Our remit is global and our interests correspondingly wide. The below are indicative rather than fully comprehensive questions of relevance for our work and are arranged into ten overlapping categories.
The dynamic nature of world events and diplomatic work around them mean that we often need research based insights to help anticipate, shape, manage and benefit from unfolding developments and possible futures. The synthesised expertise of researchers can help us make judgements in a policy environment where experimental trials and replicable results are often impossible or inappropriate.
Because time can be of the essence we value emerging results and insights shared via updates, short events, websites and similar, in advance of peer reviewed articles.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
FCO Areas of research interest coronavirus COVID 19 update May 2020 GOVUK
Epidemics threaten human and animal health. However, they can also have devastating consequences on the economy of nations. This occurs through a variety of mechanisms, including mandated or voluntary behaviour change th...
Funded by: MRC
The project specifically addresses the history of epidemics, pandemics, and their economic aftermath, providing insights for recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Many countries are now suffering after years of insufficient attention to warnings about the need for improved pandemic preparedness. The WHO has declared COVID-19 a pandemic, but its underlying factors, vulnerabilities ...
Funded by: GCRF
The project addresses the question fully and the authors have the necessary expertise.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges in a very short timeframe. It has required people and businesses to change behaviours and practices overnight. As a result of these drastic changes, it's brought...
Funded by: Innovate UK
The project focuses on curating cross-sector expertise for pandemic resilience, which partially addresses the question by proposing solutions for a new normal post-COVID-19.