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Read more at: Professor Lynn Gladden selected for the role of Executive Chair of EPSRC

Professor Lynn Gladden selected for the role of Executive Chair of EPSRC

30 May 2018

Science Minister, Sam Gyimah, has today (3 May 2018) announced that Professor Lynn Gladden, CBE, FRS, FREng has been selected to be the next Executive Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).


Read more at: Fleming Fund website launched

Fleming Fund website launched

30 May 2018

The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) launched a new website for the Fleming Fund, with information on funding opportunities to tackle antimicrobial resistance, news and resources.


Read more at: DFID published its report of the Evaluation of Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE) programme

DFID published its report of the Evaluation of Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE) programme

30 May 2018

The Department for International Development (DFID) has released an independent report on its three years of Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE) programme.


Read more at: BBSRC announces winners of the Innovator of the year 2018 award

BBSRC announces winners of the Innovator of the year 2018 award

30 May 2018

Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton and Professor Rob Honey from Cardiff University have been named as BBSRC’s Innovator of the year 2018 - awards that celebrate excellent research which has demonstrated impact.


Read more at: Grant recipients of the BBSRC and FAPESP 2017 Brazilian Livestock and Agriculture Call announced

Grant recipients of the BBSRC and FAPESP 2017 Brazilian Livestock and Agriculture Call announced

30 May 2018

10 projects are to be funded by BBSRC and FAPESP through the Newton Fund's Joint Pump-Priming Awards for AMR and Insect Pest Resistance in Livestock and Agriculture.


Read more at: Stakeholder Map Partnering for more effective and impactful development research compiled by Research to Action

Stakeholder Map Partnering for more effective and impactful development research compiled by Research to Action

30 May 2018

Partnerships are high on the international development agenda. Goal 17 of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) is dedicated to partnerships and aims to enhance both North–South and South–South cooperation to achieve the other 16 goals.


Read more at: African research in danger due to low prioritisation, International Council for Science concludes

African research in danger due to low prioritisation, International Council for Science concludes

30 May 2018

The future of research in Africa is in jeopardy unless adequate management of national scientific research systems is done, a meeting in Nigeria (March 2018) has heard. Experts at the meeting said that inadequate management of national scientific research systems is frustrating researchers in Africa and other developing countries.


Read more at: Smart cities and sustainability

Smart cities and sustainability

30 May 2018

Cities worldwide are increasingly embedding smart technology to gather and analyse data, with global 'smart city' revenue expected to grow to $88.7 billion by 2025. Smart cities have a huge potential for improving sustainability, but are currently limited by market-focused economic models. Researchers from the ESRC Strategic Network Data and Cities as Complex Adaptive Systems (DACAS) have outlined key issues and policy recommendations for urban data and sustainability.


Read more at: New home for University of Cambridge's Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology officially opened

New home for University of Cambridge's Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology officially opened

30 May 2018

A new home for the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology on the University’s West Cambridge site was formally opened in April by the University Chancellor, The Lord Sainsbury of Turville.


Read more at: Global AI experts sound the alarm in unique report

Global AI experts sound the alarm in unique report

30 May 2018

Leading experts on the security implications of emerging technologies have sounded the alarm about the potential malicious use of artificial intelligence (AI) by rogue states, criminals and terrorists in a ground-breaking new report. Co-authors include Dr Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh, Executive Director of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge.


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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