Apply to the Life Chances Fund

An £80 million fund to provide payment-by-results contracts for locally developed projects by socially minded investors Life Chances Fund The Life Chances Fund (LCF) is an £80 million top-up fund, whose objective is to help those people in society who face the most significant barriers to leading happy and productive lives. This forms part of […]

Battle for Aleppo and Five-year-old Omran Daqneesh

Battle for Aleppo: Photo of shocked and bloodied Syrian five-year-old sparks outrage A photograph of a dazed and bloodied Syrian boy rescued from a destroyed building in Aleppo after an air strike has caused outrage around the world. Images of the boy sitting in an ambulance were released by activists and have since been shared […]

Fellowship, Award and Grant for Student and Journalists

Science Journalism Student Award Description The Science Journalism Student Award enables students pursuing a science or medical journalism degree to attend the SfN annual meeting. Two awards are granted each year. Recipients are assigned a mentor who is an experienced professional journalist covering the annual meeting. SfN makes every effort to pair awardees with a […]

2016 Human Rights Prize of the French Republic

Applications are now open for the 2016 “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” Human Rights Prize of the French Republic, awarded by the Prime Minister of the French Government. This Prize, which was set up in 1988, is awarded in recognition and support for the completion of individual or collective projects carried out in the field, in France […]

Bangladesh Priorities From Research to Smart Policy Investment Advocacy

DHAKA, 20 August (News Network) – Bangladesh Priorities promises to have an impact for years to come. Copenhagen Consensus has signed a 3-year MoU with Access to Information (a2i) of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The purpose of the MoU is to advocate for policies in order to give tailwind to smart interventions with high […]

Opportunities for journalists: Fellowship, Training, Photo Contest and Award

Reporters Without Borders Call for Application Reporters Without Borders Germany (RSF) is seeking applications from journalists and bloggers around the world for a two month residency for one journalist in Berlin in the second half of 2016. RSF and the Tactical Technology Collective want to promote knowledge about digital security for journalists and bloggers. Therefore, […]

Award and Fellowship for Journalists

Science Journalism Student Award The Science Journalism Student Award enables students pursuing a science or medical journalism degree to attend the SfN annual meeting. Two awards are granted each year. Recipi  ents get complimentary meeting registration, four nights’ lodging, and $750 to help defray the expenses of attending the meeting. Additionally, recipients are assigned a […]

Great soul : Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain

The 12-hour tense siege at the Holey Artisan Bakery, the brutal killings, the blood and the faces of the young militants all left millions in a state of shock as it was beyond their imagination that such brutality could be unleashed in Bangladesh. As they slowly overcome the shock, many also started to contemplate whether […]

Global Coalition Seeks Ban on Mercury Use

By  Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jul 12 2016 (IPS) – A coalition of over 25 international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has launched a global campaign to end a longstanding health and environmental hazard: the use of mercury in dentistry. Spearheading the campaign is the Washington-based World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry, which is seeking to phase out […]