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ViewMinister ‘cannot commit’ to help researchers affected by aid cuts

MPs appealed for “vital research” to continue uninterrupted and to allow use of unspent funds

ViewAid cuts ‘dismantling academic brilliance’, says Tory ex-Dfid chief

Andrew Mitchell joins Russell Group and Universities UK in criticising “blow” to UK’s science leadership

ViewFuture African health research leaders named

Winners will spend two years in the US before returning to the continent

ViewUK climate R&D spend from aid budget tops half billion since 2015

Most spending came through axed international development department and schemes now facing major budget cuts

ViewFrustration at UKRI letter that blames ODA cuts on Covid

Leaders of GCRF hubs facing major cuts say letter is “disingenuous” and comes too late

ViewLatest ODA blow: Newton Fund grants cut by a quarter

Cut is smaller than to GCRF scheme, so UKRI expects fewer cancelled projects

ViewWarning of cuts to research funded by Foreign Office

Mystery over former £1.5 billion R&D budget leaves fate of research programmes uncertain

ViewFlagship global research hubs face closure due to UK aid cuts

Major projects offered two-thirds less funding as academic resigns from GCRF leadership role

ViewSouth Africa greenlights ‘dark energy’ telescope

R35 million instrument brings together partners from Botswana, Canada, France and elsewhere

ViewUK aid cuts scupper early-career Africa grants

Demise of FLAIR fellowship round ‘a necessary reality check’, says unfunded winner

ViewExclusive: ten more UK R&D funders have aid budgets slashed

Deep cuts across the board as combined drop in funding from ODA tops £399 million

ViewAid cuts are a ‘dangerous step backwards for UK science’

Scientists for Labour say cuts undermine government’s commitment to become a scientific superpower

ViewBiden appoints head of USAID Africa bureau

Travis Adkins is former African and security studies lecturer

ViewFund honours Zimbabwean health researcher

Covid-19 claimed life of renowned scientist James Hakim

ViewUKRI now says that ‘majority’ of its aid-funded projects face axe

UK’s national funding agency expects most such projects not to be funded after July

ViewSwiss institute offers 100 PhD scholarships for Africans

Degrees conferred by home institution, students have dual supervisors

ViewIDRC Africa head expands on Strategy 2030

Kathryn Touré explains how Africa’s Agenda 2063, local relevance and Canadian strengths converge in roadmap

ViewCuts to aid-funded research prompt widespread dismay

Outcry after Research Professional News reveals UKRI expecting to terminate grants amid £120 million shortfall

ViewUKRI to cut support for aid-funded research projects

Grant reprofiling and cancellations on cards as government cuts leave UKRI facing £120 million shortfall

ViewFunders tackle schistosomiasis in Africa

Study will develop acceptance and access of late-stage trialled drug

ViewCongo Republic to house African AI centre

Three UN agencies praise country’s ‘progressive’ university environment

ViewNamibia ratifies African Medicines Agency treaty

Ten more nations need to sign before it comes into force

ViewGrand Challenges expands to Botswana

First call to focus on agriculture and tourism

ViewWest Africans to study women’s empowerment

Canadian funding for six projects will last three years

ViewUKRI appoints next international champion

AHRC head to take on champion role in March as international funds come under pressure

ViewEurope funds three Covid-19 projects in Africa

Quick-turnaround studies will split US$1m over a two-year duration

ViewSouth Africa and Canada agree AI modelling pact

Covid-19 project will expand to include more African countries

ViewGlobal south researchers ‘carry a hidden burden’

German-Namibian projects highlight unequal roles in partnerships

ViewEurope-Africa geoscience plan unveiled

Partnership seeks €200m for five-year design and establishment phase

ViewGlobal funders to boost biotech in poorest countries

Young researchers will be trained in India, Italy and South Africa