More Women in Research Community

The More Women in Research community brings together women researchers from across the Danida network and beyond, creating a space to share experiences, strengthen professional connections, and advocate for gender equality in research and academia.

Born out of a Danida Fellowship Centre´s & MS TCDC´s Science Engagement seminar in 2024, where 50 female researchers across Africa gathered to discuss the underrepresentation of women in research, the network went on to launch a manifesto later that year to tackle the persistent gender imbalance in academia and research at all levels. Read more about the history and the outcomes of the More Women in Research seminar.

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More Women in Research: Learn and Lead together

The Mawazo Institute and Danida Fellowship Centre launched the More Women in Research: Learn and Lead together. It is a new initiative offering learning events, collaboration and mentorship for women researchers worldwide.

Launch of the community Learn and Lead together

Module 1: Get funded: Understanding Research Grants

Module 2: Owning Your Spotlight

Next session: 3 June (Owning your Spotlight: Live Tutorial session) Register

15 July (Owning your Spotlight: Closing Live Learning Exchange session) Register

The More Women in Research manifesto

The More Women in Research manifesto is a powerful call to action aimed at addressing the significant underrepresentation of women in academia and research at all levels, particularly in Africa...

The history of the Community

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Whether you are a female Danida fellow or a woman researcher elsewhere, you are warmly invited to join the conversation, help amplify the manifesto, and support the implementation of its recommendations in your own context – whether at university level or within other institutions, backed by a range of stakeholder groups.

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More than just numbers. Our results and stories from 2025

Organisation

10-06-26

More than just numbers. Our results and stories from 2025

Read the June newsletter and dive into our annual report 2025 and selected result stories

Organisation

06-06-26

Help us welcome three new colleagues

Mikael Meldstad has joined us as a financial controller. Mikael has previously worked as an international controller for Caritas Denmark and the NGO Global Aktion and has served as financial manager at the Alternative Information and Development Centre in Cape Town and the Red-Green Alliance in Denmark. Furthermore, he has 17 years of experience administering projects and PhD programmes at Roskilde University.

Building Stronger Universities

18-05-26

Burkina Faso’s healthcare heroes

In rural Burkina Faso, local doctors and nurses are working under severe shortages of essential medicines, equipment, and staff. A recent study by Burkinabe and Danish researchers highlights how frontline health workers are finding practical ways to keep services running, and how they often go beyond their formal duties to support their patients.

Engagement for impact – small shifts for bigger results

Building Stronger Universities

18-05-26

Engagement for impact – small shifts for bigger results

Academic journals and conferences may be the bedrock of research, but for Danida-funded research teams it is a question of how to get research results to the people who need the evidence most. My role is to help researchers bridge the gap to ensure that research does not just end with a publication, but that it is the start of relevant conversations.

Research

01-05-26

Module 1: Get Funded: Understanding Research Grants

Funding for Research — Live Storytelling Session Read more

Research

14-04-26

Why focusing on research engagement

Most researchers want their work to make a difference, but turning research into meaningful change is not always straightforward. At Danida Fellowship Centre, we offer training for Danida-funded researchers to strengthen their communication and engagement skills so they can share their insights and knowledge outside academia.

Strengthening the Danish-African university collaboration

Knowledge and Innovation Programme

13-04-26

Strengthening the Danish-African university collaboration

We are delighted to announce the second call under the Knowledge and Innovation Programme (KIP) – a large-scale university collaboration initiative that aims to strengthen partnerships between African universities and universities in the Kingdom of Denmark.

Advancing Sustainable Animal Production and Biodiversity

Knowledge and Innovation Programme

13-04-26

Advancing Sustainable Animal Production and Biodiversity

“I can’t wait to start working with our African and European colleagues and see the first student exchanges take place. When those students graduate, I’ll know we’ve made a real impact,” says Grum Gebreyesus, coordinator of the project Advancing Sustainable Animal Production and Biodiversity. By Vibeke Quaade

The Africa, Business and Society project

Knowledge and Innovation Programme

13-04-26

The Africa, Business and Society project

“The world of business is moving faster than what we teach in our lecture rooms. We need to rethink business education and present multidimensional perspectives in our teaching,” says Professor Lindsay Whitfield, project coordinator of the Africa, Business and Society project. By Vibeke Quaade

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