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Professor Chris Whitty was appointed Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department of Health in January 2016. He was appointed Deputy Government Chief Scientific Adviser in April 2017 for an interim period. Prof. Whitty also sits on the board of UKCDS.
Dr Jasdeep Sandhu is Head of Chief Scientific Adviser’s Cabinet, Research and Evidence Division at Department for International Development (DFID). Dr Sandhu leads on UKCDR...
Professor Duncan Wingham, Chair of UKCDS and the Chief Executive of NERC Why UKCDS was created? UKCDS was created following recommendations of the Development Sciences...
Annelise Andersen Credibility in scientific research is determined by where it is published. For scientists, getting your research accepted by particular journals can make a...
How does tech contribute to the SDGs. Photo – Inga Kjer There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. The inter-sectoral links between the goals...
How can the REF support international development. © NASAJSC The Research Excellence Framework (REF) assesses the quality and impact of research in the UK, and in 2014 was...
Partnerships are vital to achieve sustainable development and as a result, it is Goal 17 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Critically, it is recognised...
After a meeting with the UKCDS Advisory Board, we decided to explore best practice in fostering competition, collaboration, impact (CCI) in international research...
Much has recently been highlighted about the challenges for early-career researchers around funding, career-progression, publish-or-perish culture and the requirement...