Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Description
Travelled to South Africa as part of the QUB Wellbeing and Resilience Group (WRG), over two weeks in November/December 2022.
The delegation comprised Dr Liam O’Hare, Dr Laura Dunne, Dr Donncha Hanna and Professor Sarah Miller.
The team visited the School of Human and Community Development, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and the Institute of Life Course Health Research (ILCHR), Stellenbosch University (SU).
The main objectives were to: 1.Strengthen Networks with ILCHR 2.Grant writing and publications with ILCHR 3.Explore exchanging visiting researcher positions 4.Expand networks in Stellenbosch (Research on Socioeconomic Policy group - RESEP) 5.Establish new networks in Wits (School of Human and Community Development) 6.Explore establishment of an MoU with Wits
Activities included: 1.Meetings with university researchers 2.Delivery of symposia 3.Visit to Masiphuhlisane Research Centre in the Khayelitsha 4.Research methods workshops & Logic Modelling Sessions 5.Writing retreat