Museums for the people: how do we explore community heritage?

There are many ways to think about heritage. On the global stage, institutions such as UNESCO might understand heritage through national identity and legislation, with World Heritage Sites offering legal protection for locations deemed culturally or naturally significant. However, these understandings of heritage are challenging for smaller communities that lack national recognition, such as Indigenous … Read more

Maré: From Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas to the Edinburgh Fringe 

In Rio de Janeiro, there are more than 1000 favelas (informal neighbourhoods) that are home to an estimated 1.5 million people. The word “favela” is often translated to “slum” or “shantytown” in English, evoking images of squalor, pain, and destitution. These connotations are amplified through efforts by the media to ensure a routine sensationalisation of … Read more

Evaluation of a portable light source for photodynamic therapy of cutaneous leishmaniasis

GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorProfessor Ifor Samuel SchoolsPhysics & Astronomy ODA countriesBrazil, Ethiopia Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 3, Goal 16 Leishmaniasis is among the six most important tropical diseases in terms of its impact in public health and affects 12 million people around the world. It is very debilitating, especially cutaneous leishmaniasis, as it can lead … Read more

Amazonian sustainable biological resources

GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorProfessor Thomas Meagher SchoolsBiology ODA countriesAmazonian countries Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 4, Goal 15 The first aim of this project was to develop a stakeholder network to promote uptake of work supported through several stages of SFC GCRF funding to develop novel technology for biodiversity and land-use monitoring. Stakeholder engagement supported by … Read more

Improving processes, data sharing and decision support in Brazilian healthcare

Focusing on polypharmacy and mental health GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorDr Juliana Bowles SchoolsComputer Science ODA countriesBrazil Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 3, Goal 9 The Brazilian healthcare system faces major challenges as the population grows and ages, and the systems, put in place to manage patients with more than one chronic medical condition (multimorbidity), struggle to … Read more