If you don’t know it yet, or if you’re not sure of its significance it’s time you caught up – web 2.0 has dramatically changed…
Unpacking the share and engage mantra for researchers: the case of blogging
06/06/2011
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Barriers to uptake of research findings on governance and public services in low-income Africa explored in new working paper
31/05/2011
Papers & Reports
Working with the grain and swimming against the tide: Barriers to uptake of research findings on governance and public services in low-income Africa by David…
Academics, in New Move, Begin to Work With Wikipedia
28/05/2011
Blog Posts
Ever wondered what role Wikipedia should play in research communication? This post entitled ‘Academics, in New Move, Begin to Work With Wikipedia’ from The Chronicle…
Open Access: New briefing papers
17/05/2011
Papers & Reports
The Centre for Research Communications (CRC), based at the University of Nottingham has recently released 4 briefing papers about Open Access and its potential to…
‘Theories of change’: An expanding resource list
17/05/2011
Blog Posts
We have developed the following list of resources for those researchers and organisations looking to develop a ‘theory of change’ for their work. As we…
KM Impact Challenge: Some examples for research communications
16/05/2011
Blog Posts
Knowledge-Driven International Development (KDID) recently brought together finalists of their ‘Knowledge Management Impact Challenge’. This initiative invited KM practitioners to submit case studies mapping…
Understanding and supporting networks: learning from theory and practice
13/05/2011
Papers & Reports
ODI recently ran a webinar (May 5th 2011) entitled ‘Understanding and supporting networks: learning from theory and practice’. Two papers were presented at the event….
Finding the Right Photo: Part Two
12/05/2011
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Back in February 2010, we posted a blog on Research to Action called “Finding the Right Photo” which aimed to address the problems many development…
All new DFID-funded research programmes required to develop ‘Theory of Change’ to show impact
10/05/2011
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All new DFID-Funded Research Programme Consortia (RPC) are been asked to develop a ‘Theory of Change’ during their inception phase. This is seen as an…
Reality comes first: Planning for policy influence
20/04/2011
Blog Posts
Good quality research can easily get overlooked by policymakers, even after receiving widespread acclaim. The path to influencing policy is often shrouded in mystery and…
Research communications and uptake: drawing inspiration from Malcolm Gladwell’s Tipping Point
20/04/2011
Blog Posts
Rarely do research communications travel a familiar pathway and reach end users in a linear way to influence policy and practice. We often hear that…
African Researchers and Decision-makers: Building Synergy for Development
25/03/2011
Papers & Reports
This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the importance of synergy between researchers and decision-makers in Africa and how this can contribute to development.
Paula Fray
Shubha Jayaram
Sue Martin
Maria Balarin
James Harvey
Emily Hayter
Susan Koshy
Ronald Munatsi
Ajoy Datta
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