RISE Vision conference papers

On 21 January UKCDS hosted a panel discussion on education systems research for development. Here are three documents that were shared at the event, written by the Centre for...

Bioenergy: Economic Growth in the Global South?

n collaboration with the SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub and the Low Carbon Energy Development Network, UKCDS hosted an event on 28 January to explore how bioenergy technologies can...

“Leapfrogging” for development

This week, UKCDS is hosting an event in partnership with LCEDN and the SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub, exploring the opportunities for bioenergy as a force for growth in low- and...

Help map the UK’s research landscape

The UK Knowledge Landscape Tool is an online platform that asks researchers to submit information on the disciplines, dependencies and infrastructure they think make up...

‘Good-enough’ disaster risk assessment Workshop

This report summarises the themes of discussion at an international workshop in February 2014 on the role of science in ‘good-enough’ disaster risk assessment. UKCDS, in...

International science for the HFA2 framework

Future opportunities in engineering Roundtable

On 29 May UKCDS partnered with the Royal Academy of Engineering to host a roundtable for UK funders and research leaders to discuss the future opportunities in engineering...

Bond ID100 workshop

On 19 May UKCDs hosted a workshop in partnership with Bond and the Sheffield Institute for International Development (SIID) to identify research questions on international...

The engineering for development research base

As described in the last engineering update, the UKCDS Secretariat has been working with DFID to map the engineering for development research base. This mapping analysed who...

A Post-2015 Timeline

This timeline indicates potential points of engagement for UKCDS members and other stakeholders in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals consultation process. It draws...