Highlights

Applying science and technology to policy and practice in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

Science and technology can and should play an important role in reducing risk and building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters. A featured event at the recent Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction on 22 May 2013 provided an opportunity for scientists and policy makers to discuss how to improve the application of science and technology to policy making, especially at national level. Read more here. 

How can science shape the post-2015 development agenda?

A PolicyLab organised by UKCDS, SciDev.Net, British Council and the Royal Society was held on 6 June 2013. Discussing the role science has to play in the post-2015 development agenda, the expert panel agreed that science should not be relegated to a 'review of what has already been decided'. Read more here.

Funding

Researcher Links

A 'call to action' has been issued leading researchers to propose themes for bilateral workshops to be held in one of the partner countries that will bring together early career researchers to discuss their research and start to build international relationships.

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EU Women Innovators Prize 2014
This contest is open to all women who have founded or co-founded their company and who have at some point of their careers benefitted from the EU's research framework programmes or the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme.

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Events

THET Annual Conference: Learning From Each Other
What:  This event focuses on the issues at the heart of effective delivery of health partnership projects in low and middle-income countries
When: 9-10 September 2013
Where: Imperial College, London, UK

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Addressing Household Food Security in the Context of Changing Climate and Environment

What: This course provides a basic overview of climate change adaptation concepts, giving special attention to nutrition, gender and environmental components.

When: 9-18 September 2013
Where: Kathmandu, Nepal
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Bioscience innovation leader appointed as next BBSRC Chief Executive

The Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, has announced the appointment of Dr Jackie Hunter CBE as the next Chief Executive of BBSRC. Dr Hunter is a leader in bioscience innovation having spent thirty years working in the pharmaceutical sector, including several years developing and leading GSK's external science engagement strategy and building a range of public-private research initiatives. Read more here.

Modem to improve African net access

A modem designed specifically for Africa has been announced at the TEDGlobal conference in Edinburgh. The device combines rugged design with a range of connectivity options, switching between wi-fi, 3G and fixed broadband. Read more here.

EU and Gates Foundation sign disease research agreement

On 10 June, the European Union and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged to pool resources for research into HIV/Aids, tuberculosis, malaria and other poverty-related diseases. Read more here.

Jobs

Director 
The Institute of Development Studies is working with search agency Perrett Laver to recruit a new Director to take up post in mid 2014.

Closing date: 30 August 2013
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Research Officer 

The Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) seeks a Research Officer who will join the team working on multidimensional poverty measures.

Closing date: 5 July 2013
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Water and Sanitation Advisor
This role will advise and support emergency Public Health work.

Closing date: 14 July 2013
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Executive Director
The post of Executive Director of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) programme is becoming vacant on 30 November 2013.

Closing date: 19 July 2013

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