It’s always a challenge to decide how and when to use new technology to change and improve the way we communicate. You have to experiment,…
Virtual reality helps preserve a millennia-old tradition
7 September 2018
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Going ‘mobile first’ to reach African audiences
3 September 2018
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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…
Research impact: ‘top tips’ on communicating & pitching research to non-academic audiences
30 August 2018
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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 August 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 August 2018
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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…
Using art to talk science
9 August 2018
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In a recent article on The Conversation, Tim Caulfield, Research Director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta and prolific science debunker,…
Viral science video debunks bad viral science videos
17 July 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 July 2018
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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
9 July 2018
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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…
Live Tweeting conferences: Top 10 tips for research uptake
7 May 2018
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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…
Hosting a webinar series
10 July 2017
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Webinars are a great way to gather people around a particular theme or topic, to share findings and discuss them with a wider and engaged…
Local leadership and evidence in policymaking: Insights from Indonesia
6 April 2017
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What determines whether or not policymakers take into consideration recommendations that emerge from research or data analysis? Our research has identified several factors. Some…
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