Sida’s global research programmes
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- Bu səhifədəki naviqasiya:
- Objective, Structure and Organisation, and Relevance (Sections 2 – 4)
- Activities and Results (Sections 5 – 6)
- Africa Asia L.Am.
- 18,181 2,206 2,456 4,661 250 3,099 3,349
- Total number of activities
- Total number of postgraduate students
- Total number of publications Conference contributions
Sida’s global research programmes Annual Reporting INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE PROGRAMME (ISP) ANNUAL REPORT 2014 
Leaders of formerly supported chemistry and physics research groups in Sri Lanka gathered for an ISP seminar in Colombo in September 2014, arranged by ISP staff member Rebecca Andersson. Former IPICS director Malin Åkerblom participated together with the current director, Peter Sundin. (Courtesy of ISP) 
Professor Balasubramaniam, University of Jaffna, and former IPICS director Malin Åkerblom were very happy to meet again. (Courtesy of ISP) CONTENTS
1Section 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 2Section 2: ORGANISATION 9 3Section 3: Objectives, operation and relevance 12 3.1 ISP’s Objectives 12 3.2 ISP’s Method of Operation 13 3.3 Relevance of ISP Support for Development 14 4Section 4: STRUCTURE 16 4.1 The ISP Board 16 4.2 The ISP Executive Committee 16 4.3 The ISP Scientific Reference Groups 18 4.4 ISP Staff 19 5Section 5: PROGRAM-WIDE RESULTS 22 5.1 Activities 22 5.1.1 Research groups 23 5.1.2 Scientific networks 26 5.1.3 Sida assignments 28 5.1.4 Strategic activities 29 5.1.5 Other activities 29 5.2 Achieved Outputs and Outcomes 36 5.2.1 Expenditures by supported activities 37 5.2.2 Students in supported activities 43 5.2.3 Dissemination by supported activities 45 5.3 Outputs and Outcomes that were not achieved 48 5.3.1 Annual report 2013 48 5.4 Publications 50 5.4.1 Chemistry 51 5.4.2 Mathematics 67 5.4.3 Physics 77 5.5 Academic Theses 87 5.5.1 PhD theses 88 5.5.2 Other postgraduate theses 92 6Section 6: EXAMPLES of APPLICATIONS and IMPACT 104 6.1 Examples of Research Findings and Use of Results 104 6.2 Examples of Influence on Policy or Practices 111 6.3 Examples on Strengths and Benefits to Researchers and Stakeholders 115 6.3.1 Technical development and services 115 6.3.2 Awards, honors and promotions 116 6.3.3 Post doc and scientific visits 120 6.4 Communication and Use of Research Results 133 6.4.1 Communication of research results at scientific conferences and meetings 133 6.4.2 Arranged conferences, workshops, training courses, and other meetings 161 6.4.3 Other communications and outreach activities 171 7Section 7: ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 179
At the Dept. Physics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, the work in the material science group is outlined since the ISP physics program started supporting in 1984, thirty years ago. (Courtesy of ISP) Cover picture: The Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, funded by Sida and facilitated by ISP, celebrated its 10th Anniversary in 2014. 1Section 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARYInternational Science Programme Annual Report 2014 The Annual Report, since 2010, essentially follows “Sida’s Global Research Programmes Annual Reporting: Guiding Principles and Reporting Format”, provided in June 2010. Objective, Structure and Organisation, and Relevance (Sections 2 – 4) Objective The objective of the International Science Programme (ISP), Uppsala University, is to contribute to the development of active and sustainable environments for higher education and scientific research in developing countries, within chemistry, mathematics, and physics, in order to increase the domestic production and use of results relevant for the fight against poverty. Structure and Organisation The support is collaborative and long-term, with a strong local ownership. Support is provided to institutionally based research groups, and to scientific networks. It includes cooperation with research groups at more advanced host institutions at Swedish universities, in other Nordic and European countries, and in the regions. ISP also administers some bilateral research programs, supported by Sida. ISP is at the Faculty of Science and Technology at Uppsala University. It has three subprograms:
A Board and an Executive Committee to the Board is governing ISP. Each subprogram has a Scientific Reference Group to guide activities. The Board and the reference groups have participants representing institutions outside Uppsala University and Sweden. The operation of ISP is regulated in an ordinance established by the Swedish government in 1988. In 2013, ISP had six scientific and seven administrative staff members, including a part-time scientific coordinator. In addition, a project manager was employed to work with monitoring and evaluation, and a part time research assistant. Relevance In 2014, a DFID review was published, attempting to appraise and summarise the evidence regarding the developmental impacts of publicly funded investment in research. The reviewers found evidence of positive impact of investment in research, but less support for earlier assumptions mainly regarding economic growth. Over the later years, ISP has continued to improve its monitoring and evaluation system, and intensified its efforts to systematically record – in addition to scientific results, graduations and dessimination – also evidence of use of research results, and of influence on policy and practices, including by serving in government functions. Several examples of such records are given in this annual report. Activities and Results (Sections 5 – 6) Expenditures and number of ISP supported activities 2014, students registered, and outcome in terms of student graduations and dissemination (L.Am. = Latin America)
