Design of global challenges research projects

Materials on methodologies adopted to structure and plan Official Development Assistance (ODA)-remit research projects and guidance shared by funders.​

List of ODA-eligible countries

Defined by theOrganisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)Development Assistance Committee (DAC), it helps to set out international principles and standards for development co-operation, and monitor how international development donors deliver on their commitments.

UKRI GCRF and Newton Fund's compliance with International Develpment (Gender Equality) Act 2014

“...the desirability of providing development assistance that is likely to contribute to reducing poverty in a way which is likely to contribute to reducing inequality between persons of different gender” – International Development (Gender Equality) Act 2014

Besides legal compliance, consideration of gender equality in UKRI official development assistance (ODA) funded research and innovation should be a priority in order to achieve the goals of poverty alleviation, economic development and welfare of developing countries. By empowering women and girls through research and innovation, UKRI can help promote lasting peace and stability and work towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

It will be mandatory for all applications to UKRI GCRF and Newton Fund calls/competitions announced and published after the 1 April 2019 to provide a Gender Equality Statement. This statement must outline how applicants have taken meaningful yet proportionate consideration as to how the project will contribute to reducing gender inequalities, as required under the International Development (Gender Equality) Act. This should be no longer than one page, and should be attached as a ‘non-UK Component’ through Je-S.

Criteria to address while considering gender impact:

  • Have measures been put in place to ensure equal and meaningful opportunities for people of different genders to be involved throughout the project? This includes the development of the project, the participants of the research and innovation and the beneficiaries of the research and innovation.   
  • The expected impact of the project (benefits and losses) on people of different genders, both throughout the project and beyond.   
  • The impact on the relations between people of different genders and people of the same gender. For example, changing roles and responsibilities in households, society, economy, politics, power, etc.   
  • How will any risks and unintended negative consequences on gender equality be avoided or mitigated against, and monitored?   
  • Are there any relevant outcomes and outputs being measured, with data disaggregated by age and gender (where disclosed)?

Further details and guidance are available here.

UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS)'s research-oriented resources

UKCDS is a group of 14 UK government departments and research funders working in international development. By stimulating collaboration across stakeholders in government, research organisations, higher education institutions and NGOs, UKCDS ensures the best science is funded and used to benefit international development, as well as the UK.

Elhra's implementation-oriented tools

Tools on ethics, gender-based violence, water, sanitation and hygiene, user-centred design, mental health and psychosocial support, innovation management, refugees and IDPS.

Elhra is global charity that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation.

UK Department for International Development (DfID)’s Development Tracker

For an overview and listing of international development projects led by DfID.

The Department for International Development is a United Kingdom government department responsible for administering overseas aid. The goal of the department is "to promote sustainable development and eliminate world poverty".