by Julia Coffman For Think Tanks and others acting to influence public policy, assessing one’s impact in a complex and crowded political environment can be…
Three questions that guide how to assess your policy impact
03/03/2016
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The Global Guide to Research Impact
It’s not easy to measure the impact of development research in bringing about positive change. It’s even harder to show how communications efforts, and expenditure, helps to achieve both research objectives, and development outcomes. This section aims to offer key resources and insights to help support better monitoring and evaluation of research uptake activities.
03/03/2016
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by Julia Coffman For Think Tanks and others acting to influence public policy, assessing one’s impact in a complex and crowded political environment can be…
25/02/2016
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There’s no one-size-fits-all framework for monitoring and evaluating research projects – but here’s a start It was once enough to gauge the ‘success’ of a…
18/02/2016
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International development is fixated with impact. But how do we know we’re all talking about the same thing? Whether we like it or not, international…
15/01/2016
News & Opportunities
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine are currently looking for a Research Fellow in Knowledge Uptake and Management to work with the Innovative Methods…
12/01/2016
News & Opportunities
The emerging trend to incorporate knowledge in policymaking and implementation faces challenges as well as opportunities. The complexity of policymaking, with many players intervening in…
04/01/2016
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Authors: Agnes Becker, Annie Holmes, Becky Wolfe At the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine we have a proud history of improving health worldwide….
11/12/2015
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Authors: Agnes Becker, Annie Holmes, Becky Wolfe Working in academia, we are increasingly being asked to demonstrate the impact of research, either as part of…
24/11/2015
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At the final day of Policy Week hosted by the University of Manchester, Research to Action held a live Twitter Q&A during the penultimate session…
20/11/2015
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Research to Action attended an event held by the New Researcher Network at the University of Manchester’s Policy Week designed to investigate how much evidence…
16/11/2015
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There are examples of successful policies in Zimbabwe, informed by evidence. But, since independence, policymaking has largely been reactionary and ideologically driven. This has resulted…
12/11/2015
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We’re yet to find a truly effective way of explaining the often complex and unpredictable routes by which research activity leads to real-world change. I…
11/11/2015
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Knowledge to policy (K2P) is a popular term to describe the way research and other types of knowledge inform policy-making. K2P processes and systems aim…
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