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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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Engaging the public

TTI PEC virtual write shop: Writing news releases that make an impact

14/08/2014

Blog Posts

The Think Tank Initiative’s Policy Engagement and Communications Program is hosting a Virtual Write Shop on “Writing News Releases that Make an Impact.”

Henna Mahmood

Featured

ASIES: Enhancing audio-visual communication

11/08/2014

Presentation Slides

Vanesa Weyrauch shares a presentation she gave during a webinar aimed at think tank researchers in ASIES to provide them with practical tools and resources which encourage innovative communication of the organisation’s research.

Vanesa Weyrauch

Building a strategy

ASIES: Publications Policy

11/08/2014

Guides & Tutorials

A spanish-language Publications Policy, developed by Vanesa Weyrauch for ASIES, as part of the Policy Engagement and Communication programme, has helped the think tank to roll out a consistent corporate identify across its diverse publications.

Carmen Ortiz

Building a brand

ASIES: Institutional Identity

11/08/2014

Guides & Tutorials

Latin American think tank ASIES has developed a guide for its staff on how to develop and implement a number of communications tools and activities concerning the institution’s visual identity.

Carmen Ortiz

Building a strategy

ASIES: Guide to Communications Policies

11/08/2014

Guides & Tutorials

ASIES Facilitator Vanesa Weyrauch shares a spanish-language guide to communications policies that describes a set of tools for think tanks who participate in diverse communication practices to raise visibility of both their organisation and published research.

Vanesa Weyrauch

Building a strategy

ASIES: Social Network Strategy

11/08/2014

Guides & Tutorials

Developing a social network strategy is key to understanding and more effectively engaging with key audiences and making better use of social media tools. In this post, Latin American think tank ASIES shares a guide they produced to help them manage their social networks more strategically.

Carmen Ortiz

Featured

ASIES: Communicating with diverse audiences

11/08/2014

Papers & Reports

In a brief study, Vanesa Weyrauch discusses the recent review Latin American think tank ASIES conducted of their marketing strategy and reflects on engagement and communication tactics of other southern think tanks.

Vanesa Weyrauch

Building a strategy

TTI PEC Programme in Latin America and South Asia

06/08/2014

Blog Posts

The Think Tank Initiative’s Policy Engagement and Communications programme will be showcasing a series of deliverables produced by Latin American and South Asian think tanks and program facilitators during the program.

Siobhan Duvigneau

Evidence into policy

Communication off the map: three principles for policy influence in emerging democracies

29/07/2014

Blog Posts

When working on policy influence in Africa, it is easy to encounter situations for which there is no guidebook available. The mentors hired as part of the TTI PEC programmme confronted this stark reality.

Nick Benequista

Making your research accessible

Listening to the South: What GDNet has learned about Southern researchers, their challenges and their needs

21/07/2014

Blog Posts

GDNet and its partners reflect on what they have learned about supporting Southern researchers to contribute and debate research in development thinking, policy and practice.

Cheryl Brown

Featured

Making Connections: What GDNet has learned about using social media to raise the profile of Southern research

21/07/2014

Blog Posts

Members of the GDNet team share experiences of using social media to engage with Southern researchers and support uptake of their research.

Zeinab Sabet

Engaging the public

TTI PEC virtual write shop: Producing newsletters that people read

18/07/2014

Blog Posts

The Think Tank Initiative’s Policy Engagement and Communications Program is hosting a Virtual Write Shop on newsletters during the week of July 21, 2014. Vicentia…

Henna Mahmood

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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:
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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 💛

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

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