Trinity International Development Initiative.  Dr. Heather Montgomery is a social anthropologist who, as part of her doctoral research, spent 18 months doing fieldwork in a particular community in Thailand which lived off the income earned by child prostitutes. These children lived with their families and she looked at the relationships between parents and children and also between the children and their Western clients. Dr. Montgomery’s presentation will explore the complex issues in responding effectively to the needs and issues of child sex workers.  Please rsvp by Tuesday 1st March. To view map of the Long Room Hub please click here.
Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm,
Venue: Neil/ Hoey Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Alice Gration, Tel: 01 8962901, Email: crcentre@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.socialwork-socialpolicy.tcd.ie/

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Friday 18th February: Traditional versus Modern Healthcare Delivery in Marginal Communities

Speaker Dr Joseph Assan, Lecturer in Development Practice will deliver this seminar as part of the TCD/UCD Development Research Lunchtime Seminar Series. The seminar series is organised jointly by TIDI at TCD and the Human Development Initiative at UCD.  Sandwiches provided.  For full details on the upcoming series, please click here. 
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: G317, Arts (Newman) Building, Belfield Campus, UCD
Contact: Adrian Corcoran, adrian.corcoran@ucd.ie, http://www.ucd.ie/hdi/ or tidi@tcd.ie, www.tcd.ie/tidi

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Friday 11th February: International Involvement in Elections in Post-conflict Countries

Seminar Series poster

Speaker Richard Barrett, legal analyst, EU election missions will deliver this seminar as part of the TCD/UCD Development Research Lunchtime Seminar Series. The seminar series is organised jointly by TIDI at TCD and the Human Development Initiative at UCD.  Sandwiches provided.

For full details on the upcoming series, please click here.

Time: 1-2pm
Venue: G317, Arts (Newman) Building, Belfield Campus, UCD
Contact: Adrian Corcoran, adrian.corcoran@ucd.ie, http://www.ucd.ie/hdi/ or tidi@tcd.ie, www.tcd.ie/tidi

 

 

 

 

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Monday 17th January to Wednesday 9th February: “Haiti Lives – One Year On” Photography Exhibition

Haiti Lives ExhibitionHaiti Lives - One Year On is a photography exhibition that marks the one year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. This exhibition coordinated by the Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) is held in collaboration with Oxfam Ireland with additional images provided by the Soul of Haiti Foundation. The exhibition captures daily life in Haiti since the earthquake of January 2010. The photographs show how Oxfam Ireland’s work in Haiti is helping people to rebuild their lives.  Additional images provided by the Soul of Haiti Foundation depict life in Haiti in recent months.  All welcome, no booking necessary. Please click here to view map of exhibition location in the Atrium.
Time: 8.30am – 6.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am – 5.30pm on Fridays
Venue: The Atrium, Located beside The Buttery, Front Square, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi, http://www.oxfamireland.org/, http://soulofhaiti.ie/


 

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Tuesday 25th January: Developing Asia: Economic Outlook and Post-Crisis Challenges
Kuroda image

The Trinity International Development Initiative invites you to a public lecture by Mr Haruhiko Kuroda, President of the Asian Development Bank. All welcome. To view the invitation please click here.
Time: 7pm
Venue: Long Room Hub, beside the Arts Building, Trinity College
Contact: Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi

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Friday 21st January: ‘Development and the Rule of Law’ 

Michael Irvine, Solicitor and Rachel Power, Coordinator and Solicitor will speak about the work of Pamodzi. Pamodzi is a project-orientated, non-profit Rule of Law initiative established by the Law Society of Ireland and the Bar Council of Ireland to advance collective knowledge of the relationship between Rule of Law, democracy, sustained economic development and human rights.
This seminar is delivered as part of the TCD/UCD Development Research Lunchtime Seminar Series. The seminar series is organised jointly by TIDI at TCD and the Human Development Initiative at UCD.  Sandwiches provided. 
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: The Innovation Academy, 3 Foster Place, (beside College Green off Dame Street), Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Adrian Corcoran, adrian.corcoran@ucd.ie, http://www.ucd.ie/hdi/ or tidi@tcd.ie, www.tcd.ie/tidi

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Thursday 20th January: Launch of “Haiti Lives – One Year On” Photography Exhibition

Soul of Haiti imageThe Trinity International Development Initiative invites you the launch of ‘Haiti Lives – One Year On’, a photography exhibition held in collaboration with Oxfam Ireland with additional images provided by the Soul of Haiti Foundation. Guest speakers including Jim Clarken, CEO, Oxfam Ireland and Michael Carey, Chairman, Soul of Haiti Foundation, will speak about ongoing work undertaken by their organisations in Haiti. Please RSVP to tidi@tcd.ie by Friday 14th January. To view the invitation please click here.
Woman and pipePlease click here to view map of exhibition location in the Atrium.
Time: 6pm
Venue: The Atrium, Located beside The Buttery, Front Square, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Email: tidi@tcd.ie, Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi

 

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Wednesday 19th January: Workshop for TCD Researchers on Involvement in Capacity Building in the Himalayan Region

TCD researchers and other interested parties are invited to attend a briefing and discussion on the potential for TCD to participate in capacity building in the Himalayan region. Dr. Ken Irvine, TCD Department of Zoology and Centre for the Environment, will speak about the potential for a collaborative programme involving third level institutions and affiliated partners that will provide experience and training important for the sustainable use of mountain landscapes of the Himalayan region. Researchers are invited to consider potential involvement in this joint TCD-ICIMOD (Integrated Centre for Integrated Mountain Development; www.icimod.org) initiative involving the Himalayan University Consortium and a number of top quality European Universities to develop cross-cutting skills to support development and capacity building in a region that includes India, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan and Afghanistan. A potential funding source is the EU Erasmus Mundus (EM) Action 2 programme. 
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Room 3081, 3rd Floor, Arts Building, TCD
Contact: Dr. Ken Irvine, Email: kirvine@tcd.ie, or tidi@tcd.ie, Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi

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Irish Aid/HEA Programme of Strategic Cooperation: Round 3 Call

Thursday 28 July: Irish Aid/HEA PSC, Round 3 Call: Deadline for Submission of Internal TCD Concept Notes

Irish Aid and the Higher Education Authority have announced the call for round three of the Programme of Strategic Cooperation (PSC) between Irish Aid and Higher Education and Research Institutes. All documentation relating to this call is available at http://www.hea.ie/en/Irish-Aid-Programme-of-Strategic-Co-Operation. The closing date for receipt of submissions for Round Three of the PSC is 3pm, October 6th 2011. Proposals can be submitted under three thematic areas as follows; Hunger; Health and HIV/AIDS; and Education. Two types of proposals are eligible; either research-led or teaching and learning-led. TCD can submit a maximum of three proposals – a maximum of one proposal under each thematic area. The Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) has been asked to coordinate TCD bids for this call.

TIDI now invites the submission of concept notes from those interested in participating in this bid. Concept notes should be a maximum of five pages in length and should follow the template provided here. Concept notes should be submitted to sglavey@tcd.ie by Thursday 28th July. All who participate in the process will be informed of the decision about which concept notes will be developed to go forward from TCD by Friday 5th August. Note that the presentation from TIDI’s open meeting held on 14th July is available here. All information on this process will be made available on an ongoing basis through the Research Office as well as the TIDI website and mailing list (see www.tcd.ie/tidi/news). Members of the college community who are interested in responding to this call are encouraged to contact TIDI Coordinator Sarah Glavey (sglavey@tcd.ie) or TIDI Faculty Representatives Robbie Gilligan, Helen Sheridan and Padraig Carmody for further information. A list of TCD researchers who have expressed an interest in participating in this bid is available here. Researchers are encouraged to communicate their plans and interests regarding the call and to collaborate where possible. Please contact sglavey@tcd.ie if you would like your name to be included on this list.

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Thursday 14 July: Meeting to Discuss TCD Bids for the Irish Aid/HEA PSC: Round 3 Call

Irish Aid and the Higher Education Authority have announced the call for round three of the Programme of Strategic Cooperation (PSC) between Irish Aid and Higher Education and Research Institutes. All documentation relating to this call is available at  http://www.hea.ie/en/Irish-Aid-Programme-of-Strategic-Co-Operation Eligible higher education institutions are now invited to submit proposals for financial support under the Programme of Strategic Cooperation in line with the principles and guidelines set out in the relevant documents.  The closing date for receipt of submissions for Round Three of the PSC is 3pm, October 6th 2011.
Proposals can be submitted under three thematic areas as follows; Hunger; Health and HIV/AIDS; and Education. Two types of proposals are eligible; either research-led or teaching and learning-led. TCD can submit a maximum of three proposals – a maximum of one proposal under each thematic area.
The Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) has been asked to coordinate TCD bids for this call. TIDI will host a meeting on Thursday 14 July, 12.30-2pm in the IIIS Seminar Room on the 6th Floor of the Arts Building as part of this process. The objective of the meeting is to bring those interested in participating in this call together to discuss ideas for this bid, generally and under each of the three thematic areas, and to start to determine the potential for collaboration between TCD researchers and their partners on this bid. All are welcome to attend this meeting or to send a representative. All information on this process will be made available on an ongoing basis through the Research Office as well as the TIDI website and mailing list (see www.tcd.ie/tidi). Members of the college community who are interested in responding to this call are encouraged to contact TIDI Coordinator Sarah Glavey (sglavey@tcd.ie) for further information. Please do this especially if you are interested in participating but unable to attend the meeting.
Time: 12.30 - 2pm
Venue: IIIS Seminar Room, The Sutherland Centre, 6th Floor, Arts Building, Trinity College
Contact: Sarah Glavey, Email: sglavey@tcd.ie; Website: www.tcd.ie/tidi

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Programme of Strategic Cooperation between Irish Aid and Higher Education and Research Institutes: Launch of Round 3

Note: HEA will host a webinar on the call on Thursday 30th June, 11am-12noon.
Irish Aid and the Higher Education Authority have announced the call for round three of the Programme of Strategic Cooperation (PSC) between Irish Aid and Higher Education and Research Institutes. All documentation relating to this call is available at  http://www.hea.ie/en/Irish-Aid-Programme-of-Strategic-Co-Operation Eligible higher education institutions are now invited to submit proposals for financial support under the Programme of Strategic Cooperation in line with the principles and guidelines set out in the relevant documents.  The closing date for receipt of submissions for Round Three of the PSC is 3pm, October 6th 2011.

In order to clarify any issues and generally to assist institutions, the HEA will hold a webinar from 11-12 on Thursday 30th June. The webinar will take the format of an overview presentation followed by a Q&A session. Institutions will participate in the webinar remotely. The Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) will make the webinar available centrally to all interested members of the college community in the conference room of the Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science in the Panoz Institute. The entrance to the Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science is on the ground floor of the Hamilton Building close to Java City, the conference room is on the first floor. The presentation from the webinar will also be made available on the HEA website following the briefing. Queries on any aspect of the call should be submitted directly to the HEA in advance of the webinar by emailing irishaid@hea.ie. It will also be possible for those who attend to submit queries during the presentation.
 
TIDI has been asked to coordinate TCD bids for this call and will host a discussion on the process following the webinar. All information on this process will be made available on an ongoing basis through the Research Office as well as the TIDI website and mailing list (www.tcd.ie/tidi). Members of the college community who are interested in responding to this call are encouraged to contact TIDI Coordinator Sarah Glavey (sglavey@tcd.ie) for further information.

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Irish Aid/HEA Programme of Strategic Cooperation

Round Three of the Programme of Strategic Cooperation between Irish Aid and Higher Education and Research Institutes (PSC) will be launched during the week commencing 20th of June
Further information will be posted on the HEA website as it becomes available: http://www.hea.ie/en/Irish-Aid-Programme-of-Strategic-Co-Operation. Formal notification of the launch will be provided to all institutions and will be circulated in due course by TIDI to this mailing list. TCD staff are invited to  e-mail TIDI Coordinator, Sarah Glavey (sglavey@tcd.ie) to express an interest in participating in a TCD institutional bid. 

