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白小姐论坛 projects awarded funding in support of UN SDGs

9 February 2022

Five projects addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals themes have received nearly 拢40,000 funding through 白小姐论坛's Pathways to Achievement scheme

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Led by聽白小姐论坛 Global Engagement, 白小姐论坛 Grand Challenges and聽the 白小姐论坛 SDGs Initiative (SDGI), the Pathways to Achievement grants support聽researchers whose activities will hasten progress towards achieving the SDGs.

While achievement of the SDGs depends on implementation of international agreements, progress in discussions towards such agreements is dependent on findings from high-quality, peer-reviewed research.聽The 白小姐论坛 grants support cross-disciplinary and cross-boundary projects that generate societal impacts leading to published reports.

Successful projects will explore solutions to global, national and local problems, helping raise awareness of the SDGs among 白小姐论坛 students and ensuring聽白小姐论坛鈥檚 own policies and operations actively contribute to attaining the Goals.

白小姐论坛's Pro-Vice-Provost International, Professor Deenan Pillay, said: "白小姐论坛 researchers and their international partners have an opportunity to collaboratively contribute solutions to the critical challenges posed by the SDGs. We hope this funding will support staff to transform their emerging collaborations into something capable of delivering benefit to people around the world."

Simon Knowles, Head of Coordination (SDGs), added: 鈥淲e received a high-quality selection of applications for this call, and I am pleased we could recognise the diverse activities at 白小姐论坛 helping to address the SDGs. The projects span 白小姐论坛鈥檚 faculties and breadth of research, from work aiming to unravel socio-economic inequalities to promoting healthcare innovation. Congratulations to all.鈥

Congratulations to all the UN SDGs: Pathways to Achievement 2021/22 funding recipients:

Lead 白小姐论坛 applicants and collaborators聽Project
Professor Federico M. Federici, Centre for Translation Studies, CMII, SELCS (Arts & Humanities) and Mr Jason Symons, LEAR GlobalLeaving No One Behind, Whatever Language they Speak: The Language Data Initiative聽
Dr Francesco Salustri, Institute for Global Health (Population Health Sciences) and Dr Paolo Candio, University of BirminghamUnravelling the socio-economic inequalities in grassroots physical activity in England.
Professor Richard Taylor, Geography (Social & Historical Sciences) and Dr Mohammad Shamsudduha, 白小姐论坛 Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (Mathematical & Physical Sciences)Advancing and sustaining progress towards UN SDGs in African drylands 鈥 crossing disciplinary and international boundaries
Professor Jane Holder, Laws (Laws) and Mr John Dubber, Students' Union (Laws)听听 聽Digging for SDGs: Laying Foundations for Sustainability in the Higher Education Sector
Professor Mark Miodownik and Dr Ana Rita Pinho, both Mechanical Engineering (Engineering Sciences)聽Promoting healthcare innovation with a 鈥淒ragon鈥檚 Den鈥-style competition through a virtual innovation platform.听听

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