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Are think tanks promoting or distorting evidence-based policy?
27/04/2017
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Around the world, there are growing concerns about powerful funders’ potential ability to use think tanks and other non-profit groups to manipulate democratic debates, policy…
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…
Designing research for more strategic communications
23/03/2017
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I’m a sporadic presence on Twitter, with a pretty low number of followers. Yet the other day I had my biggest engagement yet – and…
Driving social change: Turning academic research into film
09/03/2017
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The last two decades have seen a resurgence of documentary in cinema. By nature, documentaries have the potential to change the world, rather than just…
Building capacity for improved knowledge exchange among scientists and decision-makers
15/12/2016
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Responding successfully to modern-day challenges requires knowledge exchange among scientists and decision-makers, to facilitate learning and support evidence-based decision-making. Both scientists and decision-makers are aware…
What drives the use of evidence within government?
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…
Assessing Research Systems in Developing Countries – 5 reasons why it matters and a teaser on how to get started
14/11/2016
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Have you noticed how often journal articles about development challenges are written by authors from developing countries? The answer is not very often, unfortunately, and…
How do journalists find good leads?
26/10/2016
Guides & Tutorials
Have you ever wondered how stories start to spread across the media – or how to get your story into the loop that journalists are…
What Works Global Summit 2016
21/09/2016
News & Opportunities
Research to Action is excited to be attending the What Works Global Summit 2016 next week in London.
Finding the moment of change: How to capture the story in your research
25/01/2016
Blog Posts
In a world filled with so many voices clamouring for attention- where so many facts and figures flood the internet and swarm across media channels-…
How good are you at research uptake? New tool helps assess capacity.
05/05/2015
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Whose capacity? Developing capacity of decision makers and knowledge brokers to use and demand research has been recognised as strategy to support research uptake. However,…
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