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Irish Aid/HEA Programme of Strategic Cooperation and Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI)

The Irish Aid/HEA Programme of Strategic Cooperation is expected to announce a call for a new round of funding. The Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) intends to bring researchers together to work on an institutional proposal building on the successful project “Doctoral Training for Development in Africa” and invites one page submissions on potential projects/approaches by May 18th. Initial proposals from within the College community or partner institutions will then be assessed by a subcommittee of the Steering Committee of TIDI and ranked based on merit. The TIDI Steering Committee will then invite successful proposers to join the proposal drafting group to help design and proceed to the full bid. Please e-mail the TIDI Coordinator, Sarah Glavey (sglavey@tcd.ie), for an information document on expressions of interest and to submit same.

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Programme of Strategic Cooperation between Irish Aid and Higher Education and Research Institutes (PSC): Launch of Transitional Phase

The Programme of Strategic Cooperation between Irish Aid and Higher Education and Research Institutes was launched in late 2006, and has allocated €12million to 8 projects and 7 networking grants to date.  In line with the findings and recommendations of the 2010 mid-term review (MTR) of the programme it has been agreed that a Transitional Phase will be launched in 2011. 
Although only a few years in existence the programme has provided an important catalyst for development within the higher education sector in Ireland. It has provided a platform for increased cooperation between Irish Aid, the HEA and the sector in a coherent and coordinated way. A transitional phase, as recommended by the review, will be implemented to consolidate the gains made in the first four years of the programme and to ensure that the momentum of the programme is not lost. 
It is proposed to issue a call in the first half of 2011, with disbursements to commence in 2012. 
The transition phase will support an incremental shift towards a more demand led and southern focused programme.   Irish HEIs will be the lead agencies and will have responsibility for overall management of the projects, including financial accountability.  However, proposals will need to show evidence that they meet needs and demands from partner institutions as reflected in country national plans.  Evidence of increased input by southern HEI partners into the governance, design, implementation and strategic direction of the projects will be important.  It is planned that an information day will be held in the coming weeks on the Transition Phase of the Programme of Strategic Cooperation with a Call to launch in April.
Contact:  Website: http://www.hea.ie/en/Irish-Aid-Programme-of-Strategic-Co-Operation

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Research Focus

Professor of Geography talks on health impacts of climate change at UN conference in Durban, South Africa

David Taylor, Professor of Geography in the School of Natural Sciences and Chair of Trinity International Development Initiative, earlier this week made two invited presentations in Durban, South Africa, at events associated with the UN Climate Change conference (COP-17).  The events, organised by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research, focused on the impacts of climate change in Africa: both of David’s presentations concerned possible effects in sub-Saharan Africa on diseases such as malaria and schistosomiasis (bilharzia). To read the full article please click on the link below.
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/news/project-month.php#link_DurbanDec11

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Climate Change Challenges: Who’s Really Suffering?

The following article was authored by Brynne Gilmore and Edel Cronin, MSc in Global Health students at TCD.   The article was written in response to the seminar ‘Climate Change Challenges’ as part of Trinity Development Research Week 2011, organized by the Trinity International Development Initiative, in collaboration with the Irish Forum for Global Health.
“It’s no secret that our planet is warming. But with a predicted 4˚C increase in the average world temperate in the future, what does this really mean for Earth’s inhabitants? Two panel discussions hosted by Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) and the Centre for Global Health (CGH), were conducted on Thursday, November 10th at the Innovation Academy, Foster Place, in an attempt to address this issue”.   
To read the full article please click here.
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/news/project-month.php

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Meeting of TCD/UCD Masters in Development Practice Students with President Kagame of Rwanda

President Kagame of Rwanda received 20 students from Trinity College and University College Dublin on 17 August 2011.  The students were in the country for more than two months undertaking a Masters in Development Practice as part of a summer placement arrangement with the National University of Rwanda.  The high profile meeting was also attended by the Acting Rector (Acting Provost) of the National University of Rwanda and was covered by the leading national news paper and the Rwandan Television. The joint TCD-UCD Masters degree in Development Practice (MDP) is a new two-year programme that offers a world class training and education in development practice at graduate level.   The Masters in Development Practice (MDP) is funded by the MacArthur Foundation (U.S.A.) and is part of a global network of Master’s degree programmes in Development Practice, which is led by Columbia University in the United States. To view a press release of the meeting please click on the TIDI Research Focus section or on the link below.
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/news.php?headerID=1992&vs_date=2011-8-1

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Doctoral Training Partnership between Trinity College Dublin and Makerere University, Uganda

As part of TCD’s Doctoral Training for Development in Africa Project a partnership between Trinity College Dublin and The Makerere University Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (MUIENR) was established.   This partnership between MUIENR and TCD supports one student to complete doctoral training at MUIENR. The student who has been awarded a scholarship through this partnership is: Mr. Alfonse Opio, enrolled at Makerere University, Uganda.  As part of the scholarship programme, Alfonse undertook a semester at Trinity College at the School of Botany.  The title of Alfonse’s PhD thesis is “Carbon sequestration and transpiration in Cyperus papyrus tropical wetlands, Uganda”. To read the following article written by Alfonse on his experience of the PhD programme please click here.

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New International Task Force Promoting Fair Pay led by Trinity College Academic: Breaking the Silence on Aid Workers Salaries

A new international Task Force has been set up to promote ‘a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay’
for workers and to develop organisational capacity in lower income countries. Led by Professor
Stuart Carr of Massey University, New Zealand, and Professor Malcolm MacLachlan of Trinity
College Dublin, Ireland, the study tested the impact of ‘dual salaries’ on local workers’ motivation
in the health, education and business sectors in Malawi, Uganda, India, China, the Solomon Islands
and Papua New Guinea in instances when they have been working with expatriate aid workers.
The research which found discrepancies between the salaries earned by local and those earned by
expatriate aid workers was instrumental in setting up the task force. According to the findings from
a jointly funded project by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Department for
International Development (DFID) an expatriate aid worker will be paid on average four times more
(and sometimes much more) than a local employee doing a similar job, with local salaries pushing
workers below the poverty line.
Professor MacLachlan says: “Organisations can play a key role in workers’ sense of identity
and worth by making pay and benefits fairer and thus improving human services, productivity
and poverty reduction itself. Above all, we must avoid international aid working against itself
that is becoming ‘capacity stripping’. Options for addressing this wage inequality include
creating career plans, performance appraisals and job evaluations - for example through
workplace goal-setting, structured feedback and job-sizing. This would help put to work the
remaining Paris Declaration principles of ownership, results and mutual accountability.”
To view the full press release please click here
Contact: Email: Malcolm.maclachlan@tcd.ie, or jeanine.woolley@esrc.ac.uk, Website: http://global-
health.tcd.ie/research/projects/addup.php

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TIDI Monthly Research Focus: The International Doctorate in Global Health (INDIGO): A Student Perspective

The International Doctorate in Global Health (Indigo) was set up in Trinity College in 2009.  It is the first truly international doctoral programme in global health.  The programme is offered by the International Doctoral School in Global Health, and coordinated by the Centre for Global Health at Trinity College, Dublin. Participating partners include Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia), University of Malawi, Ibadan University (Nigeria), Makerere University (Uganda), Columbia University (USA), Harvard Medical School (USA) and UK Cochrane Centre (UK).  The Indigo programme offers a unique opportunity for students from diverse backgrounds to study at some of the world’s leading universities and to conduct research in an African setting supported by an international panel of supervisors.  The programme is aimed at those interested in global health from a research, policy or practice perspective from any part of the world.  Indigo is designed to produce leaders in global health research, policy and practice. The Indigo programme currently has a total of twelve international and Irish registered students. Our international students hail from countries including: Canada, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Finland, Malawi, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda and the United States. 

The following is an abstract from an article written by one of Indigo’s bursary students, Isabel Kazanga on her experience of the programme: “In life there is always a story to tell and mine is one of gratitude.  My name is Isabel Kazanga and I come from a family of five children. I was born in Malawi, “the warm heart of Africa”, a land full of smiles…I heard about the International Doctorate in Global Health (Indigo), offered by Trinity College Dublin (TCD) in Ireland, from one of my classmates and friend Muhammad from Jordan to whom I owe my gratitude.  This marked the beginning of my “indigo” story, a journey to another exciting and wonderful experience of my life, another dream come true”.   Akinmayowa Lawal, another Indigo bursary student writes, “while at Trinity College Dublin, from September to December 2010, the institution offered a serene environment for learning and academic development.  With a truly international community, the various seminars and lectures across the community were a good source of inspiration..”. 
To read the articles in full written by the Indigo students on their experience of the programme, please click here.

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TIDI Monthly Research Focus: Healthy Futures Project by Prof. David Taylor


Prof David Taylor, Trinity College Dublin is the coordinator of the Healthy Futures project.  The 3.4 million Euro project will be launched by 15 African and European scientists who hope to develop a
disease risk map that will highlight the areas which are expected to have outbreaks of water borne diseases in the future. The partners hope to work with the East African Community (EAC) to implement the project, which is among the 26 winners of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) Africa Call that is meant to find solutions to Africa’s developmental challenges such as the water and food shortage.  The article below is taken from the December issue of the CAAST-Net Bulletin. CAAST-Net is a platfortm based in South Africa that aims to promote Africa-Europe collaboration in science and technology.   To read the article please click here.
Contact: Prof. David Taylor, Email: taylord@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.caast-net.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/

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Research Funding Opportunities

Tackling Societal Challenges: FP7

Now is the time to try to influence the development of these programmes. The current National contact points for FP7 are also looking at the development of Horizon 2020 and should be contacted with your views, particularly if important topics present in FP7 appear to be missing in Horizon 2020.
Whilst Horizon 2020 may seem years away, the time line is as follows: 30 November 2011 - proposed date for adoption by the European Commission of the draft legislative proposal for Horizon 2020, the future Framework Programme for Research and Innovation; 5 December – 1st Innovation Convention; 6 December – Presentation of Horizon 2020 to the Competiveness Council
Discussions with the co-legislators: the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament
Contact: Website: http://www.fp7ireland.com/contacts.aspx

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Tuesday 3rd January, 2012: Deadline for Proposals to Develop a Research Design: What difference do transparency and accountability make to human development outcomes?

