So, the Exchange got off to an energised start yesterday. More than 200 participants filled the Ballroom promptly at nine o’clock, and were kept engaged,…
TTIX2015 has begun: Day One- Approaches to Research Quality
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TTI e-forum final summary: Part two
16/02/2015
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This is the second half of Valerie Traore’s round up of the TTI E-forum 2015. Read part one here. On impartiality Despite the fact that…
Think tanks and the electoral process: lessons from Latin America
16/02/2015
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As part of the parallel debate accompanying the Exchange, On Think Tanks has launched a series of posts on think tanks’ initiatives to contribute to the…
TTI e-forum final summary: Part one
15/02/2015
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This summary was compiled by Valerie Traore. Valerie is the Executive Director of Niyel, a campaigns agency specialising in creative strategies for development, political and cultural…
Strengthening capacities for Impact Evaluation
13/02/2015
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This film accompanies session 1A “Impact Evaluation for Policymaking”. Presented by Beryl Leach, 3ie, and Miguel Jaramillo, Executive Director at Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE), the…
The Think Tank Initiative´s Global Exchange: an opportunity to foster peer (and non-peer!) learning
12/02/2015
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Politics & Ideas has been invited to participate in the upcoming Think Tank Initiative´s Global Exchange that will bring together up to 200 think tanks,…
What can we learn from the Think Tank Initiatives stories of influence series? – The approach (Part 1 of 2)
17/07/2014
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The Think Tank Initiative have recently published 48 stories of influence to document the changes their work is supporting. This blog (1of2) reflects on the approach used to develop these and other stories of influence.
Alex Gwyther (UKCDS) on supporting better research impact evaluation
30/06/2014
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In this post, Alex Gwyther reflects on the valuable work of UKCDS in building a body of knowledge around the evaluation of research impact. He goes onto highlighting a series of resources produced by UKCDS to help guide people through this complex area.
Measuring the impact of your communications tactics: An interactive peer-learning event presented by PEC
06/03/2014
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This post presents three new podcasts, developed as part of the PEC programme, on measuring the impact of research communications. These will provide a focal point for a peer-learning event on March 12th.
Sparkwise: Ten reasons why you should set one up!
04/12/2013
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Sparkwise is an online tool that allows you to create interactive and dynamic dashboards to display all of your website and social media statistics and metrics…in one place and for free!
A brief introduction to altmetrics for researchers
11/09/2013
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Alternative metrics tools are a new way to track and measure the social impact of research in real time. Altmetrics tracks research via social media uptake, ciatation counts, mentions or bookmarks, attention in blogs and even Wikipedia posts.
Using Google™ to track and improve your research impact
28/08/2013
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Google also offers you a range of opportunities to report on and track the impact you and your research are having. This guide, written by Cheryl Brown and Siobhan Duvigneau, provides a number of simple ways to track and trace your research on the web.
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