Login [+] Improving health through research Home About Fellows Policy Careers Publications More You are here: Home About Our objectives Seizing international opportunities Seizing international opportunities The Academy strives to ensure that the UK takes a leadership role in tackling global challenges and in enabling excellent people to move and collaborate across national boundaries. In delivering these aims we draw on the expertise of our Fellows working in the UK and overseas and on our partnerships, particularly with our sister Academies, across the world. Influencing European policy Global health challenges International connections We work with policymakers to ensure that the UK’s position on EU policy issues, such as research, clinical trials and access to patient data for research, facilitates (and is informed by) medical research. We support the Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) to ensure that it becomes an influential source of expertise and advice for European policymakers working in health, research and research regulation. We have recently highlighted the importance of investing in medical research within the European growth strategy, Europe 2020; supported the need for funding for stem cell and reproductive research in the EU; and, through FEAM, urged the European Commisssion President to maintain the role of a European Chief Scientific Adviser. We focus on health challenges that transcend national borders, but that particularly affect low and middle-income countries, such as climate change and antimicrobial resistance. Through our policy work, prestigious International Health Lecture and collaborations we seek insights from comparisons of research infrastructure, healthcare systems and the use of technologies in resource poor and resource rich settings. To effectively address global problems and opportunities we are strengthening our relationship with the InterAcademy Medical Panel and with individual academies abroad such as the US Institute of Medicine. Working independently and in partnership, we seek to ensure that UK policy in areas such as immigration, overseas aid policy and funding facilitates mobility and collaboration among medical scientists. The symposium on global health partnerships and capacity building identified the attributes of international partnerships that promote equity and sustainability. It drew on expertise from 21 countries. We also offer a number of research opportunities that enable closer collaboration between UK researchers and those from overseas. Our Newton Advanced Fellowships and Newton International Fellowships offer opportunities to researchers from overseas. These schemes are kindly supported by the UK Government's Newton Fund, which is part of the UK's official development assistance. Funders in our partner countries offer similar opportunities to UK researchers. Our Daniel Turnberg Travel Fellowship Scheme builds ongoing scientific collaborations between the UK and the Middle East. Downloads Improving health through research: Academy strategy 2012-16 Download Most viewed Recently updated Ordinary Fellows Read more Publications Read more Other resources Read more View more Helix Group members Read more REF results announced Read more Professor Trisha Greenhalgh Read more View more Our objectives Influencing policy to improve health and wealth View now Our objectives Linking industry, academia and the NHS View now Contact us The Academy of Medical Sciences 41 Portland Place London W1B 1QH Tel: 020 3176 2150 E-mail: info@acmedsci.ac.uk Latest tweets from @acmedsci Keep in touch Select which update you would like to receive Academy newsletter Mentoring and Careers bulletin Publication and Press announcements 41 Portland Place newsletter Venue hire Room hire at the Academy's headquarters 41 Portland Place Quick links Home Press Office Policy Academy President Staff directory News Publications Careers Election to the Fellowship Governance About Fellows Mentoring Funding schemes History Events Job vacancies Academy of Medical Sciences' FORUM Fellows directory Follow us /acmedsci /acmedsci /acmedsci /acmedsci /company/acmedsci © The Academy of Medical Sciences 2013 | Cookie Policy | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Accessibility Site by alt