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Read more at: RCUK publishes early reflections on FP9

RCUK publishes early reflections on FP9

6 December 2017

Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of funding available over between 2014 and 2020. We have reached the midterm of Horizon 2020, it may still be several years until its successor starts but the work on shaping ninth research framework programme “FP9” has started in Brussels.


Read more at: DfID Research has launched a new blog series

DfID Research has launched a new blog series

6 December 2017

Inaugural post by DFID’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Charlotte Watts


Read more at: Statistics on international development: how is aid being spent?

Statistics on international development: how is aid being spent?

6 December 2017

The UK government has published its annual statistics on international development spending, showing that the UK provided £13.381bn of official development assistance (ODA) in 2016. The ratio of ODA to Gross National Income (GNI) for 2016 was 0.7%, meaning the International Development Act’s target has been met.


Read more at: Climate finance failing on forest protection

Climate finance failing on forest protection

6 December 2017

Climate Focus report shows climate finance, while efficient in sectors such as renewable energy, is not effective in protecting increasingly threatened forests or the rights of their inhabitants.


Read more at: Should we discipline interdisciplinarity?

Should we discipline interdisciplinarity?

6 December 2017

A recent study published in Nature looked at how we could overcome the challenges of embedding interdisciplinarity in the academic mainstream if relevant expertise were defined and recognised as a new discipline.


Read more at: Realizing Agenda 2030: Not just more, but better financing needed to succeed

Realizing Agenda 2030: Not just more, but better financing needed to succeed

6 December 2017

How do the global goals crowd in international financing and inform domestic priorities? A new AidData report assesses the historical baseline for funding to the SDGs.


Read more at: The 2017 Global Nutrition Report - Nourishing the SDGs

The 2017 Global Nutrition Report - Nourishing the SDGs

6 December 2017

Reflections by Laurence Haddad, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN).


Read more at: Test tells Zika and Dengue infections apart

Test tells Zika and Dengue infections apart

6 December 2017

A fast and cost-effective test developed by an international team of researchers could make it easier to diagnose the Zika and dengue viruses. The test uses a strip of chromatography paper similar to that used in rapid pregnancy tests. The strip is immersed in a solution containing a small amount of blood from the infected person, and results are ready in 15 minutes.


Read more at: International Development Committee is launching an inquiry into the definition and administration of ODA, and is accepting written submissions

International Development Committee is launching an inquiry into the definition and administration of ODA, and is accepting written submissions

6 December 2017

The International Development Committee is conducting an inquiry on the definition and administration of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA).


Read more at: World Science Day for Peace and Development celebrated on 10th November, with this year’s theme of Science for Global Understanding

World Science Day for Peace and Development celebrated on 10th November, with this year’s theme of Science for Global Understanding

6 December 2017

Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives.


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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