Research Methodologies Workshop

Annual workshop for methodologies and methods in Global Health Law and Human Rights.

Call for Applications

The Groningen Centre for Health Law, University of Groningen is delighted to present its second version of the annual Methodologies Workshop - Global Health Law and Human Rights, to be held on 27-29th January 2027 at the University of Groningen’s Röling Building (Faculty of Law), Groningen, the Netherlands.

This workshop aims to provide legal scholars, public health scholars, PhD researchers and Masters students with tools to understand, choose and apply different research methods for global health law and human rights research. The focus will lie on the implementation of a human rights approach to global health law research. It is the intention of this workshop to provide an overview of the various research methodologies and methods available in global health law and human rights research, rather than an in-depth exploration of each. Participants will be equipped with the resources and knowledge to further explore the various methodologies and methods addressed during the workshop. The programme is suitable for those interested in international law, Global Health Law and human rights. The first two days will finish with an opportunity to discuss individual research projects with other participants and lecturers, and the programme for the last day holds an opportunity to present and get feedback on individual projects.

Preliminary programme

Wednesday 27 January 9.00-18.00: Legal methodologies and methods for global health law and human rights research

• What is methodology? What are methods?
• Legal positivism, hard law & soft law in Global Health Law and Human Rights
• Systemic integration and systemic legal interpretation in Global Health Law and Human Rights
• Normative research: Health capabilities
• Critical research: Feminism and Third World Approaches

Thursday 28 January 9.00-17.00: Interdisciplinary methods for global health law and human rights research

• Human Rights Based Approaches as Research Methods
• Rigour in research: systematic literature review and systematic content analysis
• Qualitative research methods 
• (Legal) database research
• Ethics applications and process

Friday 29 January 9.00-13:00: Interdisciplinary conversations and participant presentations

• How to write, publish or present your research for interdisciplinary audiences?
• Participants present (individually or as group) on own research for feedback

A full programme can be found below.

Who is this workshop for?

• Legal scholars - with a focus on global health law and/or human rights
• Public health scholars interested in law
• Masters students and PhD researchers

Fees

The fee for attending this workshop is 325 Euro per participant. This includes the course, course materials, lunches, and coffee breaks and welcome drinks. A discount rate of €275  is available for UG students and those affiliated with a UG partner university. Partner universities incl. ENLIGHT universities, Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR) universities, and universities of the Strategic Partnership Framework. If you are in doubt please contact us.

There is availability for 20 participants.

Application process

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Applicants will be notified of their acceptance on a rolling basis but no later than 8th January 2027. The full program and reading materials will be shared to participants a few weeks before the workshop.

Deadline for applications: 8th January 2027

If you have any questions about this workshop, please email the coordinators via healthlaw rug.nl.