The transparency and accountability field is one of the fastest growing cross-sectoral movements of recent years. A wide range of organizations are promoting greater openness on the part of governments, companies and other institutions so that the public can hold them to account. But to what extent do transparency and accountability interventions lead to better human development outcomes? This is the important question to be addressed by exciting new research under the umbrella of the Transparency and Accountability Initiative (T/AI). The T/AI has issued a request for proposals (RFP) from research or evaluation institutions or consortia to develop a rigorous multi-year research proposal on the impact of Transparency/Accountability interventions. The aim is to fill critical gaps in our knowledge about T/A interventions and further our common understanding of what works, why and in what circumstances? The expectation is that the design will involve research across multiple country contexts and focus at least 75% on countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The research study is expected to take 3 to 4 years, with a maximum of five years, and should focus on one or more of the following sectors: health, agriculture, sanitation and education, and/or sub-sectors therein. Following this RFP stage, the successful team will enter a 3-month design phase to to prepare the full multi-year study. The research will be funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and potentially others.
The overarching questions for the research are:
•           To what extent can health, agricultural, sanitation and/or education outcomes be attributed to transparency and accountability interventions?
•           How and why do transparency interventions generate change in these outcomes (e.g. through which mechanisms, under what conditions, and in what contexts)?
Contact: Website: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/news.asp?ArticleID=50816&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+r4dresearch+%28R4D+Research+News%29

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Friday 30th December: Two Postdoc Researcher Positions: The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics

Two Post doctorate Research positions are available in Climate Health applications in the Earth System Physics (ESP) section of the Abdus Salam International Centre for theoretical Physics (ICTP), an IAEA/UNESCO affiliated institute located in Trieste in northern Italy. The positions are funded by European Union FP7 projects QWeCI and HEALTHY FUTURES, which will examine the predictability and projection of vector-borne diseases (in particular malaria) in diverse regions of Africa from seasonal to multi-decadal timescales in order to perform vulnerability assessments and guide planning and mitigation actions.
POSITION A: Development of the VECTRI Dynamical Disease Model
The candidate will focus on the further development of the new ICTP dynamical disease model VECTRI. The model represents the malaria disease cycle accounting for climate information as well as population density and simple surface hydrology The candidate will develop the model further to improve the treatment of the hydrological and human components, including the effect of various interventions and migration.  Extending the model to other vector borne diseases with strong climate drivers will also be considered.  A good level of computer literacy with a demonstrated ability to write program code (preferably Fortran90) is expected.
POSITION B: Remote Sensing of Surface Hydrology at Fine Spatial Scales
The candidate will use their knowledge of remote sensing techniques to map land cover and surface hydrology at high spatial resolutions relevant for vector breeding (pond-scale for malaria, and lake boundaries for schistosomiasis) The ultimate aim is to use this information to develop a simplified representation of the hydrology in the dynamical disease models developed within the projects. Knowledge of available relevant satellite praducts and GIS software is essential.
The candidates are expected to have a PhD and peer-reviewed publications. An enthusiasm for collaborative project work involving travel to Africa is also required. ICTP offers internationally competitive remuneration which will depend on the experience of the candidate. The positions are offered for an initial period of one year, renewable for up to an additional two years to start as soon as possible.  ICTP is currently setting up a new online application procedure for post-doc applications. If you are interested in applying for one of these two positions please email Tompkins@ictp.it for directions for the application procedure. Deadline for applications is December 30th 2011.
Contact: Adrian Tompkins, Email: tompkins@ictp.it Website: http://www.ictp.it/research/esp.aspx

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Irish Council for International Students

The Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) is an independent organisation advocating for the rights of all international students in Ireland, whether studying in higher education, further education, in a language school or other setting. Their website provides information and advice on studying in Ireland and outlines activities and advocacy work in the area of International Education.  Information is also available on the Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme, part of the Irish Government's programme of assistance to developing countries, which is administered in partnership with ICOS. The FTP is closely aligned with Irish Aid's priorities and provides key professionals with postgraduate educational opportunities in Ireland to enhance their contribution in their home countries after their studies.
Contact: Website: http://www.icosirl.ie/

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Rockefeller Foundation Funding Opportunity

The Rockefeller Foundation seeks out opportunities to fund work that addresses its areas of focus and contributes to one or more of its initiatives.  The Foundation is a proactive grantmaker.  Through grantmaking, it works to spread the benefits of globalization to more people in more places.  The Rockefeller Foundation operates both within the United States and around the world.  It supports work that enables individuals, communities and institutions to access new tools, practices, resources, services and products including work that enhances their resilience in the face of acute crises and chronic stresses, whether manmade, ecological, or both.  The Rockefeller Foundation focuses its resources and energies on five interconnected issue areas, selected because they are critical global challenges that the Foundation is distinctively positioned to address: Basic Survival Safeguards; Global Health; Climate & Environment; Urbanization and Social & Economic Security
Applications can be submitted at any time as there are no deadlines.  Only proposals that fall within the Foundation’s initiatives are considered.  If the Foundation sees a potential fit with any of its initiatives, it will request submission of a full proposal. Please consider submitting an online application if any of the issue areas and initiatives correspond to your research interests.  It should be noted that initial funding inquiries are very short and not particularly burdensome.
Contact: Website: www.rockefellerfoundation.org

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Wednesday 30th November: Application Deadline for New Funding Opportunity: Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Program

The Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) program is now accepting proposals from developing country researchers interested in collaborating with their U.S. counterparts.
PEER is a new partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) that is designed to address development challenges through international research collaboration. This competitive grants program will allow scientists in developing countries to apply for funds to support research and capacity-building activities in partnership with their NSF-funded collaborators on topics of importance to USAID. Areas in which both NSF and USAID have strong mutual interests include, but are not limited to, the following:
Food security topics such as agricultural development, fisheries, and plant genomics; Global health issues such as ecology of infectious disease, biomedical engineering, and natural/human system interactions; Climate change impacts such as water sustainability, hydrology, ocean acidification, climate process and modeling, and environmental engineering; Other development topics including disaster mitigation, biodiversity, water, and renewable energy.   PEER is being implemented by the National Academies on behalf of USAID.
Contact: Email: peer@nas.edu, Website: http://www.nationalacademies.org/peer

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Monday 21st November: Deadline for Receipt of Applications for Participation of the Programme for the Advanced Research Training Seminars 2012 (ARTS).

ARTS are capacity-building workshops that take place every two years in conjunction with major international congresses of psychology. ARTS promote excellence in research skills and facilitate exchange and dialogue amongst early career scientists.  ARTS are organized jointly by the International Association of Applied Psychology, the International Union of Psychological Science, and the International Association of Cross Cultural Psychology, with support from other sponsors. ARTS are intended for: Psychologists from low-income countries, countries in transition or where psychology is not well developed Psychologists near the start of their careers developing research or scholarship that will benefit from their attendance at an ARTS seminar Psychologists who are or will be in a position to bring influence. Three seminars will be held in South Africa prior to the 2012 International Congress of Psychology: 1) Coping with the Strains of Globalization: Culturally Appropriate Methods for Research on Health and Wellbeing;  2) Analyses of Psychological Data with R; and 3) Research as Praxis: Action and Theory-Making and Application in Community Psychology Research
Contact: Prof. Tom Oakland, Email: oakland@coe.ufl.edu, Website: http://www.iupsys.net/index.php/capacity-building/arts 

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Thursday 17th November:  Grand Challenges Explorations Proposal Deadline: Bold Ideas Sought in Global Health and Agricultural Development

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is accepting proposals for Round 8 of its Grand Challenges Explorations, a $100 million grant initiative to encourage innovation in global health and agricultural development research. Proposals are being accepted through November 17, 2011 at 11:30 am Pacific Daylight Time. The initiative offers scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs from around the world the opportunity to win $100,000 grants to pursue unconventional ideas that could transform health and agricultural development in the world’s poorest countries. The topics in this round are: Protect Crop Plants from Biotic Stresses From Field to Market; Explore Nutrition for Healthy Growth of Infants and Children; Apply Synthetic Biology to Global Health Challenges; Design New Approaches to Optimize Immunization Systems; Explore New Solutions in Global Health Priority Areas
Contact: Website: www.grandchallenges.org/explorations

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Friday 14th October: Deadline for Royal Irish Academy Postdoctoral Mobility Grants 2012


Grants are available for short visits to any country to support primary research in any subject
area. The duration of visits is generally between one week and six weeks in length, the key
objectives being to initiate one-to-one collaborations, explore opportunities to build lasting
networks and gain access to ideas, research facilities, and complementary equipment. Funds
are available to facilitate initial project planning and development; to support the direct costs of
research; or for visits by or to partner scholars. Applications from international scholars are
also welcome, provided an Irish-based (including Northern Ireland) scholar makes the
application on their behalf and acts as host.
Contact: See http://www.ria.ie/Our-Work/Grants---Awards/Royal-Society---Royal-Irish-Academy-Joint-Projects.aspx and https://www.tcd.ie/research_innovation/research/funding/Irish/ria.php for TCD internal requirements.

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Sunday 9th October: Deadline for Scholarship Application for Falling Walls Conference

Call for Young Professionals and Academics to Share their Breakthroughs.  Do you wish to achieve a breakthrough in academia or business? Do you have groundbreaking ideas that are relevant to the world today? Do you want to take part in the Falling Walls Conference on 9 November 2011, when 20 of the world’s leading scientists will reveal breakthroughs in their current research? Young professionals, entrepreneurs and academics worldwide enrolled in a Master's, PhD or Post-Doctoral Programme under the age of 35 are invited to apply for a scholarship that allows them to attend the Falling Walls Conference and the first Falling Walls Lab. One hundred applicants will be invited to take part in the Lab, where they will present their breakthroughs, ideas and visions within 3 minutes to a distinguished audience of industry experts and decision makers. Being part of this group, participants will not only be inspired, but also gain great insights into the scientific work and research of their peers. The Falling Walls Lab will take place on 8 November in Berlin, starting at 10:30 a.m., and end with an informal dinner for all attending participants. Deadline for submitting an application is 9 October 2011. The scholarship will cover accommodation in Berlin as well as a ticket for the Falling Walls Conference on 9 November 2011. The programme is organised by the Falling Walls Foundation and supported by A.T. Kearney.
Contact: Website: www.falling-walls.com/lab.

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Tuesday 27th September: Research News Call for Research Proposals in International Development

DFID and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are calling for new and innovative research proposals in the field of international development. The latest call is part of an ongoing drive to fund high quality research that helps us to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Both funders are committed to commissioning world class research and ensuring the results are available for policy makers and development workers worldwide. This third call keeps an overall 'poverty alleviation' theme from previous rounds and applications under this heading are still eligible. However, the ESRC and DFID have identified three areas for this call where work will be of particular interest. These are: Measuring development; Information and communication technology (ICT) and development; Resource scarcity, growth and poverty reduction. Applications are invited for projects with a Full Economic Cost value of between £100,000 and £500,000. The scheme is open to UK and non-UK researchers based in higher education institutions, research organisations and organisations with a credible research capacity.
Contact: Website: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/news.asp?ArticleID=50788&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+r4dlatest+%28R4D+Latest+From%29

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September: Deadline for Welcome Trust Funding Applications

Wellcome Trust funds biomedical research and the medical humanities, with the aim of improving human and animal health. There are a wide variety of funding schemes, including Investigator Awards, fellowships and Strategic Awards, and also support several major initiatives
Forthcoming application deadlines for Welcome Trust funding include: Investigator Awards in Biomedical Science (1 Sep 2011) ; Investigator Awards in Medical History and Humanities (2 Sep 2011); Investigator Awards in Ethics and Society (2 Sep 2011); Global health trials scheme (12 Sep 2011); Research Training Fellowships (16 Sep 2011); Training Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine (30 Sep 2011)
Contact: Website: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/index.htm

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Thursday 15th September: Application Deadline for PhD Scholarship: ‘Rural Development in the Great Lakes Region of Africa’

The Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) in Belgium is currently offering a PhD scholarship on the theme ‘Rural development in the Great Lakes Region of Africa’.  The position forms part of a multidisciplinary research project ‘A Green Revolution in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: Challenges for inclusive development’ coordinated by Dr An Ansoms, lecturer at the Centre for Development Studies, UCL. The vacancy is for a full-time PhD scholarship of two years (48 months) at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL, based in French-speaking part of Belgium), possibly prolonged with another two years (dependent upon the mid-term evaluation of the research project by
the UCL research council).
Contact: Email: an.ansoms@uclouvain.be. Website: http://www.uclouvain.be/367549.html

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Thursday 1st September: Application Deadline for IDRC call for Proposals for Adaptation H2O Research Awards

The International Development Research Centre's Climate Change and Water program is pleased to launch the call for proposals for its graduate research awards entitled "Adaptation H2O." Adaptation H2O aims to promote important research on the water related impacts of climate change as well as to build the capacity of students working in this field. Adaptation H2O will provide research awards to graduate students from developing countries (enrolled in a masters or PhD program) and to Canadian citizens or permanent residents (enrolled in a PhD program). For more details regarding the eligibility criteria please refer to the attached call for proposals or visit: www.idrc.ca/Adaptation-H2O. Themes for the call are: Economic analysis related to climate change adaptation, Gender analysis of adaptation strategies, Use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and spatial decision support systems for adaptation, The role of clean energy in water provision and adapting to climate change in vulnerable coastal communities.
Contact: Website: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/news.asp?ArticleID=50786&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+r4dlatest+%28R4D+Latest+From%29

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Friday 15th July: Deadline for Receipt of Applications for NAIRTL Call for Funding 2011

