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POLICY PAPER

UK Research Aid: Tied, Opaque and Off-Topic?
Lee Robinson et al.
July 25, 2019
The UK has considerably increased the amount of aid it spends on research in recent years. We suggest reporting reforms that will increase transparency and allow greater scrutiny of the way UK research aid is spent. We also call for the UK to live up to its reporting to the OECD that all British aid...
Blog Post

The UK Needs a New Formula for ODA-Funded Research
Euan Ritchie
and
Charles Kenny
July 09, 2019
The UK government has recently ramped up the amount of aid that is directed towards research and development. While this can be positive in ensuring a sound research base for UK aid funds, this should not be seen as an opportunity to plug UK university funding deficits, or to "tie aid" to ...
Blog Post

To Build Stronger Research Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa, We Need Your Help
Alex Ezeh
and
Jessie Lu
July 01, 2019
POLICY PAPER

Transforming the Institutional Landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa: Considerations for Leveraging Africa’s Research Capacity to Achieve Socioeconomic Development
Alex Ezeh
and
Jessie Lu
July 01, 2019
In order to achieve sustainable development outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa, African institutions must be the leading experts on and primary providers of research solutions to local problems. We present for consideration three possible innovative models that can facilitate the emergence of strong Afr...