R4D Research News

Joint Global Health Trials Scheme: Launch of the third call for proposals

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:30:00 GMT

The Department for International Development (DFID), Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Wellcome Trust have recently announced nine new projects funded under the Joint Global Health Trials scheme.

Call for Proposals: Review of the evidence on indicators, metrics and monitoring systems for agriculture, poverty and environment

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:30:00 GMT

DFID is seeking to initiate a process to collate and review evidence on indicators, metrics and monitoring systems for agriculture, poverty and the environment.

Call for Rigorous Literature Reviews in Education

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:30:00 GMT

DFID seeks experienced multi-disciplinary research teams to undertake Rigorous Literature Reviews of existing evidence in areas of priority for DFID.

GDN Conference to take place on Urbanisation and Development

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 GMT

The Global Development Network’s 13th Annual Global Development Conference will take place between 16-18th June 2012 in Budapest, Hungary.

Barriers to interaction can limit research uptake by the media

Wed, 02 May 2012 10:30:00 GMT

Two case studies from Panos London’s Relay Programme show that limited interaction between researchers and journalists are a barrier to increasing the amount and quality of reporting using research findings.

Groundwater in Africa: Harnessing the hidden sea for climate adaptation

Wed, 02 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT

A DFID-funded study provides new information on the extent and potential of groundwater as a way to support development and help buffer the impact of climate change.

Safeguarding the Future of Rural Livelihoods: World’s first environmental health index

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:00:00 GMT

A project supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation Programme (ESPA) has produced the world’s first environmental health index to be based on long term historical data.

COMDIS-HSD Publish Field Communications Toolkit

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT

COMDIS-HSD has just released a Field Communications Toolkit for members of their partners’ research team in order to develop more effective communications about COMDIS-HSD research for wider research uptake.

K* 2012: The first global conference on knowledge intermediaries

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:30:00 GMT

The global conference on K* begins today in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and will run until Thursday 27th April. Registration slots are still open for Webex participation.

Wellcome Move Makes Research more Accessible

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:30:00 GMT

The Wellcome Trust has announced that it is launching an initiative to support free, online publication of scientific research to compete with established academic journals.