Strengthening research management and support services in sub-Saharan African universities and research institutions.

ABSTRACT: Background: International development partners and research councils are increasingly funding research management and support (RMS) capacity strengthening initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as part of a broader investment in strengthening national and regional research systems.  However, the evidence-base to inform RMS capacity strengthening initiatives is limited at present. This research note presents a synthesis of 28 RMS capacity assessments completed in 25 universities/research institutions from across 15 SSA countries between 2014 and 2018.  Methods: All 28 capacity assessments were completed following a standardised methodology consisting of semi-structured interviews conducted with research and research support staff at the respective institution as well as docum

SUBMITTER: Pulford J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7780342 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature