Global Challenges Research Fund Networking Grants

We are delighted to announce the following awardees from Round 1:

Professor Akm Saiful Islam (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology) and Professor Myles Allen (University of Oxford). South Asian Extreme Climate Research Networking to Inform Adaptation and Mitigation Policies

Dr Aladje Balde (Universidade Jean Piaget Guiné-Bissau) and Dr Andrew Barnes (Scotland's Rural College). Managing risk through integrated farm management, diversification strategies and education

Professor Amelia Crampin (Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit) and Professor Rebecca Reynolds (University of Edinburgh). Addressing the Diabetes Challenge in Africa by Embedding Research in Clinical Practice: A Malawi-Zambia-Scotland Diabetes Collaborative Network

Dr Amit Singh (Malaviya National Institute of Technology, JAIPUR) and Dr Karthikeyan Kandan (De Montfort University). ARM (Accessible Recycled Material) Prosthetics: developing capability, partnerships and research in India

Dr Martin Welch (University of Cambridge). Harnessing whole genome sequencing to strengthen sub-typing and antibiotic resistance monitoring of Escherichia coli in Developing Countries

Dr Barbara Schreiner (Pegasys Institute) and Dr Dustin Garrick (University of Oxford). Inclusive African Cities: Sharing Resources, Risks and Resilience for Regional Development

Dr Britta Rennkamp (Energy Research Centre, University of Cape Town) and Dr Sarah Mander (The University of Manchester). Networking solutions for climate and poverty compatible development pathways (SCPD)

Dr Caesar Hakim (Guidance and Training Center for the Child and Family) and Dr Hamish McLeod (University of Glasgow). Strengthening Mental Health & Wellbeing Research Capacity in Low Resource Settings: Developing a Pathway to Sustainable Impact in Palestine

Dr Cesar Astuhuaman (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos) and Dr Nicholas Branch (University of Reading). Food Production and Climate Resilience in Peru: Past, Present and Future

Professor Chintha Jayasinghe (University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka) and Dr Juliana Calabria-Holley (University of Bath). Enhanced Earth based Building materials network for housing targeted the low-income population (Earth4Nest).

Dr Christian Kieling (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul) and Dr Helen Fisher (King's College London). Developing a global interdisciplinary network for the early identification of depression

Professor Clive Gray (University of Cape Town) and Professor Dilichukwu Anumba (The University of Sheffield). The pre-term birth dialogues: to develop an interdisciplinary research group to improve prediction and management of preterm birth in LMICs

Professor David Ndetei (University of Nairobi/Africa Mental Health Foundation) and Professor Cathy Lloyd (The Open University). Long-term conditions and mental health in Sub-Saharan Africa: mainstreaming community-based practices

Professor David Sanders (University of the Western Cape) and Professor Jennifer Popay (Lancaster University). Punching above their weight: Building capacity for research on some countries have better life expectancies than predicted by national income

Professor Deenan Pillay (Africa Health Research Institute (seconded from University College London)) and Dr Collins Iwuji (University of Sussex). The HIV Drug Resistance Elimination And Management Network (The H-DREAM Network)

Dr Delali Dovie (University of Ghana) and Dr Kwasi Awuah Baffour (University of Salford). Ecohealth field building at the nexus of climate change, urban sustainability and resilience of cities in Africa

Dr Elena Sabirova (Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University) and Dr Darya Gaysina (University of Sussex). Mental health and wellbeing in adolescents: an international research network of countries of Central Asia

Professor Corri Black (University of Aberdeen). Data at the heart of improving health and care: The Brazil-UK Secure Data Sharing Network

Professor Huali Wang (Peking University) and Dr Kit Yee Chan (University of Edinburgh). Preventing dementia and improving dementia care: setting and addressing research priorities in China.

Dr Isabel Inês Monteiro de Pina Araújo (Cape Verde University) and Dr Sandra Beleza (University of Leicester). Establishing a multidisciplinary network for antimicrobial drug resistance surveillance in Cabo Verde

Professor Junmeng Cai (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) and Dr Yuqing Zhang (Aston University). Pyrolysis of Municipal Organic Waste for Renewable Road Construction Materials

Professor Kelly Chibale (University of Cape Town) and Professor Christopher Dowson (University of Warwick). Developing the Next Generation of β-lactamase Inhibitors and Monobactum Antibiotics

Dr Kirsty Donald (University of Cape Town) and Dr Sarah Halligan (University of Bath). Developing an international framework for researching longitudinal impacts of child trauma

Dr Kate Ward (University of Southampton). Establishment of the Sub-Saharan African MuSculOskeletal Network (SAMSON)

Professor Marta Mollerach (Universidad de Buenos Aires) and  Dr David Aanensen (Imperial College London). StaphNET South America: Establishing a network for genomic surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus in South America

Professor Mukesh Khare (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi) and Dr Francis Pope (University of Birmingham). A Systems Approach to Air Pollution in Delhi (ASAAP)

Dr Nicola Desmond (Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre Malawi) and Dr Philip Burgess (University of Liverpool). Developing Culturally-Appropriate and Sustainable Interventions to Prevent Visual Loss from Diabetes in Low and Middle Income Countries

Dr Nicholas Mariita (Dedan Kimathi University of Technology) and Professor David Pyle (University of Oxford). Harnessing volcanic and geothermal resources for sustainable development in the East African Rift

Dr Padmapriyadarsini Chandrasekaran (National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Indian Council of Medical Research) and Dr Sarah Pett (University College London). Meeting the challenges of Tuberculosis (TB) Research priorities in India : An UK-India Networking Partnership

Professor Ruth Zadoks (University of Glasgow). Of Fish and Men – Public Health Risks Posed by Group B Streptococcus in Aquaculture in Southeast Asia

Dr Pratap Kumar (Strathmore Business School and ) and Dr Jason Madan (University of Warwick). Developing and sharing methods to support the evaluation of complex health service delivery interventions in low income settings.

Professor Quanhua Hou (Chang'An University) and Dr Jing Ran (Cardiff University). Catchment-based resilient urbanisation in arid and semi-arid China and Iran

Professor Ramakrishnan Seshadri (Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, India) and Professor Philip Quirke (University of Leeds). Large bowel microbiome disease network. Creation of a proof of principle exemplar in colorectal cancer across three continents

Dr Robert Kayanda (Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization) and Professor Andrew Brierley (University of St Andrews). Developing a skilled fisheries-acoustics network for Lake Victoria: capacity-building for resource management and fisheries research in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya

Dr Ronald Twongyirwe (Mbarara University of Science and Technology) and Dr Eleanor Fisher (University of Reading). Network for Interdisciplinary Partnership on Mineral Sector Development, Social Equity and Inclusion in Africa

Dr Sachith Mettananda (University of Kelaniya) and Professor Douglas Higgs (University of Oxford). Establishment of a collaborative network of clinicians and scientists working on novel genetic-based therapies for beta-thalassaemia

Dr Sarbeswar Sahoo (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi) and Professor Paul Chaney (Cardiff University). Exploring effective practice in civil society organisations’ promotion of human rights, good governance and social justice in India and Bangladesh

Professor Xiaolin Huang (Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology) and Professor Shane Xie (University of Leeds). Low cost robotic orthosis for stroke treatment in rural China

This awardee list will be updated in due course.