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Global Research and Technology Development delivers outcome-focused research and innovation that harnesses UK scientific strengths and equitable international science partnerships to reduce poverty and solve complex global challenges, achieving impact at scale.

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In partnership with the Government of Ethiopia, the DFID-funded Finote Hiwot programme is helping at least 37,500 adolescent girls, and indirectly many more, to avoid child marriage in Ethiopia; ©Jessica Lea/Department for International Development
In partnership with the Government of Ethiopia, the DFID-funded Finote Hiwot programme is helping at least 37,500 adolescent girls, and indirectly many more, to avoid child marriage in Ethiopia; ©Jessica Lea/Department for International Development

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September 2, 2024

Announcing the new Research Commissioning Centre

When we launched the new commissioning centre, our partners issued announcements from our partners at the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) and University of Birmingham.

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In 2023, FCDO set up a new mechanism to commission and manage research on global challenges. Led by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), the University of Birmingham and an unmatched consortium of UK and global research partners, the RCC aims to commission different types of high-quality research in FCDO’s key priority areas.

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