For anyone involved in leveraging research to make a meaningful impact, the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti has long been a beacon, shaping global…
The Future of Evidence: UNICEF’s Blueprint for Smarter Research
11/07/2025
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The global information ecosystem is under threat
21/03/2025
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Research to Action (R2A) was set up back in 2010 because there was a lack of ‘free to use’ information and advice for the global…
Four strategies to increase policy influence
03/10/2024
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This 10-page article offers some insights from policy studies and case studies of Oxfam campaigns to promote the uptake of research evidence in policy. Oxfam…
There are many pathways to impact
26/09/2024
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You, our audience, tell us that you spend a lot of time and energy trying to work out what is the impact of your individual…
Theories of Change: A guide to monitoring and evaluating policy influence
19/09/2024
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This 12-page paper by Harry Jones for the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) looks at how to monitor and evaluate activities that aim to influence policy….
Lessons for capacity building in developing countries
12/09/2024
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This 49-page report by Isabel Vogel offers a synthesis of the discussions at a workshop held by the UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS) on…
Five ways to improve policy engagement
02/09/2024
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This 28-page report by the Institute for Government (IfG) sets out how universities, research councils and funding councils can improve the way they support policy…
Monitoring and Evaluation tools for Advocacy and Influencing
29/08/2024
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This 31-page guidance document by CARE lays out the most helpful tools and resources for the Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) process in advocacy and…
Impact to Implementation: measurement, partnerships and storytelling
22/08/2024
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This 5-page article, authored by Lisa Carson, Catherine Althaus, Helen Sullivan, and Brigid van Warooy, serves as an introduction to the AJPA symposium titled ‘Generating…
Reviewing ethical reporting practice in violence research
12/08/2024
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In this 9-page article from BMJ Global Health, the authors talk about the importance of making sure we follow the right ethical rules when collecting…
The Tree of Participation: a framework for inclusive decision-making
05/08/2024
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This 20-page article by Karen Bell and Mark Reed presents a new conceptual model of inclusive participatory decision-making known as ‘the Tree of Participation’ (ToP)….
Ten lessons for influencing policy
25/07/2024
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This 16-slide presentation by Sir Peter Gluckman, the chair for the International Network of Government Science Advice (INGSA) is all about successfully using evidence to…
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