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Beginner’s guide to communicating research for policymaking

This 56-page guide published by the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation at the European Commission gives advice on how to communicate research...

R2A Impact Practitioners – Our New Initiative

Achieving and measuring research impact is a challenging task. There are a lot of resources and tools available online, but sometimes the...

12ft Ladder: Making research accessible

Searching for a specific article, but it’s behind a paywall? 12ft Ladder can help you access the article without paying. The idea...
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Scholarly Communication Support, University of Cambridge: Cambridge – Deadline 7 October

Scholarly Communication Support, University of Cambridge (Library Department) Location: Cambridge, UK Salary: £27,929-£32,348 Contract Type: Permanent Closing date: Friday, 7 October, 2022...

Unpacking Development Podcast

Do you struggle with navigating the international development industry and its jargon? Daniel Plaut and Courtney Tolmie have created the Unpacking Development...
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Impact Practitioners

Beginner’s guide to communicating research for policymaking

29/09/2022

Blog Posts

This 56-page guide published by the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation at the European Commission gives advice on how to communicate research to policymakers. The…

Karolina Bohacova

Impact Practitioners

R2A Impact Practitioners – Our New Initiative

28/09/2022

Blog Posts

Achieving and measuring research impact is a challenging task. There are a lot of resources and tools available online, but sometimes the hardest part is…

Karolina Bohacova

Open access

12ft Ladder: Making research accessible

28/09/2022

Blog Posts

Searching for a specific article, but it’s behind a paywall? 12ft Ladder can help you access the article without paying. The idea is pretty simple….

Isobel Fisher

Strategic communication

Scholarly Communication Support, University of Cambridge: Cambridge – Deadline 7 October

26/09/2022

R2A graphic saying "opportunity 2022" Blog Posts

Scholarly Communication Support, University of Cambridge (Library Department) Location: Cambridge, UK Salary: £27,929-£32,348 Contract Type: Permanent Closing date: Friday, 7 October, 2022 Other: Applications to…

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Strategic communication

Unpacking Development Podcast

21/09/2022

Blog Posts

Do you struggle with navigating the international development industry and its jargon? Daniel Plaut and Courtney Tolmie have created the Unpacking Development Podcast series to…

Isobel Fisher

Strategic communication

Press Communications Coordinator, LSE: London – Deadline 25 September

19/09/2022

R2A graphic saying "opportunity 2022" Blog Posts

Press Communications Coordinator, LSE Location: London, UK Salary: £31,960 to £36,705 pa Contract Type: Fixed term position for 3 years Closing date: Sunday, 25 September…

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Monitoring and evaluation

Technology-enabled Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL Tech) Resources

14/09/2022

Blog Posts

MERL Tech is a community, a conference, and a term that is used to describe technology-enabled Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL). MERL Tech aims…

Isobel Fisher

Strategic communication

Communications Officer x2, Elrha: London, Cardiff, or remote within UK – Deadline 23 September

12/09/2022

R2A graphic saying "opportunity 2022" Blog Posts

Communications Officer x2, Elrha Location: London, Cardiff, or remote within UK Salary: £27,000-£31,500 Contract Type: 35 hours per week, Full time Closing date: Friday, 23 September…

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Eye on 2022

Maximising, Evaluating and Evidencing Impact

09/09/2022

Blog Posts

This blog is part of a new R2A series, Eye on 2022. Would you like to showcase your communications work, or recommend another comms team?…

Jen Lockett

Making your research accessible

The Global Development Awards Competition – Apply Now!

07/09/2022

Blog Posts

The Global Development Awards Competition is an innovative award scheme launched by GDN with support from the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan. The awards…

Isobel Fisher

Strategic communication

Communications & Marketing Manager: Primary Care International, Home based – Deadline 26 September

05/09/2022

R2A graphic saying "opportunity 2022" Blog Posts

Communications & Marketing Manager, Primary Care International Location: Home based with occasional meetings in Oxford or London Salary: £33,000.00-£36,000.00 (depending on skills and experience) Contract…

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Strategic communication

Impact & Stories Communications Officer: World Vision, Milton Keynes or London UK – Deadline 12 September

29/08/2022

R2A graphic saying "opportunity 2022" Blog Posts

Impact & Stories Communications Officer,World Vision Location: Flexible working. Milton Keynes / London office or hybrid working Salary: circa £30,673 per annum Contract Type: 36.5…

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