Trust fund for Statistical capacity building

DEADLINE: 10 OCT 2018

aims to improve the capacity of developing countries to produce and use statistics with an overall objective of supporting effective decision-making for development. T

Community-Led Strategies for Creative and Heritage-Based Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa

DEADLINE: 15 AUG 2018

AHRC have announced a Network Plus call in collaboration with The Antislavery Knowledge Network of the University of Liverpool, University of Ghana, University of Nottingham and University of Hull.

Pollination and International Development

This report highlights the relevance of pollination to international development and identifies opportunities for improving development outcomes.

How bees can help us fight poverty and feed the world

Animal pollinators are the industrious workers in the factory of life – transporting pollen from one flower to another to ensure successful fertilisation. 75% of our crop plants benefit from this free service which can increase the yield, quality and even shelf-life of their products.

Sowing the Seeds of Storytelling in Southern India

I am writing this blogpost from Bangalore, where I have spent the last few days participating in a networking workshop on past and present sustainable farming practices. I know very little about sustainable farming practices – I know a little more now than I did at the beginning of the week – but I have been here to talk about storytelling and how it might be used to unlock lay and traditional knowledge and bring new voices into discussions around policy and practice.

Working towards creating equity in global research collaborations

The Research Fairness Initiative (RFI) is designed to improve global research and innovation by asking stakeholders to report on their practices regarding collaboration in research.

Five key trends driving change in research for development

In this report we identify five key trends that will drive change in the research for development landscape over the coming decade, based on interviews and research.

Funders’ priorities: Rapid mapping

This report by UKCDR provides a high-level overview of the complex research capacity strengthening landscape, revealing trends in funders’ RCS strategies.

Report on UK-France workshop

UKCDS, in conjunction with the UK Science and Innovation Network, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the Royal Society and France’s Institut de recherche pour le...

Health Research Capacity Strengthening: A UKCDR Mapping

This report by UKCDR maps 300 health research capacity strengthening schemes in LMICS. It explores funders’ activities at the three levels of the innovation system: the individual, the institution, and the environment/ecosystem, and it investigates the geographical scope and breakdown of activities across thematic area (infectious disease, NCDs, etc.).