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July 10, 2024

New BU Nepal migration health paper published

international, open access, Publishing, writing Edwin van Teijlingen

Last week the scientific journal Tropical Medicine & Infectious Disease informed us that our paper ‘A Qualitative Insights into Pre-Departure Orientation Training for Aspiring Nepalese Migrant Workers’ has been accepted for publication. This paper is part of a Special Issue of the journal with the title Contemporary Migrant Health, 2nd Edition). Tropical Medicine & Infectious Disease is an Open Access journal, which means it is freely available to anybody in Nepal (and the rest of the world) with internet access. The lead author of our latest health and migration article is Dr. Pramod Regmi in the Department of Nursing Science and his Bournemouth University co-authors are: Dr. Nirmal Aryal and Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen.

Reference:

Regmi, P., Aryal, N., van Teijlingen, E., KC, R.K., Gautam, M., Maharjan, S. (2024) A Qualitative Insights into Pre-Departure Orientation Training for Aspiring Nepalese Migrant Workers, Tropical Medicine & Infectious Disease 9(7), 150;https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9070150.

April 6, 2022

Apply now for travel grants for impact development

Business Engagement, Funding opportunities, Knowledge Exchange mfancy

Grants of up to £200 are available via the Research Impact Fund to facilitate relationship building with external stakeholders such as policymakers or industry contacts leading to impact development.

The aim of this is to support ad-hoc requests leading to impact development, such as media appearances, meetings with policy makers, meetings with industry contacts, or attendance at industry/policy/third sector events where network-building (leading to potential impact) is the key reason for attending.

The funding can be used to meet with new stakeholders, organisations or groups or meet with existing stakeholders to gather testimonials or other evidence to demonstrate how research has made a difference (e.g. has resulted in real world impact).

Please note that the travel fund cannot be used to fund conference attendance except in instances where attendance will result in achievable impact or evidence of impact.

Eligibility:

You will be eligible to apply if you meet the following criteria:

You are an ECR and / or you are new to research, or
You can demonstrate you have emerging impact from existing research

Please familiarise yourself with BU’s Research Impact Policy and Research Impact Fund Guidance Notes before applying.

The online application form can be completed here.

Please contact researchimpact@bournemouth.ac.uk with any queries.

May 4, 2020

New Book: Pilgrimage beyond the Officially Sacred: Understanding the Geographies of Religion and Spirituality in Sacred Travel

BRIAN jchoe

Dr Jaeyeon Choe – Business School – has published an edited book, entitled “Pilgrimage beyond the Officially Sacred: Understanding the Geographies of Religion and Spirituality in Sacred Travel” with Dr Michael Di Giovine from the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Pilgrimage beyond the Officially Sacred: Understanding the Geographies of Religion and Spirituality in Sacred Travel examines the many ways in which pilgrimage engages with sacredness, delving beyond the officially recognized, and often religiously conceived, pilgrimage sites.

As scholarship examining the lived experiences of pilgrims and tourists has demonstrated, pilgrimage need not be religious in nature, nor be officially sanctioned; rather, they can be ‘hyper-meaningful’ voyages, set apart from the everyday profane life—in a word, they are sacred. Separating the social category of ‘religion’ from the ‘sacred,’ this volume brings together a multidisciplinary group of scholars employing perspectives from anthropology, geography, sociology, religious studies, theology, and interdisciplinary tourism studies to theorize sacredness, its variability, and the ways in which it is officially recognized or condemned by power brokers. Rich in case studies from sacred centers throughout the world, the contributions pay close attention to the ways in which pilgrims, central authorities, site managers, locals, and other stakeholders on the ground appropriate, negotiate, shape, contest, or circumvent the powerful forces of the sacred. Delving ‘beyond the officially sacred,’ this collective examination of pilgrimages—both well-established and new, religious and secular, authorized and not—presents a compelling look at the interplay of secular powers and the transcendent forces of the sacred at these hyper-meaningful sites.

Providing a blueprint for how work in the anthropology and geography of religion, and the fields of pilgrimage and religious tourism, may move forward, Pilgrimage beyond the Officially Sacred will be of great interest to an interdisciplinary field of scholars. The chapters were originally published as a special issue in Tourism Geographies.