This year the National Academy is inviting applications from existing communities/ networks of
practice for financial support for research activities and projects under specified thematic areas which
have been identified as priority areas in the new national strategy for higher education to 2030.
Applications for funding of up to 20,000 Euro will be considered from existing communities/networks
under the following thematic areas: Development and improvement of teaching skills; Undergraduate
Research and/or the First Year Experience; Curriculum reform to facilitate generic skills, research
work placement or research internship; Development of a framework for a national student survey
system; Parity of esteem for research and teaching: Policy and Practice; Development of flexible
course provision incorporating inquiry based learning. For all Trinity Applications, please have your
applications signed by your Head of School and send to Ms. Jade Barrett, CAPSL, Trinity College.
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/CAPSL/projects-research/collaborative-research/nairtl/

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Monday 13th June: TCD Internal Application Deadline: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Water Research Call 2011 and Climate Change Research Call 2011

The EPA invites applications under two broad research fields: Water Research and Climate Change Research. Within this are specific research topics: for proposals in Water Research, these include three Doctoral Scholarships, two Research Fellowships and eight Project-based awards (Desk studies and Medium-scale projects). For proposals in Climate Change, these include four Research Fellowships and ten Project-based awards (Desk studies and Medium-scale projects).
Contact: Website: http://www.epa.ie/researchandeducation/research/funding/current/

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Thursday 26th May: DFID-ESRC Growth Programme

The Department for International Development (DFID) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are partnering in a new programme on economic growth in developing countries. The DFID/ESRC Growth Programme will fund world class scientific research on issues relating to inclusive economic growth in Low Income Countries (LICs), with high potential for impact on policy and practice.  There will be three themes under the call. Applications which are not deemed to address these themes sufficiently will be rejected as ineligible. The themes are:  Theme 1: Agriculture and Growth: Theme 2: Financial Sector Development and Growth: Theme 3: Innovation, Diffusion and Economic Growth: Raising Productivity in Low Income Countries. This programme is sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Council.  Deadline for receipt of application is 26th May 2011.
Contact:  Mary Day, E-mail: dfid_growth@esrc.ac.uk, Website: 
http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/funding-opportunities/14551/latest-opportunity-2.aspx

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Tuesday 17th May: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Grand Challenge Explorations Grants Round 7

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Round 7 of Grand
Challenges Explorations (GCE), an initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional
global health solutions. Topics for GCE Round 7 are: Explore Nutrition for Healthy Growth of
Infants and Children; Apply Synthetic Biology to Global Health Challenges; The Poliovirus
Endgame: Create Innovative; Ways to Accelerate, Sustain, and Monitor Eradication; Create
the Next Generation of Sanitation Technologies; Design New Approaches to Cure HIV
Infection; and Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Solutions for Improved Uptake and
Coverage of Childhood Vaccinations.
Contact: Website:
http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations/Pages/introduction.aspx?extid=gce

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Trinity News and Events 2011

 

Friday 16th December: Shall I Stay or Shall I Go: Integrating Ecology and Systematics in Climate Change Research

The School of Natural Sciences, Ecology and Evolution Seminar Series concludes with a lecture by Dr. Trevor Hodkinson, TCD.  All welcome.  Beverages and snacks provided after presentation.
Time: 3pm
Venue: Botany Lecture Theatre, Botany Building, TCD.
Contact: Email: ian.donohue@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/events/seminars/

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Thursday 15th December: Sustainable Blindness Prevention in Africa: Our 5 Year Experience

Kate Coleman of the Right for Sight will present on their recent research projects with discussions on future interests and collaborations.  This seminar is delivered as part of the Brown Bag Lunchtime Seminar Series run by the Centre for Global Health.
Time: 1pm
Venue: Room 309, Centre for Global Health, 7-9 Leinster Street South, Trinity College
Contact: Dr. Ogenna Uduma, Email: ogenna.uduma@tcd.ie; Website: http://www.global-health.tcd.ie//

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Wednesday 14th December: Young Pakistanis in Dublin and Boston: Religion in the Identity Construction Process

Department of Sociology Seminar Series delivered by Mr. Craig Considine, TCD
Time: 11-11.50am
Venue: School Conference Room, 6th floor at College Green, Trinity College
Contact: Email: daniel.faas@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/sociology/seminars/

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Friday 9th December: Global Change in Complex Systems: Scaling from Individuals to Ecosystems

The School of Natural Sciences, Ecology and Evolution Seminar Series continues with a lecture by Dr. Guy Woodward, Queen Mary, University of London.  All welcome.  Beverages and snacks provided after presentation.
Time: 3pm
Venue: Botany Lecture Theatre, Botany Building, TCD.
Contact: Email: ian.donohue@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/events/seminars/

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Thursday 8th December: Public Lecture on Child Deprivation

Professor Jonathan Bradshaw, Professor of Social Policy, University of York will deliver  this public lecture on Thursday 8th December, entitled Child Poverty and Deprivation in Comparative Perspective', organised by the Children’s Research Centre
Time: 4-5.30pm
Venue: Neil/Hoey Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College
Contact:  Alice Gration, Email: crcentre@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.socialwork-socialpolicy.tcd.ie/

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Thursday 8th December: The UN Convention against Corruption - What does it mean for us?

Organised by Transparency International Ireland (TII) and the Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS), this workshop will discuss the potential impact of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) at both a domestic and international level.
Time: 9am – 1 pm
Venue: The Seminar Room, Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin.  .  Contact: Email: communications@transparency.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/news/bulletin.php

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Monday 5th December: Sudhansh Verma on Hinduism

The Theological Society’s last Monday event of the year will be a talk on Hinduism given by Sudhansh Verma, a representative of the Hindu Cultural Centre Ireland. Reception to follow.
Time: 7pm
Venue: Graduate Memorial Building Debating Chamber, Trinity College
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/Secretary/Communications/Noticeboard/data/digest.20111129210001.html#2108

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Monday 5th December: Leading Anti Child Slavery Campaigner James Kofi Annan in Conversation with Peter Murtagh

Organised by Frontline Defenders, in association with the Centre for Non-Profit Management TCD and Trinity College Law School. Sold as a child slave in Ghana at age 6, James Kofi Annan escaped at age 13 to educate himself by borrowing the books of local school children and finally got a job in Barclays Bank, Ghana. Founder of the organisation Challenging Heights, today he campaigns to end child slavery in Ghana but faces daily threats to his life from those who make money by exploiting children. 
Time: 6.30 pm
Venue: Davis Theatre, Arts Block Trinity College Dublin. 
Contact: Michaell Foley, Tel: 212 3750, Website: www.frontlinedefenders.org

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Friday 2nd December: Celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2011

The National Institute for Intellectual Disability, in conjunction with the Centre for Disability, Law and Policy, National University of Ireland Galway, the Centre for Disability Studies, University College Dublin and the Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, University of Ulster are pleased to announce ‘Celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities’.
Time: 2-5pm
Venue: The Long Room Hub, Trinity College
Contact: Email: Marie.oconnor@ucd.ie, Website: http://www.socialwork-socialpolicy.tcd.ie/news/index.php#idpd

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Tuesday 29th November: Ethics and Power in Nonviolent Political Action

Long Room Hub Lecture Series with speaker Dr. Iain Atack, Irish School of Ecumenics, TCD. RSVP to ressec@tcd.ie by Friday 25 November
Time: 5-7pm
Venue: Long Room Hub, TCD
Contact: Email: ressec@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/ise/

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Friday 25th November: Leatherback Turtles, Jellyfish and Climate Change

The School of Natural Sciences, Ecology and Evolution Seminar Series continues with a lecture by Dr. Jon Houghton, Queen’s University Belfast.  This will be followed on 2nd December with a seminar by Dr. Jon Yearsley, UCD on “Invasion Dynamics from Genes to Smouldering Peat Fires”.   All welcome.  Beverages and snacks provided after presentation.
Time: 3pm
Venue: Botany Lecture Theatre, Botany Building, TCD.
Contact: Email: ian.donohue@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/events/seminars/

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Wednesday 23rd November: New Challenges to East Asian Security

Special seminar organised by Dr Koji Kagotani, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Trinity College Dublin.  Speakers: Seiichiro Takagi: The Rise of China and Japans Response”; Narushige Michishita: "North Korea's Nuclear/Missile Development and Japanese Security”; Nobumasa Akiyama: "Nuclear Security after Fukushima Nuclear Accident”; Motohiro Tsuchiya: "Japan and Cybersecurity."
Time:  4-6pm
Venue: Room 3106, Arts Building, TCD
Contact: Email: policy.institute@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/policy-institute/events/asian_security23-11-11.php

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Friday 18th November: Food Production Versus Biodiversity

The School of Natural Sciences, Ecology and Evolution Seminar Series continues with a lecture by Prof. Guy Poppy (University of Southampton) on “Food Production Versus Biodiversity: How can Science Help us Feed the World whilst Minimising the Environmental Footprint of Agriculture?”.  All welcome.  Beverages and snacks provided after presentation.
Time: 3pm
Venue: Botany Lecture Theatre, Botany Building, TCD.
Contact: Email: ian.donohue@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/events/seminars/

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Wednesday 16th November: Social Cohesion as a Real Life Phenomenon: A Question of Differences in Degree or Kind

Dr. Jan G. Janmaat will deliver this lecture as part of the Sociology Research Seminar Series 2011.
Time: 11-11.50am
Venue: Room 201, Phoenix House, 7-9 Leinster Street South, TCD
Contact: Email: daniel.faas@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/sociology/seminars/

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Tuesday 8th November: Live Webcast: Question Time - Climate Change

Submit your question and attend a live webcast of ‘Question Time – Climate Change’ which will see 80 young people from across the UK come to London for questions and debate on the future of climate change policy with: William Hague – UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs; Chris Huhne – UK Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change; Martin Davidson – Chief Executive, British Council.  Climate change is a global issue demanding a global response and youth worldwide have a crucial role to play in shaping future policy.  Science Gallery and the British Council will screen this event live in our Paccar Theatre.  You can reserve your place and/or submit a question by emailing NS@britishcouncil.org
Time: 1.45 – 3pm
Venue: Paccar Theatre, Science Gallery, TCD
Contact: Website: http://www.sciencegallery.com/events

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Evidence Aid Project Survey

The Evidence Aid  project, based at the Centre for Global Health, TCD,  is conducting a survey on the use of systematic reviews and other sources of knowledge  by decision makers involved in planning for and responding to natural disasters and other humanitarian  emergencies. If you are interested in participating in this study, it may contribute to good practices and enable humanitarian intervention planners and beneficiaries as a whole to have access to information based on evidence research before, during and after a natural disaster or other complex emergencies throughout the world. We are expecting people working in health sector, education, shelter, logistics, nutrition, water and sanitation, refugee camps, IDPs and other related humanitarian areas to participate in the study. Be assured that the participation in this study is voluntary and confidential. To access to the survey please open the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DSPNBMF
Also, you are advised to circulate this survey to other humanitarian workers and funders who you think might be interested in participating in this study.
Contact: Bonnix Kayabu, Email: kayabumb@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.cochrane.org/cochrane-reviews/evidence-aid-project

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Call for Expressions of Interest to have TCD-UCD Masters in Development Practice Students Undertake Research for Non-Governmental Development Organizations in Ireland.

