Guidance
Funder principles for research in epidemics
A set of principles to align research funders towards a coordinated effort for supporting high-quality research for the most pressing global needs in epidemics and pandemics.
UKCDR resources
Video
Webinar: ‘Preventing Harm in Research’
This webinar, targeted at the international development research community, aims to raise awareness of the new guidance increase understanding of the definition of safeguarding in the context of international development research and highlight how the research community can use it.
Guidance
Practical Application of UKCDR Safeguarding Guidance During COVID-19
This ‘companion piece’ to 'UKCDR's Guidance on Safeguarding in International Development Research' underlines the ongoing importance of safeguarding in research in the context of COVID-19, highlighting specific issues to consider during the current crisis and signpost additional useful resources.
Report
Safeguarding in International Development Research: Report on Phase 2 International Consultation
UKCDR commissioned a team led by the University of Liverpool (UoL) in partnership with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) to conduct a consultation with researchers and research partners, including those in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), on their understanding and application of safeguarding concepts and principles.
Guidance
Guidance on Safeguarding in International Development Research
Set of principles and best practice guidance on safeguarding to anticipate, mitigate and address potential and actual harms in the funding, design, delivery and dissemination of international development research.
Resource
A mapping & analysis of UK-funded fellowships & scholarships for Africa
UKCDR analysed 17 fellowship and scholarship schemes funded by the UK between 2014 and 2019, contributing to research capacity strengthening (RCS) in Africa. This is the first study on UK national level investments into fellowships and scholarships in Africa. The report provides a baseline of UK funding to underpin future activities under the UK Government’s new and distinctive commitment to work alongside, invest in and partner with African nations.
Report
Overview of the built environment research landscape and funder recommendations
This report details the findings and recommendations of a review of research on the built environment and its intersection with the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the global south.
Policy brief
The challenge of complexity: Strengthening research on the built environment and SDGs
The built environment is of strategic importance for attaining the Sustainable Development Goals. Developing it in the right way is a global, cross-sectional challenge and its development needs to be informed by interdisciplinary research.
Report
UK research funding for development in Nigeria
This report presents an analysis of the nature and reach of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Wellcome funding for international development research and partnership activities in Nigeria between 2014 – 2019, positioned within the wider profile of the Nigerian national research and innovation system.