Scientific
Support
Unit
Strengthening CERI’s research ecosystem through training, capacity building, academic support, and monitoring and evaluation — enabling high-quality scientific output across all teams.
What the Unit
Provides
Organising and delivering technical workshops, short courses, and training sessions that build research capacity across CERI's teams and partners.
Providing academic guidance, mentorship, and institutional support to MSc and PhD students navigating their research journeys at CERI.
Tracking research progress, evaluating scientific outputs, and ensuring that activities align with CERI's strategic and operational goals.
Designing and implementing structured programmes that develop essential research, analytical, and scientific communication skills across the organisation.
Acting as a bridge between research teams to enhance collaboration, efficiency, and shared learning across CERI's multidisciplinary units.
Ensuring that all research activities meet scientific quality standards and align with CERI's institutional, funder, and regulatory requirements.
Supporting Every
Unit at CERI
Supporting pipeline training, computational workshops, and technical skill development for bioinformatics teams.
Aligning M&E frameworks with data science outputs and supporting analytical capacity development.
Ensuring research activities meet funder requirements and supporting reporting and compliance processes.
Coordinating interdisciplinary training and supporting qualitative research capacity across teams.
Research Takes
Support.
Connect with the Scientific Support Unit for training programmes, postgraduate guidance, and research capacity building at CERI.
Scientific Support Team
Head: Communications, Media and Marketing
Project and Training Coordinator
