UKCDR's report, ‘Research Capacity Strengthening: lessons from UK-funded initiatives in low- and middle-income countries’, collates learnings from across initiatives and disciplines and builds upon learning from UKCDR’s 2021 briefing paper mapping UK funders’ RCS investments in LMICs (2016-2021).
This learning report is part of a UKCDR-led cross-funder review of UK-funded research capacity strengthening (RCS) programmes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). This report builds upon our 2021 briefing paper by collating learning from UK-funded RCS initiatives in LMICs, across disciplines, and providing recommendations for designing, implementing, and evaluating future funds and programmes.
4. New variants To date, the world has seen nearly 500 million known cases of COVID-19 and the pandemic has claimed over six million lives [1]. All viruses, including...
A blog by our research capacity strengthening lead Yaso Kunaratnam on six ways in which research capacity strengthening investments can have impact in low- and middle-income countries.
A new briefing paper from the UK Collaborative on Development Research (UKCDR) shows how the UK can play a key partnership role in strengthening research systems in low- and middle-income countries to tackle global issues.
This briefing paper summarises UK-funded contributions to the research capacity strengthening landscape in low- and middle-income countries between 2016 and 2021, along with initial policy recommendations to UK funders.
This collection of case studies highlights UK funded research capacity strengthening (RCS) programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) that have had significant impact and demonstrate the value of coherence between UK funders.
In the final installment of UKCDR's Black History Month series, Dr Bintu Mansaray, a mid-career social science researcher from Sierra Leonne, shares five changes she would like to see happen in the next decade in international development research.
In the latest installment for Black History Month, Dr. Sam Kinyanjui, KWTRP, reflects on attracting African graduates to research through internships.
All those involved in the research process should take steps to ensure they address, anticipate and mitigate risk of harm, by working with LMIC researchers and communities to...