UKRI: International collaboration to address antimicrobial resistance

DEADLINE: 8 MAR 2022

Apply for funding to treat bacterial or fungal infections and reduce the spread of resistance to drugs.

Research enablers for impact: Accelerating the impact of the UK’s investment in international development research

We invite you to join us at a virtual event hosted by UKCDR: Research enablers for impact – accelerating the impact of the UK’s investment in international development...

UK science and research key to lasting impact for international development

UKCDR have published a series of success stories studies to highlight the contribution of UK research to meeting global development challenges laid out in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

UK-Mexico Newton Fund: Improving Mexican Crop Resilience to Abiotic Stress

DEADLINE: 19 JUL 2018

This Newton Fund call aims to build on the combined strengths of academic research groups within the Mexican states and the UK to work collaboratively on research that will address the challenge of abiotic stresses relevant to and in Mexican crops.

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.