Facilitating impact on Global Development Challenges at Imperial College London #SDGs #Science #Tech #Engineering #Medicine #Business

Joined September 2021
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Researchers from @imperialcollege will lead on 2 hubs to improve global access to life-saving vaccines, receiving a £17m award to develop new technologies that can be easily and cheaply manufactured in low- and middle-income countries. @EPSRC @DHSCgovuk imperial.ac.uk/news/249293/1…
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Happy #InternationalCatDay – including to our bigger cats 🐅 @ImperialX_AI Fellow @Anubhab_Khan from @iiscbangalore is exploring how to analyse photography with AI to learn about endangered species, including some of the iconic big cats.
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Welcome to the Insectary, @SkyNewsThomas! Imperial's Transmission Zero research team has developed genetic technology which renders a mosquito unable to transmit the malaria parasite 🦟 x.com/SkyNews/status/1900094… @Transm0

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Sky's @SkyNewsThomas is at an insectary at Imperial College London where there's a project to genetically modify mosquitoes to kill the malaria parasite within them.
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We're pleased to be supporting the @ChanjoHub at the African Congress of Immunology this December. 🔬💉🌿 Find out more and register here: faisctn2024.com/billetterie/
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Are you an early career researcher from #Thailand, #Laos or #Cambodia, with a recently completed PhD? Join us for an info session on 3rd October to find out more about this fully funded 6-12 month placement opportunity: Fellowship in epidemiology & control of infectious diseases
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Register for the webinar - events.teams.microsoft.com/e… Find out more & apply - imperial.ac.uk/admin-service…

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“We [Sierra Leone] are minuscule in terms of our contribution to greenhouse gas emissions... those who have contributed the least are those who are suffering the most from the consequences.” (1/2)
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Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE Mayor of Freetown and Co-Chair of C40 spoke with Prof. Frank Kelly at the Global Development Hub Annual Lecture yesterday. Watch the full stream here: youtube.com/live/DIwVrMZeBxU… (2/2)
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Final reminder of our event tomorrow with Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE. Join us in person at our South Kensington campus or online. Tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-de…
Urban Resilience and Climate Adaptation: A Conversation with the Mayor of Freetown We're delighted to host Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, the Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, and co- Chair of C40 Cities on Wednesday 18th Sept, 17.00- 18.30 Tickets and details here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-de…
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Urban Resilience and Climate Adaptation: A Conversation with the Mayor of Freetown We're delighted to host Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, the Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, and co- Chair of C40 Cities on Wednesday 18th Sept, 17.00- 18.30 Tickets and details here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-de…
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📣 🏙 Upcoming event - In conversation with Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr: Towards a Sustainable and Inclusive Future     Wednesday 18 September 2024, 17.00 - 18.30 Blackett Building, LT1, Imperial College London, SK Campus More details and to register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-de…
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Alumni in São Paulo! On 31 July, join Dr Morena Mills from @IC_CEP, Dr Thomas Hone from @ImperialSPH and International Relations Office staff to hear about our research in global health and environmental policy. Don't miss out on this fantastic evening ⬇️ ow.ly/H0w950SIfwI
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We're delighted to have reopened our Global Development Hub Fellows Fund scheme for the 2024-25 academic year. See the website below for full details. Applications close 31 August.
The Global Development Hub Fellows Fund intends to support high impact, short term placements for PhD students from Least Developed and Lower Middle-Income Countries, to spend time at Imperial College London.
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Join us tomorrow for a day of discovery of African innovation! Africa Innovates: Celebrating the creative power of African innovation Date: Wednesday 17 July Time: 15.00-19.30 Location: Lecture Theatre G34, Sir Alexander Fleming Building Register here: imperial.ac.uk/events/179107…
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Nigeria plans to increase the provision of school meals from 10 million to 20 million children by 2025 following work with Imperial’s Partnership for Child Development (PCD) @ImperialMed @Imperial_IGHI @ImperialSPH imperial.ac.uk/news/252393/n…

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Upcoming Event: Egypt's Hepatitis Triumph and Pakistan's path forward: Eliminating Hepatitis in the Developing World Details below ⬇️ Register here: foundationforhealthcare.enth…
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Sustainability Fortnight is coming! ♻️ #SustICL24 From 19 Feb-1 Mar, #OurImperial community can join in exciting workshops and events 🤩 Highlights include climate cafes, clothes swap sessions, lab sustainability workshops and more! Find out more ➡️ ow.ly/1bbw50QyHoS
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Special thanks to the team from @imperialcollege, @SchmidtFutures, @ImperialX_AI, participants from @Uni_Rwanda, @AIMS_Rwanda, everyone who joined in virtually, and the organizing team from @AIMS_RIC. You all made the event a success. Thank you! #AIinScience #capacitybuilding
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AI Innovation to advance Science, Engineering and Mathematics Great collaborative workshop in #kigali by @imperialcollege & @AIMS_RIC as part of @SchmidtFutures programme @ImperialX_AI
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We've been awarded a grant by @GlobalSTEMB to enable locally-led #ClimateChange #Adaptation for #indigenous communities in #Tamale, #Ghana. With a super creative team: @cawuni1, @AOckelford, @invisibleflock, @WouterBuytaert, Prof. Sam Agyei-Mensah. Building on @Pathways2Equity
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