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Research

Research at SIMAD University

Every SIMAD research output and funded project, live from the SIMAD Research Repository.

Evidence

The evidence base

Live from the SIMAD Research Repository.

1,069Research outputsFrom 11 in 2019 to 283 in 2025
8,715Citations
87%Open access
579External collaborations
UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)Direct AidFCDOGIZ
478Researchers
21Funded projects · 7 ongoing

Focus areas

Research themes

Seven themes, each mapped to a Sustainable Development Goal.

Health & Wellbeing Disease burden, antimicrobial resistance, diagnostics and health services in Somalia. 374 publications Education & Human Capital Teaching, learning and skills in Somali schools and universities. 98 publications Peace, Governance & State-building Federalism, public trust, security institutions and the informal economy. 45 publications Climate, Environment & Food Security Floods, land degradation, energy and agriculture under a changing climate. 51 publications Inclusive Economy & Entrepreneurship SMEs, finance, investment and enterprise in the Somali economy. 107 publications Digital Transformation & AI Machine learning, IoT, networks and Somali-language technology. 54 publications Society, Media & Inclusion Disability inclusion, media use and social change. 25 publications

Library

Latest publications

All publications

Projects

Funded projects

Projects with international funders, led by SIMAD faculties, institutes and CRD.

All projects

Open access

SIMAD Research Repository

Open access to SIMAD publications, datasets and SDG research — with DOIs, abstracts and full texts where licensing allows.

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