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📅 Save the date for the 2025 Africa Evidence Summit in Nairobi, June 23-24! 💡 We're excited to announce that #AES2025 will focus on the theme “Better Data for Decision Making.” This free, in-person conference hosted annually by CEGA and The Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa will spotlight policy-relevant research that advances cost-effectiveness, transparency, and inclusion in international development. This year, the Summit will kick off a full week of evidence events in Nairobi! Visit our website to learn more about joint events and conferences hosted in partnership with Busara and the Economic Science Association. 🎤 Interested in participating in this year's Summit? We're looking for dynamic speakers and poster presenters on a wide range of topics in #devecon - especially those related to gender, inclusive development, and impact evaluation. ⏰ Apply to speak by Feb 13, 2025 — and keep an eye on our website, where registration will open early next year: go.cega.org/AES2025

🌟 Delighted to announce the successful defense of Taiwo Yusseff's cumulative doctoral dissertation! 🎓 Taiwo's dissertation embarks on a profound journey into the realms of sustainable change and social justice, dissecting the pivotal role of human agency in navigating pervasive societal challenges. 📝 Summary of Taiwo's Papers: 1️⃣ Healthcare for All: Explores technology adoption in Nigerian maternal healthcare, unraveling the interplay of socio-cultural norms and ambivalence. 2️⃣ Communicating Responsibility: Investigates supervisors' communication of Corporate Social Responsibility during organizational change. 3️⃣ Refugee Acceptance: Explores attitudes towards hosting refugees, delving into the intersectionality of race and gender perceptions. 🔍 Key Insights: 1) Nuanced understanding of technology adoption dynamics in developmental contexts. 2) Significance of supervisors' communication in organizational change management. 3) Surprising findings on gender and race perceptions in refugee acceptance. 🌱 Impact: 1) Advances knowledge in sustainable change and social justice. 2) Offers actionable insights for practitioners and policymakers. 3) Contributes to fostering inclusive and sustainable societal attitudes. In conclusion, Taiwo's dissertation highlights the pressing need for ethical considerations and social justice in technology adoption and organizational practices, fostering a more equitable and responsible approach to business in our interconnected global society. Congratulations, Taiwo, on an impressive accomplishment! 🌟 #SustainableChange #SocialJustice #ResearchImpact 🚀 Professorship for Sustainable Business - Universität Hamburg Chair of Sustainable Business - Universität Mannheim (2015-2022) Wittenberg-Zentrum für Globale Ethik

#WOMENOFUP: INTRIGUED BY RESEARCH PROBLEMS   Prof Sonali Das, an established researcher and statistician in the Department of Business Management in the UP Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, has employed inventive strategies to achieve her professional goals. She used her unique strategies to transition from a principal researcher role at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to academia. After five years as an academic at the University of Pretoria , she was promoted to full Professor in January this year. She holds a C2-rating from The National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF). Her research interests are diverse. She has explored everything from housing prices in South Africa to using Cape fynbos for fire management in Mediterranean-climate shrublands. Last year, she led a project on artificial intelligence and climate change information needs in Africa. Regardless of the research focus, Prof Das’ ultimate goal is to use her work to find solutions to real-world problems. “Although I’m a statistician, what intrigues me is a problem. “I want to convince myself that it is indeed a problem. Why is it a problem? Who does it matter to? What kind of data is associated with this problem? That data and the process of data collection should point me to a certain statistical methodology to propose a solution,” she says.   Read more about her: bit.ly/46EyoqY #womeninstem #womeninscience #universityofpretoria #upemsfaculty #womensmonth #maketodaymatter #UPResearchMatters

Three weeks until the April 15th deadline for Research Methods Program 2024 applications. Join us for the final Information Session on Wednesday, April 3rd at 2 PM UTC to learn more about the structure of the flagship program, the skills covered, and the opportunities unlocked by being a Research Methods Scholar. We also hear from our distinguished alumni, including Deborah Ekusai Sebatta (Research Methods Program 2023). Deborah shares more about the motivation for her research Capstone Project in this excerpt from her full interview with the Leaders of Africa Institute. Deborah is presently a PhD Candidate in bioethics at Makerere University in conjunction with The Johns Hopkins University. Her Capstone Project examines the creation and implementation of data-sharing frameworks for genomics research. The project is firmly at the intersection of science, research ethics, and public policy. Learn more about Deborah's quest to develop and disseminate impactful guidelines that lead to a more equitable approach to sharing genomics research worldwide. Register for the Information Session on Zoom ➡ https://lnkd.in/gcpRQ2Th Learn more about the program, the Impact Scholarship available to accepted applicants, and download the Official Program Guide here ➡ https://lnkd.in/guvjPazV #datascience #datananalytics #publichealth #socialscience #agriculture #trade #SDGs #socialimpact #education #highered #research #education #businessanalytics #climatechange #economics #scholarship Association of African Universities, The Mawazo Institute, Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA), The Education Collaborative, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Enhance your understanding of Tunisia's #research #governance with the newly published #ErasmusPlus #CBHE DIRASA report. This comprehensive analysis provides detailed recommendations and strategies for improvement, comparing Tunisian and European universities. #organisation #democracy #coherence and #effectiveness

