25 May, 2018
News & Announcements
- Department for Health & Social Careannounced £30 million of funding with the Gates Foundation to lead the global fight against antimicrobial resistance, delivered via four new projects as part of the Global AMR Innovation Fund (GAMRIF) – gov.uk
- Wellcome spoke for the first time to WHO as a non-state actor, focusing on epidemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance & better coordination of global health research – WHO
- International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt gave a statement on the UK response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – gov.uk
- The Research Fairness Initiative reporting tool reveals key policy gaps in building equitable partnerships – scidevnet
- ICAI published a report on the UK’s humanitarian support to Syria – ICAI
Funding
- Royal Society & African Academy of Sciences Future Leaders – African Independent Researchers (FLAIR) Fellowships scheme. Deadline 20 June
- BBSRC International Travel Award Scheme (ITAS). Deadline 30 June
- NERC Innovation placements. Deadline 4 July
- Wellcome Trust Research Enrichment – Diversity and Inclusion Deadline 9 July
- AHRC Highlight Notice for Impact and Engagement Follow-on Funding in International Development. Deadline July
Events & Reports
- Science & Technology Facilities Council GCRF and 21st Century Challenges Network call event, 6 June in London
- IDS Annual Lecture 2018 with our SCOR Board Chair Professor Peter Piot: ‘Can we end the aids epidemic? The need for a development approach’ on 17 July
- The Lancet report: Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo: lessons learned
Other News & Interesting Links