The Global Guide to Research Impact
19/03/2020
Blog Posts
The Latin American Disabled People’s Project (LADPP) is the only organisation in London devoted to serving disabled people whose first language is Spanish or Portuguese,…
13/03/2020
Blog Posts
As research and government responses to the COVID-19 outbreak escalate in the face of a global public health crisis, Vincent Larivière, Fei Shu and Cassidy R. Sugimoto reflect on efforts to make research on this subject more widely available. Arguing that a narrow focus on research published in high ranking journals predominantly in English has impeded research efforts, they suggest that the renewed emphasis on carrying out open research on the virus presents an opportunity to reassess how research and scholarly communication systems serve the public good.
28/01/2020
Blog Posts
In 2016 Wageningen University and 10 research institutes reorganised to collaborate more organically and rebranded themselves as ‘Wageningen University & Research‘. This collaboration enables closer…
08/03/2019
Blog Posts
Development programming aims to be both sustainable and equitable in part by recognizing the implications of inequality in its many forms, whether by gender, ethnicity,…
14/08/2018
Blog Posts
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…
05/05/2017
Guides & Tutorials
Open access is important because, simply put: if research is not accessible it will not be read. If it is not read then citations, media attention,…
11/02/2015
Blog Posts
By Rose N. Oronje, PhD (Senior Policy & Communications Specialist, AFIDEP) A recent needs assessment of the status of research use in the health sector in…
03/09/2014
Key Resources
Access to peer reviewed literature is a very important element in planning, designing and carrying out research. This resource developed as part of the Think Tank Initiative’s Policy Engagement and Communications Program, provides useful tips on open access resources.
19/02/2014
Blog Posts
In his latest contribution, Roger Harris explores whether the growing focus on open science actually supports knowledge utilisation or ‘open knowledge’, and as a consequence better research uptake.
04/11/2013
Blog Posts
Duncan Edwards reflects upon the view that things are not quite right in the world of open development and ICT4D by addressing the question: How does “openness” really effect change within development?
23/10/2013
News & Opportunities
The Guardian’s Higher Education Network is hosting an online discussion to debate the impact of the peer review system, pay models, quality control and other issues surrounding open access.
28/08/2013
Blog Posts
Duncan Edwards discusses the potential for open data approaches in increasing the impact of research knowledge on poverty reduction and social justice.
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Sue Martin
Maria Balarin
James Harvey
Emily Hayter
Susan Koshy
Ronald Munatsi
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