8 - DTA - URVI Uganda (at LSH&TM)
Medical Research Council
MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Research Unit Uganda
The Unit has established management and training structures that are used to ensure there is transparency and equity. These include the Unit Management Committee (UMC) whose membership includes the heads of programmes and sections (the UMC has approved TOR). The Unit has a Training Coordinator who coordinates training activities. At UMC meetings, training needs and the allocation of available resources are discussed and agreed upon. The process of presenting training applications to the UMC is as follows: any staff member, in discussion with their supervisor, can make a case for consideration for training. The Training Coordinator reviews applications and compiles cases for training to be put to the UMC. At the UMC decisions are by consensus. Approval is given on the basis of factors such as relevance to the Unit’s research portfolio, strength of the applicant and application, any previous support to the candidate and available funds. The courses considered include both PhD and Masters Courses. The PhD courses are fully funded and most of those taken on are enrolled at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The Masters courses are funded on a 50% MRC funded and 50% individual student sponsored basis. Consideration for these courses is based on many factors among which is relevance to Unit research and projects with the potential to ultimately result into innovative science.
HRCS Research Uncodeable / Studentship