On 22nd September, professor Hilde Wågsås Afdal from Østfold University College in Norway, gave us an introduction to literature review. Conducting a literature review is often a part of a research process at advanced levels. However, there is variation in how systematic these reviews are. At the seminar, we learnt about the difference between scoping... Read More

RESILIENT’s PhD students attended a seminar on “Situatedness” which was delivered by Professor Cecilie Neumann at Oslo Met University on Friday, 2nd September. About the Seminar Many researchers, especially in professional disciplines, have a professional or personal experience from their field of study. This poses a number of challenges for the researcher. How should one... Read More

RESILIENT’s PhD students will be attending a seminar on Situatedness at Oslo Met University on 2nd September during their visit to Norway. About the Seminar Many researchers, especially in professional disciplines, have a professional or personal experience from their field of study. This poses a number of challenges for the researcher. How should one relate... Read More

Gender Webinar Recording This webinar, organised by the RESILIENT project, provided detailed guidance on how to ensure that research undertakings are not just gender responsivebut fully integrate gender at every stage from conceptualisation to utilization of results for transformative policy and programming. The discussions also focused on the (under) representation of women in scientific research... Read More

On 21st-25th March 2022 the project committee and PhD students all met at Makerere University in Kampala. It was our first meeting in-person since the project started up and we were glad to get to know each other better. We also got the chance to meet the MSW students at Makerere University. The gathering at... Read More

On March 1st the RESILIENT project organized a webinar on research ethics (https://resilient.uia.no/seminars/). The webinar was attended by approximately 80 participants across the four partner universities, including also participants from universities in Turkey and Germany.  

March 1st Research requires many ethical considerations. Researchers have a responsibility to adopt, reflect on and behave according to research ethical principles and guidelines vis-à-vis the people that participate in and/or are affected by research, the research community and society at large. Ethical reflexivity should be an integral part of any research process, from beginning... Read More

The RESILIENT team participated at the International Conference on Social Work organized by the University of Rwanda from 23rd up to 26th November 2021. The theme of the conference was: “Towards Ubuntu and Sustainable Development: Social Work position in achieving SDGs”. Conference website: https://www.ubuntusocialwork.live/welcome/At the conference, the RESILIENT team presented preliminary finds from a review... Read More