Table 1 HERA capacity-strengthening activities by level
Individual | • Attendance in person at international research methods short courses (e.g. 1-week qualitative methods course at a United Kingdom university) and conferences • Attendance at in-country courses and conferences • Participation in online courses and masterclasses • Supervision of PhD students • Mentoring of LMIC and HIC researchers |
Country | • In-country training delivered by senior HERA researchers. e.g. weekly educational meetings or courses • Training sessions delivered by local non-HERA activists and researchers • Mentoring/training of country teams in research methods and theory by external (United Kingdom and non-United Kingdom) senior researchers • English language and English academic writing training |
Group | • Annual international group workshop: methodological training sessions and presentation of research and results from country research groups • Bimonthly ECR virtual peer support and education group |
Research environment | • Delivery of presentations and training to local students, researchers or professionals • Engagement with local stakeholders, e.g. government officials and nongovernmental organizations • Attendance and presentation of research findings at national and international conferences • Dissemination of research findings through media • Collaboration with other global health research groups |