What do we do?
The establishment of the UKCDS was announced by the Secretary of State for International Development in December 2006 following recommendations of the Development Sciences Working Group led by the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir David King.
UKCDS will bring together the key UK funders and stakeholders who provide support for the development sciences research base. It will provide a framework for a more coordinated approach to development sciences research, in order to increase its relevance and impact on national and international policies and activities, aimed at improving the lives of the world’s poorest people.
UKCDS
The key elements of work of the UKCDS are:
- Strategically overview the UK development sciences research base to create an understanding of its international standing, capacity, skill base, resources and impact;
- Create a common vision for the future of development science research;
- Add value to existing programmes of work through coordination, synergy of activities and gap awareness;
- Create a funding and delivery environment in the UK and developing countries;
- Identify the challenges and opportunities in current and future research funding;
- Coordinate and support the initiation of funding and delivery programmes;
- Identify working practices which will build on existing collaborative activity
- Raise the awareness of the development sciences research base through proactive communication with stakeholders;
- Promote opportunities for the wider application of the UK science base;
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Provide a key link with relevant parts of the EU’s research framework programme.
The Secretariat will support the UKCDS achieve its agreed work programme by:
- Characterising the members funding allocations for climate change and capacity building to identify future collaboration and funding priorities;
- Work with the DIUS Foresight team and Horizon scanning centreto identify convergence and divergence in policy and science agendas nationally and internationally;
- Facilitate policy and programme liaison between funding and development agencies and the scientific community;
- Communicate the advantages of multidisciplinary science to provide a positive impact on developing countries;
- Communicate knowledge on development sciences and funding opportunities to the science and policy communities;
- Develop and implement a communications plan.
Click here for UKCDS Reports and Presentations
A brochure explaining the aims and objectives of UKCDS is now available both in printed format and as a downloadable pdf.
Click here to download a copy
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