SIDA’S GLOBAL RESEARCH PROGRAMMES ANNUAL REPORTING INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE PROGRAMME (ISP) ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Prof. Ermias Dagne preparing a field visit with teachers and students of Jijiga University, Ethiopia. (Courtesy if IPICS ALNAP) Mr. Heng Savoeun explaining students’ posters of research projects in chemistry to Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Cambodia. The Swedish ambassador, Anna Maj Hultgård, to the right. (Courtesy of IPICS CAB:01) Cover picture: Peter Sundin, Head of ISP, greeting Prof. Mohamed Garib Bilal, Vice President of Tanzania, with Prof. Eva Åkesson, VC of Uppsala Univ., and Prof Cuthbert Kimambo, Deputy VC – Research, Univ. Dar es Salaam, at the conference ”Learning Together For Change. Advancing Education For All Through Higher Education”, at the Nelson Mandela African Institution for Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania, organized by the Association of Swedish Higher Education (SUHF). (Courtesy of ISP) CONTENTS Section 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... 1 Section 2: ORGANISATION .................................................................................................................................. 6 Section 3: OBJECTIVES, OPERATION AND RELEVANCE ............................................................................. 7 3.1 ISP’s Objectives ................................................................................................................................................................. 7 3.2 ISP’s Method of Operation ........................................................................................................................................... 8 3.3 Relevance of ISP Support for Development ......................................................................................................... 8 3.3.1 Tracing PhD graduates 2008-2013 ............................................................................................................... 8 3.3.2 Groups and networks phased out of support 2003-2014 – present activities ........................... 9 Section 4: STRUCTURE ....................................................................................................................................... 13 4.1 The ISP Board ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 4.2 The ISP Executive Committee ................................................................................................................................. 14 4.3 The ISP Scientific Reference Groups .................................................................................................................... 14 4.4 The ISP Staff .................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Section 5: PROGRAM-WIDE RESULTS ........................................................................................................... 17 5.1 Activities ........................................................................................................................................................................... 17 5.1.1 Research groups .................................................................................................................................................. 17 5.1.2 Scientific networks ............................................................................................................................................. 20 5.1.3 Strategic activities ............................................................................................................................................... 22 5.2 Achieved Outputs and Outcomes ........................................................................................................................... 25 5.2.1 Examples of research findings ....................................................................................................................... 26 5.2.2 RBM logical framework follow-up ............................................................................................................... 29 5.2.3 Expenditures by supported activities ......................................................................................................... 38 5.2.4 Students in supported activities ................................................................................................................... 45 5.2.5 Dissemination by supported activities ....................................................................................................... 46 5.3 Outputs and Outcomes that were not achieved ............................................................................................. 50 5.3.1 ISP level .................................................................................................................................................................... 50 5.3.2 Supported activity level .................................................................................................................................... 50 5.4 Publications ................................................................................................................................................................... 53 5.4.1 Chemistry ................................................................................................................................................................ 54 5.4.2 Mathematics .......................................................................................................................................................... 65 5.4.3 Physics ...................................................................................................................................................................... 70 5.5 Academic Theses ......................................................................................................................................................... 78 5.5.1 PhD theses ............................................................................................................................................................. 78 5.5.2 Other postgraduate theses ............................................................................................................................. 81 Section 6: APPLICATIONS AND IMPACT ....................................................................................................... 91 6.1 Use of Results and Skills ........................................................................................................................................... 91 6.1.1 Use of research results ...................................................................................................................................... 91 6.1.2 Policy influence and opportunities .............................................................................................................. 92 6.1.3 Changed practices ............................................................................................................................................... 95 6.1.4 Technical development and services .......................................................................................................... 95 6.2 Outreach .......................................................................................................................................................................... 97 6.3 Strengths and Benefits to Researchers and Partners .................................................................................. 99 6.3.1 Awards, honors and promotions ................................................................................................................. 99 6.3.2 Post doc and scientific visits ........................................................................................................................ 103 6.4 Communication of Research Results ................................................................................................................ 111 6.4.1 Communication of research results at scientific conferences and meetings ......................... 111 6.4.2 Other communications ................................................................................................................................... 136 6.4.3 Arranged conferences, workshops, training courses, and other meetings ............................. 139 SECTION 7: OTHER PROGRAMS AND EVENTS ......................................................................................... 146 7.1 Sida assignments ........................................................................................................................................................ 147 7.1.1 Ethiopia .................................................................................................................................................................. 147 7.1.2 Mozambique ........................................................................................................................................................ 147 7.1.3 Tanzania ................................................................................................................................................................ 147 7.1.4 Uganda ..................................................................................................................................................................