The last two decades have seen a resurgence of documentary in cinema. By nature, documentaries have the potential to change the world, rather than just…
Driving social change: Turning academic research into film
09/03/2017
Blog Posts
The Global Guide to Research Impact
If research can’t be found, or is not easily understood by target audiences it simply does not travel, falling at the first hurdle in the process of trying to bring about change.
09/03/2017
Blog Posts
The last two decades have seen a resurgence of documentary in cinema. By nature, documentaries have the potential to change the world, rather than just…
31/01/2017
Blog Posts
Incredible how quickly the term ‘fake news’ has gone from unknown to hashtag superstar. The recent US election was a masterclass in how quickly people…
27/01/2017
Blog Posts
Summary of R2A’s new webinar series, which launched with ‘An introduction to research uptake and the impact landscape’.
16/01/2017
News & Opportunities
Research to Action is launching a series of webinars to help development researchers and communications professionals really unpack what we mean by the term research uptake.
15/12/2016
Blog Posts
Responding successfully to modern-day challenges requires knowledge exchange among scientists and decision-makers, to facilitate learning and support evidence-based decision-making. Both scientists and decision-makers are aware…
08/12/2016
Blog Posts
When the outcome of a project is assessed after its completion, the common voices generally heard are – “we could have done better engaging more…
18/11/2016
News & Opportunities
5 December, 2016 17:30 – 19:00 GMT This public event in London is free, and is also streamed free online. Watch a recording of the…
14/11/2016
Blog Posts
Have you noticed how often journal articles about development challenges are written by authors from developing countries? The answer is not very often, unfortunately, and…
11/11/2016
Blog Posts
It’s astonishing that in 2016 the reality of human-induced climate change is still being questioned, but the scientific community presses ahead, and continues to carry…
03/11/2016
News & Opportunities
We are seeking a Research Officer to lead on the collection of bibliometric data on the impact of LSE’s influential public-facing politics and social science…
02/11/2016
Key Resources
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…
28/10/2016
News & Opportunities
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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