It might feel like we are living in strange times. One where rhetoric and storytelling are often used by our political leaders in place of…
Trouble in paradise? The shaky relationship between evidence and policy
15/09/2017
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The Global Guide to Research Impact
15/09/2017
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It might feel like we are living in strange times. One where rhetoric and storytelling are often used by our political leaders in place of…
03/07/2017
The motivation to write my book, Gender, Power and Knowledge for Development (read the introduction online here) has come out of 17 years of trying…
26/05/2017
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R2A is always keen to crowdsource solutions to problems that individuals, programmes, and organisations face when communicating development research. A thorny issue that many encounter…
06/04/2017
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What determines whether or not policymakers take into consideration recommendations that emerge from research or data analysis? Our research has identified several factors. Some…
30/01/2017
In his new book, The Politics of Evidence: From evidence-based polity to the good governance of evidence, Justin Parkhurst of the LSE looks at…
18/11/2016
News & Opportunities
5 December, 2016 17:30 – 19:00 GMT This public event in London is free, and is also streamed free online. Watch a recording of the…
11/11/2016
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It’s astonishing that in 2016 the reality of human-induced climate change is still being questioned, but the scientific community presses ahead, and continues to carry…
10/11/2016
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National academies of science are a central actor in any country’s knowledge sector. When they are well-resourced and well-managed, they play an important role in…
03/11/2016
News & Opportunities
We are seeking a Research Officer to lead on the collection of bibliometric data on the impact of LSE’s influential public-facing politics and social science…
28/10/2016
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Last month, 180 delegates from twenty African countries spent three days in Pretoria, South Africa debating how evidence can be more widely used in decision-making….
11/10/2016
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As part of the WWGS2016, John Young and Jessica Mackenzie of ODI’s RAPID programme hosted a ‘knowledge café’ on building commitment to evidence-informed development policy and practice.
12/05/2015
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Existing pressures on water resources- rising populations, increased waste production, pollution and agricultural demand- have reached crisis point. Currently one in ten of the world’s…
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