The SOR4D Research Conference 2026 was held in Bern, Switzerland, from 31 August to 1 September 2026 under the theme “Advancing Transdisciplinary Research for Global Development: Crisis, Collaboration, and Change.” The conference brought together researchers, policymakers, development practitioners and other partners to share research results, discuss practical solutions and build new connections.
How can universities help students become more independent learners? Fifteen teacher researchers from Kenya and Nigeria travelled to the Netherlands for the first joint international Learning Mindset workshop, where they exchanged ideas, developed teaching innovations and laid the foundations for a growing international network.
Tracing the Influence of International Energy Modelling Collaborations on Kenya’s Policy Landscape. 5 Views shares
What happens when communities stop asking what went wrong and begin asking what could happen next? In Mukuru, where flooding increasingly shapes how people move, stay, and rebuild their lives, researchers, residents, and government officials came together to imagine multiple possible futures rather than simply document past disasters.
Across sub-Saharan Africa, shifts in research practice are emerging that place greater emphasis on context. Women researchers are frequently at the forefront of these shifts, shaped in part by the conditions under which they work. They are less embedded in well-resourced, standardised research pipelines and more engaged in interface roles between research, practice, and communities. This positioning requires adapting approaches to resource-constrained, dynamic, and often informal systems.