Our approach
A renewed strategic outlook and approach to global health
AIGHD aims to operate as a community or network organisation, directly employing a small group of scientists working on specific projects and who are linked to a wider group of faculty-based academics.
The institute operates beyond a typical scientific network organisation by providing a combination of services to its fellows to:
- generate ideas,
- attract funding and manage large projects (particularly internationally funded ones),
- create new relationships with global partners,
- design and implement cross-disciplinary research and education,
- attract international students, and
- engage with global health policy institutions.
We provide support for researchers across a variety of fields and needs which enable excellent research in global health.
AIGHD provides a set of research, policy support services, and teaching opportunities that enable excellent researchers and educators based at Amsterdam's universities and our partners to participate in and enhance their careers in global health. Our operating approach is rooted in enabling researchers, educators, and fellows to maximise their personal potential by:
Placement in a community that strives to increase the impact of health research.
Providing the means for high-quality research project delivery in both the Netherlands and abroad.
Access to additional sources of international and domestic funding.
Active mentoring and skills enhancement to support career progression.
Expanding horizons, ideas, and methods through networking and linkage with diverse scientific disciplines, international partners, and funders.