GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorDr Nicolas Gardiner SchoolsEarth & Environmental Sciences ODA countriesRwanda Sustainable Development Goals Rwanda, a beacon of progress in Africa, with a remarkable turnaround since the genocides of the 1990s, hosts significant deposits of critical “3T” metals: tin, tantalum, and tungsten. To capitalize on its resource base, in 2019 the Rwandan Government … Read more
Empowering Local Media Engagement in Internally Displaced Peoples Camps in Hargeisa GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorAli Watson SchoolsInternational Relations ODA countriesSomaliland Sustainable Development Goals Aamusnaan Maya Initiative, meaning ‘Silent No More’ in Somali, is a collaborative project between the Third Generation Project at the University of St Andrews; SOM-ACT, a journalist collective in Hargeisa, Somaliland; … Read more
Mitigating climate change and creating business innovation at intersections of the Energy, Fisheries, Forestry, and Entrepreneurship industries GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorDr Tim Raub SchoolsEarth & Environmental Sciences, Geography & Sustainable Development ODA countriesMalawi Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 9, Goal 13 In recent years, the World Bank has funded a number of data collection and feasibility … Read more
UKRI have produced Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) guidance on ‘Funders observations on preparing your proposal’. Please note that Scottish Funding Council (SFC) GCRF proposals are within the UKRI GCRF Guidance remit, and therefore proposals which cannot demonstrate Official Development Assistance (ODA) compliance will not be considered. Please read the UKRI ODA Global Challenged Research Fund … Read more
GCRF Funding Cycle2020-21 Principal InvestigatorVictoria Donovan SchoolsModern Languages ODA countriesUkraine Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 9, Goal 11, Goal 16 This project aims to continue building the capacities of cultural institutions working with industrial heritage and to foster further cultural innovation in collaboration with local communities in Ukrainian regions heavily impacted by (de-)industrialization. The project will help … Read more
