The Medical Research Foundation Impact of Climate Change on Health. Deadline 25 September
Climate change is a severe and continually growing threat to human health globally. It's estimated that climate change will cause 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050 (World Health Organization). This is an area that urgently needs research investment, which is why we are committing £1.7 million towards new research aimed at tackling the impact of climate change on health in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Medical Research Foundation are inviting applications for collaborative research grants, from mid-career researchers working on the impact of climate change on health.
This scheme is open to pairs of mid-career researchers, in countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the UK, who are making the transition to research independence and seeking to progress in their field. Projects should aim to develop a new collaboration or solidify an existing partnership between two researchers, expanding their research networks and building their research profiles to develop emerging research leaders in both countries.
Research supported through these grants should aim to increase understanding of the mechanisms underpinning, and processes involved, in the impact of climate change on infectious diseases and other non-infectious health outcomes that disproportionately affect sub-Saharan Africa.