Research Ethics Seminar on Academic Partnerships with the Global South -webinar

Join us for a TEAMS webinar focusing on experiences in academic partnerships with the Global South. This event will feature presentations from researchers who will share their experiences and insights on collaborating with partners in the Global South, emphasizing responsible and ethical practices.

The idea for the webinar came about after The University Partnership for International Development (UniPID) created Ethical guidelines on responsible academic partnerships with the Global South. The guidelines are designed as a self-reflective journey to counterbalance the inherent global inequalities that permeate and that may be reproduced within academic collaborations. Discussion around the topic is necessary at a time when academic partnerships are increasingly popular, and responsible engagement must be ensured.

The webinar provides the possibility to discuss different aspects of the topic after the researchers have presented their experiences. We hope the discussions will highlight the inherent global inequalities that can manifest in academic collaborations and how to avoid perpetuating these disparities.

This webinar is a part of a series of miniseminars that we arrange annually. In the past, our seminars have attracted a fair number of participants. 

Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your understanding and approach to ethical academic partnerships. We look forward to your participation!

Register now and be part of this important conversation

Webinar Program 

At 12:00-12:30 Ethical guidelines on responsible academic partnerships with the Global South, Project Planner at the Finnish University Partnership for International Development (UniPID) and Lead in equitable engagements Kelly Brito Salas  

At 12:30-13:00 Equity in the Anthropocene: Reflections from built environment and climate research in the Global South, Associate Professor in Urban Physics Jonathon Taylor, Faculty of Built Environment (Tampere University)

At 13:00-13:30 Academic collaboration for international development: A dialogue between South and North, Dr. Amitabha Sarkar Public Health Fellow at the Health Sciences Unit (Tampere University)

At 13:30 Break 15 min  

At 13:45-14:15 Navigating between Developmental Ambitions and Decolonial Ethics, University Lecturer, Dr. Mikko Perkiö, Faculty of Social Sciences (Tampere University)

At 14:15-14:45 Experiential Insights from North-South Academic Partnerships in Education, Dr. Vera G. Centeno and Dr. Golaleh Makrooni, Faculty of Education and Culture (Tampere University)

Summary on the details of the seminar 

• Name of the event: Research Ethics Seminar on Academic Partnerships with the Global South
• Time: Wednesday 26th of March 2025 at 12:00-15:00
• Language: English
• Place of seminar: online only at Teams
• Organiser in collaboration with UniPID: Tampere University’s Research Services, Tampere University Library, and Tampere University’s Research Data Services
• Target group: researchers at Tampere University and at the entire Finnish university community
• Contact address: researchdata [at] tuni.fi