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Institution:
IGD, University of Lausanne
Module: DTM
ECTS: 4
Time:
19 February 2024 (Mondays 14:15-16:00)
Lecturer:
Lucy Dubochet
Content: Ce séminaire approfondit les théories et approches du développement introduites dans le cours du même titre offerte en automne précédent à travers des questionnements et débats et cas actuels. Les thématiques abordées peuvent inclure des sujets divers comme la mondialisation, la pauvreté, des enjeux des grands projets agricoles ou minières, la micro-finance, la technologie, la gouvernance, les droits humains, l’aide au développement, etc. Ces thématiques sont principalement développées et débattu par les participants du séminaire.
Place: Lausanne (UNIL/Géopolis 2235)
Contact: Christian Kull (christian.kull@unil.ch)
Registration: To register for the course (as an external student), please contact Marie-Christelle Pierlot marie-christelle.pierlot@unil.ch or +41216923513
Institution:
IGD, University of Lausanne
Module: DTM
ECTS: 5
Time:
19 February 2024 (Mondays 16:15-18:00)
Lecturer:
Christian Kull
Content: This course/seminar focuses on theoretical and empirical debates related to reciprocal effects between environmental management practices and lives and livelihoods of “marginal” populations (from rural areas, from developing countries or among minorities). It will draw on classical and current research in sustainable livelihoods, in “political ecology”, in development studies and other related disciplines.
Place: Lausanne (UNIL/Géopolis 2235)
Contact: Christian Kull (christian.kull@unil.ch)
Registration: To register for the course (as an external student), please contact Marie-Christelle Pierlot marie-christelle.pierlot@unil.ch or +41216923513
Institution:
IGD, University of Lausanne
Module: DTM
ECTS: 5
Time:
19 February 2024 (Mondays 10:15-12:00; last day 25 March 2024); 21 February 2024 (Wednesdays 10:15-12:00; last day 17 April 2024); Field day 21 March 2024 (08:30-17:00)
Lecturer:
René Véron
Content: Les villes représentent des hybrides socio-écologiques, des « secondes natures » transformées par des technologies et le métabolisme urbain. Ce cours introduit aux processus biophysiques ainsi qu’aux technologies d’approvisionnement en ressources dans le contexte des villes du Sud. L’accent est mis sur les dimensions politico-économiques, sur les processus, structures et acteurs qui influencent la reproduction des inégalités et des vulnérabilités de différents groupes sociaux par rapport à leur accès à des biens et maux environnementaux. Cette problématique est discutée à travers différentes ressources naturelles en ville (les terrains, les espaces verts, l’eau, l’assainissement, etc.) et différentes « externalités » environnementales (déchets solides ménagers et pollution de l’air). Elle est abordée dans la perspective théorique de la « urban political ecology » qui regarde la ville comme une « seconde nature » créée par les rapports dialectiques entre la société et l’environnement biophysique. Comme fil rouge servent les résultats d’un projet FNS sur la gouvernance environnementale des petites et moyennes villes en Inde autour des parcs, des étangs et de la gestion des déchets.
Place: Lausanne (UNIL/Géopolis 2235)
Contact: René Véron (rene.veron@unil.ch)
Registration: To register for the course (as an external student), please contact Marie-Christelle Pierlot marie-christelle.pierlot@unil.ch or +41216923513
Institution:
Swiss TPH, University of Basel
Module: DTM
ECTS: 1
Time:
26 February 2024 (Mondays 17:15-18:00)
Lecturer:
Jürg Utzinger
Content:Recent developments in Infection Biology / Epidemiology, with focus on Swiss TPH research.
This seminar series is centered on research topics in the field of infection biology and epidemiology and allows advanced MSc and PhD students of Swiss TPH and/or of associated institutions to present their ongoing work. Besides presenting the state of research, the seminar allows for discussions on conceptual and operational (design, analysis, interpretation) questions surrounding scientific work.
Institution:
Swiss TPH, University of Basel
Module: DTM
ECTS: 2
Time:
27 February 2024 (Tuesdays 16:15-18:00)
Lecturer:
Jakob Zinsstag
Content: Blended learning, combining face-to-face lectures and group work, discussions, problem based peer learning and student presentations. A small group presentation on a selected topic of the course will be presented at the end of the lecture. A pass/fail mark will be given.
Content:
• History of Global health research during the colonial and post-colonial period (Henri Yéré)
• Western and non-Western paradigms and epistemics at the example of Maya medicine. (Monica Berger Gonzalez, Jakob Zinsstag, )
• Research partnership: The 11 KFPE principles (Bassirou Bonfoh, Fabian Kaeser (tbc))
• Internal and external project communication in a multilingual context (Kristina Pelikan)
• Introduction to Transdisciplinary, participatory approaches in research partnership (Jakob Zinsstag)
• Diversity, Equity and Gender in research partnership (N.N.)
• Conflict sensitive research (Said Abukhattab, Rea Tschopp)
• Spirituality and Health (N.N. M. Fries?, Jakob Zinsstag)
• Specifics of working in West- and Central Africa; East and Southern Africa, South East Asia, Latin America are always given by a native of the region and another expert.
