Science Innovation and Engineering

Advances in science, technology and engineering are helping to tackle global challenges like water scarcity and the need for cleaner, renewable energy.

Capacity strengthening in developing countries helps local communities to absorb, adapt and create solutions to problems and reduces the technological divide.


Sandpit on water scarcity
Closing date: 29 September 2010
Water for All Grand Challenge: Large Scale Solutions to Water Scarcity Call for Participants in a five-day sandpit focused on Large Scale Solutions to Water Scarcity. more
FP7
Plenty of opportunities for working with developing (and developed) countries in the new  EU FP7 work programmes51 new calls for proposals have been launched across the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)  - don't miss your opportunity. more
Funding
Closing date: 25 October 2010
The Royal Society invites applications for its new award scheme supporting research collaboration between UK and Indian researchers. more
Publications
Global Water Security: an engineering perspectiveThis report addresses water security as a global issue as well as considering the situation of the UK and calls on the UK government to put water security at the core of its international development policy. more


Funding
Closing date: 12 October 2010
Proposals invited under this new cross-disciplinary funding call which supports development-related research. more
20 September 2010
World leaders will attend a summit in New York on 20-22 September to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. more
23 September 2010
The UK Research Office (UKRO) is running two one-day courses for researchers and research administrators involved in preparing FP7 proposals, in London on 23 September 2010 and in Edinburgh on 24 September 2010. more




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