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As part of the (GCRF), the Royal Society has launched a new challenge award to enable outstanding UK research leaders to develop international collaborations with the best Research Professors from around the world, to work on some of the global challenges and problems facing developing countries.
This five year award offers an exciting opportunity to foster and promote international collaboration between outstanding research groups in the UK and overseas, with a view to supporting work on global challenges and problems facing developing countries.
The objectives of these challenge awards are to:
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Support the best UK scientists working in fields relevant to the Global Challenges in establishing sustainable collaborations with internationally leading scientists based overseas
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Promote collaboration and sharing of knowledge through reciprocal visits between the 'Visiting Research Professors' and their research groups
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Support outstanding research through the collaboration with the aim of addressing global challenges (as outlined below) facing developing countries and will benefit people in these countries
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Facilitate the development of multidisciplinary collaborations and approaches that could help address the complex research questions posed by global challenges
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Attract outstanding international scientists and their teams to the UK's best universities and research institutions
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Strengthen UK science and open up new opportunities to exploit and translate research for economic benefit.
The UK applicants must hold a Research Professorship or equivalent position in a UK University or not-for-profit research institution. The overseas co-applicant must also hold a Research Professorship or equivalent position in a University or not-for-profit research institution. Both applicants must hold salaried positions for the duration of the award.