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As the COVID-19 global research funding response has hit a plateau, the Living Mapping Review (LMR) continues to provide valuable information for the international community of researchers and funders. The latest and sixth iteration of the LMR is the first to include an in-depth analysis of existing research into new COVID-19 variants.
We are recruiting for the role of Head of Operations and Strategic Projects. This is a crucial leadership role in which you will lead on operational strategy, deliver...
COVID CIRCLE and the Covid Collective came together virtually to ask a vital question: How has COVID19 shaped the engagement of research with policy and practice in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
On April 27 2022, members of UKCDR’s COVID CIRCLE Researcher Community (CCRC) came together with UK funders to discuss the impact of social sciences research on the COVID-19 pandemic response. The webinar was chaired by Dr Nina Gobat, lead of the WHO COVID-19 Social Science Technical Working Group.
Researchers and funders around the world rely on the COVID-19 Research Project Tracker and associated Living Mapping Review (LMR) to funnel resources where needs are greatest by tracking the latest COVID-19 research trends and gaps. For the first time, the LMR features an analysis of research projects on our Tracker mapped against the pillars and priorities outlined in the UN Research Roadmap for the COVID-19 Recovery.
We are recruiting two Research and Policy Officers to support UKCDR and key stakeholders to promote coherence and collaboration in international development research by providing research and policy advice,
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Maggy Heintz as Executive Director of UKCDR.
A report, ‘Funding and undertaking research during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: COVID CIRCLE lessons for funders’, published today, presents key lessons and future guidance for research funders to address the challenges of funding and conducting research in the context of an epidemic or pandemic, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
A new briefing paper from the UK Collaborative on Development Research (UKCDR) shows how the UK can play a key partnership role in strengthening research systems in low- and middle-income countries to tackle global issues.