The Swiss r4d and SOR4D programmes fund research aimed at solutions for sustainable development with focus on least developed, low and middle income countries.
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1 May 2024
We say goodbye to the @r4d_programme, a joint @snsf_ch and @SwissDevCoop programme that powered global #development solutions: 57 research partnerships, 644 workshops with local stakeholders, 474 scientific articles, 77 policy briefs and much more: k4d.ch/ahead-of-its-time-a-s… #SDGs
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(SO)r4d programme retweeted
25 Apr 2024
Wie können Ergebnisse aus der Wissenschaft eingesetzt werden, damit die DEZA ihre Ziele wirksamer erreicht?
DEZA Mitarbeiterin Odile Robert im Interview über das langjährige Forschungsprogramm Research on Global Issues for Development r4d @snf_ch 👇 #SDG
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(SO)r4d programme retweeted
18 Apr 2024
Ten years of research deliver sustainable solutions: The r4d programme run by the SDC and SNSF has supported 57 projects by researchers from Switzerland and countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
@SwissDevCoop #sustainability #SDG #Agenda2030
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18 Apr 2024
The r4d programme is ending: Ten years of research deliver sustainable solutions across the world
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#research4dev #SDGs
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(SO)r4d programme retweeted
19 Mar 2024
📢 The SOR4D programme is seeking a Communication and Knowledge Exchange Specialist for programme-specific activities. Applications can be submitted until 22 April
Full details: snf.ch/media/en/wWpBcHezVsbA…
#research4dev #communication
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(SO)r4d programme retweeted
3 Apr 2024
Visit the official closing of the @r4d_programme on 25 April in Bern and the panel discussion "Research for Development: Solutions for #Sustainability
@snsf_ch @CDEunibe @SwissDevCoop @ETH4D @swisspeace @SwissTPH @sabinbieri @eggersnsf @smita_prem
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(SO)r4d programme retweeted
19 Mar 2024
The SOR4D programme is seeking a communication and knowledge exchange specialist for programme-specific public relations work and the conceptualisation of the activities in knowledge exchange.
🗓️Applications can be submitted until 22 April 2024.
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21 Mar 2024
The r4d programme was "ahead of its time" as an innovative research programme promoting sustainable development across borders.
This is the result of the external evaluation of the r4d programme. Read the full report: r4d.ch/en/eRoH1WVwU4TDpSG4/n…
#research4dev #SDGs
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12 Mar 2024
Join us on 25 April from 17:00-18:30 in Bern for the panel discussion “Research for Development: Solutions for Sustainability” to discuss the importance of research for development in finding solutions for the #SDGs.
Register here: cinfo.as.me/schedule.php?app…
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26 Jan 2024
The r4d Food Systems Caravan toured as a 50 day road show through five countries in West Africa. The documentary film “The Green Vein", which emerged from this unique journey, is now released.
📽️ Watch it here: k4d.ch/the-green-vein-agroec… #SDGs
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(SO)r4d programme retweeted
24 Jan 2024
The SOR4D programme supports transdisciplinary research in collaboration with developing countries: eight new projects covering multiple disciplines were selected in the second call for proposals.
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#research #transdisciplinarity #sustainibility #SDGs
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24 Jan 2024
The second call of the joint @SwissDevCoop and @snsf_ch SOR4D programme is now completed: eight transdisciplinary research projects were selected for funding snf.ch/en/wuBfxQOTyeFpyWFv/n… #SDGs #research4dev
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22 Nov 2023
Some first impressions from the #SOR4D Sustainable Waste-based Insect Farming Technologies (SWIFT) project in #Uganda. The project currently builds up the Black Soldier Fly population and conducts initial trials with various types of waste.
sor4d.ch/en/IALbuXWtf6CZQ1HK… #SDGs
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(SO)r4d programme retweeted
21 Mar 2023
Women have little power when it comes to land in rural Kenya. Farmers on a dairy smallholding begin to see signs of change when a #r4d research project helps the community see the value of women’s farmwork.
Watch the movie here: k4d.ch/no-turning-back-a-dai… #SDGs #research4development
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(SO)r4d programme retweeted
23 Mar 2023
In West Africa, yam is a staple. But it saps the earth of nutrients, leaving the land too depleted to secure the region’s food supply. Scientists from @r4d_programme are leading on research to keep soils fertile and grow yam sustainably. #research4dev #SDG
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(SO)r4d programme retweeted
24 Mar 2023
When researchers get immersed in communities, from Brazil to Nepal and the African continent, their work helps make women’s work visible.
🎥Check out the film "Women Empowered - Vital Work Made Visible"🎥
k4d.ch/women-empowered-vital… #research4dev #SDG5
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(SO)r4d programme retweeted
24 Apr 2023
Register now to join our discussion on May 5 about #Decolonizing Swiss Research Partnerships 👉kfpe.scnat.ch/en/annual_conf… with @SwissIonChannel @ThomasBreu @sacredeenat @lara_lundsgaard @GarryAslanyan @CDEunibe @snf_ch @SwissTPH @CH_universities @r4d_programme @RavakaAndriami
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(SO)r4d programme retweeted
26 Apr 2023
Please register before 28 APRIL to participate at the conference - #Decolonizing Swiss Research Collaborations - on 5 MAY. @CH_universities @r4d_programme @snsf_ch @scnatCH @academies_ch @CDEunibe @Guenther_ETH @lgoetschel @lorenzocantoni @ThomasBreu
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