📣 Congratulations to Dr Geoffrey Hawtin OBE, the #WorldFoodPrize2024 Laureate, alongside Dr Carey Fowler 🌱 Their work in establishing the Global Crop Diversity Trust and the Svalbard Seed Vault is helping to safeguard the world's crop diversity for future food security 🧵1/3

Rebuilding our development reputation. Genuine partnership with the Global South. Economic growth. Climate action. Empowering women and girls. Equality at the heart of all we do. Change begins now.

♻️⚡Transofrming waste-to-energy! Read our latest blog to find out how Freetown Waste Transformers’ DortiBox app is digitising waste collection in Sierra Leone. 👉 ow.ly/1yj150Sy6AE

🎟️UKCDR Annual Stakeholder Event 2024 Join us for our in-person event on 12 Sept 2024 at the Royal Society, London As 🌎crises converge, #ODA & #research budgets remain constrained. So why does research matter, and why now? Register ➡️ bit.ly/3W5Dg4V Meet the panel⬇️

A compact genetic testing device, created for COVID-19, could be used to detect a range of pathogens or conditions including cancer within just three minutes. More: orlo.uk/PXEfg University of Bath Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

The new malaria R21 vaccine rolled out in Côte d’Ivoire today could save millions of lives, thanks to British science expertise @UniOfOxford, Indian manufacturing SerumInstituteIndia and the immunisation work of @Gavi. We’re committed to making more progress like this.

🌍♻️ Collaborating for #circularity: Exciting developments from Safaricom PLC and Taka Ni Mali! Read the blog written by @osikoalfred 👉 gsma.com/solutions-and-… #UKAid #Sida

Our latest blog breaks down how #AI can be leveraged to combat forest fires in nations particularly susceptible to natural hazards. 🌏 Click here to find out more: 👉 bit.ly/4cNVcqw #UKaid #CIU

🌐💰 The new #DigitalUtilties guide on ‘Digitalising Innovative Finance' profiles 5 key instruments & shows how #DigitalTech can enhance their accessibility. Perfect for social enterprises in LMICs looking to make an impact. Read the guide: gsma.com/solutions-and-…

Watch the @FardayInst x Royal Institution (now on Bluesky) lecture on "Batteries for emerging economies" youtube.com/watch?v=1LygMk…⚡ Delve into the field of #EnergyStorage and its potential to revolutionise energy access with speakers Charlotte Watts @EmJewls @DavidHowey & okenwa Anayo Nas 🔋🌍 David Lammy

📢 Calling policymakers and industry experts, join next Tuesday's webinar to discover the latest GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index data and trends. Learn how to use #MCI data for impactful, evidence-based policies. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/4cAJVcE #MobileConnectivity #Sida

♀️ “The reduction in the mobile internet gender gap is promising, but sustaining momentum is fragile.” - Claire Sibthorpe of GSMA shares what the #ConnectedWomen team and partners are doing to close the #MobileGenderGap across LMICs. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4bvFd01 #UKAid #Sida

We look forward to hearing more about what these innovators deliver

Curious about the vital role of #research in securing #InternationalDevelopment gains? Unsure about the future of scientific cooperation in a volatile🌎? Join UKCDR & our expert panel to understand why research matters and why now 12 Sept, 18:00 BST bit.ly/3W5Dg4V

Free registration for UKCDR's Annual Stakeholder Event🎟️🇬🇧 As progress toward the #SDGs stalls, how can research investment build a more resilient world? Open to all research professionals & enthusiasts interested in #InternationalDevelopment ➡️bit.ly/3W5Dg4V 📍🇬🇧

Calling academic and industry experts. Keen to use your expertise to make an impact on national priorities?🤔 Check out our new how-to guide for engaging with government science. 👇 gov.uk/government/pub…

Download the new #MobileGenderGap Methodology ♀️ and learn about the analysis and modelling we used to produce the Mobile Gender Gap Report 2024. 👉 bit.ly/4erLEmA #UKAid #Sida

Proud to announce the five Kenyan impact enterprises selected to receive KES 81 million in grant funding from TRANSFORM, along with in-kind business support! 🙌 Read more here ⬇ bit.ly/3SwPLEA Unilever UK in Kenya 🇬🇧🇰🇪 UK-Kenya Tech Hub EY #WeTRANSFORMLives #EastAfrica

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