Recovering waste, recovering voices: recycling and empowerment in Latin America and Scotland

In the movement toward sustainability, recycling, waste, and plastics have assumed major significance in global conversations. But understanding how plastic recycling and waste management can align with people and planet will require more than just ecological and economic analyses – their social dynamics are also a major point of consideration. Dr Patrick O’Hare is a … Read more

Engineering a low-carbon heat-pump solution for improved fish drying to underpin food security and economic wellbeing around East African lakes

Principal InvestigatorProfessor Andrew Brierley Schools Biology and Physics & Astronomy. ODA Countries Uganda and Tanzania. SDGs Goal 1, Goal 2, Goal 3, Goal 5, Goal 7, Goal 8, Goal 9, Goal 10, Goal 12, Goal 14 and Goal 17. Project Description Fish are an essential source of protein for human consumption and animal feed around … Read more

Addressing Antibiotic Production Capability in Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria

Principal InvestigatorGordon John Florence Schools Chemistry ODA Countries Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria SDGs Goal 3, Goal 8, Goal 9 and Goal 12. Project Description Globally, treatable antibiotic infections account for 5.7 million deaths annually. The majority of this mortality burden falls on the populations of least developed low- and middle-income countries (LMICS). This significantly outweighs … Read more

Printable and Portable Integrated Photovoltaic-Supercapacitor Unit (PIPSU) for Advancing the Internet of Things Technology in the Developing Nations

Principal InvestigatorDr Lethy Krishnan Jagadamma Schools Physics and Astronomy ODA Countries Botswana SDGs Goal 3, Goal 7, Goal 8, Goal 9, Goal 11 and Goal 17. Project Description Out of the 7.5 billion population globally, 85% live in developing/underdeveloped nations. People in these countries face challenges of poor communication technology, poor health care, low expertise … Read more

Working from the margins

Trade unions and the challenge of precarious work in Malawi, a scoping pilot study GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorAli Watson SchoolsInternational Relations ODA countriesMalawi Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 8 This work facilitated in depth interviews (15-20) with members of Malawian Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) to address the following questions: How is precarious work defined in … Read more