Programme

13 – 15 September 2017

Technology and Innovation Centre, 99 George St.

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

 

 

13 September, 2017 – Wednesday, DAY 1  

 9:00 – 10:00       Registration and meeting of other participants

 10:00 – 10:15     Welcome speech by Professor Douglas Brodie, Dean of the Faculty of the Humanities & Social Sciences (University of Strathclyde)

 10:15 – 10:30     Introduction of the workshop and overall project

Dr Petya Eckler (Workshop coordinator – University of Strathclyde, UK)

Professor Nezih Orhon (Workshop coordinator – Anadolu University, Turkey)  

 10:30 – 11:15     Keynote address

Meltem Agduk (Gender Programme Coordinator for the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA in Turkey)

Tayfun Dalkilic (Communications and Media Material Producer for UNFPA Turkey)

 11:15 – 11:30     Coffee/tea break

 11:30 – 11:50     Icebreaker with Professor Nezih Orhon (Workshop coordinator – Anadolu University, Turkey)

 11:50 – 13:30     Workshop on gender-based violence: What is it? How do we define it in the context of migration? What is the impact on survivors?

Ann Donaldson (workshop mentor – University of Strathclyde, UK)

Kirsti Hay (Glasgow Violence against Women Partnership, UK)  

 13:30 – 14:30     Lunch

 14:30 – 16:30     Poster session 1, with half of workshop participants

Location: Livingston Tower 210, Strathclyde Campus   

 19:30 – 20:30     Civic reception at Glasgow City Chambers

                              Location: George Square  

 

 14 September, 2017 – Thursday, DAY 2   

9:15 – 10:00       Networking session with participants and mentors

10:00 – 11:00     The geo-political context around Syrian refugees in Turkey: where they are, demographic profile, political context/climate

Dr Ali Onur Özçelik (Workshop participant – Osmangazi University, Turkey)

Meltem Agduk and Tayfun Dalkilic (UNFPA Turkey)

Professor Nezih Orhon (Workshop coordinator – Anadolu University, Turkey)

SESSION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

 11:00 – 11:15     Coffee/tea break

11:15 – 12:45     Health literacy and health communication: international perspectives and opportunities for change

     Seminar 1: Working for increased health literacy with refugee populations 

Tayfun Dalkilic (Communications and Media Material Producer – UNFPA Turkey)

Blythe Robertson (Policy Lead for Health Literacy – Scottish Government, UK)  

Seminar 2: Effective health communication for various scenarios 

Dr Petya Eckler (workshop coordinator – University of Strathclyde, UK)

12:45 – 13:30     Lunch

13:30 – 15:30     Poster session 2, with half of the participants

Location: Livingston Tower 210, Strathclyde Campus  

15:30 – 17:30     Research methods in the context of gender-based violence  

                             Session 1: GBV and current issues in quantitative research methods

Dr Philippa Olive (Workshop participant – University of Central Lancashire, UK)

Session 2: GBV and current issues in qualitative research methods

Ann Donaldson (Workshop mentor – University of Strathclyde, UK)

Session 3: Vulnerable people and current issues in participatory research methods

Lee Knifton (Workshop mentor – University of Strathclyde & Mental Health Foundation, UK)

 

19:30                    Conference dinner at Café Source, 1 St Andrews Square, Glasgow


15 September, 2017 – Friday, DAY 3

 9:00 – 10:00       Career development with Organisational and Staff Development Unit (Strathclyde University, UK)  

10:00 – 11:30     Panel on the media coverage of refugees and GBV in Turkey and UK: parallels and differences

Professor Karen Boyle (University of Stirling, UK)

Angela Haggerty (Editor, CommonSpace – UK)

Dr Alaaddin Paksoy (Workshop participant – Anadolu University, Turkey)

Selen Doğan (Workshop participant – Flying Broom  NGO, Turkey)  

 Chair: Dr Petya Eckler (Workshop coordinator – University of Strathclyde, UK)

SESSION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC  

11:30 – 11:45     Tea/coffee break

11:45 – 13:00     Challenges, opportunities, and good practices of working with refugees and GBV in UK and Turkey

Meltem Agduk (Gender Programme Coordinator – UNFPA Turkey)

Selen Doğan (Workshop participant – Flying Broom NGO, Turkey)  

Wafa Shaheen (Head of Services, Scottish Refugee Council, UK)

Jillian McBride (Refugee Support Operations Manager, British Red Cross, UK)

Chair: Neil Quinn (Workshop mentor – University of Strathclyde, UK)

SESSION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC  

13:00 – 13:30     Lunch

13:30 – 15:00      Presentation on funding opportunities for future collaborative bids by university staff

15:00 – 15:15     Tea/coffee break

15:15 – 17:00     Brainstorming about future projects in smaller groups

17:00 – 18:00     Awarding of certificates for participation and closing of event