Increasing equality in partnerships – views from the field, from policy makers and from funders

David Beran, University of Geneva, Switzerland Partnerships are the pillar of any effective project. Diversity of projects means a multiplicity of possible partnerships, between different institutions, different countries, different fields, different types of organisations (public and private, community based or state based), etc. All of these have their challenges, and need to be managed with […]

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Beyond good intentions – the Research Fairness Initiative (RFI)

Carel IJsselmuiden1, Jon-Andri Lys2, David Beran3 1COHRED, Switzerland; 2KFPE, Switzerland; 3University of Geneva, Switzerland   Why partnerships – in research Research is all about partnerships and is increasingly about large networks of collaboration to deal with increasingly complex global problems – in health, food security, climate change and more. Partnerships provide access to expertise, capital, […]

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Conflict transformation and peace-building research contributions to Sustainable Development Goal 16

Remko Berkhout1, Claudia Zingerli2 1transition compagnions, Austria; 2Swiss National Science Foundation   In the r4d Forum Social Conflicts of September 2016, the 3 three consortia of the Social Conflicts Module of the r4d programme explored opportunities for synthesis, synergy and mutual learning. Together with experts from the review panel, the consortia identified SDG goal 16 […]

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Extending social health protection systems in low and middle income countries”: the role of partnerships between NGOs and research institutions

Fabrizio Tediosi¹, Martin Leschhorn² Paola Salari¹, Ally-Kebby Abdallah²¹Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland; ²Network Medicus Mundi Switzerland, Switzerland Social health protection through Universal Health Coverage is the aspiration that all people will obtain the health services they need while not suffering financially as a result of seeking health care. For the poorest countries, the […]

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