Our work
UKCDS is a collaboration of UK medical, agriculture, environmental, engineering and social sciences organisations working together to maximise the impact of UK research on international development.
UKCDS as a whole doesn't provide funding for development research—our members do this.
Through UKCDS, members work together to identify future research needs, improve co-ordination and communication and share good practice. The secretariat helps facilitate this interaction.
Given the multi-disciplinary nature of development sciences, our remit is broad and varied, covering all sciences and involving stakeholders in government, research organisations, higher education institutions and NGOs.
Current focus areas include:
- Research policy and practice - including research assessment, research uptake and research collaboration.
- Climate Change
- Capacity Strengthening
- Natural Disasters