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NGOs and Research
How can we work better together? (Image: Wellcome Library, London) Ever gone to an international development conference and thought “Uh oh, I don’t know anyone here...
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Horizon 2020
Image: Sebastien Bertrand This €79 billion programme, is the newest incarnation of what had previously been known as ‘Framework Programmes’, and with it has come some new...
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EU Horizon 2020
The ‘Societal Challenges’ subset of the Horizon 2020 programme has a number of calls where international collaboration is actively sought, and to make it easier to navigate...
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New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition was launched in 2012 under the US G8 Presidency. It is a joint initiative between African leaders, the private sector and...
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EU and Africa: science, technology and innovation
I recently attended the EU-Africa high level policy dialogue (HLPD) on science, technology and innovation in Brussels on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation...
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World Social Science Report 2013
The World Social Science Report 2013 issues an urgent call to action to the international social science community to collaborate more effectively with each other,...
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Enhancing community resilience
In the last few years, there has been an increased emphasis upon the application of science to humanitarian and development planning, decision-making and practice;...
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Disasters Research Group
The UKCDS Secretariat convenes a Disasters Research Group (DRG), which brings together UK research funders and experts linked to international initiatives. The DRG has been...
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Disasters Research Group (DRG) Terms of Reference
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is an international network for agricultural research. It comprises 15 globally distributed research...