The second year of the TCD/UCD Masters in Development Practice (MDP) will get underway in September 2011. After a successful first year in 2010/11, including a mutually beneficial collaboration with some Irish NGDOs, the programme directors would like to, once again, offer Irish Non-Governmental Development Organizations the opportunity to have small teams of MDP students conduct a two week research project for them from November 7th to 18th 2011. The goal of the research project would be to have students develop their policy research skills and to develop their team working skills by working in small groups of 2-4 students, while also undertaking valuable research for Irish NGDO’s which might not otherwise be conducted.
Contact: Elaine Elders, Tel: 896 2414, Email: elderse@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/naturalscience/postgraduate/dev-pract/dev-pract.php

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Friday 4th November: TCD IMM Tercentenary Symposium

This symposium is being organised by the Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) and is part of the Tercentenary celebration for the School of Medicine in Trinity College Dublin.  This event is a key medical research event in Ireland and part of the TCD Medical School’s 300-year celebration, it will bring together the Irish and international medical research community in to discuss future challenges, including those in Global Health. The session on Global health; “What will health care look like in the future?” will commence at 12.30pm with speakers Prof. Adrian Hill, Director, Jenner Institute, University of Oxford and Prof. Tom Quinn, Director, John Hopkins Centre for Global Health.  Click here to view the full programme.
Time: 12.30pm (Session 3 on Global Health)
Venue: Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
Contact: Email: RSVP to research.medicine@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/IMM/conference/index.php

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Thursday 3rd November: Legal Issues Facing the United Nations

Organised by The School Law, Trinity College Dublin.  Lecture by Patricia O’Brien, Under Sectary General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel for the United Nations.
Time: 6 pm
Venue: Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, Trinity College Dublin. 
Contact: Please RSVP to Ann Battersby, Tel: 01 8961125, Email: lawevent@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/Law/

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Wednesday 26th October:  Water-related Appropriate Technologies: Surface Tension

What happens when first-world solutions fail in developing countries? Why does innovation sometimes look good, but fall short of the mark? Political economist Professor Patrick Bond and SURFACE TENSION curator Ralph Borland will present on water-related 'appropriate technologies', as received by communities on the ground in South Africa, and why 'innovative solutions' are sometimes anything but. Prof. Patrick Bond, director of the Centre for Civil Society at the University of Kwazulu Natal in South Africa, will present his arguments around the contentious installation of 'water-less' technologies in poor communities in South Africa.  Ralph Borland will draw on his PhD thesis, 'Radical Plumbers and PlayPumps - Objects in development', to demonstrate how the PlayPump (a children's roundabout which pumps water) was successful as a story-telling object for first world audiences, but failed for its users on the ground.
Time: 6-7pm
Venue: Paccar Theatre, The Science Gallery, TCD
Contact: Website: http://www.sciencegallery.com/events/2011/10/appropriate-technology

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New TCD Research Questions EU Policies on Sustainable Energy Development and Biodiversity Protection

“Is the European Union (EU) willing to relax its biodiversity laws to facilitate renewable energy projects?”  This is one of the questions posed in a paper published recently in the prestigious journal Global Environmental Change by Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences PhD student, Andrew L.R. Jackson.  His paper, entitled ‘Renewable energy vs. biodiversity: Policy conflicts and the future of nature conservation’, examines the sometimes conflicting EU policies of sustainable energy development and biodiversity protection.
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/news.php?headerID=2060&vs_date=2011-10-1

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Highly Commended Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2011: Louis Brennan, PhD, lauded for work on Chinese Multinationals

Louis Brennan, Director of the Institute for International Integration Studies and an Associate Professor within the School of Business and co-author Ruth Rios-Morales, PhD published “The emergence of Chinese investment in Europe” in peer-reviewed journal Euromed Journal of Business in 2010. The article was just named a Highly Commended Award Winner by the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2011. Congratulations to Professor Brennan on this accomplishment.
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/publications/research-papers.php#award

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The IIIS launches a new website “Exploring links between EU agricultural policy and world poverty”

Encouraging coherence between trade and agricultural policies to promote development means putting the needs of the world's poorest countries and poorest people at the centre of the debate on EU agricultural policy reform. This website explores the impact which the EU's Common Agricultural Policy has on developing countries, and the impact which CAP reform would have on global poverty.
The site is maintained by the Policy Coherence team at the Institute for International Integration Studies at Trinity College Dublin, supported by a research grant from the Advisory Board for Irish Aid.
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/policycoherence/

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Friday 21st October: Against Remembrance

David Rieff will discuss his recent book ‘Against Remembrance’, followed by comments on healing through remembering in Northern Ireland by Geraldine Smyth and memory in Israel/Palestine by Ronit Lentin.  Internationally acclaimed author and journalist David Rieff currently teaches History of Humanitarian Action at the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences-Po.  During the 1990s, he covered conflicts in Africa (Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, Liberia), the Balkans (Bosnia and Kosovo), and Central Asia.  He is a Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute at the New School for Social Research, a Fellow at the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Currently he is working on a book about the global food crisis.
Time: 4-6pm
Venue: IIIS Seminar Room, 6th Floor Arts Building, Trinity College
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/cpcj/news-events/#againstremembrance

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Friday 14th October: The Gesneriaceae of Southeast Asia: Systematics, Floristics and Conservation

This seminar as part of the School of Natural Sciences Ecology and Evolution Seminar Series will be delivered by Dr. David Middleton (Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh).  This will be followed on Friday 21st October with a seminar by Dr. Alison Donnelly (Trinity College Dublin) on The Bloomin’ Arctic: Plant Phenology in the Shadow of the Greenlandic Icesheet.  Beverages and snacks will be provided after presentations. 
Time: 3pm
Venue:  Botany Lecture Theatre, Botany Building, TCD.
Contact: Email: ian.donohue@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/assets/pdf/E&E%20Seminar%20series_2011.pdf

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Master's Courses in Development at Trinity: Open for Applications

The joint TCD-UCD Master’s degree in Development Practice (MDP), the Masters in Environment and Development  and the MSc in Global Health courses based at Trinity College Dublin will commence in September 2011.  All three programmes are open for applications on PAC at: http://www.pac.ie/.  Further information on courses can be found on the websites below.
Contact: http://www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/postgraduate/dev-pract/dev-pract.php, http://www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/postgraduate/environment-dev/ and http://www.global-health.tcd.ie/postgraduate/msc/

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Irish School of Ecumenics: Upcoming Courses

The Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin, is located in Dublin and Belfast. It is committed to the study and promotion of dialogue, peace and reconciliation in Ireland and around the world. It is recognised for its interdisciplinary approach to taught programmes and research, drawing on the fields of politics, sociology, ethics, theology and religion. Applied research is at the heart of all work undertaken at ISE, where students engage with crucial issues currently facing governments, religions, NGOs and peace organisations. The M.Phil. programmes in Intercultural Theology and Interreligious Studies, International Peace Studies and the Postgraduate Diploma in Conflict and Dispute Resolution Studies are based in Dublin, while the M.Phil. programme in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation  is based in Belfast
Contact: Website: www.tcd.ie/ise 

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Wednesday 14th September: Conference on African and Migrant Women: Between Racialisation and Agency

This conference, hosted collaboratively by AkiDwA and MPhil in Race, Ethnicity and Conflict at Trinity College Dublin, forms a part of AkiDwA’s 10th anniversary celebrations. By bringing together academic specialists in the field, practitioners from grassroots organisations and migrant women themselves, it offers a forum for exchange of experiences, ideas and recommendations for the way forward. It also aims to highlight the challenges faced and showcase the contributions made by migrant women in their communities and Irish society. There will be a wide range of speakers and the conference will offer the opportunity for discussion with speakers and other participants.  Admission is free but booking is essential as places are limited.
Time: 9am-5pm
Venue: Lecture hall LB04, Lloyd Institute, Trinity College Dublin
Contact:  Amaka Okonkwo, Tel: 01 834 9851, Email: amaka@akidwa.ie, Website: www.akidwa.ie

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New Research Reveals Soil Microbes Accelerate Global Warming

More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes soil to release the potent greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide, new research published in this week’s edition of Nature reveals. “This feedback to our changing atmosphere means that nature is not as efficient in slowing global warming as we previously thought,” said Dr Kees Jan van Groenigen, Research Fellow at the Botany department at the School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, and lead author of the study.  Van Groenigen, along with colleagues from Northern Arizona University and the University of Florida, gathered all published research to date from 49 different experiments mostly from North America, Europe and Asia, and conducted in forests, grasslands, wetlands, and agricultural fields, including rice paddies. The common theme in the experiments was that they all measured how extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affects how soils take up or release the gases methane and nitrous oxide.
Contact: Website; http://www.tcd.ie/Communications/news/pressreleases/pressRelease.php?headerID=1954&pressReleaseArchive=2011

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The EquiFrame Manual: A tool for Evaluating and Promoting the Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups and Core Concepts of Human Rights in Health Policy Documents

The purpose of this manual is to outline an analytical framework for assessing the degree to which
social inclusion and human rights feature in policy and policy-related documents. The framework
was developed with regard to health policy documents with the motivation to contribute to enhancing
equity in healthcare. In its current form it is directed towards health policy-oriented researchers and
policy-makers. It is hoped that this framework can be used to support the systematic review of the
content of health policies, as well as being a means of facilitating greater social inclusion and human
rights in the revision of existing policies and the development of new policies.
We would welcome, very much, ideas for the improvement and the development of EquiFrame,
and offer this tool, free-to-download, without copyright restriction. EquiFrame is a product of the
EquitAble Project (www.equitableproject.org). and is offered as a global public good which may
be freely downloaded from the project website, the websites of project partners and other websites
hosting it. The manual was developed by Mannan, H., Amin and Prof. Malcolm MacLachlan, Centre
for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin & the EquitAble Consortium (2011).
Contact: Website: http://www.global-health.tcd.ie/news/index9.php

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First Edition of Trinity Centre for Biodiversity Research Newsletter Now Available

The Trinity Centre for Biodiversity Research (TCBR) recently published its first newsletter. The
TCBR is looking for contributions to our new biodiversity library. Please feel free to contribute to
our growing collection by contacting the TCBR office. Please send in information concerning current
research, calls, news, publications and wildlife photos from field trips for inclusion in the next
quarterly newsletter. To view the newsletter please click here.
Contact: Email: biodiversity@tcd.ie, Website: www.tcd.ie/tcbr

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TCD Botanists Publish Key Text on Climate Change

Cambridge University Press has published a book, entitled Climate Change, Ecology and Systematics, edited by TCD botanists from the School of Natural Sciences and the Trinity Centre for Biodiversity Research (Trevor Hodkinson, Mike Jones, John Parnell and Stephen Waldren). It stresses how climate change has shaped life in the past and will continue to do so in the future. It also describes the challenge science faces to understand the interactions between climate and biodiversity - a key research theme of the School of Natural Sciences. With contributions from 60 key researchers, this book examines the ongoing impact of climate change on the ecology and diversity of life on earth. It discusses the latest research within the fields of ecology and systematics, highlighting the increasing integration of their approaches and methods. Topics covered include the influence of climate change on evolutionary and ecological processes such as adaptation, migration, speciation and extinction, and the role of these processes in determining the diversity and biogeographic distribution of species and their populations.
Contact: Website: http://www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/news/articles/2011/climate-change-text.php

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New Book Published: Globalization and the Nation State (2nd edition)

Globalization and the Nation State is written by Robert. J. Holton, Emeritus Professor of Sociology
at Trinity College Dublin. He is a leading historical sociologist and is widely published in the field of
globalization. His books include the successful titles Globalization and the Nation-State, (first edition
1998), Making Globalization (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) and Global Networks (Palgrave Macmillan,
2007). This impressively comprehensive book examines the connections and conflicts that exist
between global and national processes, institutions and cultures. Does Globalisation mean the
end of nation state? Or are nation states able to respond to processes of global change? Debating
and explaning controversial and contested understandings of globalization, the second edition has
new content on: hot and timely topics, from human rights and migration to new technologies and
environmental sustainability; connections between globalization and global events, including the rise
of China, the financial crisis and 9/11 and interdisciplinary insights from sociology, political science
and economics. Thought-provoking and easy to follow, this text will give students across the social
sciences a thorough understanding of the history, theories and debates of globalization.
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/sociology/news/

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Trinity College Dublin Takes Lead Role in Evidence Aid

