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…
Reality comes first: Planning for policy influence
20/04/2011
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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.
Sound expectations: From impact evaluations to policy change
14/03/2011
Papers & Reports
Vanesa Weyrauch and Gala Diaz Langou have developed a conceptual framework to identify factors that help or hinder impact evaluation and analyze how they influence…
Abigail Mulhall: Communicating DFID Research
14/03/2011
Audio & Video
Abigail Mulhall, Research Uptake Manager of the Research and Evidence Division in the Department of International Development (DFID), recognises that there are a number of…
If you build it, will they come? How researchers perceive and use web 2.0
02/03/2011
Papers & Reports
The Research Information Network’s report, If you build it, will they come? How researchers perceive and use web 2.0, investigates the use of, and attitudes towards, web 2.0 tools and services among the research community.
A guide to monitoring and evaluating policy influence, ODI
10/02/2011
Guides & Tutorials
This paper provides an overview of approaches to monitoring and evaluating policy influence
Anupam Khanna: Research Communication is a Two-Way Process
02/02/2011
Audio & Video
In this short video, Dr. Anupam Khanna, Senior Advisor to the President of the Global Development Network and Principle Advisor to the National Transport Development Policy Committee in India, shares his views on communication and the policy research process.
Kala Sridhar: Research Communication and Policy Implications
25/01/2011
Audio & Video
Kala Sridhar from the Public Affairs Centre, India was the joint first prize winner of the GDN Medal for Innovative Sources of Development Finance. Here, she discusses the three reasons research communication is vital.
Louise Shaxson: The Importance of Research Communication
25/01/2011
Audio & Video
In this short video, Louise Shaxson from Delta Partnership discusses the importance of Research Communication.
Tools for Evidence-Informed Policy Making
22/01/2011
Guides & Tutorials
INASP works with partners to support global research communication through innovation, networking and capacity strengthening. We focus on the needs of developing and emerging countries. The second, five-year…
E-journals: their use, value and impact
20/12/2010
Papers & Reports
A report by the Research Information Network (RIN) has explored how researchers in the UK use electronic journals.
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