Pete Cranston and Pier Andrea Pirani take a look at social media from the perspective of user engagement and explore some key issues that emerge.
Social media ‘engagement’: Different paths to research utilisation [Part 2]
2 April 2013
Blog Posts
20 May 2013
Mapping Political Context: A Toolkit for Civil Society Organisations ODI RAPID
Here is a great toolkit by ODI (Overseas Development Institute) RAPID (Research and policy in Development). This toolkit describes a range of tools that CSOs might use to understand and map political context, in order to engage more effectively in policy processes.
13 May 2013
7 new ways to present evaluation findings
The Research to Action team were revisiting one of our favourite blogs Intelligent Measurement and came across this really great slideshare of a presentation given by Glenn O’Neill at the European Evaluation Society Conference in Helsinki, Finland in October 2012.
29 April 2013
Phil Davies (3ie): On getting evidence into use
The Deputy Director of systematic reviews at 3ie (the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation), Phil Davies discusses how research doesn’t always provide straightforward answers to specific problems.
25 April 2013
Assessing the strength of evidence: Introducing DFID’s new ‘how to’ note
Mark Robinson, William Evans and Kirsty Newman from DFID’s Research and Evidence Division introduce the new “Assessing the Strength of Evidence” How to Note, which aims to improve the use of evidence within DFID.
17 April 2013
R2A Podcast: The Future of Impact Conference
Last week Research to Action attended the Future of Impact Conference in London, hosted by the DESCRIBE project (University of Exeter). The audio recordings are now available here as a podcast.
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Social media ‘engagement’: How can it support research uptake? [Part 1]
25 March 2013
Blog Posts
This post launches our new social media engagement series that explores how to utilise social media effectively in research uptake activities. Join-us as we explore issues linked to the use and measurement of social media.
Integrating ICT during the research design phase
20 March 2013
Blog Posts
Kennedy Oulu shares his experiences of trying to integrate ICT during the design phase of a research project, and reflects on some of the benefits in terms of expanding buy-in and increasing the transparency of the research process.
LSHTM seeks Technical Communications Officer
13 March 2013
News & Opportunities
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is seeking a Technical Communications Officer to work on a full or part time basis to support the Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT) Consortium.
Guidelines for evaluating nonprofit communications efforts
7 March 2013
Papers & Reports
This working paper offers guidelines that nonprofit organizations can use when designing evaluations to learn about both their investments in communications strategies and the impacts of those investments.
Academics’ online presence guidelines: A four step guide to taking control of your visibility
5 March 2013
Guides & Tutorials
These guidelines, developed through the University of Cape Town’s OpenUCT Initiative take academics through a four step process to improving their online presence, and taking charge of their online visibility.
Open Access explained!
5 March 2013
Audio & Video
Nick Shockey and Jonathan Eisen take us through the world of Open Access publishing and explain what Open Access is through this short animated video.
What is the evidence on evidence‐informed policy making?
27 February 2013
Papers & Reports
This paper explores and sumarises the discussions that took place during the International Conference on Evidence-Informed Policy Making in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
LinkedIn “Research ‘Impact’ Helpdesk” launched!
27 February 2013
Blog Posts
This blog introduces an new helpdesk (hosted on LinkedIn) for researchers and intermediaries to share and receive advice on achieving research ‘impact’, with an explicit focus on research communication and engagement.
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