The Global Guide to Research Impact
01/10/2025
Key Resources
Communicating effectively – especially in simple, inclusive English – is not about ‘dumbing down’ research. It’s about removing unnecessary barriers so that knowledge can travel…
27/06/2025
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Who truly shapes the global academic landscape? In this academic article, Sarah Cummings and Paul Hoebink pull back the curtain on a significant imbalance in…
26/02/2025
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It is not unreasonable to claim that the world is not listening to those talking about the climate emergency. If they are listening, they are…
19/02/2025
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The recent decision by President Donald Trump to freeze all foreign aid has significant and sometimes life-threatening implications for some of the poorest people in…
10/02/2025
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Participation in development projects is a central tenet of participatory development and research. It is based on the idea that those most affected by structural…
03/02/2025
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This paper by Fayemi et al. asks us to look at the topic of global health ethics in a different way. It argues that conventional…
13/01/2025
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Climate change puts communities around the world at increasing risk of catastrophic climate disasters. Last year, the floods caused by Storm Daniel wiped out entire…
11/11/2024
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I recently had the pleasure of attending a webinar during Africa Evidence Week where the EPA Center of Excellence – a joint initiative of the…
03/10/2024
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This 10-page article offers some insights from policy studies and case studies of Oxfam campaigns to promote the uptake of research evidence in policy. Oxfam…
12/08/2024
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In this 9-page article from BMJ Global Health, the authors talk about the importance of making sure we follow the right ethical rules when collecting…
22/02/2024
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In this 9-page article from BMJ Global Health, the authors talk about the importance of making sure we follow the right ethical rules when collecting…
08/06/2023
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This 8-page academic paper written by a group of scientists in collaboration with seven Australian and international organisations presents the SPIRIT Action Framework (Supporting Policy…
01/06/2023
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This 12-page guidance note, originally produced for research projects funded through Elrha, provides information on developing a research uptake strategy. The resource is based on…
02/02/2023
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This 23-page report produced by the Applied Research Programme on Energy and Economic Growth (EEG) presents the EEG’s research uptake strategy. To inform its strategies…
19/01/2023
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This 136-page handbook by Argentinian nonprofit organisation CIPPEC is about networking for policy influence. It provides readers with lots of practical tips and guidelines on…
22/12/2022
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This 12-page academic paper reflects on research uptake approaches used by the multi-country What Works to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls Programme (What Works)…
08/12/2022
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This 11-page report by the development consultancy IMC presents the notes taken from the research uptake strategy for the High Volume Transport Applied Research Programme…
24/11/2022
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This 11-page systematic review by researchers Kathryn Oliver and Paul Cairney reviews over 80 practical resources on how to influence policymaking. The authors included academic,…
03/11/2022
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This 14-page scoping review by Diana Arnautu and Christian Dagenais, two scientists at the University of Montreal, looks at the use and effectiveness of policy…
Revisiting a 2022 article by Tebby Leepile this International Week of Science and Peace. It dives into the challenge of scaling implementation science: too big becomes unsustainable, too small makes little impact. 🌍🔬
How do we find the balance that leads to real change?
Full article in linktree just click #R2AArchive 🔗
#ScienceForPeace #InternationalWeekOfScienceAndPeace #ImplementationScience #SustainableDevelopment #ScaleUpImpact #FromDataToImpact #InnovationForGood
✨ This week #R2ARecommends a powerful new guide from ALNAP — updating how we evaluate what really matters in humanitarian action. 🌍
The guide refreshes definitions, clears up old ambiguities, and introduces new priority themes — making evaluation frameworks more relevant, inclusive, and climate-aware for today’s humanitarian challenges. 💪🏽
As always check out our linktree to read the full article 🔗
#HumanitarianEvaluation #ALNAP #OECDDAC #LocallyLedAction #PeopleCentredEvaluation #AccountabilityToAffectedPeople #SustainableHumanitarianAction #EvidenceForAction #GlobalDevelopment #R2ARecommends #EvaluationMatters #HumanitarianLearning
✨ New in R2A’s Youth Inclusion & Engagement Dialogue space ✨
We’re spotlighting A Recipe for Change: The Cookbook for Youth-Led Accountability from Development Alternative. 🌍📖
This resource brings together stories, tools, and approaches created by young people who are leading the way in holding institutions accountable. It’s about youth driving change with creativity, strategy, and lived experience. 💡✊
Explore more in our Dialogue space and check out other resources on Youth Inclusion in Development research.
🔗 Link in bio!
#YouthEngagement #YouthLeadership #Accountability #InclusiveDevelopment #GlobalYouthVoices #ResearchToAction
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