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Report recognises UK as a global leader in health
(Image: Lindsay Mgbor, DFID) A new report, published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Health at the end of June, highlighted the value of the UK’s role...
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ESRC prize rewards societal and economic impact
The winning impact, a film of life in the Indian Himalayas (Image: Oxford University) The Economic and Social Research Council recently held the award ceremony for...
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New funding for UK food systems
Increasing resilience of agricultural landscapes and the UK food system (Image: Jon Bunting) Global Food Security (GFS) Programme has recently agreed a new five-year...
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UK international development research
What is the impact of research carried out to support international development and humanitarian relief efforts? What are the social returns on investment from this...
UK research’s impact on international development
This is a report of the non-academic impact of international development research conducted at UK universities. The analysis, commissioned by UKCDS, is based on the case...
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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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Private sector, meet poverty
It’s hard not to be optimistic in a place like Vevey. An hour round the lake from Geneva, the town nestles amongst terraced vineyards, with snow covered mountains reflecting...
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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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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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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...