14 December 2020 - Wits University
An innovative research partnership with the potential to transform lives and support communities across the world has launched today.
The Nairobi Alliance is a strategic partnership between the Universities of Leicester, Nairobi, Malawi, Rwanda and Witwatersrand. Developed from the friendship and co-operation of academics across the five universities, the partnership builds on the strengths of each university to address key global challenges.
The alliance seeks to apply for grants to do collaborative research, to develop joint masters and PhD degrees between partners and to facilitate staff exchanges in which research expertise can be shared within the partnership.
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The Nairobi Alliance is a strategic partnership between the Universities of Leicester, Nairobi (Kenya), Malawi, Rwanda and Witwatersrand (South Africa). Developed from the friendship and co-operation of academics across the five universities, the partnership builds on the strengths of each university to address key global challenges.
Nairobi Alliance partners are committed to working together to design and implement cutting-edge research and innovation - based on the principles of equity, respect and empowerment - to address the most pressing issues faced by communities across the world.
Professor Nishan Canagarajah, President and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Leicester, said: I am delighted that the University of Leicester is one of the founding members of the Nairobi Alliance.
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Sand mining vessel Credit: Jules Leyland
Southampton geographers, led by Associate Professor in Physical Geography Dr Julian Leyland, have received funding to address one of the ‘hidden impacts’ of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
The team from Geography and Environmental Science and GeoData have been awarded £166,000 from the Global Challenges Research Fund’s (GCRF) Newton Fund to investigate the impact of illegal sand mining in the Vietnamese Mekong delta.
The GCRF Newton Fund aims to promote the economic development and social welfare of partner countries to address the well-being of communities.
The team, which includes Professor Steve Darby and Professor Craig Hutton, will assess the impact of the surge in illegal sand mining activity during the COVID-19 lockdown on livelihoods and infrastructure from the induced bank erosion.
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A funding call that supports research into Covid-19 and its impact on some of the world’s most disadvantaged people has awarded grants to 20 projects.
The projects, including one led by University of Glasgow’s Professor Fabrice Renaud, will develop solutions to mitigate the short and long-term social, economic and health consequences of the pandemic.
Vulnerable communities
Researchers and experts from the UK and across developing countries will work in partnership to directly address the negative impacts of COVID-19 on communities which are already vulnerable due to issues such as long-term conflict, food and water shortages, and crowded living conditions.