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Research communication and uptake

UKCDS and partners are working with funders, researchers and practitioners to encourage and enable more research into use.

Activities

Improving the impact of development research through better communication and uptake
Two-day international workshop held in London on 29-30 November 2010

Jointly hosted by UKCDS, the Department for International Development (DFID) and AusAid, this workshop brought together funders of development research, researchers and practitioners to share innovative thinking on effective ways to get research into use.

Over 80 researchers, policymakers, civil society representatives and infomediary organisations attended from a wide range of countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Kenya, the Philippines, Ghana and Cambodia.

A wide range of issues were discussed, including: 

• the role of research compared to other forms of knowledge
• balancing supply and demand for research 
• improving our ability to assess the impact of research and research uptake mechanisms
• the role of knowledge intermediaries

A session focussed on the coordination and collaboration of funders was held at the end of the second day. A number of tasks to improve coordination were agreed and these will be taken forward by funders in association with the International Forum for Research Donors (IFORD).

The presentations and related materials can be found at www.researchtoaction.org.

Read the final report from the workshop (PDF 1.14MB)

For more information contact Kate O'Shea, Senior Research & Policy Analyst at UKCDS.