The Global Guide to Research Impact
29/10/2012
Audio & Video
Tariq Kokhar, Open Data evangelist for the World Bank discusses the potential of Open data in development and explains how giving wider access to more data could potentially remove the north-south divide in development research.
23/10/2012
Guides & Tutorials
The five competencies framework is an exercise enabling an organisation (or a group of organisations) to work out, in a simple and effective manner, what different elements have to learn, and what they have to share in the realm of organisational learning and knowledge management.
15/10/2012
Blog Posts
Isabel Vogel provides the expert view on identifying and honing your assumptions when developing a theory of change.
03/10/2012
Blog Posts
Lindsey Jones (ODI) shares his thoughts on translating research into policy and practice, while also challenging the existing incentives for researchers to think proactively about influence and change.
01/10/2012
News & Opportunities
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) have recently published a new Bulletin entitled New Roles for Communication in Development? (Lewin, T. Harvey, B., and Page,…
01/10/2012
Papers & Reports
Over the last decade, there has been increasing debate around how to most effectively use research evidence to inform policy processes. A two-year study led…
25/09/2012
Audio & Video
Captured at the 3ie Policy and Influence Monitoring (PIM) workshop taking place in Cornwall this week, in this short video, Farai Samhungu, the Director of…
18/09/2012
Guides & Tutorials
The purpose of this guide is to support Principal Investigators and research teams who wish to work with a theory of change approach when developing their pathways to impact and impact strategies.
18/09/2012
Papers & Reports
The research presented in this report was conducted during 2010 – 2011, funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC, Canada) and coordinated by Fundación Comunica with support…
11/09/2012
Blog Posts
A quick survey of researchers in a science department in a top British University uncovered, that four out of six researchers felt communication of their work was merely an obligation of their job.
04/09/2012
Blog Posts
Open Access will change our communication processes at a very practical level. we need to do more to make outputs and communication practises truly open access.
29/08/2012
Blog Posts
How many times have we had to write a policy brief on a very complex piece of research that has contained no clear take away messages?
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re pausing to reflect at Research to Action (R2A) ✨
This year, 27,000+ readers from 188 countries joined us in exploring how research can better inform action — reading, sharing, and asking thoughtful questions along the way 🌍📚
Despite a challenging year for international development, our community leaned into conversations about:
📊 Impact and learning
🔄 Knowledge brokering & evidence use
🤖 AI and the future of research
What inspired us most was how you engaged — with curiosity, care, and a commitment to making evidence matter.
✨ Looking ahead, we remain focused on creating space for reflection, learning, and meaningful exchange — together.
Thank you for being part of the journey. Here’s to another year of curiosity and impact 💛
🔗 Link in bio to read our full reflection
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In our latest blog Inés Arangüena breaks down the Researcher Impact Framework (RIF) — a super practical way to show the real-world impact behind research, not just the publication count.
✨ Why it’s worth a read:
💡 Clearly explain the difference your work makes
📚 Connect outcomes to real evidence + activity
🤝 Highlight impact through collaboration, knowledge sharing & community
📊 Use metrics that actually matter (not just journal impact factors!)
If you’re a researcher, communicator, or anyone trying to share the story behind your work… this framework is a game-changer.
🔗 Link in bio to read the full blog!
#ResearchImpact #KnowledgeTranslation #DataDrivenStorytelling #AcademicCommunications #ImpactNarratives Trinity College Dublin
Revisiting a 2022 article by Tebby Leepile this International Week of Science and Peace. It dives into the challenge of scaling implementation science: too big becomes unsustainable, too small makes little impact. 🌍🔬
How do we find the balance that leads to real change?
Full article in linktree just click #R2AArchive 🔗
#ScienceForPeace #InternationalWeekOfScienceAndPeace #ImplementationScience #SustainableDevelopment #ScaleUpImpact #FromDataToImpact #InnovationForGood
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