Research news stories

Knowing girls, knowing the risks: education, community and HIV in rural India

27 February 2013

The Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT) conducted a qualitative survey to identify the perceived value of education among girls of school age in Karnataka, India.

Armyworms- fighting in the fields

27 February 2013

A recent video report from Professor Kenneth Wilson of Lancaster University follows him in a visit to Tanzania where he witnesses the devastation wrought by the African Armyworm and discusses new research into pest control.

A responsive database in agricultural research

18 February 2013

The CGIAR Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) programme is planning to launch a new GIS database, providing detailed geographical information on worldwide food production systems.

Second call for the DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme

18 February 2013

DFID and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) are collaborating in a programme on economic growth in developing countries. They are now funding a second call.

Tuberculosis: WHO-Endorsed Test Offers Rapid Detection

08 February 2013

A systematic review of Xpert® MTB/RIF confirms the diagnostic accuracy of this TB test, and its ability to replace culture-based sensitivity testing. This provides authoritative underpinning to WHO’s endorsement of Xpert® MTB/RIF. It’s the first Cochrane diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) systematic review on tuberculosis, carried out by a team with an international reputation in TB diagnostic test synthesis.

Request for Applications: Round Three of the Saving Lives at Birth Grand Challenge

05 February 2013

The third round of Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development has been launched. The Challenge seeks to identify and develop transformative approaches that integrate new science and technology into childbirth and early post natal care.

Knowledge infrastructure and rural transport: The African community access programme

05 February 2013

As part of the process to strengthen knowledge management and dissemination in the rural transport sector, the International Forum for Rural Transport and Development has commissioned a survey.

Training health policy-makers, practitioners and researchers to access and use systematic reviews

28 January 2013

In partnership with national bodies, the Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Stellenbosch University, the South African Cochrane Centre and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine are delivering advanced courses for people involved in health policy and research to help them access, understand and use systematic reviews on the effects of healthcare interventions to inform their decision-making.

Shaping the future of HIV: Drivers and women

28 January 2013

With a larger proportion of women now living with HIV than men, STRIVE examine the network of influences which cause this increased vulnerability, and work to develop effective interventions.

Enhanced Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance: new evidence review

28 January 2013

ELRHA is currently looking for applicants interested in undertaking a new evidence review examining how research informs decision-making in the field of public health interventions.

AGFAX- Radio and research

18 January 2013

A recent radio interview demonstrates how the African news service, AGFAX, helps disseminate specialist research to rural audiences.

Rewarding Innovation: The 2012 Global Development Awards and Medals

18 January 2013

The 2012 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition is now open for applications.

The closing window of opportunity- protecting cities from the future

14 January 2013

A 2012 report on Future Proofing Cities takes a comprehensive look at the environmental risks facing cities, particularly in the developing world.

Defending the Longitudinal Panel in Nepal

11 January 2013

Rachel Slater, Research Director of SLRC, has written a new blog outlining the logistical and social challenges of longitudinal studies.

Transforming cash transfers

21 December 2012

The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) has just published six country reports on: Holding cash transfers to account: beneficiary and community perspectives on social protection programming.

International Migrants day: Understanding the whys

19 December 2012

Yesterday, the 18th December, was International Migrants day. A working paper produced earlier this year, by the research programme consortium Migrating Out of Poverty, looks at the causes of migration.

Snapshots of a changing landscape- CDKN in Asia

17 December 2012

This month the Climate and Development Knowledge Network released a series of Country snapshots profiling the achievements of the programme across Asia in the last quarter.

Ecosystems Services for Poverty Alleviation announces new opportunities for 2013

14 December 2012

On December 7th, 2012, the ESPA Programme announced a new call for projects in 2013.

Growth and livelihoods in conflict: findings from SLRC’s review of the evidence

07 December 2012

This month, the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) explores the evidence on growth, economic activity and livelihoods in conflict-affected situations, drawing on secondary research carried out during the Consortium’s inception year.

Drylands agriculture: Making itself heard in the climate change debate

07 December 2012

A new report has been released which places drylands agriculture at the heart of the climate change debate. 'Strategies for Combating Climate Change in Drylands Agriculture' was written following discussions at the International Conference on Food Security in Dry Lands, held in Doha, Qatar, on November 14-15, 2012.