In the Summer of 2005, I can remember watching a report during the evening news on the state run national broadcaster in Zambia on the…
Lacking in ‘capacity’? Why workshopping isn’t always the (whole) answer!
14/12/2011
Blog Posts
Positionality and skills of research actors crucial in research-policy interface
14/12/2011
Blog Posts
In June a really valuable special supplement was published in the open access journal Health Research Policy and Systems. Contributors to this supplement, Sally Theobald…
Accessibility is Key: A journalist’s perspective on communicating research
12/12/2011
Audio & Video
There have been a number of posts on Research to Action about researchers and journalists working together to communicate development research. Practical tips on how…
Should we use “indigenous knowledge”… even if it’s wrong?
30/11/2011
Blog Posts
In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in international development circles in protecting and using indigenous knowledge. Countries such as Kenya and…
Dr. Justine Nannyonjo discusses communicating research at the Bank of Uganda
29/11/2011
Audio & Video
I recently co-facilitated a Policy Brief Writing workshop for the Global Development Network (GDNet) and the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) in Nairobi, Kenya. This…
Why aren’t web 2.0 tools being used more for research collaboration?
15/11/2011
Blog Posts
Blogs, wikis, social networking sites and other web 2.0 tools have the potential to transform research collaboration and knowledge-sharing and are often included in research…
Development Research Uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa programme launched
14/11/2011
News & Opportunities
A new programme that aims to enhance development research and its uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa was launched earlier this month.The Development Research Uptake in Sub-Saharan…
Writing for change: An interactive guide to effective writing, writing for science, and writing for advocacy
27/10/2011
Guides & Tutorials
That’s the most important idea in this manual. Many people assume that the main purpose of writing is to convey information.
But effective writing does more than that. Behind the ‘information’ or ‘facts’, there is always something else that writers ar…
Institutional Strategies for Capturing Socio-Economic Impact of Academic Research
23/10/2011
Papers & Reports
One of the first important points when defining socio-economic impact is the distinction between „dissemination‟ and „impact‟. One of its main conclusions, that while disseminating to a wide range of audiences is positive, impact has to be evidenced by the application of the research outcomes by the user or community.
Stimulating Demand for Research Evidence: What Role for Capacity-building?
23/10/2011
Papers & Reports
There has been a great deal of interest in recent years in supporting evidence-informed policymaking in developing countries. In particular, there have been efforts to…
Improving the flow of your information: Website usability testing
18/10/2011
Blog Posts
When developing online research resource portals, databases and community groups it is often difficult to assess how people will be using a platform as it…
GDN/PEM Asia Research Communications Workshop
17/10/2011
Blog Posts
Being influential requires you to be clear who you are trying to influence! As basic as this sounds, it is often the reason why researchers…
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