Research Management Capacity Strengthening of UK Universities and Research Center for Language, Culture and Human Development in Lower ASEAN of Prince Songkla University in Thailand

About

This project focuses on the research management capacity strengthening of the Research Center for Language, Culture and Human Development in Lower ASEAN (RC-LCHD), Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) and the University of Essex.

RC-LCHD is part of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Prince Songkla University (PSU) in the southern region of Thailand. The centre was established in 2022. The work programme is designed with senior leadership teams at PSU and is underpinned by participatory action research principles. It will be delivered over 22 months.

Aims

The project aims to create necessary foundations or research management systems for RC-LCHD and UK universities to collaborate with other international research institutions, support PSU and UK researchers to conduct ethical multidisciplinary research that promotes economic development and social welfare of global communities and assist PSU researchers and those in research management functions in networking internationally and understanding institutional requirements of different funding bodies in the UK.

Partners

This project is run in collaboration with the following organisations:

• Sheffield Hallam University (lead institution)
• Prince Songkla University

Funding

This project is funded by the British Academy ODA Research Management Capacity Strengthening programme.