Institution:
Swiss TPH, University of Basel
Module: DTM
ECTS: 2
Time:
28 February 2024 (Wednesdays 16:15-18:00)
Lecturer:
Jakob Zinsstag
Content:
Blended learning, combining 2 week open online course (workload 3 hours per week) and 8 face-to-face lectures, discussions, role plays, problem based peer learning and student presentations. A seminar paper of 10 pages will be prepared individually and will be presented at the end of the lecture. A mark will be given for the oral (50%) and for the written paper (50%).
Content:
• Theoretical foundations of “One health” (Jakob Zinsstag)
• One health study design, integrated research planning and budgeting (Jakob Zinsstag)
• Towards a game theory of One Health (Alvar Bucher)
• Calculation of R0 in mutlihost transmission models (Nakul Chitnis)
• Parameter optimization in R (Jan Hattendorf)
• Integrated disease surveillance-response systems (Yahya Osman)
• The Palestinian One Health Initiative (Said Abukhattab)
• Ecology of the animal-human interface (Rea Tschopp)
• One Health, microbiomes and nutrition (Pascale Vonaesch)
• Dynamics, economics, environmental impact of livestock production systems in relation to of cross-species disease transmission (The students will work through a practical example of an animal-human transmission model and a cross-sector economic and environmental impact analysis). For 2023 the following topics are proposed.
Towards sustainable livestock production in Mongolia in relation to carbon balance and disease control.
Institution:
GIUZ, University of Zurich
Module: DTM
ECTS: 1
Time:
Tatjana Thieme (public lecture 5 March 2024; workshop 5 March 2024)
Leigh Johnson (public lecture 19 March 2024)
Debjani Bharttacharyya (public lecture 9 April 2024
Jayaseelan Raj (public lecture 14 May 2024.; workshop 14 May 2024)
Lecturer:
Content: We invite an internationally renowned scholar for a public talk, a one-day workshop and for individual talks with PhD students.
Zurich Human Geography Colloquium Program
Institution:
Swiss TPH, University of Basel
Module: DTM
ECTS: 1
Time:
7 – 8 March 2024 (09:30-16:00)
Lecturer:
Jan Hattendorf
Content:
This course is an introduction to R, a free, open-source software environment for statistical computing. The software is very popular but difficult to use at first. R is characterised by enormous flexibility, allowing the user to perform sophisticated statistical procedures or simulations, but is less intuitive compared to other statistical software. The course will mainly use data and analysis techniques related to epidemiology and biomedical science. The course is designed for people who have never used R before.
This blended learning course consists of 2 parts.
The 1st part is an online module on Adam with an online exam at the end. The time required to complete the online part varies greatly from person to person. People who are familiar with similar scripting languages (e.g. Stata, SAS, Python) will naturally find their way around more quickly. People without such prior knowledge need an average of 4 to 6 hours (excl. exam). The exam must be completed no later than the day before the on-site part of the block course starts. The online exam can be repeated as often as you like, but there must be at least 15 minutes between two attempts.
The 2nd part of the course (2nd week Thursday and Friday) will be on-site with lectures and practical sessions.
Institution:
Swiss TPH, University of Basel
Module: DTM
ECTS: 2
Time:
13- 14 March 2024 (16:00-17:00)
Lecturer:
Stefanie Knopp, Jürg Utzinger
Content: The seminar will offer the possibility to write your own seminar paper and receive constructive feedback from one of your peers and lecturers.
At the beginning of the term, the lecturers will provide you with a brief guidance on their expectations for the essay topic and structure. Subsequently, you are supposed to write your own seminar paper choosing your own topic related to Public/Global Health. Students will pair-up for a peer-to-peer review process and provide input to their peer’s essay, before each essay is submitted to the lecturers. Finally, the lecturers will review and carefully evaluate your seminar paper and provide general and specific feedback.
Institution:
CDE, University of Bern
Module: DTM
ECTS: 1.5
Time:
Lecturer:
Lilian Trechsel
Content: In today’s world, we face many complex societal challenges. Research projects addressing these chal-lenges often involve actors and stakeholders from different fields and disciplines bringing together their own perspectives or knowledge on a topic. Accordingly, collaborative transdisciplinary approaches are crucial for the success of a project. On this course, you’ll explore how to meet the challenges of conducting effective transdisciplinary research. You’ll gain insights into a variety of case studies from different fields as you learn from the experiences of peers and experts. As the course is open for participants all over the world (not only IGS students), you will have the chance to exchange and learn with many other students, researchers, and practitioners. The MOOC is divided into 6 weeks. Each week is dedicated to particular learning themes. These contain various activities (videos, articles, discussions, quiz) that you should complete within the week through self-study and exchange with other learners. You are free to choose the day and time where you go through the learning material. In addition, you will write an essay to apply the learnings to your PhD project.
Place: online
Contact: IGS North-South (igsnorthsouth.cde@unibe.ch)
Registration: Please register by e-Mail (igsnorthsouth.cde@unibe.ch)
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