Global Research and Technology Development
Your gateway to the UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) funded research and development.
Introducing Global Research and Technology Development
We fund and deliver research and innovation to tackle shared global challenges, working in strategic partnership with governments, multilateral institutions, and research organisations to generate evidence, technologies, and insights that improve policy and practice to achieve impact at scale.
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Browse research outputs, evidence, and insights from across the GRTD portfolio, supporting policymakers, practitioners, and partners to understand what works and apply it in real-world contexts.
Funding
Find open and upcoming funding opportunities across the GRTD portfolio, with a growing range of calls from FCDO and delivery partners, including opportunities delivered through downstream and partner-led funding.
GRTD NEWS
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Rare earth extraction in Myanmar-China borderlands is reshaping conflict and development
A new SOC ACE paper by Dr Patrick Meehan, Dan Seng Lawn, Dr Xu Peng and Professor Jonathan Goodhand traces how heavy rare earths from Kachin State in Myanmar feed China-centred and global supply chains…
How do we know if research is used in policy? Practical lessons for monitoring and learning
Tracking research’s real-world influence is difficult, and resources are tight. This blog shares emerging lessons from a workshop convened by the GRTD Research Commissioning Centre (RCC) for funders and practitioners.
Can AI help crack your global health research question? Apply for a guided AI co-scientist sprint
Research teams tackling global health challenges can now test artificial intelligence (AI) co-scientist tools on their own research questions, through guided sprints funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and delivered by…
Banner image: Young Africans supported with job placements in clean energy access businesses via the FCDO Transforming Energy Access (TEA)-supported Energy Access Talent Initiative (EATI); © Shortlist