Rogano Meeting 2023
Encouraging the development of PhD students and postdoctoral researchers within a climate of high-level international scholarly debate.
- 25th-26th August 2023
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Welcome to Rogano 2023
Making a welcome return to its roots
The organising committee looks forward to welcoming you to this vibrant and former European City of Culture for what we hope will be an inspiring and engaging programme.
The meeting will be held at the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons (Glasgow)-RCSPG conveniently located in the centre of Glasgow, with good public transport links.
The programme will commence on Friday 25th August at 08.30hrs and concludes on Saturday 26th August at 13.00hr. The conference dinner will be held in the RCPSG.
A more detailed overview of the planned sessions, including workshops and dilemma presentations, will be available in due course.
Our organising committee
Prof. Mo Al-Haddad
PhD candidate, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Dr. James Boyle
PhD Candidate, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Prof. Susan Jamieson
University of Glasgow, Scotland
Dr. Petros Karsaliakos
PhD Candidate, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Dr. Sarah Reynolds
DHPE graduate, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Prof. Lindsey Pope
University of Glasgow, Scotland
Ms. Karen Penman
Scottish School of Primary Care
About the conference
Promoting the development of doctoral students and early post-doctoral researchers within a climate of high-level, international scholarly debate
The idea for the first Rogano meeting was born in the year 2010 when Tim Dornan, Cees van der Vleuten and Jeroen van Merrienboer (Maastricht University) discussed how to continue and build on international relationships with other universities. At that year’s meeting of the Association of Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), held in Glasgow, a table was booked at the famous Rogano restaurant in Glasgow (sadly, now closed). Colleagues from the UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Canada came together to discuss organising an international collaboration between medical/health professions education research groups. The idea of having a meeting back-to-back with AMEE was proposed and the first Rogano Meeting was organised by the Maastricht team and took place in Vienna, 2011.
The focus of the meeting is to promote the development of doctoral students and early post doctoral researchers within a climate of high-level, international scholarly debate. A key component of the meeting is that doctoral students each present a dilemma they have faced in their doctoral research. They each have 30 minutes ‘on the floor’, with 10 minutes of this given to a brief presentation, following specific guidelines, and the session is then opened to the floor, with a facilitator guiding the discussion and debate aimed at helping the presenter find solutions to their dilemma.
Previous Meetings
2011 – Vienna, Austria
2012 – Lyon, France
2013 – Prague, Czech Republic
2014 – Milan, Italy
2015 – Glasgow, Scotland
2016 – Barcelona, Spain
2017 – Helsinki, Finland
2018 – Basel, Switzerland
2019 – Vienna, Austria
2020 – Glasgow, Scotland (cancelled due to Covid)
2021 – Glasgow, webinar
2022 – Lyon, France
Location & venue
Host City 2023
Glasgow is situated on the west of Scotland by the River Clyde and home to the largest population of any Scottish city.
Glasgow’s city centre is home to beautiful historic buildings such as the Mitchell Library, to several art galleries and museums, to concert halls and Scottish Opera, as well to an abundance of cafes, restaurants and shops.
Glasgow has three universities. The oldest is the University of Glasgow (founded 1451), which has its main campus in the west end; this is the home of the local medical and dental schools and it’s just a short tube-ride from the Rogano venue. Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Strathclyde are located in the city centre.
Glasgow has played host to many large-scale events, including the 2014 Commonwealth Games and, most recently, the COP26 global conference on climate change, in 2021. Glasgow hosted the international AMEE conference in 2010 and 2015, with the 2020 and 2021 meetings unfortunately cancelled due to the Covid pandemic.
Rogano 2023 will immediately precede AMEE 2023, when it once again returns to Glasgow.
Conference Venue
The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons
The Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons (Glasgow) was founded in 1599 . Its members include physicians, surgeons and other healthcare professionals, from 97 countries. The RCPSG building is situated at 232-242 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, right in the centre of the city. Sessions for all delegates will take place in the Peter Lowe Lecture Theatre and there are several well-equipped meeting rooms to accommodate dilemma presentations and workshops.
The Rogano 2023 conference dinner will be held in 1599 at the Royal College, which incorporates various function suites. The venue is a popular choice for corporate events or private functions.
Conference registration
Download the conference registration form, abstract template and guidance for doctoral dilemmas.
Registration form
Download the registration form - 1 per team, to be submitted by the team leader via Karen.Penman@glasgow.ac.uk.
Deadline: 31st May 2023 @ 17:00hr BST
Doctoral dilemmas guidance
Download the guidance for completing a 'doctoral dilemma' abstract. Please read!
Abstract template
Download the abstract template - to be formatted as per the guidance and submitted to Karen.Penman@glasgow.ac.uk
Deadline: 14th June 2023 @ 17:00hr BST
Conference programme
Draft programmes are below with the final programme available on Monday 3rd July 2023. Abstract booklet will be available to access on Monday 7th August 2023.
Friday 25th Programme
| 8.30-9.00 am | Registration |
| 9.00-9.15 am | Welcome |
| 9.15- 9.45am | Pecha Kucha x 3 |
| 9.45-11:45am | Doctoral dilemmas (parallel sessions) |
| 11.45-12.15 | Coffee |
| 12:15-12:45 | Future of Rogano |
| 12:45-13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45-15:45 | Doctoral dilemmas (parallel sessions) |
| 15:45-16:15 | Coffee |
| 16:15-17:45 | Workshops x 4 (limited capacity, bookable at registration) |
| 17:45 -18:30 | RCPSG Tour |
| 18:30-19:00 | Free time |
| 19:00-23:00 | Dinner |
Saturday 26th
| 8.30-9.00 am | Registration |
| 9.00-11.00 am | Doctoral dilemmas (parallel sessions) |
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee |
| 11:30-12:00 | Pecha Kucha x 3 |
| 12:00-12:30 | Starting collaborations (Panel) |
| 12:30 | closing and lunch |
Sustainability Commitment
Rogano 2023 has made a conscious decision to try and reduce the environmental and social impacts of our meeting
In keeping with Glasgow’s recent role as host of the COP26 global conference on climate change, the Rogano 2023 Organising Committee will be working closely with the host venue to facilitate us working toward our sustainability goals.
We're open to suggestions, but here’s what we’re doing so far:
- We have chosen a venue that is central and readily accessible by foot, bicycle or public transport.
- We shall endeavour to minimise any printing.
- We shall emphasise that conference documentation (e.g. abstract booklet) should be stored electronically.
- We shall ensure that lanyards/badges are reusable.
- We shall request use of seasonal produce and local suppliers for the conference dinner. We are hoping to include a vegan menu option as one of the main menu choices.
- We are planning to offset some of the carbon footprint from our meeting by investing in planting of trees. Through the company Trees for Life, we have arranged for one tree to be planted per team that joins Rogano 2023.
Contacting us
The Rogano 2023 meeting is being organised by staff and doctoral students in the School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing at the University of Glasgow, with support from the Scottish School for Primary Care. To contact the organising committee, use the following contact form:
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