BUYINZA MUKADASI Presented at the Annual Review Meeting 18 th November, 2013 MAKERERE-sida BILATERAL COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMME (2010-2014)

BUYINZA MUKADASIPresented at the Annual Review Meeting

18th November, 2013

MAKERERE-sida BILATERAL COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMME (2010-2014)

CHANGE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

AN OVERVIEW OF MAKERERE-SIDA BILATERAL COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM

ANNUAL REVIEW REPORT 2013

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.Mak’s Strategic Objectives

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Strategic Research AgendaStrategic Research Agenda• Health and Health systems• Agricultural (crop & Livestock) transformation, Food

Security, nutrition and value addition• Sustainable environment, Natural Resources Governance

and Climate Change• Governance, Culture, Social Justice and Sustainable

development• ICT for developmentCross-cutting areas• Biotechnology• Knowledge transfer• Gender• Human Resource Development

SWEDISH COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS

Makerere University

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OVERALL GOAL

• To assist Uganda in its endeavour to promote research

• To support Makerere University to build capacity for Ph.D training

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Capacity objectives

• To produce qualified lecturers motivated to do more research and building research teams around themselves

• To increase the number of potential PhDs at supported units

• To enhance research throughout the whole university

• To enhance the capacity for research coordination and programme administration at Directorate of Research & Graduate Training

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Approach

• Support to individual units – Provide an environment conducive for research

and research training

• Slogan: “To support the supervisor to supervise”– through collaboration with universities in Sweden

or elsewhere

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Supported units (2003-2009)

• Directorate of Research & Graduate Training (formerly the School of Graduate Studies)

• Directorate of Information and Communication Technology Services (DICTS)• Gender Mainstreaming (now Gender Mainstreaming Directorate• The University Library• Faculty of Agriculture (now College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences -

CAES)• Faculty of Technology (now College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology -

CEDAT)• College of Health Sciences (CHS)• Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Social Sciences (now College of Humanities and

Social Sciences)

Level of SupportPHASE AMOUNT (SEK)

(millions)AMOUNT

(USD $) (millions)

Preparatory Phase (2000-2001)

15.0 2.1

Phase I (2001 – 2005)

104.11 15.0

Phase II (2005 – 2009)

181 25.9

Phase III (2010 – 2014)

181.0 25.9

Exchange rate – 1 USD ~ 7 SEK10

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Forms of support

• PhD training (tuition and research costs)• Support to supervisors to link with their

counterparts in Sweden• Conference attendance by PhD students and

supervisors• Faculty research funds• Supporting competitive research grants, cross

cutting courses, Demographic surveillance site (DSS)

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Forms of support (cont-d)

• Support to Geographical Information System (GIS) and Cross Cutting Biomedical Laboratory

• Support for ICT Infrastructure and Library resources• Independent univ-wide research fund at DRGT• Supporting dissemination strategies/ conferences,

publications• Admin & Coordination of the programme (DRGT)• Supporting regional collaborations and networks• Providing for an overhead of 6%.

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Fruits out of the support

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Promotion of research throughout the university

• 102 (61 Male, 41 Female) Ph.Ds (15 have graduated), 77 (67 graduated) Masters, 20 postdoc research teams

• Research projects by supervisors in partnership with Swedish Faculty

• ICT and Library services (email, internet, online journals)• More quality publications coming out (Improved University

Rankings)• More linkages: CARTA, DRUSSA, CAPREX, Carnegie, NORHED,

Wellcome (Competitive grants)• Faculty small grants to support junior researchers from Social

sciences, Agriculture, Technology and CHS.• Supporting thematic research by providing for purchase of

equipment, consumables, travel, subsistence and guest lecturers

Mak Priority Areas• To improve the human resource capacity and the

environment for conducting and disseminating the research findings– Human resource development (Masters, PhDs, post-

docs, independent research, guest lecturers)– Infrastructure and facilities (ICT, library, labs, field sites– Research Management and Coordination (national

and international networks, joint courses, administrative reforms, research Agenda & policy development in other universities

– Strategies for dissemination of findings and adoption of technologies

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DSS and Biomedical lab

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• Demographic Surveillance Site (DSS)-Site now fully operational and data collection continues in an area of over 72,000 people (old area) involving 16,000- households and another 90,000 people (new area for TB study)

• Biomedical Laboratory- Dept of Pharmacology in CHS- Laboratory now fully functional and can be

accessed by students and researchers

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Geographical Information System Laboratory

• State of the art GIS unit set up in the CEDAT

• Laboratory now fully functional and can be accessed by interested researchers & students

