University of Nairobi International Extramural Associates Research Development

简介(由申请者提供)：多年来，内罗毕大学(UON)在研发、培训、咨询服务以及参与国家政策和治理方面已成为新兴的世界级大学之一。其中大多数都取得了重大进展。然而，大学在研究和赠款管理方面存在重大差距，其中包括：接受过撰写赠款培训的教职员工很少，没有建立培训主要调查员了解UON赠款管理程序和准则的机制，没有有组织的赠款管理系统，研究机会的系统确定和传播非常有限，没有有组织的研究人员网络。这笔赠款将通过在财务部补助金部门内设立研究促进办公室(ORP)，直接解决这些主要缺口。该办公室的具体目标是：加强制定研究提案和编写赠款的能力；加强赠款管理和行政，并根据内罗毕大学2008-2013年战略计划，建立生物医学和行为研究管理人员以及来自当地高等院校和研究机构的研究人员网络。 公共卫生相关性：这项赠款申请将在很大程度上帮助当地研究人员和赠款管理人员获得必要的知识和技能，以便有效地申请和管理赠款。此外，他们将能够开展多学科研究活动，这些活动的结果将成为肯尼亚及其他地区卫生政策制定的一个组成部分。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Over the years University of Nairobi (UoN) has established itself as one of the emerging world class universities in the fields of research and development, training, consultancy services and participation in national policies and governance. Major advancements have been registered in most of these. However, University has major research and grants management gaps that include: Very few faculty and staff trained on grants writing, No established mechanisms for training of principal investigators on UoN grants management procedures and guidelines, no organized grants management system, very limited systematic identification and dissemination of research opportunities, and No organized networks of researchers. This grant will directly address these major gaps by establishing the Office of Research Promotion (ORP) within the Grants section of the Finance Department. The specific objectives of the office are: Strengthen the capacity for research proposals development and grants writing; strengthen grants management and administration, and establish a network of biomedical and behavioral research administrators and researchers from local institutions of higher learning and research in line with the University of Nairobi Strategic plan of 2008-2013. Public Health Relevance: This grant application will go a long way into helping local researchers and grants administrators to gain the required knowledge and skills to apply for and manage grants efficiently. Furthermore, they will be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research activities the outcomes of which will form an integral part in health policy formulations in Kenya and beyond.