British Council Gender Based Violence & Syrian Refugees - Workshop

Health literacy and communication in crisis: gender-based violence and Syrian refugees

13 – 15 September 2017

Strathclyde University, Glasgow

This workshop is aimed at early career researchers (ECRs) from the UK and Turkey, who will gather at Strathclyde University in Glasgow for three days to share their experiences and research on the topic of gender-based violence and refugees, and relate it to the experiences of Syrian refugees. The workshop will explore these issues from the perspectives of health communication and health literacy.

This workshop is funded by a grant under the Newton Fund: Researcher Links programme by British Council and in partnership with TUBITAK ARBIS in Turkey.

Gender-based violence is important because globally 35% of women have experienced physical, psychological or sexual violence against them. Refugees are especially vulnerable due to increased risk of victimisation.

Turkey hosts more Syrian refugees than any other country, currently 2.7 million, and 77% are women and children under 17. This makes Turkey the partner for this event.

The workshop will aim to encourage collaboration between UK and Turkish participants on future grant proposals and publications and will strive to contribute to participants’ professional development and build their capacity through the creation and maintenance of an international network of researchers in academia, NGOs, and government organisations in the two countries.

We invite ECRs from universities in the UK and Turkey, plus experts working in NGOs dealing with health or refugees in both countries. Participants should work within health literacy or health communication, gender violence, refugee assistance, or cross-cultural communication. Participants should have a PhD awarded within the past 10 years. Those in the non-profit sector will need an equivalent level of research experience if they do not possess a doctorate. The workshop will be held in English.

Funders include British Council Researcher Links, Newton Fund and Tubitak

Funders include British Council Researcher Links, Newton Fund and Tubitak

Funders include British Council Researcher Links, Newton Fund and Tubitak