WOTRO Newsfl@sh - April 2011
This is the electronic newsletter of WOTRO Science for Global Development. It is published every six weeks and provides information about deadlines, awarded subsidies, research results and policy.
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WOTRO news
Suspension Integrated Programmes
Due to shifting policy priorities in The Netherlands, the WOTRO budget for research funding has only partly materialized. As a consequence, WOTRO has to substantially reduce its subsidy activities. And for that reason, WOTRO has unfortunately decided to discontinue the Integrated Programmes scheme for the time being. The current call for proposals and awarded programmes will be continued, but there will be no new call for proposals.
WOTRO works on new funding opportunities
The suspension of the Integrated Programmes subsidy scheme is unfortunate. However, the WOTRO board is dedicated to optimally realise the strategy under the current circumstances. WOTRO actively seeks for new funding opportunities for research on global issues. We are developing new programmes and we are working with new partners for research financing. Read more...
A future for the field of knowledge for development
In February, a group of prominent players in the field of knowledge for development met during a diner pensant. They exchanged ideas on how to promote research, knowledge production and knowledge sharing on international development issues. Read more...
Research must be communicated in a suitable form to bring about change in the lives of people. Also, it is important that researchers and funding agencies show what the results are of research which is funded with public money.
WOTRO will put extra efforts into showing the impact of research on development issues. But we need you to help us in this endeavour. Is your (former) research funded by WOTRO and does it have a clear development impact? Don’t wait! Tell us about your results and let’s discuss some interesting ways to communicate. Please contact Marije Severs via m.severs@nwo.nl or 0031(0) 70 349 43 53.
NWO news
New NWO programme - Urbanising Deltas of the World
In collaboration with STW, KvK-Knowledge for Climate and the Delta Alliance, NWO is currently developing a new programme: Urbanising Deltas of the World. On 12 May, the programme intentions will be explained within the framework of an information meeting on Connecting Sustainable Cities at NWO. On 19 May, the programme will be discussed at the Netherlands Water Partnership with the aim to seek alignment and enhance inter-linkage between research and knowledge institutes and the private sector. Read more...
Hans de Groene new Director General NWO
The Governing Board of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has appointed J.H. (Hans) de Groene as Director General of NWO with effect from 1 May 2011. He will succeed Dr Cees de Visser, who will retire in May. Read more...
Conference ‘Shifts in Governance’
On Thursday 31 March the Royal Theatre in The Hague attracted a crowd of scientists, civil servants employed by ministries, students and NWO employees. Contrary to what you may expect at a location like this, the audience did not come to enjoy a theatre performance. The luxury foyers of the Theatre staged the NWO conference ‘Shifts in Governance’. Read more...
NWO and WOTRO deadlines
Cooperation China: Call for Joint Research Projects
NWO has a cooperation agreement with the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) in Beijing. The current call for joint research projects focuses on 5 themes within the field of Plant Developmental Biology. Eligible research teams are composed of Dutch and Chinese researchers, with active involvement of a senior Principal Investigator on both the Chinese and the Dutch side. Deadline is 28 April 2011, 11:00 hrs CET. Read more...
Other deadlines
Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development
USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, the Government of Norway, and the World Bank have joined together to launch Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development. They seek groundbreaking prevention and treatment approaches for pregnant women and newborns in rural, low-resource settings around the time of delivery. Deadline for proposals is 29 April 2011. Read more...
Publications
Research on development issues: Mutual development
WOTRO board members Huub Savenije and Eric Smaling show in the NWO Hypothese why research in developing countries is so important and inspiring. What is the benefit for development countries and what is the benefit for The Netherlands? Read the article (Dutch only)
Prince Claus Chair annual report 2010
The objective of the Prince Claus Chair is to continue the work of Prince Claus (1926-2002) in development and equity by establishing a rotating Chair. Utrecht University and the Institute of Social Studies alternately appoint an outstanding young academic from a developing country to the Prince Claus Chair, for the advancement of research and teaching in the field of development coordination. WOTRO makes Postdoc positions available to support the chairholders in the development of their research. Go to the annual report.
Knowledge on the Move books available for free!
The book 'Knowledge on the Move' reflects the outcome of a vibrant conference organised by WOTRO, the ISS and Nuffic in 2008. Three crosscutting issues formed the basis for discussion: building equal research partnerships, shaping capacity development in the field of research, and embedding research in society to ensure application and valorisation of the research outcomes. Order the book for free by sending an email to m.severs@nwo.nl. Read more...
Highlights of research results
The accidental city: violence, economy and humanitarianism in Kakuma refugee camp
WOTRO researcher Bram Jansen defends his PhD on Friday 27 April. Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya is a large and multi-ethnic place for the reception of refugees and was founded in 1992. Based on 20 months of anthropological fieldwork this research studies how refugees and humanitarian agencies give shape to the camp and how people make sense of their lives in it. Read more...
Interesting links
Knowledge catalogue Sustainable Earth
The Knowledge Catalogue Sustainable Earth contains information about recently completed and ongoing NWO research in the field of sustainable earth. Read more...
Calendar
19-22 September – EADI-DSA 2011 Conference, York, UK
Rethinking Development in an Age of Scarcity and Uncertainty. New Values, Voices and Alliances in Increased Resilience. Read more…
13-14 October 2011 – Nalacs annual conference
Contested Mobility: People, Commodities and Policies across Latin America and the Caribbean. Nalacs invites scholars across disciplinary boundaries to submit papers before 31 May 2011. Read more…
22-23 October 2011 – 3rd CAER-IFPRI Annual International Conference
Conference Theme: Is China Entering a High Food Price Era? Conference papers should be submitted by 5 August 2011. Depending on the number and quality of papers submitted, the organizer may publish selected conference papers in the form of a special journal issue. Read more…
5 November 2011 – NVAS-Conferentie 2011: Africa's Cultural Heritage
For this "NVAS-studiedag" in the Afrikamuseum in Berg en Dal, NVAS invites all who do research on Africa (independent or affiliated, student or professor) to present their current Africa research in the form of a poster. Read more…