I am both proud and humbled to announce that I have co-authored this publication on the critical issue of #vulnerable #researchparticipants with esteemed co-authors Prof #ChiekoKurihara, Prof #DirceuGreco, Prof #AmesDhai and Prof #KotoneMatsuyama. This work underscores the importance of #ethical inclusion and #equitable sharing of #benefits in research to promote #diversity and protect those who are vulnerable. It is a privilege to contribute to this meaningful discourse and to advocate for the rights and well-being of vulnerable populations in the research community. The #vulnerability of research #participants is a critical issue for the 2024 revision of the #Declaration of Helsinki, with the proposal to include "#social value. "This paper seeks to clarify: (1) the recent reform for the ethical inclusion of vulnerable research participants to promote diversity; (2) social value, a prerequisite for all, especially for those who are vulnerable and most in need; (3) the requirements for promoting the inclusion of vulnerable participants, in particular the review of norms for placebo-controlled trials and post-trial access; (4) finally, the direction of research ethics reform to achieve social value and equitable global health.   https://lnkd.in/dKQzQSkt #ethics #vulnerable #researchparticipants #diversity #DeclarationofHelsinki #IFAPP

In November 2020, the Africa CDC established the Health Economics Programme (HEP) with a core mandate of providing technical analytic health economics support to African CDC priority areas, including national and continental level health systems. To achieve this, three main strategic pillars were identified and adopted: Following from the above, the HEP proposed an establishment of Regional Health Economics, Policy, and Systems (RHEPS) Centres/Hubs in Ghana and Rwanda which are expected to evolve and develop into regional hubs to strengthen in-country and regional capacity for generating, synthesizing and use of health economics and financing evidence in healthcare resource allocation decisions and policy. The RHEPS Centres are expected to work in collaboration with their respective Ministries of Health in both countries to ensure that the evidence produced is responsive to the policymakers’ evidence needs and relevant to their decision context which in turn will enhance evidence uptake in policy-making. 

We live in challenging times, and the Pathways to Development Conference offers a critical convening space for academics, policymakers, and practitioners to engage with urgent regional issues. Over the past two years, this conference has been a vital platform for local and international audiences to share innovative work and ideas, creating collaboration opportunities often absent in our current landscape. While universities and academic institutions abroad frequently offer opportunities to network and present research, such platforms are limited locally. This conference is our attempt to bridge that gap—creating a space for local and international, early and senior, multidisciplinary scholars to connect, share their work, and foster meaningful dialogue. With over 50 speakers from 44 universities and organizations, this year's conference, held from December 16-18, 2024, at LUMS, will explore governance and inclusion with a particular focus on climate justice, public health, education, digitization, vulnerabilities and resilience in the South Asian region. Entry is free, but registration is required. If you’re in Lahore, join us and be part of this important conversation. Visit path2dev.org for more details and to register. MGSHSS LUMS Lahore University of Management Sciences Chaudhry Nazar Muhammad Department of Economics - LUMS Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) CERP Consortium for Development Policy Research Institute of Development Studies International Growth Centre

"How are different actors shaping the pathways of ‘pro-poor’ policymaking across diverse African contexts?" Register to attend an engaging showcase where early career researchers will present a three-minute pitch on cutting-edge research on the political and institutional dynamics behind development policy implementation in Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia and beyond. This hybrid event offers a unique opportunity to dive into the findings of the ADAPTED project team at International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam. PhD researchers will take the stage to share their personal journeys in conducting fieldwork across the Global South—and occasionally in the Global North. They will tackle key topics such as: -Researcher positionality in development studies -The role of varied actors in ‘pro-poor’ policymaking -Societal impact of research -From social protection to education and agri-industrial policies, researchers will debate the mainstream development policymaking in African contexts. Rosalba Icaza Wil Hout Petronilla Wandeto Ahmed El Assal #SDG #ProPoor #Africa #ISS #Development #Research #PhD #Policy #GlobalSouth #GlobalNorth