Trinity Development Research Week 2011
Trinity Development Research Week: Monday 7th – Friday 11th 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.
To view the full programme and flyer please click here.
Monday 7th November:
Lunchtime Session: 'Democracy, Development, and Economic Justice'
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Swift Theatre, Arts Building, TCD.
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. Co-hosted with Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS). Lunch provided.
How Can a University Change the World? Presenting TCD Research for Development
Time: 3-5pm
Venue: Innovation Academy, 3-4 Foster Place
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.
Tuesday 8th November
Lunchtime Session: How to Fund Development Research
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Room 309, 3rd Floor, Centre for Global Health, 7-9 Leinster St. South
A presentation and discussion on funding opportunities for researchers in international development, delivered by the TCD Research Office. Lunch provided.
Financing for Development: Tobin Taxes, National Tax Systems and International Tax Transparency
Time: 5.30-7pm
Venue: The Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, TCD
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
Wednesday 9th November
Lunchtime Session: Band-Aid Pedagogy, Celebrity Humanitarianism and Cosmopolitan Provincialism: Dominant Representations of International Development and their Impact on Development Activism
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Room 309, 3rd Floor, Centre for Global Health, 7-9 Leinster St. South
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. Lunch provided.
Evidence Based Aid: Helping Decision Makers Before and After Natural Disasters
Time: 3-5pm
Venue: The Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, TCD
The Evidence Aid initiative uses knowledge from Cochrane 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. Speakers: Ciara O’Brien, Director, Emergency and Recovery Section, Irish Aid, Bonnix Kayabu, Evidence Aid and additional speakers. 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
Water: Film Showing and Discussion
Time: 5.30-8pm
Venue: Paccar Theatre, Science Gallery
This 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 available on the evening or from http://www.sciencegallery.com/events/2011/11/water-film-deepa-mehta
Thursday 10th November
Climate Change Challenges
Time: 12-2pm
Venue: Innovation Academy, 3-4 Foster Place, TCD.
Two panel discussions will be held as part of this session.
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 Anna Davies, 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 the Irish Forum for Global Health. RSVP for this event to: tidi@tcd.ie
Democracy, Peace and Development in Africa
Time: 5-7pm
Venue: Innovation Academy, 3-4 Foster Place
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.
Friday 11th November
Development Research: From Theory to Practice
Time: 10am-12.30pm
Venue: Innovation Academy, 3-4 Foster Place, TCD
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 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.
The Business of Aid
Time: 1.30-2.30pm
Venue: The Long Room Hub, Fellows Square, TCD
Derek Fee will speak about his career in international organisations including the EU and about his upcoming publication “Managing an Aid Exit Strategy”. Speaker: Derek Fee, Former Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Zambia. Chaired by Padraig Carmody, School of Natural Sciences, TCD. Lunch provided.
All Week
The following events will be taking place throughout Trinity Development Research Week
TIDI PhD Module: Adapting Research Methodologies for Developing Country Conditions
The Trinity International Development Initiative (TIDI) offers an annual multidisciplinary module for early-stage Ireland-based doctoral students entitled “Adapting Research Methodologies for Developing Country Conditions’. This series of workshops and seminar aims to raise awareness about development issues and to provide training in the methodological challenges of conducting research in developing country environments. Register at http://www.tcd.ie/tidi/development-research-week/2011.php by 28 October
Time: 10am - 11.30am: 11.45am - 1pm and 2-4pm
Poster Presentations
Opening hours: 9am – 5pm daily
Venue: The Innovation Academy, 3-4 Foster Place, TCD
A poster display featuring research by students and academics across TCD who are working on global development challenges will be in place all week.
Surface Tension; The Future of Water
Opening hours: 12noon-8pm Tuesday to Friday, Closed on Monday.
Venue: The Science Gallery, TCD
This Science Gallery exhibition features innovative artworks, events, and a lab in the gallery, all of which explore the complex tensions surrounding the future of water. TCD researchers working on development challenges will exhibit including Laurence Gill with his project ‘Using Sunlight to Clean Water’. Curators: Ralph Borland, Michael John Gorman, Bruce Misstear and Jane Withers.
Website: http://www.sciencegallery.com/
Khulungira: Harvesting Hope in an African Village.
Opening hours: 10am-5pm
Venue: The Irish Aid Information Centre, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
This multimedia exhibition highlights the power and promise of science for Africa’s smallholder farmers. The exhibition features video, slideshows, photographs, soundscapes and artefacts which introduce the people of Khulungira village in Malawi, who have benefited from advances in agricultural research.
Website: http://www.irishaid.gov.ie/centre/
Programme of Events
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:
We are delighted to be collaborating with the following schools, universitites and development organisations during Trinity Development Research Week:
The Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin
Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin
School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin
The Center for Post Conflict Justice, Trinity College Dublin
Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin
School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin
Department of Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin
The Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin
The Research Office, Trinity College Dublin
School of Business, Trinity College Dublin
Christian Aid Ireland
The Economic Research Unit
St. Patrick's College Drumcondra
Irish Aid
Evidence Aid
Queen's University Belfast
School of Anthropology, NUI Maynooth
International Institute for Environment and Development, UK
Mary Robinson Foundation, Climate Justice
The Irish Forum for Global Health
Irish Doctors' Environmental Association
The African Students Association of Ireland
Dublin City University
University of Limerick
University College Dublin
Goal
Oxfam
Trocaire
Concern