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Table of Contents
Introduction

Geographies of religion and spirituality: pilgrimage beyond the ‘officially’ sacred

Michael A. Di Giovine and Jaeyeon Choe

1. From the liminal to the lateral: urban religion in English cathedrals

Simon Coleman

2. Meaning-making in the course of action: affordance theory at the pilgrim/tourist nexus

Joy W. Ackerman

3. Pilgrim routes as contested spaces in Norway

Hogne Øian

4. Tourism and sacred landscape in Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepal

Yang Mu , Sanjay K. Nepal and Po-Hsin Lai

5. Cultural tourism between local and transnational identities: Jewish heritage in Syracuse, Italy

Andrea Corsale and Shaul Krakover

6. Wak’a/shrine making and pilgrimage tourism in Copacabana, Bolivia

Jessica Joyce Christie

7. Reframing and Reconceptualising Gambling tourism in Macau as a Chinese Pilgrimage

Michael O’Regan , Jaeyeon Choe and Michael Di Giovine

8. Hierarchical value map of religious tourists visiting the Vatican City/Rome

Bona Kim and Seongseop (Sam) Kim

More more information and how to order:

https://bit.ly/2WGkSS1

April 12, 2020

COVID-19 and the rise of Virtual Conferences

BU Challenges, conferences, international, Publishing, writing Edwin van Teijlingen

Yesterday we had a conference paper accepted by the EUPHA (European Public Health Association) International Conference. When the paper was originally submitted to the EUPHA Health Workforce Research Section Mid-term Conference we had opted for an oral presentation in person at the conference in Romania this summer. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic travelling to Romania to attend this conference is not an option for many (if not most) academics. Therefore the organising committee took the initiative to re-arrange it as a virtual meeting. Further good news for us is that participation will be free.

Of course, I am aware that some of the strengths of attending conferences include having unexpected discussions (often in the bar) with fellow academics and being away from the day job. At the moment being forced to choose between postponing or cancelling a conference or changing to a virtual meeting conference organisers may want to reflect on “… ask how conferences make a difference.” This question was originally raised in the book Academic Conferences as Neoliberal Commodities by Donald Nicholson [1].

We should have moved to more virtual meetings and online conferences much sooner, but it is easy to say with hindsight! The COVID-19 crisis has thought us that virtual classrooms, internet-based tutorials, Zoom meetings and online conferences can work, albeit with their limitations. It is worth considering the return of investment of a conference [2] not just for the conference organisers (and funders) but also individual academics as less travel will be saving time and society as reducing travel, especially international flights, will improve our carbon foot print.

Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen

Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health (CMMPH)

References

Nicolson. D.J. (2017) Academic Conferences as Neoliberal Commodities, Palgrave Macmillan.
Nicolson. D.J. (2018) Guest post by Donald Nicolson: The problem of thinking about conferences and Return on Investment (ROI)

April 20, 2017

Kia Ora – greetings from New Zealand!

Julie Northam

I am here as part of my Florence Nightingale Travel scholarship – spending time at the Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research, AUT University with centre director Professor Denise Wilson. During my two weeks here I have had the opportunity to learn much more about Māori Health and how it is being addressed in New Zealand, as well as learning much more about their culture and beliefs. Specific research projects I have explored include:

The Pacific Islands Families longitudinal project – this is the only prospective Pacific people study in the world. This longitudinal study is following 1,398 Pacific children and their parents born at Middlemore Hospital in 2000.
Research being undertaking exploring Māori living with disabilities.
Institutional racism research.
Research exploring physical activity and Māori culture.
Research examining family violence and intimate partner violence within the Māori communities.

Needless to say this experience is the start of some brand new friendship and international links, indeed I am already working on a bid and a paper! I also have plans for two more co-authored papers that will develop over the next few months…watch this space!!

Any nurses, midwives or registered health professionals interested in a Florence Nightingale Scholarship, the call is now open http://www.florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/content/page/33/. I’d definitely recommend it!

Dr Vanessa Heaslip, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

April 2, 2017

New FHSS paper on migration research

international, Publishing, writing Edwin van Teijlingen

Last week saw the publication of the latest paper by Faculty of Health & Social Sciences (FHSS) staff. This paper ‘Identifying the gaps in Nepalese migrant workers’ health and well-being: a review of the literature’ was co-authored by BU’s Dr. Pramod Regmi and Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen [1]. The authors argue that the health and well-being of migrant workers from low-income countries is often neglected in travel medicine. This article uses Nepal as a case study to highlight key issues affecting this particular group of international travellers.

Migrant workers who are generally healthy appear to be similar to tourist travellers in regarding sexual health as a key issue related to being abroad. Risky sexual behaviour increases in individuals separated from their usual sexual partners, away from their own communities and families, leading to the so-called ‘situational disinhibition’. Considering the recent media coverage of deaths and injuries among migrant workers in the Middle East, it is interesting to see that their sexual health is more prevalent in the research literature. This article reminds us that travel medicine should provide more emphasis to the health and well-being of migrant workers as a highly vulnerable group of travellers with additional impact on the health of those left behind.

References;

Simkhada, P.P., Regmi, P.R., van Teijlingen, E., Aryal, N. (2017) Identifying the gaps in Nepalese migrant workers’ health and well-being: a review of the literature J Travel Med 24 (4): DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/tax021

January 26, 2015

Lunchtime Research Chat!

Public engagement ssquelch

Hello!

Thank you to everyone who attended the first of a series of Lunchtime Research Chat’s on the 22nd January, it was a very interesting half an hour with Professor Janet Dickinson and will be repeated again at the end of february with the date and speaker still to be confirmed.

