Projects

Business & Strategy Development

Funding strategy, programme and call design, strategic planning

Equitable Partnerships conference Feb 2025

Advancing Equitable Partnerships in International Research Collaboration

Project Date: 2024/25
Commissioned by the British Academy, 4Sciences led an 18-month initiative to strengthen understanding of barriers and enablers fostering equitable partnerships in international research. The project responded to the Academy’s commitment to promoting fairness and mutual benefit...
Budapest University by the river

Designing Alternative Research Funding Models: Support to the British Academy’s Pioneer Programme

Project Date: 2022/23
In 2022, 4Sciences was commissioned by the British Academy to support the development of a UK-based alternative to the EU’s Horizon Europe programme – later named Pioneer. The project focused on designing funding schemes that enable...
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Strengthening Funding Strategies for Higher Education Cooperation in Sustainable Development

Clients: VLIR-UOS
Project Date: 2022
4Sciences collaborated as part of an international team commissioned by VLIR-UOS, the development cooperation arm of the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR), which facilitates partnerships between Flemish universities and institutions in the Global South. The project aimed...