Archive for December 2023
Time is running out: How a gender lens in research can help us meet development targets
A new webinar series on gender equality and inclusivity in research funding draws on the conviction that research that is informed by a gender equality and inclusion lens offers the best chance the world has of meeting its sustainable development targets. In almost any discussion of gender equality and empowerment of women and girls, the…
Read MoreResearch council supports South Africa’s young researchers
The Human Science Research Council helps emerging social science researchers hone their skills. 1 Emerging researchers in social sciences face funding and publishing challenges 2 Mentors from the Human Science Research Council are helping overcome these 3 The HSRC research conference showcases ‘real-world’ research findings [ACCRA] The Human Science Research Council (HSRC) says it is…
Read MoreA ‘big picture’ view on research ecosystems
Q&A with DR LILIAN HUNT Dr Lilian Hunt – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Science and Health (EDIS) lead at the Wellcome Trust in the UK and Chair of the Advisory Board of the Gender Equality and Inclusivity (GEI) Project of the Science Granting Council Initiative (SGCI) led by the Human Science Research Council in…
Read MoreSTI gender transformation and green energy transitions
Hildegalda Mushi, senior researcher at the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), shares her reflections on the impact of a panel discussion on the green energy transition involving members of the Science Granting Councils Initiative’s Gender Equality and Inclusion (SGCI GEI) Project at the Gender Summit in Ghana. Science granting councils participating in the…
Read MoreWisdom on tap: Meet ‘the PACC’
A new GEI Project advisory committee has been established that aims to take advantage of the strategic insights of all project members and gives expression to the foundational values of peer-learning and co-creation. The first meeting of the Science Granting Council Initiative Gender Equality and Inclusion (SGCI GEI) Project Advisory Collaborating Committee (PACC) was held…
Read MoreConnecting with the convictions that drive gender transformative work
At a recent workshop involving 13 African science granting councils it emerged that a deepening understanding of and commitment to the concepts of gender equality and inclusivity is starting to produce tangible – and valuable – outcomes A workshop in Cape Town saw 13 national science granting councils in Africa successfully present the first drafts…
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