A junior climate negotiator from Laos explains how a recent training workshop gave her the tools to navigate the complex UN climate talks and the…
How I learnt to make my voice count at the UN climate negotiations
06/08/2018
Posts Tagged 'policy influence'
Four personality traits ECRs can foster to help impact policy and practice
23/07/2018
Researchers seeking to translate their work into ‘impact’ – that is, any of the range of positive, tangible influences on society possible through research –…
Using outcome mapping to get research into use in East and Southern Africa
20/07/2018
Blog Posts
I recently published a learning report which documents my organisation’s experience using outcome mapping to plan, monitor, and evaluate research uptake. I work for the…
Fishbowl facilitation – Highlighting tactics for evidence informed policy influence
08/03/2018
Blog Posts
Turns out living in a fishbowl isn’t always a bad thing. The fishbowl is an alternative facilitation technique to conventional panel discussions. It was used…
Evidence Informed Ecosystem: New incentives to work together to achieve impact
07/03/2018
Blog Posts
An impressive and exciting first day hasn’t worn out participants, they’re enthusiastically joining an important session via an innovative format: an interactive chat show! The…
Head, Communications and Knowledge Management at ILRI
23/02/2018
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Head, Communications and Knowledge Management (CKM) to manage and lead ILRI’s communications and knowledge management…
And after the UNFCCC Bonn climate talks: An appetite for disruption
23/11/2017
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Will you take a walk with me? I’d like to tell you what I learned in Bonn at the UNFCCC COP a few days ago….
Introduction to RiU at ASSAR
09/11/2017
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The Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions consortium, or ASSAR, is an interdisciplinary research programme working in climate change ‘hotspots’ – environments highly sensitive to the…
Trouble in paradise? The shaky relationship between evidence and policy
15/09/2017
Blog Posts
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…
How Change Happens
07/06/2017
News & Opportunities
Join Duncan Green and the RSA for a free webinar on ‘How Change Happens’, Thursday, 8 June, 2017, 1-2pm (BST) How can we effect real…
Three ways that knowledge brokers can strengthen the impact of scientific research
20/04/2017
Blog Posts
Background Knowledge brokers are increasingly advocated as a solution for bridging the gap between science and decision-making. However, despite growing rhetoric regarding the potential benefits…
How to report fake news
31/01/2017
Blog Posts
Incredible how quickly the term ‘fake news’ has gone from unknown to hashtag superstar. The recent US election was a masterclass in how quickly people…
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