How do we reach and engage young people – with research, with advice, with training? We know that the answer is going to lie partly…
Does text messaging reach and engage young people?
23/04/2025
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Seeing the Future? Predictability in Research Impact
18/04/2025
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For anyone involved in research, the question of impact is central. Proving that our research has had an impact on broader society is hard enough;…
Knowledge brokers: what are they and what do they do?
26/03/2025
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There are many titles and phrases for anyone who works in information, communication, and knowledge brokering in the world of evidence. The roles are as…
The global information ecosystem is under threat
21/03/2025
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Research to Action (R2A) was set up back in 2010 because there was a lack of ‘free to use’ information and advice for the global…
AI at work in one small Nigerian newsroom
19/03/2025
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The independent, climate-focused investigative newsroom The Colonist Report scored an investigative success using AI recently, according to the Reuters Institute website. The newsroom used commonly-used…
Writing TORs for an evaluation
12/03/2025
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The very useful Peregrine e-discussion group (previously the Pelican Initiative) run by the Better Evaluation group, is a source of rich discussion. Its members share…
Join a community interested in digital tools for MERL
05/03/2025
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There are a confusing number of acronyms used by the community that is interested in keeping tabs on progress being made (in research, development, activism),…
Communicating the climate emergency
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…
Who will step up to fill the USAID gap?
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…
Effective participation is the goal: but how to get it?
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…
Challenging Western perspectives in global health
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…
How can communities bounce back from climate disasters? Policymakers must consider how companies’ reactions matter
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…
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