INASP

06/06/2025

📣We're Hiring!

Are you passionate about digital learning and supporting early career researchers?

INASP is looking for a Digital Learning Coordinator to join our team!

💡You will play a key role in our programme team to ensure the successful delivery of digital learning initiatives across INASP projects that support early career researchers in advancing their careers and conducting impactful research for the benefit of society.

Interested? Find out more and apply today!
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Closing date 27 June 2025 INASP - International Network for Advancing Science and Policy - is a highly experienced capacity development organisation. Based in Oxford, UK, we work with a global network of partners to strengthen research and knowledge systems for development. We have over 30 years’ ...

23/09/2024

📢 We're hiring!

INASP has two exciting vacancies:

1. Research Lead and Project Manager, Science Diplomacy for Research Publishing Reform

2. Project Coordinator, Science Diplomacy for Research Publishing Reform.

📅 Apply by 10 October 2024

Come and join our team. For more information and to apply, click below 👇 www.inasp.info/about/vacancies

18/09/2024

Explore how addressing language barriers can enhance research training in the Democratic Republic of the Congo! 🌍📚
In a country rich in linguistic diversity, integrating English into scientific research is crucial for unlocking international opportunities. This blog discusses the challenges faced by Congolese researchers and offers insights on fostering collaboration and improving education through multilingual approaches.
Read more about this important topic by Gédéon Chomba here: https://i.mtr.cool/kglxcnlubh

18/09/2024

Exciting times at INASP: apart from our many self-study courses that are available 365 days/year, we are are running 3 different online courses and trainings in the coming weeks ⬇

1️⃣ Tailored online trainings in gender responsive pedagogy for TVET teachers and mastercraft persons in Nigeria, as part of the GIRLS' EDUCATION AND SKILLS PARTNERSHIP-YABATECH (GESP). GESP aims to equip 5,250 Nigerian girls and young women with essential ICT skills in order for them to thrive in their careers and to become community leaders. At INASP we are doing our part to ensure that the people teaching young people at TVET institutions in Nigeria foster a gender responsive and inclusive learning environment.

2️⃣ Online course in "Writing an effective introduction section", open to early career researchers globally. The introduction section of a research sets the tone for the researcher's work - it can influence whether their work will be published or not. With this course, early career researchers will learn to write a compelling introduction, with the aim to have their articles published and their research seen and communicated widely.

3️⃣ Our new "Engaged research for community and policy impact" massive open online course (MOOC), open to early career researchers worldwide. Here, researchers will be learning how to work with stakeholders and other collaborators to address complex challenges in their communities, in order to make a positive societal impact. The course is highly practical and will require participants to directly work with their communities as they learn!

07/05/2024

While there are regular calls for African universities to improve their teaching, finding ways to do this within the resources available in already stretched institutions, and at the scale required, have proven elusive.

Join INASP Associates Flora Fabian from Tanzania and Luswata Albert from Uganda, as well as Executive Director Jonathan Harle, in a discussion around how our international partnership, Transforming Employability for Social Change in East Africa (TESCEA) aims to reshape habits of teaching and learning in institutions of higher education.

When? May 14, 1pm GMT (2pm British Standard Time)
Read more about the event here: https://www.researchcghe.org/events/collaboratively-reimagining-teaching-and-learning-in-east-africa/
Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqdOisrTgrHNOeoKAC4fDVie6iU6rVKm4e

20/01/2024

🎓 How can universities equip graduates for success? Join the conversation on transforming higher education in East Africa. 🌍 Read this thought-provoking opinion piece by INASPS executive director Jon Harle and associate Flora Fabian.

Transforming the prospects of Africa’s graduates – and its young people at large – might be the greatest contribution that universities can make to the global goals.

19/01/2024

🌍 Unlocking the potential of Global South researchers! Dive into our latest blog post highlighting the unique challenges faced by early career researchers in the Global South. Discover how AuthorAID is bridging gaps and amplifying their voices:

Navigating a research career is a difficult journey, and for early career researchers (ECRs) in the Global South, the path is obstructed with unique obstacles. Lack of funds, low-resource labs and …

18/01/2024

Shaping the Future of Research! 🚀 Join AuthorAID as we reflect on a transformative 2023 and look ahead to an exciting 2024. Learn how early career researchers are making strides in research, mentorship, and more. Read our blog here:

Navigating a research career is a difficult journey, and for early career researchers (ECRs) in the Global South, the path is obstructed with unique obstacles. Lack of funds, low-resource labs and …

29/09/2023

Whether we like it or not, AI – and particularly generative AI – has arrived in higher education and in research, and it’s already changing the way things are done.

Students are using ChatGPT to help them with assignments, and researchers are experimenting with it to produce funding proposals. The most digitally savvy are using a range of AI tools to help with literature reviews, parse data, speed up and improve writing, and to generate presentations.

AI is already challenging established pedagogies and pushing academics to rethink how they teach and assess students. University administrators are worrying about what it might mean for quality and how to regulate it at institutional level.

As some have noted AI could open a third digital divide – this time where the difference isn’t access to the technology, or even the skills to use it, but access to the people who can help use it most effectively.

Read more here:

Whether we like it or not, AI – and particularly generative AI – has arrived in higher education and in research, and it’s already changing the way things are done. Students are using ChatGPT to he…

28/09/2023

🌍🦠Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance in Nigeria 🦠🌍

"Africa possesses abundant intellectual capacity, as well as plants and herbs with immense therapeutic potential. It is our duty to play a part in swiftly halting the menace of antimicrobial resistance." 🌍🌟

Meet Dr. Sherifat Balogun-Raji, a dedicated researcher in Nigeria's far northwest, working tirelessly to combat a global health crisis. Her focus: characterizing genes resistant to antimicrobials in E. coli and Salmonella from poultry. This isn't just about Sokoto's poultry industry; it's about global communities and our health.

AuthorAID has been instrumental in her journey. It provided access to research materials, connections with mentors, and fellow researchers in her field. This support enriched her research and opened doors for collaboration. Be sure to follow us at INASP to hear more about our programmes and global impact - where knowledge and research are at the heart of development. 🌟🌐

In Sokoto, in Nigeria’s far northwest, Dr Sherifat Balogun-Raji, is tirelessly working to tackle a global health challenge with far-reaching implications for people across the globe. Dr Balogun-Raj…

28/09/2023

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.

Discover more: https://authoraid.info/en/news/details/1889/

27/09/2023

🔬🌍 Combatting Non-Communicable Diseases in Nepal 🔬🌍

Nepal grapples with a stark reality: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 66% of national deaths, claiming over 127,000 lives. The urgency to prioritise prevention and control measures has never been greater.

In this pivotal journey, local early-career researchers are our unsung heroes, accelerating progress and driving innovative solutions. Dr. Buna Bhandari, AuthorAID steward and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Nepal, stands tall among these change-makers.

In regions with limited resources, AuthorAID is an invaluable resource for researchers. Our goal is to nurture an inclusive scientific community, helping researchers navigate their early careers and address pressing global challenges. Through online courses, mentorship, networking, and curated resources, we amplify the voices of those driving positive change in the Global South.

🌟🌐 Be sure to follow us at INASP to hear more about our programmes and global impact - where knowledge and research are at the heart of development.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have firmly entrenched themselves in Nepal’s public health landscape, contributing to an alarming 66% of national deaths, claiming over 127,000 lives. The ach…