Capacity Building of Research Administration at University of Malawi

描述(由申请人提供)：医学院(COM)认为研究是其医学教育计划的重要组成部分。因此，加强研究是一项制度义务，以确保向教职员工提供足够的政策、基础设施以及人力和财政资源，以便他们进行研究。至关重要的是，所进行的研究必须是本土产生的，以确保与该国的健康问题相关。然而，获得国际资金是一个竞争激烈的过程，因此需要发展当地的研究能力，使马拉维科学家能够制定国际标准的建议来吸引资金，并能够进行高质量和世界级的研究。委员会优先重视通过各种战略发展研究，包括发展个人技能，以及建立一个有利的研究环境，使有技能的研究人员能够在其中开展工作。后者被认为是全面加强研究能力的关键，因此在2006年设立了研究支助中心。成立RSC的目的是提供研究支持服务，范围包括临床试验支持、研究培训课程、数据管理和研究信息服务。这些服务仍处于初级阶段，但其好处已经显现。因此，COMS正在申请IEARDA(G11)，以加强研究和赠款管理(RGA)，长期目标是通过有效协调研究活动实现科学增长。RGA基础设施发展计划的主要目标是：？通过在NIH和其他资助和研究机构进行远程和住院培训来加强赠款管理。？加强区域研究中心的研究信息系统，以确保有效地确定资金和培训机会、及时提供和方便获取相关研究信息。通过适当的短期研究培训课程(研究经费撰写、研究方法、数据管理等)增强研究知识和技能，特别是初级科学家的研究知识和技能，从而提高在实施其项目时制定高质量建议和采用良好研究实践的能力。？加强研究治理框架，以形成研究文化。？提供数据管理和临床试验支持服务？与其他组织接触，以建立RGA方面的卓越网络。这些目标将通过各种活动实现，这些活动包括培训、技术支持和提供必要的设备。基础设施建设为期五年，预计耗资约150,000.00美元。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The College of Medicine (CoM) considers research an essential component of its medical education programme. Strengthening research is therefore an institutional obligation to ensure that adequate policies, infrastructure and human and financial resources are availed to faculty so that they conduct the research. It is critical that the research conducted is indigenously generated to ensure relevance to the health problems of the country. However, acquiring international funding is a highly competitive process hence the need to develop local research capacity to levels that allow Malawian scientists to develop proposals of international standard to attract funds, and be able to conduct high quality and world class research. The CoM places priority on developing research through various strategies including developing individual skills as well as establishing an enabling research environment in which the skilled researchers can operate. The latter is considered essential for overall research capability strengthening hence the establishment of the Research Support Centre (RSC) in 2006. The RSC was established to provide research support services ranging from clinical trials support, research training courses, data management and research information services. These services are still in their infancy but the benefits are already being felt. The CoM is therefore applying for the IEARDA (G11) to strengthen research and grants administration (RGA) with the long term goal of realizing scientific growth through effective coordination of research activities. The main objectives of the infrastructure development plan for RGA are to: ?Strengthen grants administration through distance and residency training at NIH and other funding and research institutions. ?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 RGA. These objectives will be achieved through a variety of activities that involve training, technical support and provision of the necessary equipment. The infrastructure development is for a period of five years and is estimated to cost about $150, 000.00.