The Role of Newly Graduated Researchers in the Advancement of Scientific Research in the Great Jamahiriya

Dr Osama a TashaniAssociate professor of physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Garyounis, Libya

Research fellow, centre for pain research, Leeds Metropolitan University, UKo.tashani@leedsmet.ac.uk

في العلمي البحث تفعيل في التخرج حديث الباحث دورالعظمى الجماهيرية

Status of Research Output from Libya

The average annual production rate at The University of Al-Fateh is:

1.4 article/100 academic staff

Arabic and African countries have the lowest number of patents, trademarks and high-technology exports.

MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS FROM 2002-2006

Four major problems are facing scientific research in Arab countries in general and in

Libya in particular:

1) Brain Drain 2) Lack of funding 3) Lack of scientific infrastructure and

incompetent supportive staff, and 4) Teaching overload.

البحث تعرقل التي الرئيسية المشاكلليبيا في العلمي

الخبرات • هجرةالمالي • الدعم ندرةالتحتية • البنية انعدامالدراسي • العبء

Arab countries lose half of their newly-qualified medical doctors, 23 per cent of engineers and 15 per cent of scientists each year

Brain Drain

والخارج الداخل في البحاثة بين التواصلواألجنبية الليبية البحثية المؤسسات بين التعاون

Networking and cooperation

ليبيا في العلمي للبحث المالي الدعم قلةLack of funding

Research and Development Expenditure as % of GDP (2002)

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3

World

Developed Countries

Developing Countries

Americas

Europe

Asia

Oceania

Africa

Arab World

Arab contries in Africa

Arab countries in Asia

How to get money for research in Libya

Asking for more funds whilst getting the most out of the available resources

Researchers have to promote the need for research and have to justify expenditure on research projects

Increasing one’s visibility within the scientific and educational community

Mastering public relations skills

.. لل.. يامحسنين للهه

ممتاز علمي بحثالدعم ...يحتاج

How to get money for research in Libya

Supervise postgraduate students

Explore governmental organizations

Arabic and regional research councils

International bodies and learning societies

Get second hand equipment

Invest your time wisely

Linking research to education

Infrastructures for research

1) lack of momentum at the managerial level of universities to make scientific research a priority and

2) lack of reasonable development plan of the technical supportive staff.

الجامعات 1. إدارة أولويات من ليس العلمي البحث

الفني 2. الطاقم خبرة إنعدام

Teaching load

بحث فكرة فيهبكل ماصارت من طالع كيف توة

رسم محاضرةللمجموعة هندسي

من السابعةالعشية متاعين

فكني ياودي

Engage undergraduate students in research projects to generate and work with data

Innovation of teaching methods

Case Study ApproachProblem-based LearningLearning by doing…….

Linking research with teaching

Research in Libya: few myths and misconceptions

The priority of Research should be directed to solving problems of society rather than publishing.

There is a bias toward publishing research output from Libya

Research needs huge amounts of money and resources

Research written in Arabic is not publishableEngaging in Research does not promote my careerAll research ideas have been tried before

somewhere else The Libyan University culture is not based on

research and I can not change thisLibyan researchers are not as intelligent as should

be

Conclusions

Only a positive attitude and optimistic approach would yield fruitful rewards. Among all the solutions I proposed I think networking with colleagues inside and outside Libya is the key to share ideas and debate issues related to science and pragmatically resolve problems.

This symposium is a leap forward to network young talents and connect Libyan scholars.

وشكرا بالتوفيق تمنياتي

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