Report

Strengthening Research Systems: Concepts, Actions and Actors

(2018)

5 June 2019

This report reviews frameworks for strengthening research systems, gives examples of policies to improve RCS systems, and analyses the landscape of organisations engaged in research management or RCS in sub-Saharan Africa.

The report was produced for the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development (K4D) helpdesk to inform DFID policy on strengthening research systems.

Read the report here

Topics

Capacity

Subtopics

Capacity Strengthening

Types

Report

News article

UKCDR & GloPID-R align research funders to seven principles for stronger research response to epidemics & pandemics

UKCDR & GloPIDR have launched a set of principles to align research funders towards a coordinated effort for supporting high-quality research for the most pressing global needs in epidemics and pandemics, especially for low resource settings.

17 July 2020

Blog Post

Six key impacts from UK research capacity strengthening funding

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.

22 October 2021

Resource

ESSENCE Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

This good practice document offers a common framework for funders of RCS, to make it easier for recipients of funding to fulfil the planning, monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) obligations of multiple funders