GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorKaty Roucoux SchoolsGeography & Sustainable Development ODA countriesPeru Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 12, Goal 13 This work is studying the social, economic and cultural values of peatlands in the Peruvian Amazon to complement existing scientific research on the carbon content, ecology and formation of tropical peatlands in the Pastaza-Marañón Foreland Basin. It … Read more
GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorJohn Jones SchoolsBiology ODA countriesVietnam Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 2, Goal 12 Asia is the main rice-growing region of the world and is responsible for about 90% of global rice production. Rice is the staple food for more than 50% of the population in Asia, a figure that can reach up to … Read more
Working Together to Give Children in Tanzania a Better Start GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorMargaret Leighton SchoolsEconomics and Finance ODA countriesTanzania Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 4 Early childhood care, development and pre-primary education has brought a researcher from the School of Economics & Finance to partner with Save the Children on an intervention designed and implemented by the … Read more
PI: Dr Melissa DemianTowns and cities in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are characterised by rapid in-migration from the rural areas of the country, insecure housing, a youth bulge, and precarious livelihoods that depend heavily on the informal economy. Due to ongoing structural inequalities in access to education and to land-based resources, women in PNG are … Read more
The University of St Andrews research contributing directly to United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals In year 2018-19, through the SFC ODA GCRF funding stream, the University of St Andrews has funded 50 projects involving 48 ODA-listed countries. Browse projects by our priority area are: COVID-19 Energy and innovation Global health and inequality Sustainability and environmental … Read more
