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Disaster risk management
This workshop provided an early opportunity for stakeholders to come together to debate the key features of disaster risk management in an international policy landscape beyond...
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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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ResUp CatchUp
Knowledge managers, science communicators and policy influencers – all came together for the first ever (and long awaited) ResUp MeetUp Symposium last week. I attended on...
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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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NERC celebrates the impact of its research
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) recognised some of its researchers’ hard work at its inaugural Impact Awards. 82 applications were whittled down to one...
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RCUK publishes Impact Report 2014
The RCUK Impact Report 2014 demonstrates how the Research Councils have worked together to achieve greater impact for the research, training and innovation they support. The...
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The road to development impact Workshop
On 27 October UKCDS hosted a workshop for funders and researchers to discuss the findings of a DFID literature review: “What is the evidence on the impact of research on...
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Disaster risk reduction
Dr Julie Calkins, disaster risk reduction consultant at UKCDS, describes her current work with the post-2015 process. Today is the final session of the UN’s open-ended...
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Data Protection Regulation
Several UKCDS Board members have written to the European Commission about the dangerous impacts that the proposed Data Protection Regulation will have on international...
DFID Literature Review
This DFID literature review analyses the impact of investments in research on international development. It examines the potential pathways by which research investment may...