Colombian Research in the UK 6th Annual Summit
Colombia’s Bicentenary:
Looking Back and Moving Forward
02-03 October 2019
London
The 6th Annual Summit
Two Days of Powerful Talks
02-03 October 2019
01:30 pm
The 2019 summit, "Colombia’s Bicentenary: Looking Back and Moving Forward", will take place in the University College London, and seeks to bring together researchers from various disciplines who have an interest in Colombia, allowing them to share their research and experience, exchange ideas, and discuss ways to generate impact on Colombia.
While the themes of the summit will be wide-ranging, the bicentenary of Colombia’s independence will provide a common framework to reflect on the role of knowledge and research in the ongoing process of nation-building of our country. The summit will include:
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Presentations of research experiences in the context of networks and bioscience.
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A discussion on the role of medical sciences in the design of the public policy.
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An analysis of social research practice, process and action in the Colombian context.
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Keynote speakers.
3MT
Submit the title of your presentation and a maximum 300 words summary to researchcolombiaUK@gmail.com
Bursaries
Travel bursaries will be available to all students registered to the summit. Apply here:
Students Accommodation
There is an initiative to share accommodation among students. If you are interested in this initiative, please fill in these forms as appropriate:
Agenda
2 October
Venue: UCL - 22 Gordon Street Room 6.02
13:30 Registration / Coffee
14:15 Welcome by Stephanie Ashton - UCL Colombian Society
Prof. Stephen Hart - UCL Pro-Vice Provost for Latin America
Antonio Jose Ardila - Ambassador of Colombia to the UK
15:00 Sonia Monroy - Deputy Head of Colciencias
15:35 Opening lecture:
Scientific networks: how to structure cooperation and how to hold stakeholders together, the case for Colombia-UK.
Federica Di Palma - Earlham Institute
16:35 Coffee break
16:50 Panel 1 - Networks and bioscience: Colombia - UK
Video Humboltiana Neogradina - Alberto Gomez
Felipe Garcia - Alexander Von Humbolt Institute
Juan Camilo Chacón-Duque - Natural History Museum
Gabriela Doria - University of Cambridge
Chair: Nestor Castañeda - UCL Institute of Americas
17:50 ABeCol annual assembly
19:00 Reception - Networking
3 October
Venue: Imperial Hotel, Rusell Square - Tudor Room
8:30 Registration / Breakfast
9:15 Welcome by Stephanie Ashton - UCL Colombian Society
9:25 Keynote lecture:
Health examination surveys in Colombia.
Prof. Jenny Mindell - UCL Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
10:25 Coffee break
10:45 Panel 2 - Medical sciences and public policy
Paula Ordoñez - Crick Institute
Zulma Cucunuba - Imperial College
Lina Carmona Echeverri – UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science
Chair: Liliana Galindo - University of Cambridge
12:10 Fernando Montaño's book launch
13:10 Lunch (included)
14:30 Panel 3 - Social research practice, process and action: including those who are excluded
Diana Valencia - University of Exeter
Felipe Roa-Clavijo - Oxford University
Panellist 3 - PhD student volunteer
Chair: Andrea Rigon - UCL Development Planning Unit
15:40 3MT Three minutes thesis - PhD and Master’s students
16:45 Coffee Break
Venue: UCL - Drayton House B20 Jevons LT
17:30 Closing keynote lecture:
Strategies to confront gender and ethnic biases in scientific communities. Prof. Alexandra Olaya-Castro - UCL Department of Physics and Astronomy
18:30 Closing remarks and 3MT award Carlos Valencia - UCL Colombian Society
Speakers
Proud to bring inspirational speakers from across different disciplines.
Venue
22 Gordon Street Room 6.02
Imperial Hotel, Rusell Square
Tudor Room
Imperial Hotel, Rusell Square
Tudor Room
How to get to UCL
UCL is located in the Bloomsbury district at the very centre of London. There are easy connections to UCL from London’s global hub rail stations and you will find that London’s extensive public transport system is convenient and easy to use.
By National Rail
London has many mainline rail stations. Most of these are a short journey away from UCL, with the stations at Euston, King’s Cross and St Pancras being within easy walking distance. Trains from London serve destinations across the UK. By being flexible and booking well in advance you will find rail travel offers excellent value for money.
By London Underground (Tube)
The closest tube stations to UCL’s Gower Street site are:
Euston Square: Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan and Circle lines.
Warren Street: Northern and Victoria lines.
Euston: Northern and Victoria lines.
Russell Square: Piccadilly line.
You can also find directions from these stations to UCL locations:
Euston Station
Euston Square Station
Kings Cross Station
Russell Square Station
St. Pancras International Station
Warren Street Station
By bus
UCL’s Gower Street site is served by many Transport for London bus routes. Buses travelling from north to south and those travelling from south to north stop outside Warren Street station, about five minutes’ walk from UCL. Services to these stops include route numbers: 10, 14, 24, 29, 73, 134, 390.
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