Table 7.

Health research funding 

To what extent do you agree with the following?	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree
	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
The institutions within my cluster have a committed budget line for health research	2 (28.6%)	3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	1 (14.3%)	–
There is a clear mechanism to communicate institutional health research needs to funders	1 (14.3%)	4 (57.1%)	1 (14.3%)	1 (14.3%)	–
There is a clear mechanism to communicate cluster health research needs to funders	1 (14.3%)	4 (57.1%)	1 (14.3%)	1 (14.3%)	–
My cluster has been successful in securing adequate extramural research grants	–	4 (57.1%)	2 (28.6%)	1 (14.3%)	–
Institutions within my cluster collaborate together to apply for joint extramural research grants	1 (14.3%)	2 (28.6%)	3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	–
Institutions within my cluster collaborate with other universities and external partners to apply for joint funding opportunities	–	2 (28.6%)	2 (28.6%)	3 (42.9%)	–