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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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Strategic communication

Establishing a new brand identity for LIDC

09/07/2018

The London International Development Centre (LIDC) is a consortium of seven University of London institutions that fosters disruptive, interdisciplinary research in international development, such as…

Sarah Hambly

Featured

Practitioner Insights: People-centred theories of change

05/07/2018

Blog Posts

The link between the team, its success, and how it understands and interacts with its objective, the theory of change, is critical to a programme…

Ben French

Knowledge translation

Tailored communications and researcher capacity building will help refugees

02/07/2018

The final round of formal consultations to establish the Global Compact on Refugees, led by UNHCR, is underway in Geneva. The objective is to improve…

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Live Tweeting conferences: Top 10 tips for research uptake

07/05/2018

As a Research Uptake professional I’m fascinated by the power of social media, especially using Twitter to communicate interesting discussions, observations, and insights surrounding research…

Sudeep Uprety

Building a strategy

Partnering for more effective and impactful development research

30/04/2018

Blog Posts

Partnerships are high on the international development agenda. Goal 17 of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) is dedicated to partnerships and aims to enhance both…

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Monitoring and evaluation

3ie Delhi Evidence Week 2018

16/04/2018

3ie Delhi Evidence Week 2018Pushing the frontiers of evaluation effectiveness and excellence_ 3ies first decade Blog Posts

Conference title: Pushing the frontiers of evaluation effectiveness and excellence Date: 19-20 April Location: Sheraton Hotel, New Delhi The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation is celebrating…

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Strategic communication

Survey: Accessing research evidence: what challenges do you face?

22/03/2018

If you are here at R2A, there’s a very good chance you regularly need to access research evidence – or want to share effectively the…

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Monitoring and evaluation

Upcoming Webinar: Research for Development Impact

19/03/2018

  How can research help address the global challenges of our times, and result in positive change in the lives of poor and marginalised communities?…

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Making your research accessible

Fishbowl facilitation – Highlighting tactics for evidence informed policy influence

08/03/2018

Blog Posts

Turns out living in a fishbowl isn’t always a bad thing. The fishbowl is an alternative facilitation technique to conventional panel discussions. It was used…

Abdourahmane Idrissa

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Evidence Informed Ecosystem: New incentives to work together to achieve impact

07/03/2018

Blog Posts

An impressive and exciting first day hasn’t worn out participants, they’re enthusiastically joining an important session via an innovative format: an interactive chat show! The…

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Strategic communication

African Evidence Informed Policy Forum

28/02/2018

Blog Posts

There has been a huge increase in the quantity and quality of data, evidence, and analysis about African policy. But despite extensive evidence that development…

Abdourahmane Idrissa

Building a strategy

How to Partner for Development Research

08/02/2018

Blog Posts

Looking for a user-friendly guide for academics and practitioners to apply at all stages of the partnership process? Check out How to Partner for Development…

Abdourahmane Idrissa

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  • 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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