Capacity Building & Knowledge Exchange
Applied knowledge and activist pedagogies
Teaching- and training-related insights from the research project led by the University of Mahidol on the ways in which activists are integrated into human rights teaching and training at universities in Southeast Asia will be distilled and shared with network members. This will be the first in a series of case studies.
Research Scholarship
As part of the UNESCO Chair's knowledge exchange programme it is able to sponsor one visiting researcher scholarship per year. The exchange can be up to 6 weeks in length and requires a mutually agreed programme of work between the researcher and the host university. The fellowship will cover all relevant costs, including travel, accommodation and a stipend.
Researchers can arrange to be hosted by any university within the UNESCO Chair network. The aim of the exchanges is to share knowledge and build capacities on universities as sites of activism and protection. Applications that seek to build links between universities in the Global South are particularly welcome. In 2024, Rosario Figari Layús visited the Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York. An account of her experience can be found below.
Visiting Researcher 2025
We are currently seeking applications for the 2025 research scholarship. Please submit a short overview of the proposed plan of work and knowledge exchange (2-3 pages), and a letter of support from the proposed host university (1 page). Applications can be in English or Spanish, and should be sent to hrdhub@york.ac.uk by 20 December 2024. A decision will be made by the UNESCO HRD Hub Advisory Board.
Rosario Figari-Layús, Research Scholar 2024
“During the months of February and March 2024 I had the great opportunity to carry out a research stay at the University of York as a visiting scholar. My research visit was a great experience in which I had the possibility to meet brilliant and collegial researchers who shared with me their knowledge and research projects in the field of human rights, peace-building and conflict transformation. I was also invited to present my research projects while participating in several workshops and discussions with colleagues from CAHR, from other departments, and also with human rights defenders, hosted by the University of York.
The research scholarship enabled deep academic exchanges that contributed to identifying common research interests and to building up international networks with CAHR colleagues, as well as starting to develop research proposals for joint projects in the field of human rights with innovative and interdisciplinary approaches, strengthening at the same time the future academic international cooperation.
The research scholarship allowed me also to know more deeply the amazing work of the UNESCO Chair Human Rights Defenders Hub and the importance of strengthening the role of universities in the defense and protection of human rights. Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to the whole staff of CAHR, who were very open, friendly and generous. They were a great support to make me feel at home and more than welcome not only in the academic life at the university but also sharing different activities in the beautiful city of York. To all of them thank you very much!”
Rosario Figari Layús, PhD., Junior-Professor for Reconciliation Studies, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Germany
