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The SDGs: Pathways to Achievement scheme is offering grants of up to 拢10,000 to MyAV范 staff (academic and professional services) and students to undertake activities that help to achieve the UN SDGs.

In addition to facilitating cross-disciplinary and cross-border research collaborations, for the first time, this year鈥檚 scheme is also actively seeking applications that address the SDGs though collaborations between 鈥榯ypes鈥� of activity at MyAV范.

鈥淲e believe there鈥檚 huge untapped potential of bringing together our staff and students from different areas of MyAV范 to address the SDGs,鈥� explained Simon Knowles, Head of Coordination (SDGs). 鈥淔or example, could our research community help MyAV范 operate more sustainably? Could our students and staff collaborate to develop new co-curricular activities?鈥�

This year, the scheme is also explicitly welcoming applications from Professional Services staff as well as academic staff, and students.

鈥淎chieving a more sustainable planet is important to our staff and student communities, so we wanted to give them all the opportunity to work together to address the SDGs,鈥� Simon added. 鈥淚n particular, many of our student community are already addressing the SDGs through their MyAV范 society, volunteering. We鈥檇 encourage them to apply to bring more of their ideas to fruition.鈥�

Activities funded by the last year include:

• a collaborative analysis by Professor Jane Holder (MyAV范 Laws) and John Dubber (Students' Union MyAV范) of MyAV范 students鈥� sustainability awareness and behaviours to help lay foundations for embedding student participation in the formation and implementation of sustainability policies;
• a 鈥淒ragon鈥檚 Den鈥�-style competition by MyAV范 Mechanical Engineering to promote healthcare innovation; and
• research by MyAV范 Geography and MyAV范 Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction to advance and sustain progress towards SDGs in African drylands.

The SDGs: Pathways to achievement is one of several funding schemes launched by The Office of the MyAV范 Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement)聽on 22 July 2022 to maximise MyAV范's positive research and innovation impact on the world through maximising income, optimising professional support for research, innovation and impact, creating cutting-edge institutional infrastructures and enabling a positive research and innovation culture.

The deadline for applications to the RIGE schemes is Monday 3 October, 9am.

Links

• All RIGE funding schemes
• MyAV范 SDGs Initiative聽