TIDI Development Research Week 2010
TIDI Development Research Week: Monday 8th – Friday 12th November
The Trinity International Development Initiative presents a showcase of development research and associated activities. During Development Research Week, TIDI will host sessions in collaboration with researchers and students from TCD and other education institutes, as well as NGOs, to highlight development research and its application across a range of topics.
Monday 8th – Friday 12th November:
PhD Module – Adapting Research Methodologies for Developing Country Conditions
TIDI’s annual multidisciplinary module for early-stage doctoral students is a series of workshops and seminars which aims to raise awareness about development issues and to provide training in the methodological challenges of conducting research in developing country environments. See course outline at www.tcd.ie/tidi
Time: 10.00-12.00 (Mon –Fri) AND 14.00-16.00 (Mon-Thurs)
Venue: Geography Seminar Room B, Museum Building, TCD
Further information: Registration essential. Register online at www.tcd.ie/tidi or email tidi@tcd.ie. Please note this module is now fully booked. Please email tidi@tcd.ie to express an interest in attending future modules.
Monday 8th November:
TCD-UCD Master’s in Development Practice: Irish NGO research presentations
Policy research presentations by MDP students on their work with Irish NGOs. To view the timetable of presentations for this session please click here.
Time: 14.00-17.30
Venue: Jonathan Swift Theatre (Room 2041A), Arts Building, TCD
Contact:: RSVP to elderse@tcd.ie
Information on the Master’s in Development Practice
The joint TCD-UCD Master’s 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 degrees in Development Practice, headquartered at Columbia University in the United States. The MDP is delivered jointly by TCD and UCD in collaboration with the National University of Rwanda, Realizing Rights, Trócaire, Kimmage Development Studies Centre and Earthmind. Students are jointly registered at TCD and UCD. The National University of Rwanda is a key partner and students will spend a portion of time completing cross-disciplinary fieldwork in Rwanda as well as in Geneva and Liberia. There are currently 23 students enrolled in the TCD-UCD programme. See http://www.naturalscience.tcd.ie/postgraduate/dev-pract/dev-pract.php for further information on the MDP
Tuesday 9th November:
Research for Change! How research is being used to address global development challenges
Suas Educational Development and TIDI present Research for Change! How research is being used to address global development challenges
Why are girl children less likely to go to school worldwide? How can solar power be used to make water safe to drink? How can a simple cooking stove help recharge a mobile phone? Find out how researchers working together across social, natural and health sciences are helping to answer these and other important questions, and how you can get involved.
Speakers:
Mavuto Denis Tembo, PhD Researcher and Arleen Folan, Project Manager, ‘Water is Life: Amazzi Bulamu’, Dundalk Institute of Technology. For further information on‘Water is Life: Amazzi Bulamu’, see http://www.dkit.ie/waterislife/
Wayne O’Connell, Project Coodinator, The Eternal Stove Project, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin
Time: 18.30-20.00
Venue: Jonathan Swift Theatre (Room 2041A), Arts Building, TCD
Contact: Reserve your place at www.suas.ie
Wednesday 10th November:
Research Capacity Building for Development: Resources for Higher Education Institutes
The Irish African Partnership for Research Capacity Building (IAP) has recently produced a resource book to support Irish and African higher education partners in their work towards building individual and institutional research capacity. This presentation will discuss insights from the IAP project into research management, research finance, ICT systems and additional means and methods of supporting research that contributes to the alleviation of poverty.
Tea, coffee and sandwiches will be provided at 12.45.
Speakers:
Prof. Michael Healy, Associate Vice President for Research, Mary Immaculate College, (University of Limerick)
Dr. Mary Goretti Nakabugo, Education Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building
Time: 12.45-14.00
Venue: Large Conference Room, O’Reilly Institute, TCD
Further information: tidi@tcd.ie, See http://www.irishafricanpartnership.ie/ for further information on the Irish African Partnership for Research Capacity Building.
Thursday 11th November:
TIDI Open Meeting
An update on activities in the area of International Development at TCD and opportunities to get involved. David Lloyd, Dean of Research, TCD will address the meeting which will be hosted by TIDI Chair, Jane Grimson, Professor of Health Informatics, School of Computer Science and Statistics. This meeting is primarily for TCD staff and students, however all are welcome.
Time: 16.00-16.45
Venue: Long Room Hub, TCD.
Further information: tidi@tcd.ie
Can Research Change the World? The importance of research in addressing global development challenges
A panel discussion on the role of research for development with speakers including Tom Arnold, CEO, Concern Worldwide, David Lloyd, Dean of Research, TCD, David Taylor, Professor of Geography, School of Natural Sciences, TCD and a speaker from Irish Aid. Speakers will discuss the real and potential impact of research in addressing global development challenges, drawing on their own work and experiences.
Time: 17.00-18.30
Venue: Long Room Hub, TCD.
This event will be followed by a reception.
Further information: RSVP to tidi@tcd.ie to reserve a place.
Friday 12th November:
Launch of the Trócaire Development Review 2010: Strengthening Food Security
Presented by Trócaire and TIDI. Each year Trócaire produces the Trócaire Development Review, the only annual Irish peer-reviewed journal dedicated to policy analysis and research papers on development issues. This year’s Review is on the theme of Strengthening Food Security. The Launch will be chaired by Mairead McGuinness MEP, with opening remarks by Kevin Farrell, the Irish Government Special Envoy on Hunger. This will be followed by presentations from various Review contributors on topics such as the right to food, the role of the WTO and the use of conservation agriculture techniques.
Venue: Graduates’ Memorial Building, TCD
Time: 10.00-12.00
Venue: Graduates' Memorial Building (GMB), TCD
Contact: RSVP to skennedy@trocaire.ie, see http://www.trocaire.org/resources/tdr for further information on the Trócaire Development Review
Climate Justice
Presented by the Transforming Ireland Seminar Series.
Speaker: Dr. Mary Robinson, Chair, Mary Robinson Foundation- Climate Justice
Chair: Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Commentators: Prof. Paul Walsh, UCD and Dr. Padraig Carmody, TCD
The Transforming Ireland Seminar Series is organised by UCD Earth Sciences Institute, TCD TrintyHaus and Dublin City Council, under the aegis of the TCD-UCD Innovation Alliance.
Time: 12.30-14.00
Venue: Edmund Burke theatre, Arts Building, TCD
Registration essential, contact esi.admin@ucd.ie, See http://www.ucd.ie/earth/ for full details of the Transforming Ireland Seminar Series.
Associated Event
Thursday 25th November:
TCD Annual Volunteer Fair
Representatives and volunteers from some thirty community organisations will be available to discuss their volunteering opportunities for students, staff and alumni of Trinity College. Opportunities will range from befriending older people, to working with children with disabilities to refurbishing IT equipment and summer and gap year opportunities abroad in Africa, Asia, South America and throughout Europe. This year the fair is set to be bigger than ever and all are welcome. This event is a collaboration between the Civic Engagement Office and Trinity Volunteer Opportunities Forum
Time: 18.00-20.00
Venue: Edmund Burke Theatre, Arts Building, TCD
Further information: mgrogar@tcd.ie
Map of Trinity College Campus
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Please see map below for directions to the venues where events during Development Research Week will be held:
