11 · Research supervision, academic coaching & publication support
Institutional research capacity
External supervision and examining capacity, research-office set-up and publication strategy for institutions building their research function.
Tell us what you needThe researcher remains the author throughout.
- Led by
- Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma and Michael Gagakuma
- Delivery
- Remote, and on site from Accra
- Fees
- Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
Led byProf. Wisdom Gagakuma and Michael Gagakuma
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
- Consultation
- from USD 150
What you receive.
Documents you can use, each with its method and sources attached.
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See a demonstration of the output: Specimen · Institutional research capacity
Capacity diagnostic
Supervision, examining, office and publication gaps.
Capacity plan
What to build, borrow or buy, and when.
External support
Supervisors or examiners, where agreed.
Publication strategy
Targets, journals and integrity safeguards.
Scope and fees.
Fees are agreed in writing before work begins. Estimates are shown as estimates.
Fees
Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
Send a brief or book a short call. We reply with a written scope, dates and a fixed fee before any work begins.
What we need from you
- The institution’s research strategy
- Staff and supervision data
- Accreditation requirements
Not included unless agreed
- Producing outputs for staff to claim
- Accreditation decisions
- Permanent appointments
Who commissions this, and when.
Buyers and moments where this work pays for itself, and where it does not.
Who it is for
- Universities and university colleges
- Research institutes
- Professional bodies with research mandates
When to call us
- Your institution lacks supervisors or examiners in some fields
- You are setting up or strengthening a research office
- You need a publication strategy that avoids predatory outlets
When it is not the answer
We strengthen your system. We do not produce research outputs for staff or students to claim.
How the work runs.
Each stage ends in something you review before the next begins.
Stage 1 of 5
Question
Define what the institution needs to achieve.
Review pointThe research question is the researcher’s own, stated in writing.
Stage 2 of 5
Design
Design the capacity plan.
Review pointDesign choices explained, and decided by the researcher.
Stage 3 of 5
Researcher-led work
Staff and researchers lead their own work.
Review pointAll writing and analysis done by the researcher.
Stage 4 of 5
Feedback
Review progress and give feedback.
Review pointFeedback given as comments and questions, never replacement text.
Stage 5 of 5
Declared assistance
Record external assistance transparently.
Review pointAssistance declared in line with the institution’s rules.
Questions buyers ask.
Anything else: ask in a brief.
Can you provide external examiners?
Where our principals are qualified and free of conflicts, yes.
Do you help with research policies?
Yes, including research-integrity and authorship policies.
Is there a free tool?
Yes: the university research-capacity diagnostic.
Related work
What needs to move forward?
Tell us the decision, the challenge or the opportunity. We reply with a scoped approach, a named principal and a fee before any work begins.
No charge to submit an enquiry.