August 2019
Back in April, we announced the start of a ten-month study of research capacity strengthening in low- and medium-income countries (LMICs) for the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Now more than halfway through our project, we’re delighted to share the findings from a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA), a review of over 220 studies on interventions to strengthen research systems and organisations.
The REA forms part of DFID’s Strengthening Research Institutions in Africa programme worth £20 million, and the findings will also inform the broader research capacity strengthening work of DFID’s Research and Evidence Division. We hope that the REA can help DFID continue to invest in LMICs research in a way that is effective and aligned with national research and development priorities.
