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FCDO Research, Science and Technology
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@FCDOGovUK 🇬🇧 Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office Science, Technology, Research and Evidence ⚡️ 🔭 🤖💉🦠🌽 🧬🌍
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Joined July 2009
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    Do you work in research or evaluation? DFID has published a new review of ethics, with chapters on informed consent, security of #data and identity, #safeguarding, #humanitarian and #conflict settings... ▶️gov.uk/dfid-research-…
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    DFID Research has launched a new blog series!- first up, Charlotte Watts, our Chief Scientific Adviser, on @DFID_UK research and evidence ow.ly/IDyF30gMaSO #Science #Tech
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    📣Congratulations to Professor Charlotte Watts, our Chief Scientific Adviser, on her CMG @DFID_UK #BirthdayHonours 🌠Well deserved for her leadership on: ▪️Global public health ▪️Domestic violence ▪️Violence against women & girls ▪️International development ▪️#Science
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    📈New report on 'Research Capacity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries' examines the #evidence on interventions to strengthen research systems + organisations 🔍gov.uk/dfid-research-… @rschconsulting
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    📢 @FCDOGovUK expects to commission systematic or rapid reviews on the topics below to start in April/May 2024. 🚨Look out for requests for proposals early in the new year. 🧵1/4
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    📢Today the UK launches the What Works Hub for Global Education – a major new initiative to drive up learning by supporting governments to identify the root causes of education poverty and use global evidence and local data to prioritise reforms tinyurl.com/as9e9caz
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    📢Today with @UKRI_News we launch a call for secondments for experienced academics into @FCDOGovUK ❓Would you like to use your expertise to provide strategic guidance & thought leadership to policy makers, and shape the direction of research? ➡️
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    ❓Are you looking for a new opportunity for 2024 📢@FCDOGovUK's Research Advisory Group is recruiting new expert members. The group provides independent and constructive scrutiny and challenge to help deliver FCDO’s ambitious global R&D agenda. 🧵1/3
    Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office invites applications for its Research Advisory Group
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    For #WomenInScience Day, Charlotte Watts, @CGMundell and @AliciaH_1 have co-authored a blog about the challenges and opportunities for women and girls in science📖▶️ bit.ly/3rG5ssZ
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    📣DFID is launching the #EdTech Hub today at #EdTechX19 - the largest ever #education technology research and innovation programme to improve teaching and learning, especially in poorer countries ℹ️What to know more? 👉🏽edtechhub.org#EdtechHub
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    Tips from DFID’s Chief Economist on how researchers can influence policy: ▪️take time ▪️build trust ▪️understand policy makers problems ▪️think about evidence that matches what they care about Listen to @rglenner podcast for more insights ▶️podplayer.net/#/?id=53534097
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    📢BREAKING! New UK projects announced to fight climate change in Africa New climate finance and resilience projects are worth £49m. UK Minister for Development and Africa will announce new projects at the inaugural #AfricaClimateSummit #ACS2023
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    #Funding - Apply for Conflict Research Fellowships #Grants to examine "what works" in interventions in #Somalia #SouthSudan #Iraq #Syria #DRC (7-9 #grants; up to 17k; women and nationals of the 5 countries encouraged to apply; deadline 6 Jan) More info👉🏽ssrc.org/fellowships/vi…
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    📣@CharlotteHWatts Chief Scientific Adviser @FCDOGovUK joins @UN_Women in celebrating women’s contribution to science today. #WomeninScience