School of Geography and Sustainable Development

Technological innovation to efficiently and responsibly harness primary resources in the Global South

A demonstrator project and knowledge exchange programme for Kazakhstan GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorsDr William McCarthy, Dr David McCollum SchoolsEarth & Environmental Sciences, Geography & Sustainable Development ODA countriesKazakhstan Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 7, Goal 16 This research continues to bring leading UK researchers from the University of St Andrews, Satbayev University and Nazarbayev Universities together to put … Read more

Scottish innovation to ensure safe and effective TB treatment in Africa

GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorDerek Sloan SchoolsMedicine, Geography and Sustainable Development ODA countriesUganda Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 3 Tuberculosis (TB), the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, is a major public health problem in Uganda with 86,000 new cases (40% HIV co-infected) and 11,000 deaths per year. Recent clinical trial results suggest that higher doses of … Read more

India’s coastal blue carbon resource

GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorWilliam Austin SchoolsGeography & Sustainable Development ODA countriesIndia Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 13, Goal 14 Blue Carbon resources offer the potential to become incorporated into frameworks for the implementation of sustainable development goals and to help meet the challenges of the current global climate emergency. The frameworks of the Intergovernmental Panel on … Read more

Fishing and Farming in the desert?

Understanding the impact of El Niño on marginal communities in northern Peru GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorNina Laurie SchoolsGeography & Sustainable Development ODA countriesPeru Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 1, Goal 13 In 2017, El Niño Costero devastated northern Peru. Outbreaks of malaria, dengue and zika infected hundreds of people; and large-scale flooding resulted in loss of … Read more

Beyond the Frontier

Towards sustainable livelihoods across the forest-agricultural interface of the Selva Maya in Mexico and Guatemala GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorRehema White SchoolsGeography & Sustainable Development ODA countriesMexico, Guatemala Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 12, Goal 15 The Selva Maya forest of southern Mexico and northern Guatemala is of global importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, as well … Read more