Research capacity building for development

Download or read book Research capacity building for development written by Irish-African Partnership for Research Capacity Building and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-09-24 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is a product of a new strategic partnership between universities and higher education institutes in Ireland and their counterparts in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda. Research capacity building is the planned improvement of the capacity and competency of the higher education sector to conduct research that contributes to the alleviation of poverty and to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. In addition to discursive chapters that provide background and context to the field, expert contributors offer their insights into best practice in six thematic areas: research management; research bid writing; research finance; human resources; postgraduate research; and ICT in research capacity building. Models for the conduct of practical workshops on those themes are included and additional electronic resources are provided by the accompanying CD.