Successful Research Uptake depends on a whole range of engagement strategies on the part of the university. To bring research outputs outside the academic sector and into communities where they can have direct development impact, universities need to be able to work with mass media outlets to disseminate findings and to raise awareness about research activities.

by Thierry Claudien Uhawenimana

An ancient Chinese proverb says that when planning for a year, there`s nothing better than planting grain, when planning for ten years, there's nothing better than planting trees, and when planning for a lifetime, there's nothing better than training and educating people. A number of countries in Asia Pacific have seen their economies boom after investing heavily in education.

by Thierry Claudien Uhawenimana
 

Universities and higher learning institutions play an important role in shaping communities’ development. Their activities can lead to raised wages and productivity, allowing individual countries to make impressive strides in accelerating social, economic, scientific, technological and political advancements.

by Diana Coates

INORMS is an umbrella body for research management associations. Mooted in the early 2000s, four conferences have now been held. More than 400 research managers attended the latest, in Copenhagen, in May, more than 40 of whom were from Africa. The next will be held in Washington DC in April 2014.

by Liam Roberts

The famous adage asks us: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Perhaps we can adapt that question to fit a Higher Education context: If good research is generated and no one is there to manage it, does it have a development impact?

Granted, the second question isn’t as catchy. But it is the one with which we concern ourselves, and which forms the basis of much of our work in the DRUSSA programme.