The network for education and multidisciplinary research Africa (NEMRA) was established on Saturday 22nd September 2018 at Piato Restaurant Kampala, Uganda. In attendance were researchers from various institutions in Uganda and the University of Rwanda. It has been five years of inter-institutional research capacity building, network building for research in Africa and engagement beyond the academic walls.
About NEMRA
The Network for Education and Multidisciplinary Research Africa (NEMRA)
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What We Believe
Our Core Values
1. We develop and grow
We nurture researchers holistically. Our holistic approach is to utilise the joint resources we have across member institutions in terms of knowledge, infrastructure, finances and more to support each other in the development of our research skills and abilities. We aim to develop our capacity to be all round researchers able to do, manage and utilise research. We grow together as individuals, inter-institutional & multidisciplinary teams as well as a network through selfless peer support and sharing.
2. We Challenge
We break traditional walls and attitudes about research for academic publications, and consultancy to research for a higher aim i.e., societal transformation. Our environment challenges the research culture within universities and practice to adopt networking and joint effort approaches in research that accelerate realisation of desired futures for communities in Africa. We challenge attitudes about research as an endeavour for merely fulfilment of personal ambition but a contribution to building our communities and continent. We aim for transformation in the research culture in Africa and consequently the continent.
3. We mobilise & collaborate
Our aim is to break silos in researcher development, research, and research products utilisation in Africa. We provide a platform for an inter-university & multidisciplinary research related collaboration and networking among academic researchers, postgraduate research students, and practitioners interested in research for and about Africa. We encourage participation from individuals and institutions from around the world who have interest in the processes of transforming the research culture and the research landscape in Africa.
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Success Stories
#NEMRA Changed Me
NEMRA found me at a critical transition from industry to academia in 2020, and helped sharpen my academic writing and research skills. I’m proud to say NEMRA has influenced my new career choice for good.”
I joined NEMRA, this year as I was struggling to write my conceptual and theoretical frameworks. NEMRA helped me to finalize writing my proposal and
awaiting IRB approval. I have gained a lot of skills in qualitative research. I celebrate 4th NEMRA anniversary.
Attending NEMRA’s Advanced Research methods training workshop in march 2022 improved and boosted my writing skills and was able to complete, submit and publish my first ever qualitative manuscript in the social science and humanities open journal ” Factors influencing ART adherence, acceptability and potential use of ” Call for life IVR tool” among young people in rural Uganda.
A PhD is a personal journey like no other, you are your own teacher, your own motivator and you can fell you are on your own. The fantastic pillar i found, in Uganda, was NEMRA-like-minded people on the same journey.
NEMRA has built my confidence in Grant Writing and wining grants. i won the 2020 islamic development bank(IsDB) Research grant, 2021 infectious Disease Society of America(IDSA) Foundation and 2022 United Nations Sustainable Development (UNSDGF) Grant. All these achievements can be attributed to the monthly training of NEMRA.
What truly astounds me; besides the fantastic assistance I receive for my study, is the psychosocial support I receive from the NEMRA ladies when I face difficulties in my personal life. Such assistance helps me balance my life as a Ph.D. student, a mother, and a wife. Forever indebted to you.
The PhD journey can be very challenging and tasking, but with NEMRA I have been able to interact with people who have gone through and those who are going through the same. It has been my home of comfort. Also, I have learnt to appreciate qualitative data and yet to learn more.
NEMRA has helped me link up with fellow PhD students who are in the same struggle as I am. We share challenges and find solutions which reduces stress and depression that comes with PhD research. People share their stories that help us persist and keep motivated to keep moving in this journey. Above all with NEMRA I have found connections to people that can be of great help in my studies.
I am greatly indebted to NEMRA for the research capacity they have invested in me. I started my dream of PhD with NEMRA, and with the help of the resources, skills and research writing training by Dr. Peter Samuels and other NEMRA research workshops and seminars, I was able to secure a PhD fellowship, completed and defended my research proposal in 6 months and I managed to transition to candidature. I’m Grateful to NEMRA for Impacting my research Career.
NEMRA has enhanced my research, communication, organisational and interpersonal skills. I have built a resilient team of researchers for consultancy and we are about to publish with one of the noble journals and publishers.