With academics under pressure to show ‘impact’ in their research, and NGOs under pressure to rigorously evidence their work, partnerships between the two groups have…
Rethinking Research Partnerships
26/01/2018
Blog Posts
Posts Tagged 'public engagement'
ASSAR–R2A Climate Month: Time’s Up
04/12/2017
Blog Posts
Time’s up for doing things a little bit differently. We need to get real about what is needed in order to respond to the uneven…
Communicating systematic reviews effectively
26/05/2017
Blog Posts
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…
Local leadership and evidence in policymaking: Insights from Indonesia
06/04/2017
Blog Posts
What determines whether or not policymakers take into consideration recommendations that emerge from research or data analysis? Our research has identified several factors. Some…
Media engagement for policy advocacy: A short introduction
11/02/2015
Audio & Video
In this short video, Aditi Kapoor, from the Public Affairs Centre, discusses how to use media for policy advocacy. The video preceded a webinar on…
Introduction to Behavioural Change: Workshop Learning Report
29/01/2015
Papers & Reports
To communicate, or not to communicate? At the Bangalore-based Public Affairs Centre (PAC), my challenge was to impress upon a dedicated group of researchers that…
Playing to their strengths: Honing media skills for research communication
26/01/2015
Audio & Video
by Shilpi Tripathi. Young faculty and researchers at the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) come from some of the best universities globally, bringing…
A Tale of Three Think Tanks and the TTI PEC Programme
03/09/2014
Blog Posts
As part of the Think Tank Policy Engagement and Communications Programme, Susan Koshy from the Institute of Development Studies and Practical Action Consulting, explores how three South Asian think tanks are redefining existing ways of doing research engagement and communication using an experimental mind-set.
Q&A: David Girling on social media (Director of Research Communication, UEA)
17/06/2014
Blog Posts
We love to gather new opinions and insights into approaches to research uptake and dissemination. This week, I was fortunate to grab a Q&A with David Girling on social media.
R2A Webinar Series: Twitter – Lessons learnt from managing @DFID_Research
16/06/2014
Guides & Tutorials
Join us for our first Research to Action free Webinar! Guest speaker, Social Media Consultant Betty Paton, will be presenting on her experience managing the @DFID_Research twitter account for the Department for International Development from 2010 to 2013.
Strategic communications for think tanks: Reflections from a webinar series
12/05/2014
Blog Posts
In her first contribution to R2A, Vanesa Weyrauch exaplains how webinars were used to explore with think tanks in Latin America how strategic communications could enhance there policy engagement efforts.
The eBario project: Champion of innovative knowledge mobilization
16/04/2014
Blog Posts
In his latest contribution, Roger Harris introduces a research engagement process that is supporting dialogue and exchange between disparate groups: The eBario Knowledge Fair.
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