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Information and Communication Technology

• Optical fibre network covers main campus, Medicine, MUARIK, MUBS

• 132 computers and LANS set up in supported faculties• 12 student kiosks with 165 computers set up in various

units• All (100%) Colleges/units have web presence

compared to 5% in 2000• More than 30,000 e-mail users registered on the local

mail system compared to 50 in 2000• Internet connectivity is well maintained to provide a

rich global research resource

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LIBRARY

• 171 data points (computers) installed in the main library and 28 points at Albert Cook Library

• A functional Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)• More than 15,000 (end of 2012) journals on-line giving

countrywide access to recent literature• Now (2013) 40 e-journals databases, 22,000 titles

subscribed & 16 free ones accessed • With Bergen University, Library staff and EASLIS have

trained University of Juba staff and supporting library automation (spin off)

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Gender• Increased visibility, acceptability and upward

movement of women into leadership positions– 5 full professors cf to 1 in 2000 (as of April 2011)

• Commitment to Gender Mainstreaming by the university e.g. increased representation on various committees, transformed to a Directorate

• Continued implementation of Gender plan in the new strategic plan (2008/09-2018/19)

• Gender Policy and Policy & Regulation on sexual harassment, and to engender the human resource manual

• Makerere is still recognised as a pace setter in gender mainstreaming in Universities in sub Saharan Africa

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Cross-cutting course curriculumCore (3) Electives (9)ITS code Course name

CCC 9101 Advanced Research Methods

ART 9102 Philosophy of Method

ART 9105 Scholarly Writing & Communication Skills

ITS Course Name

LIB 9103 Information Competence & Management

WGS 9104 Advanced gender Research Methodology

ISE 9106 Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis

SOC 9107 Advanced Qualitative Research Methodology & Data Analysis

FOM 2087 Mechanisms & Epidemiology of Cancer

FOM 9108 Clinical Epidemiology

FOM 9109 Genes and Genomes in the Tropics

FVM 7201 Advanced Epidemiology

FOM 9110 Biomedical Research Methods

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Cross-cutting courses, 2010-2013

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Course Males Females Total

Statistical Methods & Computer Applications

29 21 50

Philosophy of Method 85 54 139

Genes and Genomes 14 6 20

Advanced Gender Methods 47 43 90

Information Competence & Management

68 45 113

Research methodology 42 43 85

Scholarly writing and communication skills

22 29 51

Total 307 241 548

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Course 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total

F M F M F M F M F M

Philosophy of methods

8 12 13 17 17 25 16 31 54 85 139

Adv. Gender Research

10 14 17 13 9 10 7 10 43 47 90

Statistical Computer applications

5 5 4 6 7 8 5 10 21 29 50

Genes and genomes

14 6 6 14 20

Supervision 11 23 8 16 8 10 12 16 39 65 104Research Management

- - - - 15 14 12 14 27 28 55

Scholarly writing & comm skills

- - - - 13 12 16 10 29 22 51

Information competence & mgt

19 25 11 21 3 9 12 13 45 68 113

Research Methodology

15 11 - - 12 17 16 14 43 42 85

Grand TT 707

CROSS-CUTING COURSE CONDUCTED 2010 TO 2013

Other skills enhancement courses, 2010-2011

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Course Males Females Total

Supervision and mentorship

65 39 104

Research management

28 27 55

RBM

Financial Management for Coordinators, administrators & students on Sida prog (once a year)

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Improvement of research environment

• Modern equipment (GIS lab, Biomedical Lab, Technology, Agriculture, Medicine)

• Facilitation to attend meetings/Conferences and present findings

• Research Policy and IPM Policy approved by Council (2008)

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Enhanced research culture (Med &PH)

• Units writing proposals and winning grants• Biology of Malaria parasites (5 African countries and 20 European

institutions by EU)• Development of capacity for conducting Malaria Vaccine trials

(AMANET) in DSS• Improving new born health and survival through a community

based intervention linked to health facilities by Bill Gates Foundation in DSS

• EU grant for strengthening Ethics committee, TB Vaccine trials• MSI funding• WHO-TDR grant, Wellcome Trust grant

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Enhanced research culture (Technology)

• Innovative clusters by Rockefeller Foundation• Up scaling of Innovation systems and Innovative clusters program East

Africa into a Pan African Competitive Forum (PACF)• Single wire electrification programme by GTZ• Masters programme in Renewable Energy by NORAD• Regional Programme in Urbanitization by NORAD• Establishment of the GIS Institute and a Masters programme in GIS• Projects under MSI funding by UNCST• Presidential Innovation Initiative fund• Six thematic areas (Infrastructure and land management, Architecture

urbanism, Water resources, Eng materials, Renewable energy, ICT GIS

• Cross cutting – Regional Collaboration

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Enhanced research Culture(DRGT)

