31 MARCH 2017
Announcements and News
- Government triggers Article 50 and starts the process of leaving the EU – gov.uk
- The Prime Minister speaks to DFID staff in East Kilbride on how the UK works together to improve the lives of people around the world – gov.uk
- The International Development Committee encourage the Secretary of State to tell the positive story of UK aid – parliament.uk
- RCUK launches reports detailing the impacts of a collective investment of £3.4Bn in 2015/16 – RCUK News
- Professor Andrew Thompson appointed as Chief Executive of AHRC – AHRC News
- A cutting-edge technique developed by Wellcome-funded researchers in Oxford means that tuberculosis (TB) can now be diagnosed much faster and more accurately – Wellcome
Funding
- ESRC, Department of Biotechnology in India, DFID and MRC invite proposals for global health research addressing the health needs of women and children globally. Deadline: 12 April 2017
- EMBO Installation Grants support early-career scientists establishing independent laboratories in one of five participating EMBC Members States that fund their respective grantees. Deadline: 15 April 2017
- AHRC Research Networking Scheme Highlight Notice for International Development. Deadline: 25 April 2017
- RCUK and the State of Sao Paulo Research Foundation invite collaborative research proposals in any area of the social sciences within the remit of both the ESRC and FAPESP that may cut across national boundaries and involve international collaborative teams. Deadline: ongoing until 31 December 2020
- EPSRC Overseas Travel Grants for international travel and subsistence to study new techniques at recognised centres outside the UK, and for travel to start or develop international collaborations. Deadline: ongoing
Reports and events
- ODI: Post-Brexit trade policy and development: current developments; new directions?
- The Lancet Global Health: The Global Maternal and Neonatal Sepsis Initiative: a call for collaboration and action by 2030
- Policy-UK: Reuse, Remanufacture and Recycle in London, 8 June 2017
- GEO: 11th GEO European Project Workshop 2017 in Helsinki, Finland, 19-21 June 2017
- Planet Earth Institute: Big Ideas for Africa: Celebrating the Continent’s Science and Technology Pioneers in London, 20 July 2017
Other news and interesting links
- New research fellows to combat climate change in Africa – Scidev.net
- World Bank Group Announces Record $57 Billion for Sub-Saharan Africa – The World Bank
- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announce open-access publishing venture – Medium.com