Colleagues with the PASCAL network may be interested in this opportunity to be briefing on the Global Challenges Research Fund in Bogota, Dehli and Pretoria, which are occuring in the Autumn.

This is a major part of UK strategy for research and presents many opportunities for collaboration between the UK and emerging economies. Please note a deadline for registering to attend of 27 July.

We are pleased to announce that the application form for the GCRF Global Engagement Meetings (GEMs) is now live on the GCRF website.  It can be found on this link: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/funding/gcrf/gcrf-global-engagement-events/

Please use the below email text from ESRC to disseminate details of this opportunity to anyone who you think would be interested in attending one of these meetings:

The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) is running a series of international Global Engagement Meetings. I am pleased to announce that the application form to attend the Meetings is now open and can be found at the link below.  Applications are open to UK and non-UK academics and non-academics who have an interest in international development research. 

More details about the Meetings and application form can be found here:  www.rcuk.ac.uk/funding/gcrf/gcrf-global-engagement-events/

The aim of these large scale events is to showcase the opportunities available through the GCRF; to bring together developing country and UK researchers and representatives from other organisations to forge networks; and to discuss opportunities for maximising the contribution of GCRF research into policy and practice.

The Meetings will be held on the following dates and locations:

• Colombia (Bogota) Wednesday 4th-Friday 6th October 2017
• India (Delhi) Tuesday 7th-Thursday 9th November 2017
• South Africa (Pretoria) Tuesday 5th-Wednesday 6th December 2017

Applications are open until Thursday 27th July, and successful applicants will hear in early August. Please circulate this to your contacts.

If you have any queries please contact [email protected]

Best wishes,

GCRF Team

[email protected]

With best wishes,

Ryan

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