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How can philanthropies best support progressive government reformers?
Experts from @onthinktanks & @inaspinfo share perspectives for effective engagement with governments in this series on ‘Political philanthropy’.
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🌐 Exciting webinar alert! Join our engaging session on "Voices of Women Researchers" covering women's role in knowledge production and noteworthy initiatives. 🗓️ Save the date - December 12, 13:00-14:30 GMT.
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Exciting six-year funding opportunity for visionary interdisciplinary consortia to establish networks of research excellence across #Africa. Led by @SciforAfrica and @PSIOxford, supported by @MastercardFdn For more information click ⏩ bit.ly/49HrNNY
We are seeking a Programme Manager for our Leadership for African Research Networks (LEARN) programme who will have an opportunity to manage & oversee the effective and efficient implementation of flagship initiatives such as #DELTASAfrica.More details 👉 bit.ly/46dRCCg
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Only 8 days left for our 'Mastering Grant Proposal Writing' MOOC on October 24th! 🌟
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5 ways we can radically improve the quality & relevance of learning to equip African youth to lead us in the future:
(1) Be bold. (2) Use & build the evidence base. (3) Leverage #digital. (4) Open the doors. (5) Make learning safe & inclusive.
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What makes an ‘African’ university authentically African? "For an institution to have a sense of worth, it must have a sense of its purpose" says Saleem Badat & that their making is a political not just a theoretical project. universityworldnews.com/post…
"Mentoring" is top 3 of early career researcher needs but hard to meet at any significant scale. That's a major bottleneck. @INASPinfo we still think it's possible to meet the need, but we've got to think about it differently. More in @uniworldnews here universityworldnews.com/post…
Join our 'Mastering Grant Proposal Writing' Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) commencing on October 24th. 🌟 Elevate your proficiency in grant writing, foster fruitful collaborations, and assess for meaningful outcomes.
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📚 Exciting news!
Enroll today in our 'Mastering Grant Proposal Writing' MOOC starting October 24th. 🌟 Enhance your grant writing skills, collaborate effectively, and evaluate for impact. Don't miss this opportunity! #ResearchFunding#MOOC
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Research publishing is a global development issue that needs a development-focused response — where equity, public value & openness to society are at the centre. The G20 can help give fresh impetus for reform, argue @INASPinfo & @CGDev in a new paper:
cgdev.org/blog/urgent-need-r…
The global impact of research publishing is often hindered by high costs & inaccessibility. 📚
But the #G20 can help make research more accessible— and more impactful.
@Tomldrake, @GulliverSophie, & @jonharle share recommendations:
#OpenAccessbit.ly/45L298r
Good piece from @RSchendelBC on academic echo chambers in research on HE & the need to deliberately seek out alternative voices. Despite huge volume of new research, we're failing to build something new, because we read and cite what's familiar universityworldnews.com/post…
Young researchers are hopeful in their capacities to make a difference, but face many obstacles.
@INASPinfo surveyed 8,000 researchers from Africa, Asia & Latin America to empower the next generation of scientists to address urgent global challenges 🌎
council.science/current/blog…
Building 21st century competencies for the SDGs - @inaspinfo partner @AFELT2 are hosting the International Consortium for Educational Development's annual conference in Nairobi this September. Submissions invited here sites.google.com/afelt.org/i…