Developing Comprehensive Research Support Services of College of Health Sciences

项目摘要 研究是学术界和学术界不可或缺的一部分，为大学的 津巴布韦健康科学学院（UZCHS）。因此，加强研究是一项 学院完全致力于履行的机构义务。关键是发展 高技能和积极性的研究人员得到有效的研究支持 基地缺乏机构研究支助结构被认为是一个主要问题， 学院可持续研究能力发展的障碍。这 随着研究的国际化，竞争越来越激烈， 有限的研究经费有效地争取资金，并确保 质量研究，UZCHS需要发展其研究管理， 为研究人员和学生提供良好的基金管理和支持， 确保研究能力的再生。 拟议的机构研究管理能力建设计划 优先重视发展研究管理能力，作为 更广泛的研究技能建设和对研究企业的支持。这将是 主要通过加强研究支助中心实现 通过培训校外助理和其他RSC和部门的支持 研究和补助金管理工作人员。该计划还包括培训和 支持研究人员和学生提高认识和欣赏 研究，激发学生和初级教师的研究兴趣，并开发必要的 申请资助和进行研究的技巧。RSC将协调各种 活动范围从赠款管理到临床试验支持， 培训课程、数据管理和研究信息服务。UZCHS已 致力于确保拟议项目与其他研究的协同作用， 学院的能力建设。 IRAC的主要目标是： 通过远程和住院医师培训加强研究管理， NIH和其他资助和研究机构。 通过对区域服务中心和其他工作人员进行有针对性的培训，加强赠款管理 在大学里。 加强RSC的研究信息系统，以确保有效的 确定供资和培训机会，及时提供， 获取相关研究信息 提高研究知识和技能，特别是年轻科学家的知识和技能 通过适当的短期研究培训课程（赠款撰写、研究 方法、数据管理等），从而提高开发良好 高质量的建议，并采用良好的研究实践， 项目 加强研究治理框架，以形成一种文化 研究 提供数据管理和临床试验支持服务 联系其他组织建立英才网络 在研究管理中。 这些目标将通过各种相互关联和协同增效的 涉及培训、技术支持和提供必要的 设备. IRAC为期五年，估计费用约为 二十三万五千美元 页1的1

Project Summary Research is an indispensible part of academia and scholarship for the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences (UZCHS). Strengthening research is therefore an institutional obligation to which the college is fully committed. Critical is development of highly skilled and motivated researchers backstopped by an effective research support base. Lack of an institutional research support structure has been recognized as a major barrier towards sustainable research capacity development in the college. This has become more evident as internationalization of research has increased competition for the limited pool of research funding. To effectively compete for funding and ensure quality research, the UZCHS needs to develop its research administration that will provide the base good grant management and support to researchers and students, ensuring the regeneration of research capacity. The proposed Institutional Research Administration Capacity Building (IRAC) Plan places priority on developing research administration capacity as a pre-requisite for broader research skills building and support for the research enterprise. This will be achieved primarily through the strengthening of a Research Support Centre (RSC) through training of the Extramural Associate and other RSC and departmental support staff in research and grants administration. The plan also includes the training and support for researchers and students to enhance awareness and appreciation of research, generate research interest in students and junior faculty, and develop requisite skills for grant application and conduct of research. The RSC will coordinate the various activities that will range from grant administration through clinical trials support, research training courses, data management and research information services. The UZCHS has committed to ensuring synergies of the proposed project with other research and capacity building initiatives in the college. The main objectives of the IRAC are to: ¿ Strengthen research administration through distance and residency training at NIH and other funding and research institutions. ¿ Strengthen grants administration through targeted training of RSC and other staff in the college. ¿ Strengthening the research information system at RSC to ensure effective identification of funding and training opportunities, timely provision and easy access to relevant research information ¿ Enhancing the research knowledge and skills, especially of junior scientists through appropriate short research training course (grant writing, research methods, data management etc) thereby enhancing ability to develop good quality proposals and employ good research practices in implementing their projects. ¿ Strengthening the research governance framework in order to engender a culture of research ¿ Providing data management and clinical trial support services ¿ Reaching out to other organizations for establishment of networks of excellence in research administration. These objectives will be achieved through a variety of interlinked and synergistic activities that involve training, technical support and provision of the necessary equipment. The IRAC is for a period of five years and is estimated to cost about $235,000.00. Page 1 of 1