Professor Janet Dickinson from the School of Tourism gave us all a very interesting insight into her research on Collaborative Travel Apps, Reciprocity and the Internet of Things. For those of you who turned up to this talk and those interested in Februarys run, this will be repeated, and again be 30 x FREE indivdual Papa Johns pizza for the first 30 audience members.

Not only will this be repeated, it will also have a new name…………………..14:Live

So look out on the Research Blog and the student portal events page for updates on the date, time and speaker of the next 14:Live, I look forward to seeing you all soon.

January 20, 2015

Lunchtime Research Chat with Janet Dickinson

Public engagement ssquelch

Collaborative Travel Apps, Reciprocity and the Internet of Things

Here is a reminder that a Lunchtime Research Chat will take place this Thursday on the 22^nd January from 2pm lasting 30-45mins with questions at the end. Janet Dickinson from the School of Tourism, will be talking about some of her fascinating research.

Janet has summarised her research below:

As cities become increasingly connected, both people and objects can connect to the internet to transmit and receive information. This is the “Internet of Things”. Smartphone technology can help identify current and anticipate future patterns of behaviour and, with its social networking capabilities, allow users to imagine collaborative opportunities. This has led to the development of collaborative travel apps designed to enable activities like lift sharing. However, two projects working with community based travel collaboration apps identify significant challenges to people accessing forms of travel assistance.

Collaborative travel apps depend on users to offer help, but they also need users to ask for or accept help. Feelings of indebtedness inhibit app use since they threaten a user’s status, power and freedom of action with respect to the donor of help.

This talk will explore the challenges of reciprocity in travel collaboration. Also, the emergence of the Internet of Things, with its more anticipatory systems, prompts a reappraisal of current internet based collaborative communities, which raises questions about the human regulation of reciprocal arrangements.

Sounds great right! So make sure you get yourself down to the refectory for this exciting chat whilst loosening an extra buckle or two, because there will be Tokens for the first 30 audience members to exchange for a 1 x FREE Papa Johns indivdual pizza after the talk, see you there!

For more details, click here.

January 7, 2015

Lunchtime Research Chat with Janet Dickinson

Public engagement ssquelch

Collaborative Travel Apps, Reciprocity and the Internet of Things

I am pleased to announce that a Lunchtime Research Chat will take place on the 22^nd January from 2pm lasting 30-45mins with questions at the end. Janet Dickinson from the School of Tourism, will be talking about some of her fascinating research.

Janet has summarised her research below:

As cities become increasingly connected, both people and objects can connect to the internet to transmit and receive information. This is the “Internet of Things”. Smartphone technology can help identify current and anticipate future patterns of behaviour and, with its social networking capabilities, allow users to imagine collaborative opportunities. This has led to the development of collaborative travel apps designed to enable activities like lift sharing. However, two projects working with community based travel collaboration apps identify significant challenges to people accessing forms of travel assistance.

Collaborative travel apps depend on users to offer help, but they also need users to ask for or accept help. Feelings of indebtedness inhibit app use since they threaten a user’s status, power and freedom of action with respect to the donor of help.

This talk will explore the challenges of reciprocity in travel collaboration. Also, the emergence of the Internet of Things, with its more anticipatory systems, prompts a reappraisal of current internet based collaborative communities, which raises questions about the human regulation of reciprocal arrangements.

Sounds great right! So make sure you get yourself down to the refectory for this exciting chat whilst loosening an extra buckle or two, because there will be lots of free PAPA JOHNS PIZZA for everyone to scoff, see you there!

April 23, 2012

EU funding available in the hard sciences for research, networking, visits and conference attendance

Corrina Lailla Osborne

FP7 Artemis call for proposals: Funding supports industry-driven research projects in the field of embedded computing systems which aim to design, develop and deploy interoperable, cost-effective, powerful safe and secure electronics and software systems. The budget for this call is approximately €138.73 million and the financial contribution of the programme will be 16.7 per cent of eligible costs. Projects are expected to last for up to three years. Closing date 06.09.12

ESF Research conferences scheme: Grants support high-level research conferences lasting for three to four days in ESF member organisation countries. Closing date 15.09.12

ESF Earthtime – the European contribution short visit and exchange grants: Grants should foster collaboration between European researchers working on topics relevant to geochronology and stratigraphy. Short visit grants provide €85 per day over a maximum of two weeks. Exchange grants provide €400 per week over a maximum of three months. Both awards provide actual travel expenses, worth up to €500. No deadline.

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New Book: Pilgrimage beyond the Officially Sacred: Understanding the Geographies of Religion and Spirituality in Sacred Travel

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Lunchtime Research Chat with Janet Dickinson

Lunchtime Research Chat with Janet Dickinson

EU funding available in the hard sciences for research, networking, visits and conference attendance

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