Latest news
- Read our new report Knowledge Exchange during the COVID 19 Pademic: case studies from low and middle income countries research projects
- Read new research report The Urban Century produced by the Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities
- Watch new documentary Whose Crisis? showing the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on communities in Africa
- Read our new policy brief Enhancing Community Resilience to Floods and Adapting to Extreme Weather Events though Data Driven Citizen Science
About us
The Low and Middle Income Countries Research Network (LMIC) brings together evidence from research projects in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow, to inform development policies, debates and practices.
LMIC aims to promote dialogue and partnerships between researchers, governments, multilateral institutions, and communities to address global challenges.
We believe that research generates positive impacts when a wide range of stakeholders are involved in knowledge production and dissemination, from local organisations to international actors.
Please direct any enquiries about LMIC initiatives including the LMIC Publications Series to:
Ms Ana Miranda Knowledge Exchange Associate for the LMIC Network.
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LMIC Funding
The LMIC Network is funded by the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA), which is designed to strengthen the impact of social sciences research.
Find out more about the IAA at the College of Social Sciences
Academic Leads
If you would like to know more about LMIC's Academic Leads you can browse their profile pages on the University of Glasgow website by clicking their titles below, or email them by clicking their name:
Prof Sayantan Ghosal Adam Smith Chair in Political Economy
Prof Michael Osborne Chair of Adult & Lifelong Education (People, Place & Social Change)
Dr Yulia Nesterova Lecturer in International and Comparative Education (School of Education)
Prof Alastair Leyland Associate Director (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)
Dr Anna Chadwick Lecturer in Law (School of Law)
Dr Giedre Jokubauskaite Lecturer in International Law (School of Law)
Priority Challenges
Our work focuses on 5 Priority Challenges. To find out more about them, their geographic focus and the UN Sustainable Development Goals they are aligned with, click on the relevant tile below:
1. Promoting Equity and Gender Empowerment
Inequalities between different demographic groups are on the increase around the world and this must be addressed in order to realise global development ambitions.
2. Health Inequality
Despite progress in many areas such as reductions in maternal and child mortality rates, less than half of the world population have access to essential health services
3. COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated devastating effects on health systems globally and is threatening to reverse progress towards poverty reduction.
4. The Climate Crisis
The climate change will intensify risks and produce new threats, generating irreversible impacts across the globe.
5. Protracted Conflict and Fragile Contexts
Fragility and conflict pose significant challenges to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Our Strategy
Read the LMIC Research Network Strategy here: LMICStrategy