Doing research in Africa: funding, ethics and integrity

 

9h: Opening by Patrick Van Damme (President Africa Platform)

9h15: EU funding opportunities for research and education activities, and support EU-office and IRO  by Margo Baele & Delfien Cloet (EU-office & International Relations Office)

10h: VLIR-UOS and Global Minds funding opportunities by Nancy Terryn & Veerle Devriendt (Development Cooperation Unit)

10h30: Coffee

11h: Ethical commissions at UGent

Research ethics – a perspective from the arts by Stef Slembrouck (Faculty of Arts and Philosophy)

Research Ethics.  Ethical challenges for biomedical research in resource poor countries by Christophe Demeestere (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

12h: Doing research ethically by Sami Zemni (Faculty of Political and Social Sciences)

12h30: Insurance and security issues when traveling to Africa by Geneviève Cochez (International Relations Office)

13h: Lunch

14h: On relations/interactions between researchers and actors ‘in the field’ in Africa by David Mwambari (Faculty of Political and Social Sciences)

14h30: Research Integrity – a hands on approach  by Stefanie Van der Burght (Research Office)

 

 

17h: Closing reception and book launch: “Afrika Focus Special Issue - Decolonizing African Studies: celebrating and rethinking 10 years of GAP”