Our partners
Funding organisations
Economic and Social Research Council
ESRC is the UK’s leading research and training agency addressing economic and social concerns.
Department for International Development
DfID leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty.
Institutions
University of Manchester
Part of the prestigious Russell Group of universities, The University of Manchester is the largest single-site university in the UK, with the biggest student community. The University is committed to world-class research, an outstanding learning and student experience, and social responsibility. In total, 25 Nobel Prize winners have worked or studied at the University.
University of Sheffield
A member of the Russell Group of leading UK research universities, the University of Sheffield is known for outstanding performance for excellent teaching and research. As part of a genuinely global community, it is consistently confirmed by independent assessment internationally.
University of Wageningen
Wageningen UR is a university and research centre in the Netherlands that focusses specifically on the theme ‘healthy food and living environment’. A staff of 6,500 and 10,000 students from over 100 countries work everywhere around the world in the domain of healthy food and living environment for governments and the business community-at-large.
L’Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
(IRD) is a French research centre based in Marseille. Interdisciplinary research focuses the relationship between man and his environment in Africa, the Mediterranean, Latin America, Asia and in the French Overseas territories, with the aim of contributing to the social, economic and cultural development of developing countries.
Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)
The Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology in Arusha (NM AIST-Arusha) is one in a network of Pan-African Institutes of Science and Technology located across the continent. These institutes, which are the proud brainchild of Nelson Mandela, envision to train and develop the next generation of African scientists and engineers with a view to impacting profoundly on the continent’s development through the application of science, engineering and technology.
Instituto Superior Politécnico de Manica (ISPM)
ISPM is a public institution of higher education established by the Mozambican government. ISPM’s mission is to promote economic and social development of local communities, the region and the country through technical and vocational education.