A new documentary film, Kolonko, about the experiences of sex workers in Sierra Leone, highlights the sexual, physical, and verbal abuse they endure on a…
Kolonko: New film raises awareness about sex worker abuse
17 December 2018
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Sowing seeds for knowledge translation among new global health ‘change agents’
10 December 2018
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The Emerging Voices programme is an initiative of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, and it aims to empower health researchers from the Global…
Pay No Bribe – Shining sunlight on corruption in Sierra Leone
8 December 2018
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It is widely agreed in Sierra Leone that corruption is one of the main problems holding back the economy as well as limiting the government…
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Science Comms – Stellenbosch University, South Africa
28 November 2018
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The establishment of a new DST-NRF SARChI research chair in science communication at Stellenbosch University in January 2015 created an important opportunity to assess the…
Top tips for writing effective press releases
14 November 2018
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Getting your message out to journalists and intermediaries is vital, and you need to get it right. One size does not fit all, and it’s…
Policy Engagement and Communications: A toolkit for researchers and communications officers
14 November 2018
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This practical and engaging toolkit contains guiding principles, tips, and suggested approaches to help better plan, package, disseminate and evaluate PEC strategies. It was developed…
Getting to grips with the politics of research collaboration
7 November 2018
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There’s a common story in development research. It goes like this. If academics from the global North, researchers from the global South, and CSOs participate…
Four critical organisational features that impact policy and practice
24 October 2018
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Research organisations are changing the make-up of their teams in order to increase the likelihood of their research having an impact on policy and practice….
Theory of Change Essentials – online course
13 September 2018
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BOND is offering their Theory of Change Essential online course again next month. Rates are based on membership and the size of your organisation, and…
Research impact: ‘top tips’ on communicating & pitching research to non-academic audiences
30 August 2018
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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:…
Using art to talk science
9 August 2018
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In a recent article on The Conversation, Tim Caulfield, Research Director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta and prolific science debunker,…
Live Tweeting conferences: Top 10 tips for research uptake
7 May 2018
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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…
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