The Centre for Global Health is working with The Cochrane Collaboration to develop Evidence Aid as a means of providing reliable knowledge to improve outcomes in the aftermath of natural disasters; helping people, communities and societies to recover. Evidence Aid is an international initiative to provide high quality, accessible evidence in an effective and timely way; by working with those who need the evidence, those who produce it and those who translate the knowledge on the ground. Humanitarian workers and agencies are increasingly recognising the need to provide the most effective and efficient interventions, but confront many challenges when using current sources of knowledge.
Contact: Dr. Bonnix Kayabu Email: EvidenceAid@cochrane.org, Website: http://www.global-health.tcd.ie//

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Tuesday 14th June: Book Launch: “Communalism and Globalization in South Asia and its Diaspora”

The Institute of International Integration Studies (IIIS) in conjunction with the Trinity South Asia Initiative and the Department of Anthropology, NUI Maynooth cordially invites you to the launch of
Communalism and Globalization in South Asia and its Diaspora (2011: Routledge, London and New York) edited by Deana Heath and Chandana Mathur.   Speakers include: Professor Tom Collins, President, NUI Maynooth, Professor Louis Brennan, Director of the Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS) and Dr Chandana Mathur (Co-editor), Department of Anthropology, NUI Maynooth and IIIS Research Associate.  RSVP by Tuesday 7th June to email address below.
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, Trinity College
Contact: Email: Colette.Keleher@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/

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Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th June: 9th INFINITI Conference on International Finance

The School of Business at Trinity College Dublin is pleased to announce the 9th INFINITI Conference on International Finance.  The theme for this year’s Conference is “Institutions, Actors and International Finance”.  Keynote Speaker: Andrei Shleifer, Harvard University
Contact: Email: soritonl@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/business/news-and-events/events/infiniti.php

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Tuesday 24th May: The Irish African Partnership for Research Capacity Building

You are cordially invited to attend the launch of the Irish African Partnership for Research Capacity Building publication Results and Prospects (2008 – 2011).  The report presents a synopsis of the wide-ranging work undertaken over the past 3 years by the Irish African Partnership for Research Capacity Building, which brought together universities and partner institutions in Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi and Mozambique. Dr. John Hegarty, Provost of Trinity College Dublin, will launch the report.
Time: 4.30 – 6pm
Venue: The Irish Aid Volunteer Centre, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
Contact: Email: caitriona.m.fitzgerald@dcu.ie; Website:  http://www.irishafricanpartnership.ie/

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Wednesday 18th May: The Korean Economic Crisis: The Road to Recovery

The Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS) cordially invites you to a public lecture by Korean Ambassador H.E. Mr. Chang Yeob Kim.  All welcome.  RSVP to email below.  Please Note: Parking is not available on campus
Time: 5pm
Venue: The Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: RSVP: By Friday May 13th to Colette.keleher@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/

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Wednesday 18th to Friday 20th May: INMED Conference “Flexner 100 Years On: A Return to Core Principles”

The Irish Network of Medical Educators (INMED) will host a conference for everyone involved in the education of healthcare professionals at Trinity College Dublin.   The School of Medicine is delighted to be hosting INMED this year, which marks Trinity’s 300th year of teaching Medicine at this site.  INMED 2011 will be an exploration of the set of principles that underpin quality medical education, and the application of new methods of understanding to old methods of medical education.  Posters produced by medical students on topics relating to global health will be displayed.
Opening Address by Ruairi Quinn TD, Minister for Education.  Other speakers include: Warren Anderson, Alexander McCormick and Bairbre Redmond. 
Contact: Website: www.inmed.ie

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The Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice: Request for Information

The Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice (MRFCJ) is currently mapping the research being carried out in third level institutions in Ireland in relation to climate change. MRFCJ is a new foundation set up by Mary Robinson to bring attention to the issues of climate change and in particular to the plight of those most vulnerable to, and who are already suffering from the effects of, climate change in developing countries. The foundation is currently located in the TCD/UCD Innovation Centre. MRFCJ is collecting details of all climate change related research e.g. in law, economics, geography science, engineering, agriculture, global health and human development. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has already carried out a similar project in relation to Energy Research in Ireland (available at http://research.seai.ie), so research into sustainable energies is being excluded from this project insofar as the information is already available from that study.
Contact: Alice Cowman, Tel: 01 6618427, Email: alice.cowman@mrfcj.org, Website: http://www.mrfcj.org/

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Friday 13th May: Application Deadline for Nine PhD positions in the School of Natural Sciences

Earth and Natural Sciences structured PhD Programme (4 year PhD Programme - 10 studentships).
Applications are sought from suitably qualified candidates to undertake doctoral research under this PRTLI-funded structured PhD programme. Projects will fall within the following strands: Earth and Computational Climate Modelling; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Energy and Environmental Engineering; Sustainable and Competitive Agriculture; Transport and Water Engineering. Nine of the studentships will be run through the School of Natural Sciences www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/ and one in the School of Engineering www.tcd.ie/Engineering/. This 4 year structured PhD programme will be conducted in close cooperation with UCD www.ucd.ie/earth. The programme will include training modules in generic and discipline related skills. The studentships include EU fees and an annual stipend of €16,000 and they will commence from September 2011. TCD project titles and lead supervisors are detailed in the table below. Further details of the proposed projects and application procedure can be found at www.ucd.ie/earth/graduatetraining/phdprogrammeinearthandnaturalsciences/earthandnaturalsciencesphdprojects/
NB.  Application deadline is 13 May 2011 and all applications must be made through: www.ucd.ie/earth/graduatetraining/phdprogrammeinearthandnaturalsciences/applyingforaphdposition/
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/Botany/news/articles/2009/5-4-11nine_phd-positions.php

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Friday 13th May: Application Deadline for PhD Scholarship on Examining the Challenges to Applying a One Health Approach to Addressing the Risks to Animal and Human Health from Emerging and Re-emerging Zoonoses in Rwanda

Applications are sought from suitably qualified candidates to undertake doctoral research under a four year structured PhD programme based at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) funded under the Irish Government PRTLI programme. This project will investigate the ability of human and animal health services in the East African Community (EAC) area to cope with variations in the epidemic potential of infectious zoonotic diseases.  Specifically the research will examine the barriers to adopting a One Health approach, which seeks to accommodate the interconnectedness of human, animal and environmental health, to protect the sustainability and competitiveness of the Agrifood industry from new and re-emerging zoonoses in Rwanda during a transition from a subsistence-based to an intensive mode of food production.  The research will benefit, in terms of access to resources and collaborative links from close association with the EU FP7-funded HEALTHY FUTURES project that is targeting the environmental change impacts on key vector-borne diseases in the EAC, and from long-established. This 4 year structured PhD programme will be conducted in close cooperation with University College Dublin via the new Earth Sciences Institute: www.ucd.ie/earth. The programme will include training modules in generic and discipline related skills. The studentship includes EU fees and an annual stipend of €16,000 and will commence from September 2011. Please note that non-EU applicants will be charged additional fees of c. 6,000 euro per annum that are not covered by the funding programme.  This project (project code: AGR 2) is one of several funded under Strand 4 (Sustainable and Competitive Agrifood) of the Earth and Natural Sciences PhD programme. The application must be made through: www.ucd.ie/earth/graduatetraining/phdprogrammeinearthandnaturalsciences/applyingforaphdposition/
Contact: Email: David Taylor taylord@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/Strand%204%20Description%20Document%20v5.pdf

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New Book Published by Trinity Academic: The New Scramble for Africa

Dr. Padraig Carmody, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin has recently published the book, “The New Scramble for Africa”.  This book explores the nature of resource and market competition in Africa and the strategies adopted by the different actors involved – be they world powers or small companies. Focusing on key commodities, the book examines the dynamics of the new scramble and the impact of current investment and competition on people, the environment, and political and economic development on the continent. New theories, particularly the idea of Chinese "flexigemony" are developed to explain how resources and markets are accessed. While resource access is often the primary motive for increased engagement, the continent also offers a growing market for low–priced goods from Asia and Asian–owned companies. Individual chapters explore old and new economic power interests in Africa; oil, minerals, timber, biofuels, food and fisheries; and the nature and impacts of Asian investment in manufacturing and other sectors.  The New Scramble for Africa will be essential reading for students of African studies, international relations, and resource politics as well as anyone interested in current affairs.
Contact: Website: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0745647855/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=07WQRSJBG28M4FS223ZF&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

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Thursday 21st April: 10 years of the MDGs: Progress and Remaining Challenges

Speaker Charles Akelyira, Director of the United Nations Millennium Campaign for Africa will deliver the next lecture as part of the Trinity College Dublin Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Lecture Series 2011.  All welcome – participation free. 
Time: 7 – 8.30 pm
Venue: Ui Chadhain Lecture Theatre, 2041b, Ground Floor, Arts Building, Trinity College (access via Nassau Street entrance, opposite Dawson Street).
Contact: Tel: 086- 8442641, Email mdglect@tcd.ie, Website: www.tcd.ie/Economics/DevelopmentStudies

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Monday 18th April: Growth versus Development: The India Story

This talk will be delivered by Professor Dipankar Gupta.  Professor Gupta is Voluntarily Retired Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. At present, he is a Senior Fellow at Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, Teen Murti House, New Delhi. His latest work, The Caged Phoenix: Will India Fly? was published in 2009. In 2001 Professor Gupta was awarded the Eric Wolfe-Krishna Bharadwaj prize for his studies on the Indian peasantry. In 2004 he received the Malcolm Adeseshiah Award for Development Studies. His book Mistaken Modernity: India between Worlds, published in 2000, was number one on India’s nonfiction best seller list for over six weeks. His current research interest is in understanding the changing nature of Indian villages with particular reference to migration and rural non-farming occupations. Admission Free. All welcome.
Time: 1pm
Venue: Trinity Long Room Hub, Fellows’ Square, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Email: lrhub@tcd.ie; Website: http://www.tcd.ie/longroomhub/events/forthcoming/index.php

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Tuesday 12th April: Women Leaders on Climate Justice: A Grassroots Perspective

Oxfam Ireland and the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice (MRFCJ) invite you to hear the voices of women leaders on climate justice. Climate Wise Women is a global initiative to promote women's leadership on climate change and to give a human face and voice to this complex issue. Climate Wise Women events present the stories of women leaders from women affected by climate change in their own voices. The speakers for the night are: Ursula Rakova, Constance Okollet, Jim Clarken and Mary Robinson.This event is by registration only.
Time: 6.30 – 8pm
Venue: Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College, Dublin
Contact: RSVP to campaigns@oxfamireland.org, Website: http://www.oxfamireland.org/ 

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Monday 11th April: Call for Applications for International Political Economy PhD Project

The PhD project addresses 'The politics of regulating transnational investment flows in the context of growing financialisation: the EU bilateral agreements with the Global South’.  The project invites applications by doctoral students with a Masters degree in Political Sciences, particularly with a focus on International Political Economy (IPE), and/or International Economics and/or Economic Geography. An affiliation with critical theories is most certainly welcome.  The closing date for the applications is 11 April 2011.
Contact: Dr. Angela Wigger, Email: a.wigger@fm.ru.nl, Website:  http://www.ru.nl/imr/current/job-opportunities/@798468/the-politics/

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Friday 8th April: Launch of “Communalism and Globalization in South Asia and its Diaspora”

PLEASE NOTE:  THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

The Institute of International Integration Studies in conjunction with the Trinity South Asia Initiative and the Department of Anthropology, NUI Maynooth cordially invites you to the launch of
Communalism and Globalization in South Asia and its Diaspora (2011: Routledge, London and New York) edited by Deana Heath and Chandana Mathur.   Speakers include: Professor Tom Collins, President, NUI Maynooth, Professor Felix Wilfred, Indian Council for Cultural Relations Chair, Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin, Professor Louis Brennan, Director of the Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS) and Dr Chandana Mathur (Co-editor), Department of Anthropology, NUI Maynooth and IIIS Research Associate.
Time: 5.30 pm
Venue: Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, Trinity College
Contact: RSVP to Colette.Keleher@tcd.ie by 1st April, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/

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Thursday 7th April: Indic Religions, Poverty and Social Justice – Facing Unfinished Projects

ICCR Chair Prof. Felix Wilfred (Madras, India) will deliver the last of a series of public lectures on
Indic Religions and Southasian Diasporas:Towards Religious Cosmopolitanism.
Time: 7.30 – 9pm
Venue: Neill/Hoey Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/longroomhub/events/forthcoming/index.php

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Thursday 7th April: The Real Development Agenda - beyond the MDGs

Speaker John O’Shea, Chief Executive, GOAL will deliver the next lecture as part of the Trinity College Dublin Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Lecture Series 2011.  This will be followed on 14 April with a lecture on The Mobile Phone, Telecoms and their growing role in Development., delivered by Tom Standage, Digital Editor of the Economist Magazine
Time: 7 – 8.30 pm
Venue: Ui Chadhain Lecture Theatre, 2041b, Ground Floor, Arts Building, Trinity College (access via Nassau Street entrance, opposite Dawson Street). All welcome – participation free. 
Contact: Tel: 086- 8442641, Email mdglect@tcd.ie, Website: www.tcd.ie/Economics/DevelopmentStudies

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Tuesday 5th April: "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Cash Transfers versus Food Aid: a case study in rural Zimbabwe"

The Department of Economics and IIIS Research Seminar Series concludes with a presentation by Micheal Collins (TCD) and Cormac Staunton (Concern Worldwide)
Time: 12.30 - 2 pm
Venue: IIIS Seminar Room, 6th Floor, Arts Building, Trinity College
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/Economics/Seminars/

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Monday 4th April: 'Surviving field research: Working in violent and difficult situations.' 

