Strengthening research management and support services in sub-Saharan African universities and research institutions.
Strengthening research management and support services in sub-Saharan African universities and research institutions.
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DOI：
10.12688/aasopenres.13100.2
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发表时间：
2020
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通讯作者：
Bates I
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作者：
Pulford J;Crossman S;Begg S;Amegee Quach J;Abomo P;El Hajj T;Bates I
背景资料：国际发展伙伴和研究理事会越来越多地资助撒哈拉以南非洲的研究管理和支助能力加强举措，作为加强国家和区域研究系统的更广泛投资的一部分，但是，目前为研究管理和支助能力加强举措提供信息的证据基础有限。本研究报告综合了2014年至2018年期间在15个撒哈拉以南非洲国家的25所大学/研究机构完成的28项RMS能力评估。 研究方法：所有28项能力评估都是按照标准化方法完成的，其中包括与各机构的研究和研究支持人员进行的半结构化访谈，以及文件审查和现场设施观察。数据是从28份报告中提取的，这些报告根据框架综合方法详细说明了每项评估的结果。 结果如下：在28份RMS能力评估报告中，总共出现了13个不同的能力差距类别，几乎所有接受评估的机构都在这13个类别中的每一个类别内和之间面临RMS能力的多重差距。这13个类别并非相互独立，往往是密切相关的。在多个类别中也有明显的共同点，其中两个最明显的是严重的财政限制和机构运作环境中往往复杂的官僚主义。 结论：综合研究结果显示，在整个SSA的大学和研究机构的多个，共同共享RMS能力的差距。任何单一的干预类型或重点都不足以加强所有13个领域的能力;相反，促进这些撒南非洲大学和研究机构内的资源管理系统能力的重大转变所需要的是各种干预措施的组合，包括不同程度的成本和复杂性，由内部和外部行为者以不同方式领导（或支持）。
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 document reviews and observation of onsite facilities. Data were extracted from the 28 reports detailing the findings of each assessment according to a framework synthesis approach. Results: In total, 13 distinct capacity gap categories emerged from across the 28 RMS capacity assessment reports. Almost all the institutions assessed faced multiple gaps in RMS capacity within and across each of these 13 categories. The 13 categories were not independent of each other and were often closely inter-connected. Commonalities were also evident across multiple categories, the two most obvious of which were severe fiscal constraints and the often-complex bureaucracy of the institutional operating environment. Conclusions: The synthesis findings reveal multiple, commonly shared RMS capacity gaps in universities and research institutions across SSA. No single intervention type, or focus, would be sufficient to strengthen capacity across all 13 areas; rather, what is needed to facilitate a significant shift in RMS capacity within such SSA universities and research institutions is a combination of interventions, consisting of differing levels of cost and complexity, variously led (or supported) by both internal and external actors.