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Research & technical consultancy services

Driving innovation.

Domain knowledge experts are essential when projects require highly specialised knowledge and/or a deep understanding of specific issues or regions. Their involvement ensures that interventions are effective, informed by the latest research, culturally sensitive, and tailored to local contexts.

A reliance on project-based or short-term funding, a lack of access to a large talent pool and high staff turnover can make it difficult to employ domain knowledge experts on a long-term or permanent basis. Bringing in external expertise can help organisations stay agile and responsive to emerging challenges by offering a blend of specialised knowledge and creative thinking from outside their immediate environment, ultimately driving innovation and accelerating problem-solving.

We offer

V.I.A.L. RC allows you to access specialised expertise in a cost-effective and flexible way. We bring academic rigour, project experience in over 10 countries, and extensive subject matter knowledge to help you design, implement and disseminate results from research projects based on sound data collection, analysis and interpretation. We also provide technical advisory services either as part of larger programmes or smaller assignments.

Our wide thematic knowledge and interests include: Agriculture, livestock, food systems | Agro-crime, biosecurity, and emergency preparedness | Animal health, epidemiology, zoonoses | Gender sensitive and inter-sectoral interventions | Health surveillance, early-warning systems | One Health in the context of forced migration and conflicts | Statistical modelling and data science | Wildlife disease, management, conservation

Our credentials

Whether you are a government or international agency, work in industry, are based at a university or development organisation in the UK or half-way across the globe, we will sit down with you to listen to your story and co-design solutions to your toughest challenges .

Our offer and the value of your investment will be tailored to your needs.