ICH Good Clinical Practices Workshop (21-22 March 2023)

The University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (UZFMHS) Research Support Centre (RSC)

is delighted to announce the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) 2-day hybrid workshop that is both virtual and physical

workshop on 21-22 March 2024.

Course Description:

The course is based on the  ICH Good Clinical Practice guidelines. It is suitable for anyone carrying out or involved in clinical research and clinical trials. Technical and support staff involved in clinical research and individuals aspiring to embark on research that involves human participants can also register. A certificate valid for three (3) years will be issued upon successful completion of the course.

Target group: Investigators, Clinical Trial Managers and Coordinators, Study clinicians, Research Nurses, Laboratory Technicians, Laboratory Assistants, Data Managers, Data Officers, Study Coordinators, Field officers, IRB members, Postgraduate Research Students, Technical and Support staff involved in clinical research and all interested individuals aspiring to embark on research which involves human participants.

Venue: University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (UZFMHS), Research Support Centre.

How to apply
Kindly download the application form by clicking here and send it to:
rscsacoreoffice@gmail.com cc. progressgomo@gmail.com
Registration cost is 150 (USD) for physical applicants and 75 (USD) for virtual applicants.
UZ faculty and postgraduate (by research) students, please contact the RSC. For more information visit the RSC at
Parirenyatwa Hospital Campus, Mazowe Street, Harare or call +263 8644290942 or +263 777475 745
Application Deadline:  19 March 2024

Grant Proposal Writing workshop (15-16 April 2024)

The Research Support Centre (RSC), University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is delighted to announce a virtual 2-day Grant Proposal Writing Workshop on the15-16 April 2024.

Target Group

Early career researchers including junior faculty, postgraduate students, and anyone involved in Grant Proposal writing who would like to build her/his skills in Grant Proposal Writing. Those who have already identified a call for proposals and are interested in responding or already have a proposal idea are strongly encouraged to apply so they can build upon it during the workshop. 

Course Description

The workshop aims to enable early career researchers to build skills to develop grant-winning proposals. The workshop will be interactive and hands-on covering the following topics:

• Identifying and interpreting funding opportunities
• Funding agents and their requirements: NIH, EU/EDCTP, WHO-TDR
• Overview of the grant proposal writing process.
• Key elements of successful grant proposals
• The do’s and don’ts of grant writing
• Formulating a statement of the problem, research questions, aims/objectives, and research plan for a grant proposal
• How to craft a convincing budget
• Ethical considerations
• Administrative issues

Venue: Virtual

Time: 09:00:00 – 13:00hrs

How to apply

How to apply
Kindly download the application form by clicking here and send it to:
rscsacoreoffice@gmail.com cc. progressgomo@gmail.com
Registration cost is 20(USD) or equivalent to ZWL for virtual and 100(USD) or equivalent to ZWL for physical.  Reference: Research Methodology Course. For more information, visit the University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Research Support Centre,
Parirenyatwa Hospital Campus, Mazowe Street, Harare or call +263 8644290942 or +263 777475 745
Application Deadline:  12 April  2024