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 The Rethinking Research Partnerships: discussion guide and toolkit is designed to reflect the processes of designing, implementing, analysing and communicating research, with the aim of making research more inclusive and more impactful. It touches on a range of aspects of partnership and evidence. Five recommendations from the process:1. Take care…

Contributions should be publications supported by short abstracts or descriptions of case studies that address one of four topics:interactions among the SDGs and their targets;transformation pathways towards sustainable development;looking beyond the SDGs to major issues identified by research that are not explicitly taken into account in the SDGs;…

Perhaps the most provocative paper of the past two months has been on whether it is more important for an organization to have good individual statistics or to be a good team player in development, authored by Lant Pritchett, senior fellow at the Center for Global Development. The paper simultaneously dismisses sectoral advocacy (“we must spend mor…

  Rapid developments in the field of synthetic biology and its associated tools and methods, including more widely available gene editing techniques, have substantially increased our capabilities for bioengineering – the application of principles and techniques from engineering to biological systems, often with the goal of addressing 'real-world' p…

Insects have generally high levels of animal protein and key micronutrients with lower environmental footprints than traditional alternatives, and they can be raised on leftovers. But cultural, social and economic hurdles remain, reports a review paper published recently in Nutrition Bulletin.“Insects present a nutritional opportunity, but it is un…

 SPAG, chaired by Professor Graham Underwood of the University of Essex, recommends prioritised highlight topic (HT) and strategic programme area (SPA) investment opportunities to NERC's Science Board. These opportunities are generated from broad and open input of ideas from the NERC community.SPAG responds to ideas provided by the environmental sc…

 The reality of growing cities, with existing deficits in infrastructure and services leading to marginalised populations, means that accumulated risks can easily tip into crisis. This risk is multiplied if additional pressure comes from a sudden population influx or disaster. However, if the humanitarian sector is well prepared to respond in urban…

  The team is looking for input from anyone with experience of, or expertise in, international research partnerships.If you would like to be involved:by 1 December 2017, please submit evidence you have already commissioned or produced on UK and EU research and innovation partnerships, or the potential impacts of Brexit, to Sophie Bennett (Sophie.Be…

 As part of the Industrial Strategy’s aim to improve productivity and create better and higher-paying jobs across the UK, the government will:Work with industry to boost spending on R&D to 2.4 percent of GDP by 2027, which could increase public and private R&D investment by as much as £80 billion over the next 10 yearsStart by making an extra inves…

 Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organisation, says that given the trajectory of carbon emissions, the world could well see a temperature rise of three degrees Celsius before the end of the century.Carbon dioxide emissions are on the rise again after a three-year period of stability, according to research published in …

 The following list includes announcements made during COP23 to drive this urgent climate action.Financing Climate ActionMajor announcements included funds to support the poorest and most vulnerable, whose plight has been brought into sharp perspective by this year’s extreme weather.InsuResilience Initiative: additional USD 125m from Germany to sup…

 Secretary of State for International Development, Rt Hon. Penny Mordaunt, said in her opening statement:"I am honoured to have been appointed International Development Secretary by the Prime Minister. I look forward to working with the fantastic and dedicated DfID team to build a safer, healthier world for us all and giving the British people ever…

The Commission was launched in early November at the European Parliament and targets policy-makers, funders, and patient organisations, as well as health-care professionals. It combines the expertise of over 300 international clinicians and researchers, many of whom are part of the International Initiative for Traumatic Brain Injury Research (InTBI…

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens modern medicine and the ability to provide an effective public health response to the ongoing threat from infectious diseases. Systematic misuse and overuse of effective antimicrobial drugs in human medicine and food production have put us all at risk, and there are few alternatives in the pharmaceutical pip…

 Now in their third year, the awards organised by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), are the only awards entirely dedicated to showcasing arts and humanities research through film. The provocative short films are all under 30 minutes and include drama, documentary, animation and even poetic films. Selected from hundreds of entries, th…