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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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…
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…
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…
Hosting a webinar series
10/07/2017
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
06/04/2017
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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…
20 of the Best Free Stock Photo Sites
02/11/2016
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Just when I was about to start searching from some photos, up pops a a very handy LinkedIn post from Heather Mansfield of non-profit…
Africa’s community of evidence-informed policymakers is growing fast
28/10/2016
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Last month, 180 delegates from twenty African countries spent three days in Pretoria, South Africa debating how evidence can be more widely used in decision-making….
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