The Collaborative Adaption Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA) research programme co-funded by IDRC and DFID has developed a new Research into Use guide. The guide…
New CARIAA Research into Use Guide
25/07/2017
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Lessons Learned: A year in the life of a research uptake professional
22/06/2017
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I lead the Research Uptake and Communications Unit in my organisation, the Health Research and Social Development Forum (HERD). I always find it useful and…
Communicating systematic reviews effectively
26/05/2017
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R2A is always keen to crowdsource solutions to problems that individuals, programmes, and organisations face when communicating development research. A thorny issue that many encounter…
Webinar summary: A cup of tea with Diana Coates
25/04/2017
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On Thursday, 30 March R2A held the third webinar in the ‘Cup of Tea’ series, with an interview between Nyasha Musandu and Diana Coates. If you…
Charities share lessons about their successful communications campaigns
24/04/2017
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The recent 2017 BOND Conference explored the future of development funding and policy, and how the ever-changing geopolitical system might disrupt and iterate how the…
Three ways that knowledge brokers can strengthen the impact of scientific research
20/04/2017
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Background Knowledge brokers are increasingly advocated as a solution for bridging the gap between science and decision-making. However, despite growing rhetoric regarding the potential benefits…
Designing research for more strategic communications
23/03/2017
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I’m a sporadic presence on Twitter, with a pretty low number of followers. Yet the other day I had my biggest engagement yet – and…
Research and knowledge systems in difficult places part 2: Liberia
16/06/2016
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In April, INASP published a blog post featuring South Sudan, introducing the first of a series of new papers on research and knowledge systems in…
Research and knowledge systems in difficult places – part 1
11/05/2016
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In the first of a series of blog posts based on recent analysis into the research and knowledge systems in fragile or conflict states, Jon…
Social research in Indonesia: Why and what next
05/05/2016
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Despite being one of the fastest growing economies in Asia, Indonesia continues to lag behind its neighbouring countries in terms of research capacity and publication….
Development Communications in Fragile States
21/04/2016
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DFID has scaled up its efforts in fragile states. The budget allocation memo which accompanied the new UK Aid Strategy, published on the 23rd of November 2015, stated…
Demand Focused Capacity Building
26/09/2015
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Here at R2A we thought it would be useful to compile a resource list for the current buzzword ‘demand’ focused capacity building. Although in a…
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