News & Announcements
- The Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) research programme, jointly-funded by DFID, NERC and ESRC, formally came to a close last night following their finale event in London celebrating the programme’s achievements and exploring implications for the future of funding, research and policy
- DFID and the FCO will be working closely with the DCMS following the launch of tech hubs in Brazil and South Africa to drive international growth
- The Independent Commission for Aid Impact, ICAI, published an approach paper reviewing the UK’s International Climate Finance contribution to supporting low-carbon development
- Science Minister Sam Gyimah launched the UK’s chairing of the international innovation network ‘EUREKA’ to lead the international hunt for life-changing innovations
- Ugandan software engineer, Brian Gitta, won the 2018 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. This prestigious award, founded by the Royal Academy of Engineering and supported by GCRF, awards African engineers using their skills to address local challenges
Funding
- AHRC – Follow on Funding for Impact and Engagement Scheme Deadline 25 July
- DEFRA – Darwin Initiative: Main Project, Stage One Applications Deadline 24 July
- MRC – UK-Indonesia Joint Partnership on Infectious Diseases Deadline 24 July
- STFC – 21st Century Challenges Networks: building multidisciplinary communities Deadline 14 August
- Waterloo Foundation – Child Development Fund on the topic of motor impairments, diet and/or microbiome Deadline 1 July
Events & Reports
- AHRC – Mobilising Histories of Discrimination, Persecution and Genocide – Film Report
- MRC – Festival of Medical Research – free events and activities taking place in Gambia, Uganda and 21 locations across the UK, 14 – 24 June
- UCL – Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction 8th Annual Conference – London, 20 June
Other News & Interesting Links
- Apply: Assistant International Relations Manager at BBSRC – Deadline 8 July
- Apply: Global Challenges Strategy Manager at Royal Holloway University London – Deadline 6 July
- Read: Recent research funded by the Wellcome Trust analyses the negative impact that environmental changes are having on food supplies
- Watch: CNBC Africa are joined by the team at Recirculate to discuss their GCRF-funded project on the challenges affecting Africa’s water economy – ESRC research