Publications
The ACU produces a wide range of publications on HE-related topics, all of which are available free of charge to our members. Selected reports and papers are available to all.
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- Research management in African universities: from awareness raising to developing structures Reports
- This report is based on learning from the 2009-2012 project 'Research management in African universities: from awareness raising to developing structures', funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York.
The objective of this project was to help five universities to develop their organisational structures for research management, including supporting the establishment of a central facility with oversight of research management and forming or revising institutional research policies and strategies. - John Kirkland Patrice Ajai-Ajagbe
- January 2013
- Africa Carnegie research Research management
- Research management
- Platform 2013 Reports
- This accessible and comprehensive document summaries key examples of development research taking place across each DRUSSA university, for utilisation and uptake by policy makers. This is part of the DRUSSA Learning Resource.
- OSD
- January 2013
- Africa communication development dissemination DRUSSA DRUSSA Learning Resource exchange guide knowledge public engagement report research uptake
- Research uptake
- DRUSSA annual report 2013 Reports
- The DRUSSA Annual Report (Year 2, 2013) summarises activities, milestones, successes and lessons learned through the delivery of the programme. This is part of the DRUSSALearning Resource.
- DRUSSA
- January 2013
- Africa communication development dissemination DRUSSA DRUSSA Learning Resource exchange guide knowledge public engagement report research uptake
- Research uptake
- Practical guide: what journalists want from scientists and why Tools
- This practical guide for researchers and scientists for engaging with journalists and the media can help lead to better outcomes. This is part of the DRUSSA Learning Resource.
- SciDev
- January 2013
- Africa communication development dissemination DRUSSA DRUSSA Learning Resource exchange guide knowledge public engagement research tools uptake
- Research uptake
- Storytelling and social change: a strategy guide for grantmakers Tools
- This dynamic guideline provides examples and approaches to communicating research through engaging stories and effective knowledge translation for public and non-academic audiences. It outlines how good storytelling can effectively persuade and have impact on different types of potential research user. This is part of the DRUSSA Learning Resource.
- Working Narratives
- January 2013
- Africa communication development dissemination DRUSSA DRUSSA Learning Resource exchange guide knowledge public engagement research tools uptake
- Research uptake
- Institutional action plan template (blank) Tools
- In supporting institutional efforts to plan and deliver research uptake activity, the DRUSSA programme devised this template for designing Research Uptake Action Plans. The template provides space for research uptake management staff to outline key activities to ensure engagement with university leaders, to establish a university-wide uptake team, to engage stakeholders, to work with media, along with other essential areas of effetive research uptake. The template also requires activity to be assigned clear timelines and individuals responsible. This is part of the DRUSSA Learning Resource.
- DRUSSA
- January 2013
- Africa communication development dissemination DRUSSA DRUSSA Learning Resource exchange guide knowledge public engagement research tools uptake
- Research uptake
- Stakeholder mapping template (blank) Tools
- This stakeholder analysis template is designed to assist researchers and research uptake managers in identifying a research project's key potential stakeholders (primary and secondary) and to conduct an anlaysis on financial viability of engagement, potential conflict of interest, and understanding motiovation and appetite for research findings. This template was used in DRUSSA Campus Visit workshops at partner universities across he programme. This is part of the DRUSSA Learning Resource.
- DRUSSA
- January 2013
- Africa communication development dissemination DRUSSA DRUSSA Learning Resource exchange guide knowledge public engagement research tools uptake
- Research uptake
- Bulletin No 177 Magazines and newsletters
- The Bulletin is the ACU’s magazine for its members. This issue includes articles on regulations governing the operations of foreign educational institutions in India, the launch of the Commonwealth Student Association, and resources to guide universities in low and middle income countries in costing their research projects – particularly the indirect costs of research.
- The Association of Commonwealth Universities
- November 2012
- Bulletin Commonwealth funding India low and middle income countries magazine members membership regulations research resourcing students
- Research management
- ACU Spotlight No 3 - Evaluating impact: measuring the impact of HE development Reports
- Part of the ACU Spotlight series of briefing papers on international HE matters. The pressure to measure outcomes of higher education interventions has intensified in recent years. It is also part of a wider shift towards a culture of accountability, quantification and target-setting, leading to the fundamental question of whether higher education interventions can be effectively and convincingly measured in terms of their development impact. This paper highlights some of the issues and complexities associated with this question drawing on the proceedings of a seminar held in March on Measuring the Impact of International Scholarships (MIIS) and a more broadly themed conference on Measuring Impact of Higher Education for Development (MIHED), organised by the London International Development Centre (LIDC) in partnership with the ACU.
- Jay Kubler Rachel Day
- October 2012
- Commonwealth development evaluation monitoring and evaluation scholarships
- Scholarships
- Survey of current research management practice within the Africa and Caribbean regions 2011/2012 Reports
- The survey is part of the larger RIMI4AC Project, which aims to improve Research and Innovation Management capacity in Africa and the Caribbean. The survey aims to inform policy at institutional and national levels by providing information on the current provision of Research and Innovation Management support in the ACP region.
- Emma Falk
- October 2012
- Africa Caribbean innovation management research RIMI4AC survey
- Research management
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