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) and overseas applicant. 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) and overseas applicant. 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

We are delighted to announce the following awardees from Round 2:

Dr Pham Thi Thuy Puong (Institute of Chemical Technology - Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) and UK applicant. Novel methods for pesticide removal at household level

Dr Alessandro Jacinto (São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu Medical School) and Dr Adam Gordon (University of Nottingham). Developing an International Collaborative Network to Study LOng Term care institUtions in Brazil; The LOTUS Project.

Professor Enedir Ghisi (Federal University of Santa Catarina) and Professor Vernon Phoenix (University of Strathclyde). Transforming Street Water into a Water Resource through Biotechnology and Infrastructure Innovation

Dr Christabel Yollanda Kambala (University of Malawi - The Polytechnic) and Dr Tara Beattie (University of Strathclyde). Establishing an interdisciplinary network to address barriers to sanitation and hygiene among fishing communities of Africa’s Great Lake

Professor Prasoom Dwivedi (University Of Petroluem And Energy Studies) and Dr Sanjay Bhowmick (Northumbria University). UK-India Sustainable Development and Research collaboration: Watermills Modernisation-cum-Enhancement Planning, Training, Capacity Strengthening and Entrepreneurship Development in Uttarakhand Hill Communities, India.

Professor Helen Weiss (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and Overseas Applicant. Strengthening East and Southern African capacity for menstrual hygiene management (MHM) research

Professor Christopher Gordon (University of Ghana) and Dr Richard Crane (University of Exeter). Nano and micro scale plastics in coastal Ghana: the implication for global food safety and ecosystem functioning

Professor Judith Torimiro (Chantal Biya International  Reference Centre of Research on Prevention and Management of HIV/AIDS (CIRCB)) and UK applicant. Establishing a Multidisciplinary Research Group to Develop Algorithms for Early Diagnosis of HBV Infection in Children born to HBV-positive Mothers

Dr Julian Cespedes-Guevara (Icesi University) and Professor Nicola Dibben (University of Sheffield). Fostering social cohesion through culture: a network to build capability in the social impacts of making music.

Dr Renato Silvano (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)) and Professor Jeanette Rotchell (University of Hull). Linking fishers’ knowledge, fish ecology and ecotoxicology to promote safe food from sustainable sources in tropical aquatic ecosystems

Dr Kassahun Habtamu (Addis Ababa University) and Ms Joanna Busza (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). Establishing the Migration & Health Research Action Group, Ethiopia (MiHRAGE)

Professor Mayowa Owolabi (College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria) and UK applicant. Africa-UK Collaboration for the genetic Epidemiology of Stroke (ACES).

Dr Stephen Gichuhi (University of Nairobi) and Dr Victor Hu (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). Corneal transplant surgery in developing countries using biosynthetic corneal implants

Professor Pinaki Sar (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur) and Dr Manoj Menon (University of Sheffield). Arsenic from Root to Gut

Dr Stefan Jansen (University of Rwanda) and Dr Irina Kuznetsova (University of Birmingham). The mental health and well-being of forced displaced people in African cities

Professor Jie Ji (University of Science and Technology of China) and Professor Shuli Liu (Coventry University). Developing Self-powering Residential Houses for South, South East and East Asia

Professor Wei PEI (The Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)) and UK applicant. Smart energy exchange for decarbonising energy systems research Network (SeedNet)

Professor Roberto Xavier (Institute of Geosciences - University of Campinas) and Dr James Lambert-Smith (Cardiff University). Implementing sustainability in artisanal and small-scale mining: the case of the Peixoto de Azevedo gold district, Northern Brazil

Professor Malcolm Bennett (University of Nottingham) and Overseas applicant. Enhancing Pearl Millet Productivity And Marketability In Sub-Saharan Africa

This awardee list will be updated in due course.