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Read more at: 'Ocean governance for human health and the role of the social sciences' (The Lancet, Planetary Health Volume 2, No. 7)

'Ocean governance for human health and the role of the social sciences' (The Lancet, Planetary Health Volume 2, No. 7)

12 July 2018

Review of scholarly output by natural and social sciences on the interdependence between the planet's oceans and human health by R. Meissner.

Read more at: Think tank ODI publishes briefing: Water and sanitation, migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Think tank ODI publishes briefing: Water and sanitation, migration and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

12 July 2018

This briefing considers the impact of migration on a variety of WASH-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), chiefly SDG 6: 'to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all'.

Read more at: IPCC Task Group on Data Support for Climate Change Assessments: call for UK experts (deadline: 7th Aug 2018)

IPCC Task Group on Data Support for Climate Change Assessments: call for UK experts (deadline: 7th Aug 2018)

12 July 2018

Register your interest in serving as co-chair or member on the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Task Group on Data Support for Climate Change Assessments (TG-Data).

Read more at: Software helps cut Indian cows’ methane emissions

Software helps cut Indian cows’ methane emissions

12 July 2018

A software tool developed by India’s National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is helping balance the diets of 2.4 million heads of Indian cattle leading to increased milk output and reduced methane emissions, an international livestock conference heard.

Read more at: Money woes undermine pan-African science guidance

Money woes undermine pan-African science guidance

12 July 2018

Africa’s persistent lack of research funding could jeopardise the goals of a planned declaration outlining universal guiding principles for science on the continent, a Euroscience Open Forum, held in Toulouse, France, heard recently.

Read more at: 'Measuring Up' - Report on UK performance in meeting SDGs published by UKSSD

'Measuring Up' - Report on UK performance in meeting SDGs published by UKSSD

12 July 2018

UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development Group (UKSSD) in partnership with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development launched the Measuring Up report: a snapshot of how the UK is performing on the SDGs ahead of the country’s voluntary 2019 national review.

Read more at: UN central platform reviews progress towards meeting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs

UN central platform reviews progress towards meeting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs

12 July 2018

The High-level Political Forum (HLPF), United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda is meeting in New York under the theme 'Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies'.

Read more at: New Institute at Cambridge tackles cancer’s ‘big data’ problem to revolutionise patient care

New Institute at Cambridge tackles cancer’s ‘big data’ problem to revolutionise patient care

12 July 2018

A new institute at the University of Cambridge aims to revolutionise cancer care by using cutting edge analytics to maximize the use of big data sets collected from patients.

Read more at: Wellcome launches £250m Leap Fund to place big bets on bold research

Wellcome launches £250m Leap Fund to place big bets on bold research

11 July 2018

Wellcome is to launch a new £250m fund that will place big bets on ambitious research programmes with the potential to fundamentally change science or transform health over a five- to ten-year horizon.

Read more at: £10 million research competition launched to tackle antimicrobial resistance

£10 million research competition launched to tackle antimicrobial resistance

11 July 2018

The Department of Health and Social Care is announcing the launch of a £10 million research competition to fund innovations to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans.

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