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AMR Review calls for a $2 billion Innovation Fund
The Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Review panel, funded by HM Government and the Wellcome Trust though operating with full independence, has published its third...
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Countries ask for science to help fight disasters
Drones were used to help search and rescue teams after the Nepal earthquake (Image: DFID) UKCDS research into what countries want to help them prepare for and respond to...
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New government. New Ministers.
As the dust settles on a surprisingly smooth general election, a number of Ministerial positions have been confirmed in the new Conservative UK government. In the Department...
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Royal Society elects new Fellows
Amongst them were Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust, and Julia Slingo, the Met Office’s Chief Scientist and former Director of Research at NERC’s National...
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Nepal earthquake: UK disaster experts to help
The Department for International Development has deployed a team of more than 60 search and rescue responders and medical experts as part of a cross-government capacity...
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UNESCO Monitoring Report on education worldwide
The 2015 Global Monitoring Report – Education for All 2000-2015: Achievements and Challenges – provides a complete assessment of progress since 2000 towards the target...
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New programme to raise global learning outcomes
The newly announced Research on Improving Systems for Education (RISE) programme will fund research teams and facilitate policy engagement in up to five developing...
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Improving water security in developing countries
The Improving Water Security for Poor People (IWSP Research) project is being run by researchers at the University of Oxford, supported by £15 million from DFID. The...
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REF lessons
UK research has contributed to the wealth and well-being of every nation in the world. This is one of the messages from a number of studies that have published their results...