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How to Write Policy Briefs

Policy briefs are the connecting link between many researchers and policy actors. So, to help write your policy brief here are a few tips!...............

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Summary: PSEAH Guidance

...the title and scope of the policy, a statement of commitment to PSEAH, principles that underpin the policy, and who the policy will apply to. The policy should also include...

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Policymaker relationships

...(Blog, 5 min) Exploring research-policy partnerships in international development (Special journal, X min) So you want to change policy? (Blog, 5 min) What can you do when policymakers ignore evidence?...

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DFAT launches Foreign Policy White Paper process

Earlier this week, the Australian Government launched the Terms of Reference and consultation process for the development of an Australian Foreign Policy White Paper, due for publication in September 2017....

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EOI | Looking for RDI Network Committee Member (University Rep)

Are you an experienced academic actively engaged in the field of international development? Are you committed to seeing evidence influence development policy and practice? An exciting opportunity exists to join...

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EOI – Civil Society Engagement and Climate Change in the Pacific: infrastructure and the localisation agenda

...workplan of RDI Network, each year we are committed to developing a policy-relevant piece of research synthesis that brings together available evidence to inform policy and practice in the sector....

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What is PSEAH?

...or other documented policies and procedures in place that align with their PSEAH policy. DFAT has also developed resources to support DFAT staff and partner organisations with the PSEAH Policy....

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5 Steps to Engagement & Impact

...invites time to practice reflexivity and ask these questions. Proactive engagement. Continuously ensure that there is proactive engagement with the local community. At the end of the day, the research...

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Influencing Public Policy with Research & Evidence

...Development (ACFID), the Research for International Development Impact Network (RDI Network) is bringing together policymakers and members to network and discuss – how does research influence public policy and decision-making?...

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Privacy Policy

...endeavour to handle your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). This Privacy Policy summarises how we...

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Business Partnerships Platform Round 3: Applications now open

Applications for the DFAT Business Partnerships Platform (BPP) Round 3 – 2018 opened on 25 June 2018. In Round 3, organisations have the opportunity to partner with DFAT to deliver...

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Developing Evaluations with Stakeholders

...looking and expansive. Additionally, stakeholders’ engagement in developing the evaluation questions can build their evaluation capacity, and foster relationships and collaborations with one another. To prepare for stakeholder engagement, begin...

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SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals

...Cate Rogers is the Assistant Secretary of Development Policy and Education Branch in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). In this role she leads teams working on education,...

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Recruitment | Network Coordinator for the RDI Network

...publications and material; Support the RDI manager in delivering and monitoring of the DFAT funding agreement; Stimulate engagement and awareness between RDI Network members by creating online and face-to-face communication...

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OPINION: The Importance of Civil Societies for Inclusive, Ethical and Sustainable Development Projects

...society engagement.     More information on civil society participation and engagement: AusAID (2012) Civil Society Engagement Framework. See: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/civil-society-engagement-framework.pdf Overseas Development Institute (2006) Policy Engagement How Civil Society Can...

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Australasian Aid Conference 2018

...effectiveness, political economy and the politics of aid, gender, private sector engagement, humanitarian aid, migration and trade policy and the international aid architecture. Plenary sessions on health security and medical...

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Global social policy and governance: new realities, new challenges

...Policy as they explore with a panel of world-leading scholars major trends and challenges facing global social governance and policy. The global pandemic, climate change, widening global inequalities, rising populism,...

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10 Ways for Engagement

Research without engagement is only going to go so far. To achieve maximum visibility and impact, research must have more than a sole academic purpose. Research and evidence are beneficial...

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COVID-19 Resources

...advisory hub for different disabilities and development initiatives. From DID4All. [Webpage] Adapting Research & Community Engagement Resources for Community Engagement during COVID-19. Guidance note, checklist and tip sheet. By Michelle...

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Conference: Borders, Identities & Belonging

...of constructive engagement on key policy issues. Beyond equipping the participants with rigorous analytical and communication skills, the masterclass will also facilitate learning and debating the key theoretical concepts of...

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RDI Network Committee welcomes new academic representatives

...part of what we do as an institution and how we translate research into policy and practice. Thomas Soem, University of Sydney “I am the Head, International Research and Development...

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Engaging stakeholders

...needs and interests of those who commission research. Equally, policy makers’ and programmers’ engagement with researchers can bridge ‘divides’ of their different worlds. In the last decade there has been...

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What it’s like to be a (consenting) lab-rat: using research in aid and development

...better use of evidence and research in development policy and programming. This is all part of an action research project funded by the Research for Development Impact (RDI) Network and...

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Looking for NGO Representative for the RDI Network Committee

OPEN Are you an experienced NGO practitioner actively engaged in the field of international development? Are you committed to seeing evidence influence development policy and practice? An exciting opportunity exists...

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Evidence and Implementation Summit 2021

...of global contributors who may otherwise have been unable to attend. If you are a policy maker, practitioner, organisational leader, researcher, implementation scientist or a funder, EIS 2021 is for...

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Action Research Project brings advocates together to improve research in international development

‘Enhancing Research Use in International Development’ is a collaborative undertaking that will bring together diverse stakeholders interested in improving research-policy-practice links in international development. The project aims to foster changed...

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2018 Pacific Update

Join two days of dynamic discussion on public policy issues in the Pacific region, bringing together policymakers, academics, researchers, business people, and development practitioners to discuss economic, social, political and...............

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EOI | University Host for Research for Development Impact (RDI) Conference:

...of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The RDI Conference is the biennial flagship event of the RDI Network and is recognised as one of the key events in the Australian...

