Are you a social media specialist with a passion for improving research communications? A self-starter, able to work remotely with a small multi-country team? Do…
R2A Social Media consultant
23/09/2018
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Engaging policy audiences (11/20)
People matter, not papers: Watching policymakers acquire knowledge in Indonesia
17/09/2018
Funders support (non-governmental) think tanks, assuming they will influence government policy by (amongst other things) producing and sharing short, punchy written outputs like policy briefs…
Theory of Change Essentials – online course
13/09/2018
BOND is offering their Theory of Change Essential online course again next month. Rates are based on membership and the size of your organisation, and…
Research impact: ‘top tips’ on communicating & pitching research to non-academic audiences
30/08/2018
Some great ideas about getting your research out of the lab and in front of the public, from top researchers at the University of Manchester:…
Running your organisation’s social media: What I’ve learned so far
13/08/2018
Social media has become indispensable in our daily lives and its significance has increased dramatically over the years. This has influenced the way research dissemination…
Four principles to make evidence synthesis more useful for policy
10/08/2018
Some of the top science policymakers in the UK have teamed up to urge that we ‘Reward the creation of analyses for policymakers that are…
Communications Officer: Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx)
09/08/2018
The Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) is looking for an enthusiastic and well-organised Communications Officer who will be responsible for implementing the Initiative’s communications strategy, strengthening…
How I learnt to make my voice count at the UN climate negotiations
06/08/2018
A junior climate negotiator from Laos explains how a recent training workshop gave her the tools to navigate the complex UN climate talks and the…
Four personality traits ECRs can foster to help impact policy and practice
23/07/2018
Researchers seeking to translate their work into ‘impact’ – that is, any of the range of positive, tangible influences on society possible through research –…
Using outcome mapping to get research into use in East and Southern Africa
20/07/2018
Blog Posts
I recently published a learning report which documents my organisation’s experience using outcome mapping to plan, monitor, and evaluate research uptake. I work for the…
Viral science video debunks bad viral science videos
17/07/2018
Blog Posts
If you work in research uptake you’ve thought about whether to invest time and money in video. Unless you embrace using new channels and communications…
Live Tweeting conferences: Top 10 tips for research uptake
07/05/2018
As a Research Uptake professional I’m fascinated by the power of social media, especially using Twitter to communicate interesting discussions, observations, and insights surrounding research…
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