In recent months, a new site, the image-sharing platform Pinterest, has exploded onto the social media scene.
What’s all the interest in Pinterest? How can it be used for research communication?
24/07/2012
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Making your research accessible (45/54)
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.
Four types of knowledge management for development
18/07/2012
Blog Posts
In a recent blog post, entitled KM a dollar a day, Ian Thorpe provides an in interesting overview based on his experiences of four types of…
Film still a useful tool: “Decoding Science, Reducing Risk”
16/07/2012
Audio & Video
In this new film some of the most renowned scientists and humanitarian policy makers explore how they can mitigate future humanitarian threats by making science more accessible.
Researchers need training in social media: Try the coaching approach
15/07/2012
Blog Posts
While some researchers happily explore social media sites, others are a bit more reluctant. This blog by Allison Stevens introduces how coaching researchers can help.
Some impacts of communication are so elusive: Facebook and beyond
12/06/2012
Blog Posts
There are so many wonderful online tools to help communicate knowledge generated by researchers.
Connecting and engaging with research audiences through social media
12/06/2012
Blog Posts
Earlier in April, we met in DFID for the third R4D Peer Exchange session – a series of meetings to discuss issues related to social…
Learning how to learn: Eight lessons for impact evaluations that make a difference
09/06/2012
Papers & Reports
Just as there have been repeated calls for aid evaluation to move beyond outputs to measure downstream impacts, it is also important for the same principles to be internalised in thinking about impact evaluations themselves.
Policy entrepreneurs’ skills with a little bit of help from Carl Jung
01/06/2012
Blog Posts
The RAPID Outcome Mapping Approach, in short ROMA, is a strategic planning tool that ODI’ RAPID programme has suggested for some years as a way…
A Guide to Policy Advocacy in Transition Countries
25/05/2012
Guides & Tutorials
This advocacy guide by Eóin Young & Lisa Quinn (Open Society Foundations) has been shaped by a decade of experience supporting a broad range of governmental…
Theory of Change review commissioned by Comic Relief
23/05/2012
Audio & Video
Comic Relief have produced a very detailed report on Theory of Change written by Cathy James. The report aims to draw together Comic Relief staff…
Working Paper: The Impact of Economics Blogs
23/05/2012
Papers & Reports
This paper provides an indepth look at the rsearch ‘impact’ that can be attributed to blogging. Written by Berk Ozler and David McKenzie at the…
A report detailing the development of a university-based knowledge mobilization unit
22/05/2012
Journal Articles
This field note presents reflections from the perspective of a knowledge mobilization (KMb) practitioner after five years of developing and delivering KMb services in a…
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