Our Projects

Global Challenges Centre For Doctoral Training

All the projects have partners in one of the 17 DAC nations, where the students will have a placement for part of their project.

Project Title	DAC Nations
Low-cost passive water treatment for impacted households across Afghanistan and Pakistan	Pakistan
Towards the end game: operational research on improving rural housing in sub-Saharan Africa as a strategy to support malaria elimination	The Gambia
The Role of the Arts in Climate Change Mitigation: Environmental Philosophies of Saharawi Refugee-Citizens	Algeria
Maya subsistence farmer decision-making under climatic uncertainty in Central America	Belize
The development of peptidomimetics (peptoids) as therapeutics for the treatment of Chagas disease and Leishmaniasis	Brazil
Repurposing old drugs to refresh the anti-leishmanial pipeline	Brazil
Poverty alleviation among ethnic minority groups in South West China through eco-agricultural and tourism development	China
The tragedy of common heritage; environmental conservations and the exploitation of the resources of the deep sea bed	Jamaica
Transport as gendered employment practice in sub-Saharan Africa	South Africa
Understanding the impact of climate and climate change on water and food security in Guyana	Guyana
A whole lifecycle approach to solar PV in India, managing the operation, end-of-life recycling	India
Development of copper-dependent antimicrobial resistance breakers	India
Mitigating flood risks to rice production in the Indian subcontinent	India
The development and characterisation of “green” ionic liquid solvents for algal biofuel extraction	India
Rainfall-runoff modelling for flood forecasting in Indonesia	Indonesia
Developing best practice to protect children from air pollution in Indonesia	Indonesia
Designing smart functionalised surfaces for water harvesting	Indonesia
Using machine learning and satellite radar to detect “silent” earthquakes in the Zagros Mountains, Iran	Iran
When the shaking stops: an evaluation of post-earthquake heritage rehabilitation in Hanuman Dhoka’s Durbar Square	Nepal
Exploring synergies and opportunities at the interface between culture, ritual & science for landslide risk reduction	Nepal
Designs for dwellings; strategies for managing human-animal contact in Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone
Law’s Dynamic Effects: The Case of South Africa	South Africa
The politics and ethics of water security in Cape Town	South Africa
Governing the energy-water nexus; sustainable resource governance for development in Turkey	Turkey
Art and creativity in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Empowerment Among Young People in Uganda	Uganda
Using Soil Improvement Technologies (SITs) to Enhance Drought and Nutrient Resilience in Zimbabwean Soils	Zimbabwe