New Publication: Effective project support for international research collaboration

By Helen Coskeran, Jon Lawn, Sithembile Mwamakamba and Gail Wilson There is growing recognition of the importance of international research partnerships in addressing some of the greatest challenges of our times. With the increasingly complex and fast-changing nature of many development challenges, such collaborations are seen as potential vehicles to …

University of Southampton Project Managers and Coordinators Network

By Jon Lawn, BRECcIA Project Manager I have been working in international development project management roles for nearly ten years now, moving through four large research projects at the University of Southampton, based in different faculties and with different funders. Over these nearly 10 years, I have met and kept …

Cradle to Grave: A research and programme management knowledge-sharing series

By Jon Lawn “I wish this had been around when I started in my current career” This was my summarising statement after we had finished delivering a three workshop series online in March 2021. Not wanting to blow our own trumpet, however even as a co-designer and presented in this …