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New UK Aid Direct funding targets Covid-19 support

The latest UK Aid Direct funding round is open to applicants. Applications for both Community Partnership and Impact grants are due by...
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Head of UK Advocacy and Campaigns: Christian Aid – Deadline 7 June

Head of UK Advocacy and Campaigns Deadline:  7 June 2020 Location: London Term: Full time, permanent Salary: £62,245 – £69,443 per annum...
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Synthetic literature reviews: An introduction

Whether you are writing a funding proposal or an academic paper, you will most likely be required to start with a literature...

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Science communicators have been responding to the Covid-19 epidemic with enthusiasm, demonstrating innovative ways to explain complex issues to a wide variety...
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Going Digital: Free online capacity development webinar from INASP – 26 May

We need many voices, many institutions, and many types of knowledge to support and strengthen the creation and use of research and...
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Making your research accessible

Wageningen’s resources and tools for academic researchers

28/01/2020

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In 2016 Wageningen University and 10 research institutes reorganised to collaborate more organically and rebranded themselves as ‘Wageningen University & Research‘. This collaboration enables closer…

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Strategic communication

Knowledge and Learning Consultant: Itad – Deadline 7 February

27/01/2020

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Knowledge and Learning Consultant Deadline: 7 February, 2020, noon Interviews: week starting 24 February Location: Brighton & Hove, East Sussex UK Term: Full time Salary:…

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Engaging policy audiences

Policy Engagement and Research Uptake Coordinator: SOAS – Deadline 19 January

13/01/2020

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Policy Engagement and Research Uptake Coordinator SOAS University of London – Department of Development Studies Deadline: Sunday, 19 January, 2020, 23:59 UK time Interviews: February…

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Strategic communication

The million-dollar question: How do I know my comms is working?

10/12/2019

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How can you tell if your communications activity is adding strategic value and not just adding to the noise? Liz Carlile has four key questions…

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Peru Advocacy Coordinator: Forest Peoples Program – Deadline 23 December

09/12/2019

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Peru Advocacy Coordination: Forest Peoples Program Deadline: 23 December, 2019, 5pm Peru time Interviews: mid-January, in Lima Location: Lima, Peru (plus some remote working) Term:…

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Research Uptake Manager: LSHTM – Deadline 28 November

21/11/2019

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Research Uptake Manager – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Department of Population Health Deadline: Thursday 28 November 2019 Location: London Term: Full time…

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Strategic communication

Communications and Campaigns Officer: Action for Global Health Network UK – Deadline 5 November

31/10/2019

Blog Posts

Communications and Campaigns Officer, Action for Global Health Network UK Deadline: Midnight, Tuesday 5 November 2019 Interviews: Friday, 8 November 2019 Location: London, UK Term:…

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EBPDN

EBPDN: Refreshing recommended resources

31/10/2019

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The Evidence-based Policy in Development Network (ebpdn) was a 7-year DFID-funded programme that aimed to establish a worldwide community of practice for think tanks, policy…

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Making your research accessible

Lessons from building a research programme website: Part 2

24/10/2019

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In Part 2 of ‘Lessons from building a programme website (Read Part 1 first!), web developer Dru Riches-Magnier offers advice on what to consider when…

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Making your research accessible

Senior Communications Officer: ODI – Deadline 27 October

23/10/2019

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Senior Communications Officer Deadline: 27 October, 2019 Interviews: 4 November, 2019 Location: London Term: Fixed-term (until 30 March 2021) Salary: £34,988 – £40,573 per annum…

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Making your research accessible

Lessons from building a research programme website: Part 1

22/10/2019

Blog Posts

In this two-part blog as part of Open Access Week, Nilam McGrath and Dru Riches-Magnier outline the approach they took to develop the COMDIS-HSD website…

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Strategic communication

The Nobel and poverty alleviation: ‘A slow deliberative process of discovery – no miracle cure’

21/10/2019

2019 Nobel Prize Winners for Economics Blog Posts

“A slow deliberative process of discovery – no miracle cure” Esther Duflo – winner of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Science in Memory of…

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