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Caption: Newton Fund Southeast Asia

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Caption: The Newton Fund aims to:

• Build research and innovation partnerships with 16 active partner countries to support their economic development and social welfare
• Develop their research and innovation capacity for long-term sustainable and equitable growth

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Caption: By fostering world-class collaborations between academics and innovators in the UK and partner countries we aim to contribute towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

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Caption: Malaysia

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Caption: The UK has committed to spending up to £35 million between 2015 and 2021 in support of the Newton-Ungku Omar Fund, matched by Malaysian partners.

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Caption: Sustainable energy from effluent waste processing – developing a fuel cell prototype powered by tropical algae in wastewater as a source of sustainable bioelectricity for rural communities.

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Caption: Indonesia

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Caption: The UK has committed to spending up to £18 million between 2015 and 2021 in support of the UK-Indonesia Science and Technology Fund, matched by Indonesian partners.

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Caption: A new, quick and inexpensive test to identify and sequence the genomes of dengue and chikungunya virus – the MinION testing procedure is inexpensive and accessible to those working in low-to-middle income countries and suitable for use in rapid, on-site testing in the event of a major outbreak.

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Caption: A new, quick and inexpensive test to identify and sequence the genomes of dengue and chikungunya virus – the MinION testing procedure is inexpensive and accessible to those working in low-to-middle income countries and suitable for use in rapid, on-site testing in the event of a major outbreak.

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Caption: Converting biomass waste to fuel – Indonesian scientists are working at research centres at the UK’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to further develop their technology to convert biomass waste to fuel. Supporting the Indonesian government’s pledge to have all diesel sales include 20% biofuel.

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Caption: Converting biomass waste to fuel – Indonesian scientists are working at research centres at the UK’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to further develop their technology to convert biomass waste to fuel. Supporting the Indonesian government’s pledge to have all diesel sales include 20% biofuel.

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Caption: Philippines

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Caption: The UK has committed to spending up to £19 million between 2015 and 2021 in support of the Newton Agham (Science) Programme, matched by Philippine partners.

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Caption: The UK has committed to spending up to £19 million between 2015 and 2021 in support of the Newton Agham (Science) Programme, matched by Philippine partners.

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Caption: The UK has committed to spending up to £19 million between 2015 and 2021 in support of the Newton Agham (Science) Programme, matched by Philippine partners.

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Caption: The UK has committed to spending up to £19 million between 2015 and 2021 in support of the Newton Agham (Science) Programme, matched by Philippine partners.

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Caption: Developing rice that is resilient to climate change – Identifying and developing strains of rice that are more tolerant to drought, improving yields during dry years – increasing food security and helping raise farmers out of poverty.

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Caption: Developing rice that is resilient to climate change – Identifying and developing strains of rice that are more tolerant to drought, improving yields during dry years – increasing food security and helping raise farmers out of poverty.

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Caption: Developing rice that is resilient to climate change – Identifying and developing strains of rice that are more tolerant to drought, improving yields during dry years – increasing food security and helping raise farmers out of poverty.

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Caption: Eliminating malaria through innovative surveillance methods – linking clinical data with laboratory surveillance data to produce a more detailed, geospatial picture of malaria infections, allowing for informed and targeted interventions.

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Caption: Eliminating malaria through innovative surveillance methods – linking clinical data with laboratory surveillance data to produce a more detailed, geospatial picture of malaria infections, allowing for informed and targeted interventions.

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Caption: Eliminating malaria through innovative surveillance methods – linking clinical data with laboratory surveillance data to produce a more detailed, geospatial picture of malaria infections, allowing for informed and targeted interventions.

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Caption: Vietnam

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Caption: The UK has committed to spending up to £19 million between 2015 and 2021 in support of Newton Fund Vietnam, matched by Vietnamese partners.

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Caption: The UK has committed to spending up to £19 million between 2015 and 2021 in support of Newton Fund Vietnam, matched by Vietnamese partners.

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Caption: The UK has committed to spending up to £19 million between 2015 and 2021 in support of Newton Fund Vietnam, matched by Vietnamese partners.

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Caption: Communicating in a disaster – helping Vietnam respond to natural disasters by developing a wireless communication and early warning system that can function through impacts of natural disasters, such as loss of power or telecommunication networks.

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Caption: Thailand

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Caption: The UK has committed to spending up to £23 million between 2015 and 2021 in support of Newton Fund Thailand, matched by Thai partners.

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Caption: International Network for Shrimp Health – developed innovative diagnostics and monitoring tools for shrimp health, helping to improve shrimp yields, increase food security and reduce farmer poverty levels. Shrimp farming underpins millions of jobs and supports rural communities across Asia.

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Caption: International Network for Shrimp Health – developed innovative diagnostics and monitoring tools for shrimp health, helping to improve shrimp yields, increase food security and reduce farmer poverty levels. Shrimp farming underpins millions of jobs and supports rural communities across Asia.

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Caption: Improving diagnosis of rare genetic diseases in children – Chulalongkorn University and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Public Health jointly developed a genomics platform. It has already helped over 100 previously undiagnosed children through sequencing, analysis and diagnosis.

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Caption: For more information please email: [email protected]

Visit our website: https://www.newton-gcrf.org/

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