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Working with the media

Building new relationships: The right strategy, at the right time

15 October 2018

Blog Posts

Building relationships is all about communication. Building new relationships beyond your existing networks challenges you to look hard at both who you are and who…

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Knowing your audience

R2A: Polling our audience

10 October 2018

Blog Posts

Research to Action has crowdsourced answers to questions relating to research communications and impact. In the spirit of sharing to continually improve strategies and outcomes, here…

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Research Impact Manager, Elrha

28 September 2018

Blog Posts

Research Impact Manager, Elrha   £36,000-£41,000   Fixed Term: 2 Years Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK Are you passionate about the role research and evidence plays in the…

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Using digital tools

Innovation expands access to Nicaraguan Sign Language

26 September 2018

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During International Week of the Deaf, Sign On For Literacy prize winner Manos Unidas shares how technology is transforming access to education for deaf children…

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Knowing your audience

R2A Social Media consultant

23 September 2018

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Are you a social media specialist with a passion for improving research communications? A self-starter, able to work remotely with a small multi-country team? Do…

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Making your research accessible

Running R2A’s social media: What I’ve learned

20 September 2018

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Over the last two years I have had the privilege of being the custodian of Research to Action’s lively social media accounts. Last month’s blog…

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R2A – Social Media Consultant

18 September 2018

Are you a social media specialist with a passion for improving research communications? A self-starter, able to work remotely with a small multi-country team? Do…

Knowing your audience

People matter, not papers: Watching policymakers acquire knowledge in Indonesia

17 September 2018

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Funders support (non-governmental) think tanks, assuming they will influence government policy by (amongst other things) producing and sharing short, punchy written outputs like policy briefs…

Ajoy DattaAjoy Datta

Presenting your research

‘Life Is Too Short to RTFM’ wins Ig Nobel for Literature

14 September 2018

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A little light humour for a Friday… The latest round of Ig Nobel Prizes was given out last night, and for those of us in…

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Using intermediaries

Theory of Change Essentials – online course

13 September 2018

News & Opportunities

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…

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Making your research accessible

Pitch your podcast to BBC radio

11 September 2018

Blog Posts

Have you got an original idea for a podcast? Why not pitch it to the BBC? There is a standard commissioning process for podcasts destined…

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Making your research accessible

Virtual reality helps preserve a millennia-old tradition

7 September 2018

Blog Posts

It’s always a challenge to decide how and when to use new technology to change and improve the way we communicate. You have to experiment,…

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Research to Action (R2A) is a website catering for the strategic and practical needs of people trying to improve the uptake of development research, in particular those funded by DFID.

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