Protecting our Environment to Resist Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) poses a threat to humanity equal to that of climate change. Both are global challenges. Both affect the sustainability agenda. Both are accelerated by human activity. Both ...
Read More Meet ‘Seeds of Science’: A new free and inclusive peer-reviewed scientific journal for researchers globally
Scientists from low and middle-income countries (LMICs) face many challenges when it comes to publishing their research in academic journals. First among these challenges is cost. Many journals ask for ...
Read More New knowledge for the SDGs: How to secure funding for international development research
Five years ago, the world’s leaders stood united behind a new blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. By 2030, we should have reached the ambitious ...
Read More Applying a decolonial lens to research structures, practices and norms in higher education: What does it mean and where to next?
In recent years, commentators have challenged ethnocentric and racialised paradigms of knowledge rooted in colonial histories and power politics. This reflects movements to decolonise curricula, pedagogy and theoretical thinking in ...
Read More Making a Case for Project Managers on Research Grants
This year alone UK Research and Innovation (formally Research Councils UK) is operating with a combined budget of £6 billion[i]. However, dedicated Project Managers on research grants are still seen ...
Read More Terminology and the challenges of categorisation: The Emerging Economies
What defines an Emerging Economy? The use of the term ‘emerging economies’ might lead to various implications: -Economies are considered emerging on account of their recent fast economic growth such ...
Read More “Point of Contact”
In 2016 LIDC held a photography competition called 'Lens on Development' . Photovoice, a participatory photography charity, judged the competition and announced the winner as Stephanie VandenBerg. Stephanie has written a blog ...
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