A report by the Research Information Network (RIN) has explored how researchers in the UK use electronic journals.
E-journals: their use, value and impact
20/12/2010
Papers & Reports
Research to Action
African Institute for Development Policy: The challenges of communicating development research
14/12/2010
Audio & Video
Eliya Zulu, the director of the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), talks about the challenges of communicating development research across Africa.
Wren Media: Building a Network of Journalists in the Global South
14/12/2010
Audio & Video
Susanna Thorp from Wren Media talks about network building with researchers in the global south.
Understanding the media landscape and how to engage with it by Nalaka Gunawardene
30/11/2010
Audio & Video
Nalaka Gunawardene from TVE Asia Pacific describe how the media landscape has been changing substantially in recent years, He also describes how research and media could improve the way they work together.
The challenges of communicating development research by Eliya Zulu
30/11/2010
Audio & Video
Eliya Zulu from the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) talks about the challenges of communicating development research across Africa
Challenges to research communication in Papua New Guinea by Musawen Sinebare
30/11/2010
Audio & Video
Musawen Sinebare from the National Research Institute in Papua New Guinea describes the challenges he faces in communicating research to policy makers and practitioners.
Local knowledge and evidence not seperate entities by Ann Waters-Bayer
30/11/2010
Audio & Video
Ann Waters-Bayer talks about the dangers of talking about the dangers of placing local knowledge and evidence at two different ends of the spectrum.
Surviving and thriving in the ‘knowledge pond’ by Geoff Barnard
30/11/2010
Geoff Barnard (Climate and Development Knowledge Network) looks at how approaches to research communication have evolved since the mid-1990’s. He goes on to advise how to survive and thrive in the increasingly crowded ‘knowledge pond’.
Bangladesh Online Research Network by Ananya Raihan
30/11/2010
Audio & Video
Ananya Raihan (Development Research Network) introduces the Bangladesh Online research Network, which is a research portal containing 81 research categories.
Addressing challenges in research communication by Celia Reyes
29/11/2010
Audio & Video
Celia Reyes form the Philippine Institute for Development Studies refects on the challenges for researchers to communicate their research. She also shares some advises on how to overcome these challenges
Weaving Global Networks: Handbook for Policy Influence
15/11/2010
Templates & Toolkits
There is ample recognition of the non-linear nature of policymaking. It is a complex heterogenic process that rejects sequential markers posed by traditional textbooks. Through…
Assessing the impact of social science research: conceptual, methodological and practical issues
23/10/2010
Papers & Reports
This paper lays out the reasons why we might want to examine the difference that research can make. It then explores different ways of approaching this problem, outlining the core issues and choices that arise when seeking to assess research impact.
Paula Fray
Shubha Jayaram
Sue Martin
Maria Balarin
James Harvey
Emily Hayter
Susan Koshy
Ronald Munatsi
Ajoy Datta
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