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Contribution short abstract

A review of global funding programmes for SDG-focused research partnerships, highlighting equity, capacity building, and sustainability in North–South collaborations. Offers best practices, challenges, and recommendations to design schemes addressing power dynamics and agency.

Contribution long abstract

Contribution

• Evidence from a review of international funding programmes supporting research partnerships which tackle challenges relating to the SDGs.

• Lessons on fostering equity, capacity building, and sustainability in North–South collaborations, best practices and challenges.

• Recommendations for designing funding schemes that address power dynamics and agency.

Why?

Research Ireland is Ireland’s national research agency dedicated to supporting research excellence and innovation. My fellowship project at Research Ireland examines how research performing organisations in Ireland and partners in the Global South engage in collaborative research partnerships under SDG-focused programmes. By sharing findings on best practices, opportunities and challenges in equitable research collaborations, I will contribute to the roundtable’s discussion on reimagining development and shaping inclusive futures for funding organisations.