• More partnerships developed and funded– CARTA, CAPREX, DRUSSA partnerships– NORHED grant to 8 projects (Appx. $25m) to strength training – Nurturing & Retention of Next generation of Academics – CCNY

($2.6 million)– Carnegie Corporation of NY - Ph.D in Social Sciences and

competitive grants• Benchmarking best practices from the collaboration

– Ph.D now by public defence– Ph.D supervisors cease being examiners– Candidates can publish their work before graduation– Thesis can be submitted in form of papers/monographs

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Creation of centers of excellence• Health

– Malaria, TB, HIV, Mental health, Reproductive health• Technology and engineering

– Centre for research in energy and energy conservation (CREEC)

– Innovative systems and Clusters• Agriculture: Centre for Crop Waste Management• ICT – regional center• Library – e-resources

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Impact• Sida support to Makerere IDP has

– Strengthened the position of Makerere as a leading provider of Science education and research

– Enabled the development of centres of excellence in health, agriculture, technology, social sciences

– Research influenced Gov’t policies (malaria, energy, waste, land, conflict)

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Impact (cont—d)- Contributed to the modernisation of Mak through ICT and

library facilities hence increased transparency in governance and efficiency in university operations (national benefit)

- Improved the quality of academic staff and graduates through support for PhD training, enhanced capacity to supervise, to conduct research and to publish (national benefit)

- Contributed substantially to the attainment of NDP hence reduce poverty levels and attainment of MDGs (nat. & Intern benefit).

- Reduced the degree of brain drain (national benefit)

Collaboration with other public universities in Uganda

• Support through Makerere University• Institutional collaboration based on MoU’s

between Mak and collaborating university• Support to Masters and/or PD training of

university staff at Mak through “sandwich”• Support to development of research policies

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Request (cont...d)

• Supporting competitive research grants, cross cutting courses, field sites (DSS)

• Providing for ICT and Library resources• Supporting regional collaborations and

networks• Supporting dissemination

strategies/conferences, publications• Providing for an overhead of 6%.

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Challenges• Procurement process delays

– Decentralisation may expedite the process

• Scholarship applicants from women– Sensitization of women

• Audit delays by Auditor General– Early appointment of auditors

• Consumption of funds by some units• Delays in submission of Reports

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Challenges

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• Underfunding by the govt hence difficult to recruit and retain staff (50% establishment)

• Inadequate infrastructure including limited bandwidth

• Limited research funds to generate innovations and policies for poverty alleviation

Challenges

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• Procurement process delays– Decentralisation may expedite the process

• Scholarship applicants from women– Sensitization of women

• Slow consumption of funds by some units• Delays in submission of Reports

1st Call - PhD scholarships for Other Public Universities

University No of Applicants

No. Recommended for Award

Remarks

Males Females

Busitema 10 2 -Gulu 11 1 1Kyambogo 10 2 1* Female not

admissible in SS now in SPH

Mbarara 7 4** - 2 have absconded

Total 38 9 2*

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2nd Call - PhD scholarships for Other Public Universities

University No of Applicants

No. Recommended for Award

Remarks

Males Females

Busitema 2 - 1Gulu 4 0 0 Areas outside

recommended, scope

Kyambogo 11 5 4Mbarara 1 - 1Total 18 5 6

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Postdocs awardsNo. Applicants No. of

AwardsComment

Male Female Male Female18 6 5 2 To award 13 grants in

2nd call

23 14 2nd call Peer reviewed awaiting award (13 awards)

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Way forward

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• Sourcing for more research funding and to build a strong environment to support innovations and knowledge translation

• Engage in multidisciplinary research teams/themes with greater focus on postdoctoral training, mentorship and innovations.

• Strengthen scientific corporation with Swedish institutions to compete for research funding

Collegiate System

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• Following reforms, university transformed into 9 Colleges (headed by Principals) and 1 School (Dean)– Natural Science– Business and Management Sciences– Computing and Information Sciences– Engineering, Design, Art and Technology– Humanities and Social Sciences– Agricultural and Environmental Sciences– Education and External Studies– Health Sciences

– Veterinary , Animal Resources & Bio-security– School of Law

Governance

Council (Grants Committee)

Steering Committee

Implementation Committee

Coordination Unit (Secretariat)

Sub-program Sub-program Sub-program42

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