Mobile means more than being on the move, it means connecting to the next generation of African audiences. Recent data shows that 52% of the world’s website traffic…
Going ‘mobile first’ to reach African audiences
03/09/2018
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Knowing your audience (23/43)
Not everyone will find your research useful. You need to know who your audience is and what information they need in order to communicate with them effectively.
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:…
Referencing sources – making it work for non-academic audiences
14/08/2018
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Referencing our sources of evidence when writing for academic audiences is common practice. Yet, for the average reader of research outside academia, references are often…
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…
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
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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
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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…
Knowledge Management and Communication Officer (Chinese language) – ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal
11/07/2018
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge sharing centre serving the eight regional member countries of the…
Establishing a new brand identity for LIDC
09/07/2018
The London International Development Centre (LIDC) is a consortium of seven University of London institutions that fosters disruptive, interdisciplinary research in international development, such as…
Practitioner Insights: People-centred theories of change
05/07/2018
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The link between the team, its success, and how it understands and interacts with its objective, the theory of change, is critical to a programme…
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