The Global Guide to Research Impact
30/06/2014
Blog Posts
In this post, Alex Gwyther reflects on the valuable work of UKCDS in building a body of knowledge around the evaluation of research impact. He goes onto highlighting a series of resources produced by UKCDS to help guide people through this complex area.
17/06/2014
Blog Posts
There are many (brilliant and essential) initiatives around better linking academic research and policy such as 3ie, DRUSSA and Research Impact. However it is not just research-generated ‘knowledge’ that does and should inform development policy.
06/03/2014
Blog Posts
CommsConsult are now into the final year of work on the 3-year 3ie Policy Influence Monitoring project, where the focus has recently shifted to some of the project’s evaluation deliverables; most notably to the ‘Stories of Change’. These stories aim to pull out some of the lessons learned from the Impact Evaluations for application by future such studies.
14/02/2014
Guides & Tutorials
This guide provides a sample of frameworks around getting research into policy, which may be of use to think tanks and researchers alike.
21/01/2014
Blog Posts
Alex Ademokun provides reflections on Evidence-Informed Policy Making (EIPM) through his work on INASP’s Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI)
16/07/2013
Guides & Tutorials
When writing a policy brief, there are many things one has to consider: The language has to be just right, not too technical but professional. The length has to be brief yet informative and most of all it needs to speak to a pre-identified and targeted audience.
25/04/2013
Blog Posts
Mark Robinson, William Evans and Kirsty Newman from DFID’s Research and Evidence Division introduce the new “Assessing the Strength of Evidence” How to Note, which aims to improve the use of evidence within DFID.
22/11/2012
Papers & Reports
This paper explores the assumptions underlying ‘evidence based’ approaches to poverty reduction impact assessment, and argues that the discourse of Evidence-Based Policy (EBP) does not always offer good guidance.
16/05/2012
Audio & Video
Note: This post originally linked to a 50-minute presentation by Dan Kahan (Yale Law School) on cultural cognition and how it effects people’s perceptions of…
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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