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Looking back, peering forward: our 2025 journey

As 2025 draws to a close, we’d like to take a moment to pause and look back on the past year at...

Why development research needs a new publishing paradigm

The promise of open access once offered a path toward equity in development research. However, as highlighted in a recent INASP policy...

Kathryn Oliver on rethinking evidence use

Back in October, Professor Kathryn Oliver delivered an insightful lecture on one of the big questions in our field. Individuals, organisations, and...

Job Opportunity: Director at the Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

More than a decade ago, a group of people passionate about generating and using evidence in Africa, for Africa, got together over...

Evidence is everybody’s story

In a world drowning in data, the promise of ‘evidence-based practice’ often feels distant. For many, evidence remains something that is done...

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Making your research accessible

Lessons from building a research programme website: Part 1

22/10/2019

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…

Nilam McGrath

Dru Riches-Magnier

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…

Liz Carlile

Making your research accessible

Seeing isn’t always believing: Data design that overcomes visual impairments

10/10/2019

Ishihara Plate 9 test for colour blindness Blog Posts

Today is World Sight Day 2019. Right now, more than 1 billion people cannot see well because they don’t have access to glasses, about 36…

Anna Twomlow

Working with the media

Return of the House Hippo: Media Literacy Week

09/10/2019

Blog Posts

Fake News is certainly news, but is it new? It was already enough of a problem in 1999 that young Canadians were introduced to a…

Kimberly Clarke

Making your research accessible

Principal Consultant in Learning and Communications for Development: DAI – Deadline: 30 September

24/09/2019

Deadline: 30 September, 2019 Location: Hemel Hempstead, Herts, UK Term: Full time (will consider part-time, not less than 3 days a week), fixed-term one-year contract…

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Strategic communication

Head of Policy and Advocacy: Traidcraft – Deadline 30 September

24/09/2019

Head of Policy and Advocacy Deadline: 9am, Monday, 30 September, 2019 Interviews (provisional date): Week commencing 7th October 2019 Location: London Term: Permanent, ideally full-time…

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Presenting your research

Collaborating to Convene

23/09/2019

The Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience Student Cohort is split across five universities, and covers a wide range of research topics related to natural…

Anna Twomlow

Caroline Russell

Olivia Taylor

Building a brand

Global Brand Communications Project Manager: VSO – Deadline 24 September

18/09/2019

Deadline: 24 September, 2019 Interviews: 3 October, 2019 Location: London, Pretoria, Nairobi Term: Fixed term, 12 months, 35 hours per week Salary: United Kingdom £34,679…

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Making your research accessible

Senior Campaigns Officer: War on Want – Deadline 18 September

16/09/2019

Senior Campaigns Officer Deadline: 18 September, 2019 Interviews: w/c 23 September 2019 Location: London Term: Full time, fixed-term post one-year contract (with a view to…

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AEN Evidence 23

Africa Evidence Week

10/09/2019

Blog Posts

Africa Evidence Week, a virtual event happening 9-13 September, 2019 and hosted by the Africa Evidence Network, got off to a great start yesterday. This…

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Engaging policy audiences

Building momentum to advance citizen evidence in policymaking

03/09/2019

Blog Posts

Interview with Diakalia Sanogo from IDRC. Discourse on the promotion of evidence in policy processes has traditionally been around the use of data and scientific…

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Using digital tools

Digital Projects Advisor: Bond

24/08/2019

Blog Posts

Digital Projects Advisor Deadline: 29 August, 2019 Location: London Fixed-term part-time contract, 2 days a week for four months October 2019 – January 2020 Salary:…

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Most Recent Posts

  • Looking back, peering forward: our 2025 journey
  • Why development research needs a new publishing paradigm
  • Kathryn Oliver on rethinking evidence use
  • Job Opportunity: Director at the Africa Evidence Network (AEN)
  • Evidence is everybody’s story

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re pausing to reflect at Research to Action (R2A) ✨

This year, 27,000+ readers from 188 countries joined us in exploring how research can better inform action — reading, sharing, and asking thoughtful questions along the way 🌍📚

Despite a challenging year for international development, our community leaned into conversations about:
📊 Impact and learning
🔄 Knowledge brokering & evidence use
🤖 AI and the future of research

What inspired us most was how you engaged — with curiosity, care, and a commitment to making evidence matter.

✨ Looking ahead, we remain focused on creating space for reflection, learning, and meaningful exchange — together.

Thank you for being part of the journey. Here’s to another year of curiosity and impact 💛

🔗 Link in bio to read our full reflection

#ResearchToAction #EvidenceInPractice #ResearchImpact #KnowledgeSharing #EndOfYearReflection #GlobalCommunity

In our latest blog Inés Arangüena breaks down the Researcher Impact Framework (RIF) — a super practical way to show the real-world impact behind research, not just the publication count.

✨ Why it’s worth a read:
💡 Clearly explain the difference your work makes
📚 Connect outcomes to real evidence + activity
🤝 Highlight impact through collaboration, knowledge sharing & community
📊 Use metrics that actually matter (not just journal impact factors!)

If you’re a researcher, communicator, or anyone trying to share the story behind your work… this framework is a game-changer.

🔗 Link in bio to read the full blog!

#ResearchImpact #KnowledgeTranslation #DataDrivenStorytelling #AcademicCommunications #ImpactNarratives Trinity College Dublin

In our latest blog Inés Arangüena breaks down the Researcher Impact Framework (RIF) — a super practical way to show the real-world impact behind research, not just the publication count.

✨ Why it’s worth a read:
💡 Clearly explain the difference your work makes
📚 Connect outcomes to real evidence + activity
🤝 Highlight impact through collaboration, knowledge sharing & community
📊 Use metrics that actually matter (not just journal impact factors!)

If you’re a researcher, communicator, or anyone trying to share the story behind your work… this framework is a game-changer.

🔗 Link in bio to read the full blog!

#ResearchImpact #KnowledgeTranslation #DataDrivenStorytelling #AcademicCommunications #ImpactNarratives Trinity College Dublin

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

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


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Research To Action (R2A) is a learning platform for anyone interested in maximising the impact of research and capturing evidence of impact.

The site publishes practical resources on a range of topics including research uptake, communications, policy influence and monitoring and evaluation. It captures the experiences of practitioners and researchers working on these topics and facilitates conversations between this global community through a range of social media platforms.

R2A is produced by a small editorial team, led by CommsConsult. We welcome suggestions for and contributions to the site.

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