About
Research-Aid Networks is a nonprofit organization working to support community responses to crisis situations by improving the connections between researchers, aid organizations, and local communities. The organization was founded in 2019 by Dr. Jeremy Rossman, president of Research-Aid Networks and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Virology at the University of Kent, who brings expertise in emerging infectious diseases, epidemic response, and science communication. The organization promotes collaboration and communication between local communities and community-based organizations during health and humanitarian crises, helping ensure that scientific knowledge is accessible, relevant, and usable where it’s needed most.
Research-Aid Networks has Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC.)
Research-Aid Networks participates in the World Health Organization’s Civil Society Commission
We are a member of the H2H Network, which facilitates high-quality, collaborative and integrated services for humanitarian response.
We adhere to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations in Disaster Relief.
We are a signatory of the Climate and Environmental Charter for Humanitarian Organizations.
We work in alignment with the Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Humanitarian Standards.
We are a signatory of the Frontiers Open Science
Charter
We have been working with Research-Aid Networks since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have hugely benefited from this partnership through very much appreciated practical support and also collaboration on research projects and academic papers.
The resources they provide, in terms of the knowledge and experience of the core team and their extensive library of academic research, are invaluable.
The resources they provide, in terms of the knowledge and experience of the core team and their extensive library of academic research, are invaluable.
