2011 represented Research to Action’s first full year. It was a busy one for the team, with lots of work done to try and improve…
Research to Action’s ten most popular blog posts from 2011!
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The Alignment, Interest and Influence Matrix (AIIM): A Basic Introduction
04/01/2012
Guides & Tutorials
AIIM is a stakeholder analysis tool. It is often used in a workshop setting and works best when it involves a diverse group of project…
The Use of Research Evidence in Public Health Decision Making Processes: Systematic Review
22/12/2011
Papers & Reports
The objectives of this systematic review were to synthesise empirical evidence on the use of research evidence by public health decision makers in settings with universal health care systems.
Policymakers address researchers at the GDNet-AERC Policy Brief Training Workshop
16/12/2011
Blog Posts
Communicating effectively is a key to increase the impact of research. This is why GDNet dedicates its Research Communications Capacity Building Programme to help researchers…
Lacking in ‘capacity’? Why workshopping isn’t always the (whole) answer!
14/12/2011
Blog Posts
In the Summer of 2005, I can remember watching a report during the evening news on the state run national broadcaster in Zambia on the…
Positionality and skills of research actors crucial in research-policy interface
14/12/2011
Blog Posts
In June a really valuable special supplement was published in the open access journal Health Research Policy and Systems. Contributors to this supplement, Sally Theobald…
Accessibility is Key: A journalist’s perspective on communicating research
12/12/2011
Audio & Video
There have been a number of posts on Research to Action about researchers and journalists working together to communicate development research. Practical tips on how…
Should we use “indigenous knowledge”… even if it’s wrong?
30/11/2011
Blog Posts
In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in international development circles in protecting and using indigenous knowledge. Countries such as Kenya and…
Dr. Justine Nannyonjo discusses communicating research at the Bank of Uganda
29/11/2011
Audio & Video
I recently co-facilitated a Policy Brief Writing workshop for the Global Development Network (GDNet) and the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) in Nairobi, Kenya. This…
Why aren’t web 2.0 tools being used more for research collaboration?
15/11/2011
Blog Posts
Blogs, wikis, social networking sites and other web 2.0 tools have the potential to transform research collaboration and knowledge-sharing and are often included in research…
Development Research Uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa programme launched
14/11/2011
News & Opportunities
A new programme that aims to enhance development research and its uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa was launched earlier this month.The Development Research Uptake in Sub-Saharan…
Writing for change: An interactive guide to effective writing, writing for science, and writing for advocacy
27/10/2011
Guides & Tutorials
That’s the most important idea in this manual. Many people assume that the main purpose of writing is to convey information.
But effective writing does more than that. Behind the ‘information’ or ‘facts’, there is always something else that writers ar…
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