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

CHANGE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AN OVERVIEW OF MAKERERE-SIDA BILATERAL COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM ANNUAL REVIEW REPORT 2013

3. Mak’s Strategic Objectives

4 Strategic 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 development Cross-cutting areas Biotechnology Knowledge transfer Gender Human Resource Development

SWEDISH COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS Makerere University

6 OVERALL GOAL To assist Uganda in its endeavour to promote research To support Makerere University to build capacity for Ph.D training

7 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

8 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

9 Supported units ( ) 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 Support PHASEAMOUNT (SEK) (millions) AMOUNT (USD $) (millions) Preparatory Phase ( ) Phase I (2001 – 2005) Phase II (2005 – 2009) Phase III (2010 – 2014) Exchange rate – 1 USD ~ 7 SEK 10

11 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)

12 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%.

. 13 Fruits out of the support

14 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 ( , 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 15

DSS and Biomedical lab 16 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

17 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

18 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 users registered on the local mail system compared to 50 in 2000 Internet connectivity is well maintained to provide a rich global research resource

19 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)

20 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/ /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 20

Cross-cutting course curriculum Core (3)Electives (9) ITS codeCourse name CCC 9101Advanced Research Methods ART 9102Philosophy of Method ART 9105Scholarly Writing & Communicat ion Skills ITSCourse Name LIB 9103Information Competence & Management WGS 9104Advanced gender Research Methodology ISE 9106Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis SOC 9107Advanced Qualitative Research Methodology & Data Analysis FOM 2087Mechanisms & Epidemiology of Cancer FOM 9108Clinical Epidemiology FOM 9109Genes and Genomes in the Tropics FVM 7201Advanced Epidemiology FOM 9110Biomedical Research Methods 21

Cross-cutting courses, CourseMalesFemalesTotal Statistical Methods & Computer Applications Philosophy of Method Genes and Genomes14620 Advanced Gender Methods Information Competence & Management Research methodology Scholarly writing and communication skills Total

23 Course Total FMFMFM FMFM Philosophy of methods Adv. Gender Research Statistical Computer applications Genes and genomes Supervision Research Management Scholarly writing & comm skills Information competence & mgt Research Methodology Grand TT 707 CROSS-CUTING COURSE CONDUCTED 2010 TO 2013

Other skills enhancement courses, CourseMalesFemalesTotal Supervision and mentorship Research management RBM Financial Management for Coordinators, administrators & students on Sida prog (once a year)

25 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)

26 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

27 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

28 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

29 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

30 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)

31 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 32

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%. 33

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 34

Challenges 35 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 36 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

1 st Call - PhD scholarships for Other Public Universities UniversityNo of Applicants No. Recommended for Award Remarks MalesFemales Busitema102- Gulu1111 Kyambogo1021* Female not admissible in SS now in SPH Mbarara74**-2 have absconded Total3892* 37

2 nd Call - PhD scholarships for Other Public Universities UniversityNo of Applicants No. Recommended for Award Remarks MalesFemales Busitema2-1 Gulu400 Areas outside recommended, scope Kyambogo1154 Mbarara1-1 Total

Postdocs awards No. ApplicantsNo. of Awards Comment MaleFemaleMaleFemale To award 13 grants in 2 nd call nd call Peer reviewed awaiting award (13 awards) 39

Way forward 40 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 41 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-programSub-programSub-program 42

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