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Is focussing on Research Impact Bad for international development?

Is focussing on Research Impact Bad for international development?. Kirsty Newman DFID. Is decentralisation good for public service provision?. HIV Treatment. MP-Scientist Pairing Scheme. Kirsty’s rules on impact. Use research to answer the important questions

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Is focussing on Research Impact Bad for international development?

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  1. Is focussing on Research Impact Bad for international development? Kirsty Newman DFID

  2. Is decentralisation good for public service provision?

  3. HIV Treatment

  4. MP-Scientist Pairing Scheme

  5. Kirsty’s rules on impact • Use research to answer the important questions • Use the best methods available • Publish in open access format and ensure key audiences are aware of emerging findings • Support synthesis of findings • Build capacity, systems and incentives to USE research

  6. A compromise? To achieve impact • Use research to answer the important questions • Use the best methods available • Set clear guidelines on advocacy and lobbying • Encourage researchers communicate their findings in the context of the body of evidence • Support synthesis of findings • Build capacity to access, evaluate and use research To measure impact • Consider impact embodied in people • Use episode studies to track back from key decisions/paradigm shifts

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