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Refugee Health Research Centre - Conferences and Seminars
2008 Seminars/Conferences
Past Seminars/Conferences
2008 Seminars/Conferences
Refugee Health Research Centre Seminar Series 2 2008
This series will run from August – November 2008. Download the program here (pdf - 93 KB).
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Past Seminars/Conferences
Refugee Health Research Centre Seminar Series 1 2008
This series ran from April - June 2008. Download the program here (pdf - 149 KB).
Presentations and Papers from this Seminar Series:
John Gibson, 'How best to remove failed asylum seekers: Australian and International practice'. Read the UNHCR paper which formed the basis of this seminar: http://www.unhcr.org/research/RESEARCH/476651262.pdf
29/08/07 -
Chris Lemoh, Department of Medicine, University of Melboure.
Time to talk: HIV/AIDS and Victoria’s African communities.
Download here for outline (PowerPoint - 624 KB).
Refugee Health Research Centre Seminar Series 2 2007
This series will run from August - November 2007. Download the program here (pdf - 75 KB).
Refugee Health Research Centre Seminar Series I 2007: 'Flight, Rights and Refuge'
This series will run from January - May 2007 and will focus on human rights, refugee resettlement and asylum processes. Download the program here (pdf - 61 KB).
Why Refugee Law Still Matters. Professor James Hathaway, Director of Refugee and Asylum Law Program, University of Michigan. Thursday 22 February 2007, University of Melbourne.
This 25th Allen Hope Southey Memorial Lecture will open a debate on the wisdon of departure from from traditional notions of asylum and suggest ways that the human rights of involunary migrants can be met. For more details visit http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/ or download flyer here (pdf - 30 KB).
Immigrants: Why the World Needs Them. Philippe Legrain, author of 'Open World: The truth about globalisation'. Thursday 1st March 2007, University of Melbourne.
This free public lecture will look behind the headlines at current debates on immigration and migration. For more details visit http://www.gradstudies.unimelb.edu.au/prog_services/deanlectures/
Integrating refugees into employment: European experience. Richard Pearson from the Center for Migration Research, University of Sussex. Tuesday 6th March 2007, University of Melbourne.
This presentation will focus on some of the approaches being adopted by the UK and selected other European governments in seeking their integration into employment. Download flyer here (pdf - 44 KB).
A Fair Go for Refugees? Manning Clark House Weekend of Ideas, Saturday 31st March - Sunday 1st April 2007, Canberra.
A weekend of debate and discussion on issues of migration, refugees and the asylum process in Australia. For more details see here (pdf - 225 KB).
Walking together at the same speed: A forum to dialogue... a cultural journey: African Resettlement in Australia, 11-13 April 2007.
A series of keynote addresses, case studies and presentations will reflect on settlement needs, community building, acclimatisation, gender roles, health and wellbeing, employment, youth, education, African family values, and cultural awareness. Held at the University of Melbourne. For more details visit http://www.union.unimelb.edu.au/conferences/att/
Transitions: Health and Mobility in Asia and the Pacific, 24th - 28th June 2007, Melbourne.
Hosted by Monash University and the ARC Asia Pacific Futures Research Network, this conference explores health, wellbeing and mobility in Asia and the Pacific. For more details click here. For details of scholarships to assist postgraduate attendance click here (Word - 110 KB). For the Call for Abstracts click here (Word - 119 KB).
12th International Metropolis Conference: Migration, Economic Growth and Social Cohesion, 8-12 October 2007, Melbourne.
Hosted by Monash University and the Australian Multicultural Foundation, Metropolis International 2007 is an internationally significant research-based conference that focuses on immigration and settlement issues. For more details visit http://www.metropolis2007.org/index.php
Refugee Health Research Centre Seminar Series II 2006: 'Research, Policy, People'
The second RHRC Seminar Series for 2006 ran from August - December. Download the program here (pdf - 188 KB).
Presentations and Papers from this Seminar Series:
Klaus Neumann Refugee Advocacy and the Sound of Good Intentions (pdf - 74 KB)
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