The Global Guide to Research Impact
14/12/2010
Audio & Video
Eliya Zulu, the director of the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), talks about the challenges of communicating development research across Africa.
14/12/2010
Audio & Video
Susanna Thorp from Wren Media talks about network building with researchers in the global south.
07/12/2010
Blog Posts
Geoff Barnard’s (CDKN) keynote presentation focused on how to survive and thrive in what he called the ‘Knowledge Pond’ – the community of practice associated with knowledge sharing and research communication.
30/11/2010
Audio & Video
Nalaka Gunawardene from TVE Asia Pacific describe how the media landscape has been changing substantially in recent years, He also describes how research and media could improve the way they work together.
30/11/2010
Audio & Video
Eliya Zulu from the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) talks about the challenges of communicating development research across Africa
30/11/2010
Audio & Video
Musawen Sinebare from the National Research Institute in Papua New Guinea describes the challenges he faces in communicating research to policy makers and practitioners.
30/11/2010
Audio & Video
Ann Waters-Bayer talks about the dangers of talking about the dangers of placing local knowledge and evidence at two different ends of the spectrum.
30/11/2010
Geoff Barnard (Climate and Development Knowledge Network) looks at how approaches to research communication have evolved since the mid-1990’s. He goes on to advise how to survive and thrive in the increasingly crowded ‘knowledge pond’.
30/11/2010
Audio & Video
Ananya Raihan (Development Research Network) introduces the Bangladesh Online research Network, which is a research portal containing 81 research categories.
30/11/2010
Blog Posts
In the UK, there is a sophisticated research department within Whitehall which is on hand to inform British policymaking. Not all governments have this facility at their beck and call.
29/11/2010
Audio & Video
Celia Reyes form the Philippine Institute for Development Studies refects on the challenges for researchers to communicate their research. She also shares some advises on how to overcome these challenges
19/11/2010
Papers & Reports
This is an overview of the workshop that took place in London on November 29 and 30, 2010 entitled Improving the impact of development research…
What does it mean to do research in “difficult places”? 🌍
Jon Harle’s blog series looks at South Sudan, Liberia, and the Somali regions—exploring both the challenges and the possibilities of using evidence in fragile contexts.
Follow the link in our bio to read all three articles 🔗
#ResearchMatters #EvidenceForImpact #GlobalDevelopment #FragileStates #KnowledgeInCrisis #ResearchInDifficultPlaces
Looking back at the #R2AArchive this week...
We have landed upon this 2013 piece by Jorge Benavides on what it really takes to turn research into policy.
Based on his work in Guatemala, Benavides shares 5 key lessons for influencing change:
👉 Politics matters – research alone won’t cut it.
👉 Timing is everything – wait for the right window.
👉 Choose allies wisely – coalitions amplify your impact.
👉 Play the long game – real change takes time.
👉 Frame it smartly – make it a win–win.
His takeaway? Evidence is essential—but without artful engagement, it won’t move the needle.
🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/tfxp50WAE1s (or via #R2AArchive link on Linktree) 🔗
#PolicyChange #ResearchToAction #EvidenceMatters #PolicyInfluence
🗞️ How we tell stories matters.
Our latest blog reflects on Patrick Gathara’s critique of humanitarian storytelling—and how media narratives can uphold the very power structures aid aims to dismantle.
🔍 Big questions:
🧩 Should journalists rethink the stories they tell about crisis?
🧩 Can media and humanitarians work together ethically?
A thoughtful read for anyone passionate about:
🌍 Decolonising aid
📰 Ethical journalism
📣 Amplifying local voices
🔗 Link in bio to read the full blog!
#DecoloniseAid #MediaEthics #HumanitarianNarratives #TheNewHumanitarian #StorytellingMatters #ResearchToAction
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