Informational Database for Sustainable and Energy Efficient materials in sub-Saharan Africa Feb 1, 2018 - Jan 31, 2019
The population in Africa is growing rapidly, and thus the urbanization is accelerated. The need for detailed information on the performance of materials is a crucial part of the decision-making process for contemporary building design. However, such... Read More about Informational Database for Sustainable and Energy Efficient materials in sub-Saharan Africa.

Circular design of emergency sheltering for Africa: a holistic approach Jul 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2019
Africa is the continent with the highest number of displaced people due to wars, humanitarian crises, resource scarcity, and extreme climate events. Emergency sheltering always sets out with the best intention of being a temporary solution but, in mo... Read More about Circular design of emergency sheltering for Africa: a holistic approach.

Research informed teaching of sustainable development in South Africa: The case of 'Local' Building Materials and their Environmental impacts Apr 1, 2019 - Jun 14, 2023
The study examines the properties and benefits of selected local materials (such as clay and recycled elements) and whether their use as construction materials enhances environmental protection. The rationale for this examination stems from the views... Read More about Research informed teaching of sustainable development in South Africa: The case of 'Local' Building Materials and their Environmental impacts.

RSE COP26 International Climate Change Network Grants Jun 1, 2021 - Nov 30, 2021
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), with the support of the Scottish Funding Council, is pleased to invite applications for the RSE COP26 International Climate Change Network Grants.

The RSE COP26 International Climate Change Network... Read More about RSE COP26 International Climate Change Network Grants.

RESIST - Fostering Queer-Feminist Intersectional Resistances against Transnational Anti-Gender Politics Oct 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2026
Anti-gender politics pose a grave threat to modern democratic formations because they challenge people's everyday survival, bodily integrity, and self-determination. Anti-gender spans the political spectrum and manifests not only in illiberal and aut... Read More about RESIST - Fostering Queer-Feminist Intersectional Resistances against Transnational Anti-Gender Politics.

Sentinel: Security alert level automation Nov 1, 2021 - Jan 31, 2022
Prototype a SaaS platform for automation of risk assessment, management and associated security alerts as a service in high risk areas of the world. The core will be implementation of a prototype machine learning platform, together with development... Read More about Sentinel: Security alert level automation.

Exploring the resilience of Palestinian SMEs: a collaboration with Oxfam Palestine Oct 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2026
The collaboration will proceed in two stages.

1. Developing methods for measuring the resilience of women-led SMEs in Palestine, testing hypothesised sliding scale: discontinuous/failed; survived; resilient; & sustainable. This will i... Read More about Exploring the resilience of Palestinian SMEs: a collaboration with Oxfam Palestine.