Organised by the Centre for Post Conflict Justice.  Chandra Lekha Sriram is a Professor of Law at SOAS and the author and editor of various books and journal articles on international relations, international law, human rights and conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Her works include:  Peace as governance: power-sharing, armed groups, and contemporary peace negotiations (Palgrave 2008); Globalizing justice for mass atrocities: A revolution in accountability (Routledge 2005); and Confronting past human rights violations: Justice versus peace in times of transition (Frank Cass 2004).  In 2010, the book she co-edited with Suren Pillay, Peace versus justice? The dilemma of transitional justice in Africa, (Durban: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2009 and Oxford: James Currey, 2010) won an Outstanding Academic Title award from Choice, of the American Librarian Association. She was previously founder and director of the interdisciplinary Centre on Human Rights in Conflict at the University of East London.
Time: 2-3pm
Venue: Seminar Room, Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/cpcj/

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Friday 1st April: Information Session on EU FP7 Cooperation themes: Environment (including Climate Change) and Energy

The Research Office is holding an information session on these two FP7 themes. We will have both National Contact Points, giving talks on upcoming FP7 calls in Energy and Environment themes, as well as a successful proposal coordinator and an evaluator, both from TCD. The purpose of this event is to inform the TCD research community of upcoming funding opportunities in these areas, with a view to increasing participation; to inform those interested in coordinating a proposal of the experiences of a TCD researcher; to give some guidance, from an evaluator’s standpoint, as to what makes a successful proposal; and to encourage those new to FP7 to think about getting involved as a partner. A light lunch and teas/coffee will be provided. All are welcome.
Time: 10am
Venue: Large Conference Room, O’Reilly Institute
Contact: Email: rsvp to cadend@tcd.ie, Website: https://www.tcd.ie/research_innovation/research/

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The Emergence of Southern Multinationals: Their Impact on Europe by Louis Brennan

Dr. Louis Brennan, Director of the Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS) and Associate Professor in the School of Business at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He is also the co-founder and Director of the Global Business Systems Centre at Trinity College. Louis has lived and worked in America, Asia and Europe. He was the proposer of and currently serves as chair of EU COST Action IS0905 on the emergence of southern multinationals and their impact on Europe. Download Details
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/news/bulletin.php#TheEmergenceofSouthernMultinationals

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IIIS Discussion Paper: Unfulfilled expectations? The EU’s agricultural and fisheries policies and Africa

Prepared as chapter for inclusion in Carbone M. (ed)., One Europe, One Africa: Changing Dynamics in EU‐Africa Relations, Manchester University Press (forthcoming) by Prof. Alan Matthews,Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/publications/discussion-papers.php

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TCD-UCD Masters in Development Practice: New Web Page

The joint TCD-UCD Masters degree in Development Practice (MDP) has set up a new page on its website with links to the Irish NGO projects currently being undertaken by its students.  The page also contains links to the students’ individual country pages, which were created as part of the Global Classroom module.
Contact: Website: http://www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/postgraduate/dev-pract/studentlist.php

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Thursday 31st March 2011. 'Religious Conversion – Cultural Horizons and Political Frontiers'

Professor Felix Wilfred of Madras will deliver the seventh of this seminar series hosted by the Irish School of Ecumenics, TCD.   This will be followed on 7th April by a lecture entitled 'Indic Religions, Poverty and Social Justice – Facing Unfinished Projects'
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Neill/Hoey Lecture Theatre, The Long Room Hub, Trinity College
Contact: Website: https://www.tcd.ie/longroomhub/events/forthcoming/index.php

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Monday 28th March: 'Barack Obama and the American Democratic Tradition'

This lecture will be delivered by Professor James Kloppenberg, Charles Warren Professor of History at Harvard University. This lecture is the first in a new Annual Lecture Series in U.S. History funded by Trinity alumni. Admission free. All Welcome. There will be a reception after the event in the Ideas Space on the 3rd floor of the Trinity Long Room Hub Building.
Time: 7pm
Venue: Synge Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin.
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/longroomhub/events/forthcoming/index.php

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Thursday 24th March: Islam and Human Rights – Theoretical Debates and Practical Movements

This lecture will be delivered by Dr Roja Fazaeli, Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Trinity College Dublin as part of the Human Rights and Religions Evening Course 2011.  This course is presented by The School of Religions and Theology, Trinity College Dublin & The Irish Centre for Human Rights National University of Ireland Galway
Time: 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Venue: Room 4050B, Arts Block, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/Religions_Theology/news/

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Thursday 24th March: Millennium Development Goals Lecture Series

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Lecture Series is jointly hosted by the Department of Economics and the School of Education at Trinity College.  The first lecture in the series on the theme “'Population and Development: - Some Features and Effects'” will be delivered by speaker Tim Dyson, Professor of Population Studies at the London School of Economics and author of ‘Population and Development’ (Zed Books, 2010).  This will be followed on Thursday 31st March by the lecture “Vietnam: Rising Dragon – a profile of an Irish Partner Country” delivered by Bill Hayon, BBC World and Author of ‘Vietnam: Rising Dragon’ (Yale University Press, 2010). The lectures are open to the public and free to attend.
Time: 7-8.30pm
Venue: Ui Chadhain Lecture Theatre, (2041b) Ground Floor, Arts Building.
Contact: Tel: 086- 8442641, Email: mdglect@tcd.ie, Website: www.tcd.ie/Economics/DevelopmentStudies

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Wednesday 23rd March: Change in US Foreign Policy Regarding the State of Israel from the Camp David Accords to the Camp David Summit

This Department of Sociology Research Seminar will be delivered by Ms. Courtney Walker.
Time: 11am – 12pm
Venue: School Conference Room, 6th floor, College Green, Trinity College
Contact: Email: daniel.faas@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/sociology/seminars/

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Wednesday 16th March: The Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal 2011 Index of Economic Freedom

The message of the Index, to encourage the restoration of economic freedom principles, is especially important in these difficult times for the world economy.  The position of The Heritage Foundation is that economic growth through private sector-led investment and trade is the best model for international development and escape from poverty.
Time: 2.30pm
Venue: Geography Seminar Room B, Museum Building, Trinity College
Contact: Email: elderse@tcd.ie, Website address: www.heritage.org/index/

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Tuesday 15th March: Indic Religions and Sexuality: Interreligious Frontiers and Gender Constructs

The Irish School of Ecumenics, TCD, is hosting a public lecture series by Prof. Felix Wilfred of the University of Madras, India, on ‘Indic Religions and Southasian Diasporas: Towards Religious Cosmopolitanism’.
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Long Room Hub, Trinity College
Contact: Email: isedir@tcd.ie; Website:  http://www.ecumenics.ie/events/prof-felix-wilfred-lecture-series/

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Tuesday 15th March: Dialogue on  Diarrhoea : Hygiene, Sanitation and Water: Forgotten Foundations of Health?

To mark World Water Day, the Irish Forum for Global Health invites you to the latest in the Health Dialogues series. Please consider coming along to lend your support to this vital issue of health - water, sanitation and hygiene.  The session will provide an opportunity for learning and dialogue.   Speakers:
•        Introduction: David Weakliam, Chair, Irish Forum for Global Health
•        Diarmuid McClean, Health Adviser, Irish Aid
•        Connell Foley, Head of Strategy Advocacy and Learning, Concern Worldwide
•       Oliver Cumming, Policy Manager for the SHARE Research Programme Consortium at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Chair: Niall Roche, Member, Irish Forum for Global Health.
For full details on the seminar please click on the following link: http://www.globalhealth.ie/downloads/93

Venue: Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre,  O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
Time: 2 – 4.30pm
Contact: Email: irishglobalhealth@gmail.com, Website: http://www.globalhealth.ie/

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Monday 14th March: The Fiscal Framework: Lessons from Chile

The Policy Institute and the Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS) at TCD are pleased to announce that Andres Velasco (ex Minister of Finance for Chile) will give a seminar at TCD on “The Fiscal Framework: Lessons from Chile”.  Chile was able to run very sizeable surpluses in the pre-crisis period, such that it could enjoy a big fiscal swing during the crisis without threatening fiscal sustainability.  This seminar provides an opportunity to learn how Chile was able to achieve this counter-cyclical fiscal policy.
Time: 8.30am – 10am
Venue: Jonathan Swift Theatre (Room 2041A), Arts Block, TCD
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/events/special-events.php#andresvelascoseminar
 

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Friday 11th March: New Frontiers and Challenges on Governance: How the Evidence Challenges Orthodoxy about Corruption and Governance around the World

IIIS Public Lecture delivered by Daniel Kaufmann (Brookings Institution). Daniel Kaufmann is a world-renowned writer on governance, corruption, and development, who, with colleagues, has pioneered new approaches to diagnose and analyze country governance. Kaufmann is a Senior Fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution. He carries out policy analysis and applied research on economic development, governance, regulation and corruption around the world. Previously he served as a director at the World Bank Institute, where he pioneered new approaches to measure and analyze governance and corruption, helping countries formulate action programs. Further information at: www.thekaufmannpost.net
Please note that there is no RSVP for this event. Please arrive on time to ensure a place.
Time: 10am
Venue: Long Room Hub, Fellows Square (located in front of the Arts Building), Trinity College Dublin.
Contact: Eoin McGuirk, Email: mcguirke@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/events/special-events.php#mar8debate

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Wednesday 9th March: An Exploration of the Social and Cultural Experiences of First- and second-Generation Hong Kong Chinese in Ireland

Ms. Ying Yun Wang will deliver the next in the Department of Sociology Research Seminar Series.
Time: 11am – 12pm
Venue: Room 3051, Arts Building, Trinity College
Contact: Email: daniel.faas@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/sociology/seminars/

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Tuesday 8th March: Launch of UN Women

UN Women (formerly UNIFEM) and the Embassy of the United States of America are celebrating International Women’s Day and invite you to the official launch in Ireland of UN Women.  Speakers include: Mahin Sefidvash, President UN Women Ireland, Dr. Roja Fazaeli, Lecturer TCD and Tayyibah Taylor, US author and women’s rights activist.
Time: 7pm
Venue: The Graduate Building, TCD
Contact: RSVP to 01668 9308, Website: http://www.unwomen.org/

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Monday 7th – Friday 11th March: TCD International Women’s Week

Events to celebrate a century of International Women’s Day will take place throughout the week.  On Friday 11th March a screening of the film "Water" by Deepa Mehta will be shown by the Dublin University Gender Equality Society. Deepa Mehta's film tells the life of Chuyia, an eight-year old widow, in an Indian ashram in the late 1930s (2005).   Full schedule of events on website below.
Time: 6 pm
Venue: Room 2041B, Arts Building, Trinity College
Contact: Email: duges@csc.tcd.ie, Website: www.tcd.ie/equality/projects/IWD.php

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Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th February: Sustainable Development Postgraduate Symposium

This is the first Annual European Sustainable Development Postgraduate Symposium, which aims to bring together young researchers from a broad spectrum of disciplinary backgrounds interested in the major challenges posed by achieving Sustainable Development. Speakers include: Dr. Ishwaran Natarajan, Director of the UNESCO Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences and the Secretary of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program; Prof. Peter Söderbaum, Professor Emeritus at the School of Sustainable Development, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden and Prof. Frank J. Convery, who is the Director of the Earth Sciences Institute, University College Dublin (UCD)
Time: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Venue:  3-4 Foster Place.
Contact: Email: info@sdsymposium.org, Website: www.sdsymposium.org

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Monday 21st to Friday 25th February: Green Week 2011  

This year's Green Week programme running from 21st - 25th February, is full of interesting and exciting events including, competitions with great prizes and conducted walks on the birds, trees and buildings on campus. If debates and discussions are ‘your thing’ try the ‘Peak Oil’ debate or the 9th Annual Simon Perry Symposium 'The Green Campus’ featuring some of the candidates for the Office of Provost. And for those focused on practical issues we have the Green Fair and workshops on community gardening, bee-keeping, bike maintenance and for the ‘fashion conscious’ the ‘Junk to Funk’ fashion show.  Green Week 2011 will be launched by Senator David Norris on Monday 21st February at 1pm on the Exam Hall steps.
Contact: Website: www.tcd.ie/Greenpages.

