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Tackling disaster risk in African cities
A new research programme has been announced that will aim to reduce disaster risk in urban sub-Saharan Africa. Urban Africa Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK) is a three-year...
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UK commitment to global development becomes law
On 9 March the Bill was passed by the House of Lords, enshrining it in law, and guaranteeing the committment, a promise included in all three party manifestos back in...
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The new UK Water Partnership is launched
This new partnership, launched on 26 February, represents the first time that public and private sector organisations from the water industry have joined forces to promote...
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Ebola epidemic: changing how we do development?
Come March, we will have reached the one year anniversary of the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. With the news that the cases of Ebola are declining, the global health...
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UK and India strengthen their science partnership
UK and India are jointly investing in three new global health research centres. Using high quality reearch team based in the UK and India, the centres will take a global...
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EU Horizon 2020
The beginning of 2015 brings with it the second part of the first Work Programme of Horizon 2020, and that means a new tranche of funding calls. Out of the new calls, almost...
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Scientists say the SDGs’ targets are too weak
The ICSU/ISSC report on the SDGs A recently published scientific review of the 169 targets set for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has warned that over half of...
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How the Wellcome Trust invests in science
The Wellcome Trust’s recently published annual review highlights some of the excellent research they support that has far-reaching impacts for people living around the...
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Report: How technology can drive development
Two recent reports from development-minded institutions demonstrate how research and innovation can help achieve global development outcomes. The Shell...