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.

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.

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.

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.