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Friday 18th February: Migration in Crisis?

This is the third seminar in the 'Ireland in Crisis?' PhD seminar series.  The Critical Issues in Irish Society network (CIISN) is delighted to announce the launch of an interdisciplinary Ph.D. seminar series from Jan to April 2011 in University College Dublin. PhDs and early stage researchers from an array of disciplines across Irish universities will take an in-depth look at topics such as: the labour market, Catholicism, migration, policing, democracy and health. These seminars offer a great opportunity for postgraduate students across regions and disciplines to connect and provide a voice to issues of critical importance. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please visit our website: http://ciisn.wordpress.com/ for more details. In association with the Social Science Research Centre (SSRC) and School of Sociology UCD.
Time: 2.30pm
Venue: Room F308, Newman Building, UCD
Contact: Website: http://www.innovationalliance.ie/newsevents/index.html

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Friday 11th February: Species Distribution Modelling - a Conservation Tool for Tackling Environmental Change

This seminar as part of the Ecology and Evolution, School of Natural SciencesSeminar Series 2010-11 will be delivered by Dr David Bourke, School of Natural Sciences, TCD
Time: 2pm
Venue: Botany Lecture Theatre, Trinity College
Contact: Website: http://www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/assets/pdf/Ecology%20and%20Evolution%20Seminar%20Series%202010-11.pdf

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Friday 11th February: Whose Knowledge Is It Anyway? Author and Authority in Jewish Interpretation from Antiquity to the Enlightenment’.

The Herzog Centre at TCD presents Professor Irene Zweip, Professor of Hebrew, Aramaic and Jewish Studies at the University of Amsterdam
Time: 1.30 p.m. - 3.00 p.m.
Venue: Neill/Hoey Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub.
Contact: Website: http://www.tcd.ie/longroomhub/events/forthcoming/index.php

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Thursday 10th February: Indic Religions, Migrations, and Southasian Diasporas

The Irish School of Ecumenics, TCD, is hosting a public lecture series by Prof. Felix Wilfred of the University of Madras, India, on ‘Indic Religions and Southasian Diasporas: Towards Religious Cosmopolitanism,’ on Thursday evenings.  This seminar will be followed on 17th February by a lecture entitled “Indianness of Christianity and South Asian Christian Diaspora”.
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Long Room Hub, Trinity College
Contact: Email: isedir@tcd.ie; Website:  http://www.ecumenics.ie/events/prof-felix-wilfred-lecture-series/

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Wednesday 9th February: The Marketplace of Islamic Economies: The Renewal and Revival of Muslim Identity among Young Pakistanis in Dublin and Boston

This Sociology Research Seminar Series will be delivered by Craig Considine
Time: 11am – 12pm
Venue: Room 3071, Arts Building, Trinity College
Contact: Email: daniel.faas@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/sociology/seminars/

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Friday 4th February: Public Lecture by Prof. Paul Collier

The Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS) invites you to a public lecture by Professor Paul Collier, Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University.  Prof Collier is one of the world’s foremost authorities on economic development. He was Director of the Research Development Department of the World Bank from 1998 – 2003, and is currently Advisor to the Strategy and Policy Department of the IMF, Advisor to the Africa Region of the World Bank, and he has advised the British Government on its recent White Paper on economic development policy.
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
Venue: Long Room Hub, Fellows Square (located in front of the Arts Building), Trinity College Dublin.
Contact: Eoin McGuirk, Email: mcguirke@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/events/special-events.php

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Friday 4th February: Wildlife Conservation and Ecological Management at Welgevonden Game Reserve, South Africa

Dr Steve Waldren, School of Natural Sciences, TCD will deliver this seminar as part of the Ecology and Evolution, School of Natural Sciences Seminar Series 2010-11
Time: 2pm
Venue: Botany Lecture Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: Website: http://www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/events/seminars/

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Thursday 3rd February: The One and the Many – Religious Pluralism: An Asian Perspective

Newly inaugurated Visiting ICCR Professor of Indic Religions and South-Asian Diaspora, Prof Felix Wilfred will deliver the first in a series of Thursday evening lectures.  This will be followed by “Indic Religions, Migrations and Southasian Diasporas” on Thursday10th February.
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Long Room Hub, Trinity College
Contact: Email: isedir@tcd.ie; Website:  http://www.tcd.ie/longroomhub/projects/south-asia/

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Thursday 27th January: Europe and India in Dialogue: Crisis of Secularism and Hope for Peace

The South Asia Initiative, The Irish School of Ecumenics and the Embassy of India in Ireland invite you to the institution of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Chair of Indian Studies, TCD and the inauguration of the first chairholder Prof. Felix Wilfred, University of Madras as Visiting ICCR Professor of Indic Religions and South-Asian Diaspora.  The public lecture will be preceded by a reception and inaugural remarks by Dr John Hegarty, Provost, Trinity College, HE PS Raghavan Ambassador to Ireland, Dr Geraldine Smyth, Head of the Irish School of Ecumenics and Prof Juergen Barkhoff, Registrar and Chair of the South Asia Initiative.  Booking essential
Time: 6.30pm (reception) 7.30pm (Public Lecture)
Venue: Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
Contact: rsvp to isedir@tcd.ie; Website:  http://www.tcd.ie/longroomhub/projects/south-asia/

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Wednesday 26th January: Measuring Hardship and the Well-Being of Low Income Infants and Toddlers

The Children’s Research Centre invites you to a public lecture delivered by Prof. Deborah A. Frank MD, Director, Grow Clinic for Children Boston Medical Center, Founding Principal Investigator, Childrens Health Watch & Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine.  Poverty exerts its effects on children through multiple pathways. Young children during the sensitive period of brain and body growth are particularly vulnerable to even to short term deprivation which may have life long implications. This lecture describes a recently published, empirically derived, cumulative hardship index encompassing household food, housing, and energy insecurity and its association with a composite indicator of health, growth, and developmental risk in a multiethnic sample of American children under the age of 3 years. To register please contact Alice Gration, Secretary, Children’s Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2 by Monday 24th January, 2011.     
Time: 5-6.30pm
Venue: TCD-UCD Innovation Academy, 3-4 Foster Place, Trinity College Dublin
Contact:  Tel: 01 8962901, Email: crcentre@tcd.ie, Website: www.tcd.ie/childrensresearchcentre/

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Wednesday 26th January: Institutionalising Power Imbalances through Community Participation: Landlords/tenants Conflict in the Development of Informal Settlements in Nairobi

This Sociology Research Seminar Series will be delivered by Mr. Andrea Riggon.
Time: 11am – 12pm
Venue: School Conference Room, 6th floor, College Green, Trinity College
Contact: Email: daniel.faas@tcd.ie, Website: http://www.tcd.ie/sociology/seminars/

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Tuesday 25th January: Post Conflict Reconstruction and Challenges in Rwanda

Speaker Prof Herman Musahara, Vice Rector (Vice Provost), National University of Rwanda will deliver this seminar organised by the Masters in Development Practice Programme.
Time: 10-12 (followed by lunch- tea/coffee sandwich)
Venue: IIIS Seminar Room, 6th Floor, Arts Building, Trinity College
Contact: Email: elderse@tcd.ie, Website: https://naturalscience.tcd.ie/postgraduate/dev-pract/dev-pract.php

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Tuesday 25th January: Race and Ethnicity

This 10-week course introduces participants to theories of race and ethnicity, locating race within social, economic, political and ideological relations and discussing race and racism in relation to other divisions in society such as class and gender, and to recent changes in Irish society.  While participation is open to all, it is specifically suited to those working in the public and NGO sectors.
Time: Tuesday evenings 6-8 pm
Venue: Trinity College Dublin.
Contact: Website: www.ethnicracialstudies.net.

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Monday 17th to Sunday 23rd January: We Volunteer! An Exhibition of Student Volunteering

To celebrate the European Year of Volunteering 2011 and to recognise the  tremendous contribution which student volunteers make to the lives of their colleges, peers and communities, Universities and Institutes of Technology from across Ireland have come together to develop WeVolunteer! an exhibition of student volunteering. We Volunteer! will preview in the Trinity College Dublin Library as part of RAG week and will be officially launched in the National Library of Ireland on January 24th. We Volunteer is sponsored by Campus Engage, the national network for civic engagement in Irish higher education.
Colleges and conferences can apply to host the mobile exhibition at www.campusengage.ie/wevolunteer
Contact: Email: mcgrogar@tcd.ie, http://www.tcd.ie/Community/news/articles/2010/10-13-WeVolunteer.php

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Research Funding Opportunities

Sunday 6th November: Deadline for Applications for Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Call for 2012


Bioversity is pleased to announce the 2012 Fellowship Call.  Two Fellowships, for up to US$ 20,000 each, will be available for 2012 to carry out research from 3 to 12 months on a wide range of biophysical, economic and social themes related to the conservation and use of plant genetic resources in developing countries.  These opportunities are available thanks to support from Pioneer Hi-Bred, USA and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Australia.
This year's themes focus on : Gene discovery in crop wild relatives, Use of plant genetic resources for adaptation to progressive climate change, Facilitating better use of genebank materials, Researching neglected and underutilized species for food and nutrition security, Policy research in support of the implementation of the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Applying economics to agrobiodiversity conservation, sustainable use and policy analysis, Farmer, trader and market strategies for adding value to crop diversity, Management of plant diseases through a better understanding of host-pathogen interactions and co-evolution.  Applications may be submitted in English, French or Spanish.   The Call, Application Form and Guidelines can be downloaded from the website below.
Contact:  Website: http://www.bioversityinternational.org/index.php?id=4754

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Tuesday 17th May: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Grand Challenge Explorations Grants Round 7

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Round 7 of Grand
Challenges Explorations (GCE), an initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional
global health solutions. Topics for GCE Round 7 are: Explore Nutrition for Healthy Growth of
Infants and Children; Apply Synthetic Biology to Global Health Challenges; The Poliovirus
Endgame: Create Innovative; Ways to Accelerate, Sustain, and Monitor Eradication; Create
the Next Generation of Sanitation Technologies; Design New Approaches to Cure HIV
Infection; and Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Solutions for Improved Uptake and
Coverage of Childhood Vaccinations.
Contact: Website:
http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations/Pages/introduction.aspx?extid=gce

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