SCIDR Home Page Welcome to the SCIDR Home Page The Sheffield Centre for International Drylands Research (SCIDR) conducts research into dryland environments and peoples, and is an independant research centre of the University of Sheffield. Collaborative research is conducted with institutions in Europe, Africa, North America, Asia and Australia. SCIDR also provides a luminescence dating facility.

Drylands Research writes and co-ordinates policy-related research on rural livelihoods and environmental management in semi-arid tropical countries.