The Global Guide to Research Impact
2 July 2018
News & Opportunities
The final round of formal consultations to establish the Global Compact on Refugees, led by UNHCR, is underway in Geneva. The objective is to improve…
7 May 2018
Blog Posts
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…
22 March 2018
Blog Posts
If you are here at R2A, there’s a very good chance you regularly need to access research evidence – or want to share effectively the…
26 January 2018
Blog Posts
With academics under pressure to show ‘impact’ in their research, and NGOs under pressure to rigorously evidence their work, partnerships between the two groups have…
25 January 2018
Blog Posts
2018 marks the first year that the Asia-Pacific region has more urban than rural residents. It’s a monumental turning point, and one that is rapidly…
4 December 2017
Blog Posts
Time’s up for doing things a little bit differently. We need to get real about what is needed in order to respond to the uneven…
23 November 2017
Blog Posts
Will you take a walk with me? I’d like to tell you what I learned in Bonn at the UNFCCC COP a few days ago….
9 November 2017
Blog Posts
The Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions consortium, or ASSAR, is an interdisciplinary research programme working in climate change ‘hotspots’ – environments highly sensitive to the…
18 September 2017
Blog Posts
The R2A roundtables continue this month with ‘Evaluating research uptake, impact and communicating evaluations’ on 28 September. The DFID-funded What Works to Prevent Violence evaluation…
15 September 2017
Blog Posts
It might feel like we are living in strange times. One where rhetoric and storytelling are often used by our political leaders in place of…
7 August 2017
Blog Posts
I recently attended the Capacity Building Workshop for the What Works to End Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) programme in South Africa, for which…
26 May 2017
Blog Posts
R2A is always keen to crowdsource solutions to problems that individuals, programmes, and organisations face when communicating development research. A thorny issue that many encounter…
Paula Fray
Shubha Jayaram
Sue Martin
Maria Balarin
James Harvey
Emily Hayter
Susan Koshy
Ronald Munatsi
Ajoy Datta
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