In his new book, The Politics of Evidence: From evidence-based polity to the good governance of evidence, Justin Parkhurst of the LSE looks at…
The Politics of Evidence
30/01/2017
The Global Guide to Research Impact
It’s not easy to measure the impact of development research in bringing about positive change. It’s even harder to show how communications efforts, and expenditure, helps to achieve both research objectives, and development outcomes. This section aims to offer key resources and insights to help support better monitoring and evaluation of research uptake activities.
30/01/2017
In his new book, The Politics of Evidence: From evidence-based polity to the good governance of evidence, Justin Parkhurst of the LSE looks at…
10/11/2016
Blog Posts
National academies of science are a central actor in any country’s knowledge sector. When they are well-resourced and well-managed, they play an important role in…
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…
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….
11/10/2016
Blog Posts
As part of the WWGS2016, John Young and Jessica Mackenzie of ODI’s RAPID programme hosted a ‘knowledge café’ on building commitment to evidence-informed development policy and practice.
06/10/2016
News & Opportunities
35 researchers, practitioners and policymakers from 12 countries are meeting in Accra, Ghana on 5-6 October 2016 to discuss approaches to capacity building for evidence-informed…
21/09/2016
News & Opportunities
Research to Action is excited to be attending the What Works Global Summit 2016 next week in London.
08/09/2016
Blog Posts
The use of evidence has become integral to the field of development, as policymakers recognise the need to contextualise their ideas, and develop programmes and…
25/08/2016
News & Opportunities
The Global Development Network (GDN) has launched a Global Research Competition (GRC) on aid effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on health and agriculture….
11/08/2016
Key Resources
The EIPM-team at INASP was asked several times in the last few months to point out literature that refers to the knowledge-policy interface, some calling…
03/08/2016
Blog Posts
With the end of a large research project there can be a certain sense of bathos. All that ambition at the beginning culminating in ……
21/07/2016
Blog Posts
What is this? The UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS) has just launched ‘Your Research: Science for Global Good’ a researcher and funding hub encouraging…
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