*A few students are full-time with host supervisors. Those are not listed separately, but together with sandwich students to distinguish them from students trained locally. **In Section 6.4.1, entries are listed by countries where presentations are made. In this table, figures regard the region of origin of the contributing research group/network. In six cases two groups/networks share a contribution, counted twice here, but not in Section 6.4.1. Supported scientific research groups and networks In 2014, totally 40 research groups were supported, eighteen in chemistry, three in mathematics, and nineteen in physics. In nine of the twelwe Swedish focus countries totally 33 research groups were supported, including two new chemistry and two new physics groups. Seven research groups were supported in two non-focus countries, including a new mathematics group in Laos. In addition, 20 scientific networks were supported, one of which received its first year of support. Sida assignments ISP had Sida coordination assignments in the bilateral programs with universities in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda. In addition, ISP was engaged to pay subsistence allowances to bilateral students from Bolivia, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, while in Sweden. Strategic activities A Gender Equality Working Group was formed and started planning gender equality promoting activities in research groups and networks. An alumni tracer study and basic evaluation of ISP’s former support collaboration in chemistry and physics in Sri Lanka was carried out, the results to be compiled for publication. Several information activities were carried out to increase the knowledge about ISP in various stakeholder groups. Preparations were made to draft a fund raising strategy, and to obtain data of “in-kind” contributions to research groups and networks, by their institutions. Efforts were also made to increase knowledge about alternative funding possibilities, both at ISP level and regarding activities of research groups and networks. Other activities In the collaboration with:
ISP hosted three fellow evenings, an excursion, and an additional social event for participating students present in the region. Also, 13 students were given the opportunity to participate in the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. ISP staff gave seven invited talks at various events, and two at international conferences. ISP represented Uppsala University in an Association of Swedish Higher Education project. The annual review meeting with Sida was held 27 June. In July, ISP arranged a seminar at the Swedish Political Week in Almedalen, Gotland. ISP staff participated in the 10th Anniversary of the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, funded by Sida and facilitated by ISP. ISP offered stipends to 11 Swedish students in the Sida-financed Minor Field Studies program. Ernst van Groningen was guest editor for a special issue of the Wiley journal: “Geografiska Annaler A, Physical Geology”, accepting hree articles by the PhD students of the IPPS network on Nature Induced Disaster Mitigation in Central America. During the year, ISP received visitors from Al Baha University, Saudi Arabia; Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation; Institute for Nuclear Business Excellence; Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board; Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; Mali Radiation Protection Agency; Universidad Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique; University of Buea, Cameroon; University of Rwanda, and from University of Missouri, USA. Achieved outputs and outcomes In 2014, ISP supported 40 research groups and 20 scientific networks, spending in total 26,130 kSEK. Research groups accounted for 56% of the total expenditures, and scientific networks for 44%. The research group expenditures in Swedish focus countries not having a Sida bilateral agreement were 60%, in focus countries having a Sida bilateral agreement 27%, and in non-focus countries 13%, of total expenditures. In total, there were 277 PhD students, 39% of them being trained on “sandwich” basis. In 2014, 36 PhD students graduated. In all, there were 23% female PhD students. There were 550 students pursuing other postgraduate degrees (MSc, MPhil, Licentiate), 5% of them on a “sandwich” basis. In 2014, 148 such students graduated. In all, there were 21% female students pursuing other than PhD postgraduate degrees. In 2014, 44% of 231 publications in scientific journals were in journals listed with Thomson Reuter impact factors. ISP was acknowledged in 41% of the chemistry scientific journal publications, in 15% of those in mathematics, and in 31% of those in physics. There was 21 other publications, such as book chapters, technical reports, and popular publications. In addition, 234 contributions were made to scientific conferences, 50% at the international, 35% at the regional, and 15% at the national level. Also, 78 scientific meetings were arranged, gathering close to 7,600 participants. Outputs and outcomes that were not achieved The publication of ISP’s Annual Report 2013 was delayed, and it was finally published and made available on ISP’s web on 3 October 2014. Examples and applications; research findings, use of results, and policy influence Research findings and use of results were reported from Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chile, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, and Zimbabwe; in the fields of Applied mathematics, Conducting polymers, Construction safety, Coordination chemistry, Drinking water safety, Environmental chemistry, Food production, Food security, Insect ecology, Natural products chemistry, Non-destructive testing, Patenting, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenetics, Teaching, Telemedicine, and Traffic safety. Opportunities for policy influence were reported from Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and globally; in Air quality, Applied mathematics, Chemicals safety, Climate change, Food security, Higher education policy, Legal practice, Nuclear safety, Renew-able energy, Scientific instrumentation, Seismology and Natural hazards, Water resources Examples of strengthening and benefiting partners and stakeholders Technical development and services were reported from Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Kenya; in the fields of Analytical services, Instrument development, Instrument maintenance, “Open source” technology, Radiography, Seismic monitoring, Stakeholder services, and Technical training. Yüklə 7,6 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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