Workshop: Building Fair Research Partnerships: Fast-Tracking the UN SDGs Together - 31 Oct 2024

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Date/time:

Thursday 31 October 2024 9:30am to 5:00pm

Location:

Room GS5, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge (184 Hills Road, CB2 8PQ) and Online

About

Join the Cambridge Global Challenges Interdisciplinary Research Centre (CGC IRC) for a hands-on workshop aimed at fostering open dialogue between academics, research leaders, and institutional representatives from Cambridge and the Global South, particularly Africa. This workshop will review and refine Cambridge University’s guidelines on 'Equity in Research Partnerships' with a focus on how they can drive collaboration to advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Highlights include a keynote from Professor Tassew Woldehanna (former President of Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia) and discussions led by Cambridge alumni and experts. Open to academics, early-career researchers, and partnership managers.

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Download the University of Cambridge Equitable Partnerships and Collaborations: Checklist

For queries, please email coordinator@gci.cam.ac.uk.

 

AGENDA

09:30-10:00     Arrival

10:00-10:10     Welcome Note

10:10-10:25     Opening Remarks

10:25-11:00     Keynote - Setting the Contect
                        Professor Tassew Woldehanna, President, Addis Ababa University

11:00-11:30     Break

11:30-12:20     Introduction to Equity Guidelines and Strategies for Equitable Partnerships

  • Maja Wallberg, Strategic Partnerships Office, University of Cambridge
  • Daniel Wunderlich, (Research Operations Office, University of Cambridge)
  • Susan Black, Research Operations Office, University of Cambridge
  • Chair: Professor Yusuf Sayed

12:20-13:10     Panel-Led Discussion: Cambridge African Scholars Alumni Perspectives on Equitable Partnerships

  • Dr Lyn Joanne Kouadio (Cantab), University of Oxford
  • Dr Siyabonga Njica (Cantab), University of Cambridge
  • Dr Francis Wamonje (Cantab), NIAB, UK
  • Dr Faith Kandie, Moi University, Kenya
  • Molly Jerono, Moi University, Kenya
  • Chair: Dr Carol Ibe, Research Manager, CGC

13:10-14:10     Lunch

14:10-15:40     Roundtable Discussion - Group Activity and Feedback

15:40-16:20     Closing: Reflections and Concluding Remarks

16:10-16:40     Coffee + Networking (optional)

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