The Impact of the Food System Research Network for Africa on the Skills and Experience of Researchers at the University of Pretoria, 2022-2024

A dataset was created by collecting survey responses from University of Pretoria researchers who participated in a two-year FSNet-Africa researcher development programme as hosts (referred to as UP Hosts). The role of the UP Host was to expand fellows network within the University of Pretoria. Some Hosts were invited by research teams to actively participate in the research project. The survey specifically targeted researchers from the University of Pretoria with the aim of evaluating the impact of their participation in the FSNet-Africa development programme on their skills and experience. This evaluation was conducted by assessing the effects of being a host in the FSNet-Africa early career researcher development programme on the hosts' networks and visibility, skills development, performance improvement, and personal growth in eight areas of professional development. These areas included conducting integrated research, research data management, integrating gender in research, research ethics, monitoring and evaluation, and stakeholder engagement.