R4D Research News

Two Commonwealth Scholarships available with CREATE

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The DFID-funded Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE) seeks applications from suitable PhD candidates for the 2010 Commonwealth Scholarships

International Research Initiative on Adaptation to Climate Change

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The IDRC has put out a call for an international research initiative to support research and networking on the adaptation to climate change in Canada and in low- and middle-income countries.

Global Forum on Migration & Development

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty (Migration DRC) blogs from the Global Forum on Migration & Development, 2-4 November, 2009

New Crosscutting Disability with Poverty Research Programme

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

A new DFID-funded research programme seeks to provide evidence on how disability interacts with other factors influencing poverty.

Nobel Prize decision highlights significance of institutions

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT

According to the Directors of the DFID-funded Research Programme Consortium for Improving Institutions for Pro-Poor Growth (IPPG), the recent joint award of this year's Nobel Prize in Economics to Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson highlights the significance of institutions

The research of the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) will feature at the forthcoming 5th MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT

MMV will be co-hosting symposia and making oral and poster presentations at the 5th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Pan-African Malaria Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, 2-6 November 2009

Ten years of 'war against poverty': what have we learned since 2000 and what should we do 2010-2020?

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC) is calling for papers on poverty research for presentation at an international conference in Manchester, 8-10 September 2010

DFID plans new Research Programme Consortia on Effective and Fragile States, and Taxation

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Expression of Interests are sought for service providers of four new DFID Research Programme Consortia on the themes of 'Effective' and 'Fragile' states, and on taxation

Hear how the WorldFish Center is working to alleviate hunger and poverty in Africa

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The work of the WorldFish Center will be highlighted in part 2 of 'Food for Thought' being aired on BBC World News this weekend (24-26 October 2009)

Reforming the process of humanitarian response: involving NGOs in the debate

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The United Nations has been leading a process of reforming the way that humanitarian aid is delivered, aimed at improving the efficiency and reach of humanitarian response for beneficiary populations. With a growing awareness of the need to better involve NGOs � particularly national and local NGOs � in the various aspects of reform, DFID-funded research is helping to engage NGOs in the reform process.

Forum encourages best use of public funding for environmental research

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The Environment Research Funders Forum (ERFF) aims to ensure the best possible use of public funding by improving the way environmental research is prioritised, is funded, and informs policy. The Forum brings together the UK�s major public-sector sponsors of environmental science to work in partnership to assess research needs and priorities

DFID's Chris Whitty Opens Global Summit: Food Security in a Climate of Change

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT

DFID's Chief Scientist Chris Whitty and Mr Gao Hongbin, Vice Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, People's Republic of China provided the keynote addresses to the CABI Global Summit: 'food security in a climate of change' currently taking place in London (19-21 October).

This is Open Access Week

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT

This week, 19-23 October 2009, is the first International Open Access Week, which aims to broaden awareness and understanding of Open Access.

Radio, Convergence and Development in Africa

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT

A new three-year research programme will support research on how the purposes and functions of traditional radio in Africa are influenced by new information and communication technologies. Advance note of a competitive call for research proposals in late 2009 for research grants to be awarded in early 2010

Local and Regional Impacts of Environmental Change Explored

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT

DFID has pledged its support for the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) project 'Living with Environmental Change'

Hunger and gender inequality go hand-in-hand

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The 2009 Global Hunger Index just released by IFPRI draws attention to the link between hunger and gender inequalities

Religion shaping development: inspirational, inhibiting, institutionalised?

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT

A Conference organised by the Religion and Development Research Programme, 21st - 23rd July, 2010, University of Birmingham, UK: first announcement and call for papers

DFID support for climate change adaptation in China

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Adapting to Climate Change in China (ACCC) is a new DFID funded research project. The project aims to develop and share China�s experience of integrating climate adaptation into the development process. Many countries are highly vulnerable to the affects of climate change, making adaptation crucial

Global Development Awards and Medals Competition 2009. Deadline Extended

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The Global Development Network invites researchers from developing and transition countries to submit new research proposals and completed research papers on the themes of globalization, regulation and development, international migration, and regional integration

UK Researchers Approach to Communicating Knowledge: What's the Consensus?

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Communicating knowledge: how and why researchers publish and disseminate their findings is a new report published by the Research Information Network (RIN). It explores a number of important issues in the communication of research. The report looks at how researchers publish their work, and their motivation for publishing their findings through different formats.

R4D Survey - Please help us to improve R4D

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The survey conducted to find out what you think of R4D's current service, and what you would like to see in future, has now closed.

Act on Copenhagen: 68 days to United Nations Conference on Climate Change

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The UK government presents its bid for an ambitious agreement on climate change, in the run up to the climate change conference in Copenhagan.

What do you mean, women's empowerment?

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Andrea Cornwall, Director of the DFID-funded Pathways of Women's Empowerment project recently delivered a fascinating insight into the concept of empowerment as part of the Sussex Development Lecture series.

Amartya Sen's seminal work on gender relations questioned

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Amartya Sen's seminal 1987 work on gender relations is put into question by recent research on male and female marital relations. Cecile Jackson's DFID funded report, 'Marriage, Power and Wellbeing' scrutinised Sen's contention that women have a weaker bargaining position within a marriage.

Strategic communication key to farm income diversification

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT

DFID�s Research into Use Program (RIU) is promoting the diversification of farm incomes via underused crops, which are proving attractive to more discerning urban consumers. The aim is to provide a range of community-based production, post-harvest, and marketing services to ensure disadvantaged people have better market access.

Multiple-use water services could advance all Millennium Development Goals

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Research conducted by the DFID-funded RiPPLE (Research Inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region) programme shows that adapting water systems for multiple-use could address all the Millennium Development Goals.

Why isn't India's economic growth improving its shocking levels of child malnutrition?

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT

A new report, funded by DFID, suggests a failure in governance is responsible for India's high levels of malnutrition and warns that new funding alone cannot prevent another lost generation

Rewarding Achievements in International Development

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT

DFID, in partnership with Marie Stopes International (MSI) and the Guardian, has unveiled the five finalists of the Guardian Achievements in International Development Award.

New TB Regimens: What Countries Want

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT

A new report from the TB Alliance based on interviews with over 200 key stakeholders explores

How will climate change affect insect-borne diseases?

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:00:00 GMT

The latest SciDev.Net spotlight looks at how climate change might impact the spread of insect-borne diseases such as malaria, and how countries can prepare for these changes.