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Read more at: Nutrition workshop in the Gambia led by Cambridge researcher Dora Pereira

Nutrition workshop in the Gambia led by Cambridge researcher Dora Pereira

27 March 2018

The aim of the workshop was to provide the local field station staff and community partners with a better understanding of basic nutrition concepts, nutritional immunity, and the main causes of malnutrition and undernutrition, including the main nutritional deficiencies prevalent in the Gambia and other sub-Saharan African countries.


Read more at: Global AI experts sound the alarm

Global AI experts sound the alarm

23 March 2018

Twenty-six experts on the security implications of emerging technologies have jointly authored a ground-breaking report – sounding the alarm about the potential malicious use of artificial intelligence (AI) by rogue states, criminals, and terrorists.


Read more at: Max Planck Cambridge Centre launched

Max Planck Cambridge Centre launched

23 March 2018

The collaborative venture will offer insights into the links between ethics and social change.


Read more at: Better protection for refugees and displaced persons in Latin America

Better protection for refugees and displaced persons in Latin America

23 March 2018

Research on the protection of refugees and other displaced persons led to new guidelines and policy change throughout Latin America, including the world’s first international framework on climate refugees and the 2014 Brazil Declaration adopted by 28 countries.


Read more at: Scientists study how environmental and social change affects the spread of infection

Scientists study how environmental and social change affects the spread of infection

14 March 2018

MRC-funded research is shedding light on how change in our natural, physical and social environments through globalisation, urbanisation, deforestation, changing food production and lifestyles may be inadvertently altering the patterns of disease spread.


Read more at: Cambridge and Indian partners launch collaboration to transform India’s "Green Revolution”

Cambridge and Indian partners launch collaboration to transform India’s "Green Revolution”

25 February 2018

Researchers met in New Delhi today to formalise the launch of a programme that aims to jointly address some of India’s most pressing food security challenges.


Read more at: The new TIG2RESS website is now live

The new TIG2RESS website is now live

15 February 2018

Led by Professor Howard Griffiths in the Department of Plant Sciences, TIGR2ESS will define the requirements for a second Green Revolution in India, set the necessary policy agenda, and engage an extensive network of academic stakeholders, NGOs and industrial partnerships to deliver the requirements for it to become a reality.


Read more at: Bacteria block transmission of Zika and dengue viruses

Bacteria block transmission of Zika and dengue viruses

28 January 2018

Scientists at the University of Glasgow’s MRC Centre for Virus Research (CVR) have found a bacterial strain which blocks dengue and Zika virus transmission from mosquitoes.


Read more at: HEFCE Knowledge Exchange Framework (deadline: 30th January 2018)

HEFCE Knowledge Exchange Framework (deadline: 30th January 2018)

22 January 2018

HEFCE is working to develop a knowledge exchange framework, for which a first call for submitting evidence to the KEF metrics technical advisory group is now open


Read more at: GCI's Workshop on User-Centred Design in Developing World Contexts

GCI's Workshop on User-Centred Design in Developing World Contexts

15 January 2018

The Global Challenges Initiative (GCI) hosted a workshop on the 10th January that introduced the principles of Human-Centred Design (HCD) and explored the specific challenges and opportunities that commonly arise when using this approach to co-create innovative responses to global challenges.


Welcome to Cambridge Global Challenges

Cambridge Global Challenges is the Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC) of the University of Cambridge that aims to enhance the contribution of its research towards addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, with a particular focus on the poorest half of the world’s population.

 

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