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EOI | RDI Network Committee Member Opportunity (University Rep)

...seeing evidence influence development policy and practice – this position could be for you. To ensure that the RDI Network has a diverse representation of the development sector, elections are...

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Planning communication and engagement

...to help a research project think through its potential pathway to impact. In particular, development professionals need to carefully plan their communication and engagement approaches to enable impact. Photo by...

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EOI – Research Comms Learning Framework & Module(s)

A long-term objective of the RDI Network is to improve the communication of and engagement on international development research. There are already many national and international resources that exist to...

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Fast Track Your Impact

...which is a useless metric if attitudes and perceptions aren’t changed. Audiences can consume media without understanding the content. Media should therefore only be perceived as engagement, not an impact...

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Development Studies Association of Australia launches

...by the Research for Development Impact (RDI) Network over the last couple of years by further facilitating collaborations and engagement within Australia’s international development academic sector. Since development studies is...

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Opportunity: Research communications and uptake

...uptake and impact of international development research in both policy and practice (you can read more about our objectives here). Working towards this objective, the Network is developing a new...

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Research Communication and Uptake: A Snapshot of Practice

...and taken up in policy and practice, within the Australian-based development sector. The RDI Network and Coffey International Development produced the Snapshot with input from a steering group, DFAT, and...

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Urbanisation and its impacts: where is the evidence?

The RDI Network is seeking to convene the academic, research, policy and practice expertise contained across its diverse community in the field of urbanisation and its impacts on development in...

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Enhancing Research Use in International Development: An Action Research project

...sector, as well as opportunities for more effective research-policy-practice collaborations. What’s involved? Research advocates will be drawn from across approximately 12 organisations in the international development sector – including DFAT,...

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About Us

...quality research, policy and practice. The Network exists to foster collaboration between Australian universities and NGOs in order to promote high quality and ethical development research, translated as evidence and...

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Selecting Research

...and competing interests. It can also provide a recourse for problems that defy modern solutions. – It informs accurate research and appropriate policy. Development assessments based on aggregate measures and...

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Keynote listeners report highlights from the 2017 Crawford Fund Conference

...to the challenge of nutritional food security and digitalisation as a mechanism, there needs to be institutional change by government and policy to get us there. However, as stated by...

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How Change Happens in a post-data world

...written a review of How Change Happens on the DevPolicy blog. The RDI Network was pleased to co-host Duncan at a series of public forums in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne...

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PNG Update – PNG after the Elections

...Papua New Guinea’s School of Business and Public Policy and the Australian National University’s Development Policy Centre, this year’s PNG Update will be held in Port Moresby from 10-11 August...

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Unearthing research uptake: A survey for research users

...to explore questions including: What forms of research do practitioners and policy-makers use in their work, and why? What are the barriers and enablers to research uptake and use? What...

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2019 PNG Update

...Papua New Guinea’s School of Business and Public Policy and the Australian National University’s Development Policy Centre, the 2019 PNG Update will be held in Port Moresby on 8-9 August...

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What are Impact Evaluations?

...look at their adoption, and what we have learned about bridging the gap between research, policy, and practice. A challenge for adopting impacting evaluations is developing cultures of learning. There...

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Australasian Aid Conference 2017

The 2017 Australasian Aid Conference was held at Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU, Canberra on February 15 and 16, 2017. The aim of the 2017 Australasian Aid Conference was...

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Fast Track Your Impact

...useless metric if attitudes and perceptions aren’t changed. Audiences can consume media without understanding the content. Media should therefore only be perceived as engagement, not an impact in its own...

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GUIDE | Enhancing Research Impact in International Development (ERIID)

...planning to integrate all relevant stakeholders. Even if funders direct the flow of the research, development practitioners should strive to create proactive engagement with locals through good planning, connecting with...

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Research Communication and Uptake Snapshot launched

The RDI Network is pleased to announce the release of a new publication for researchers and practitioners to understand how research findings are communicated and taken up in policy and...

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Indigenous People in Australia: Indigenous Protocols

...and agenda of the research and researchers Engagement early in the research process with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people set the direction or...

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Fast Track Your Impact | Online workshop with Mark Reed

...how to get your research into policy, wherever you work in the world, by building trust, working with intermediaries and designing effective policy briefs. Workshop limited to 30 attendees. Book...

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Consultancy opportunity: Toolkit for improving impact

...the way research evidence informs development policy, practice and discourse in the Australian development sector. This work builds on existing work done by the Network in two key projects, the...

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New report reveals impact of Australian aid funded research

...forward to strengthen research policy advocacy, funding provisions, research communications practice and engagement activities. You can access the executive summary of the report from this page, or download the full...

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Building social movements through Feminist Participatory Action Research: June update

...uses FPAR to enhance women’s engagement and influence in climate decision-making and policy. The overall objective of CJ-FPAR is to advance rural, indigenous, migrant and urban poor women’s human rights...

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Leadership for inclusive development: reflections from Indonesia

...Indonesia’s policy agenda. “Donors and government are the main actors that have supported the mainstreaming of nutrition in the development agenda for Indonesia,” she said. “For example, the World Bank...

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Evidence and Implementation Summit 2021

...The theme for EIS 2021 will be: ‘Bringing together evidence, implementation, policy, and politics: Towards a better future for all’. It will explore the intersections of evidence, implementation science, policy...

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Our Community

...community includes NGO staff, academics, consultants, policy makers, students and more. Get involved today to make a difference. The fact that the network exists and enables a research-policy debate in...

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RDI Committee welcomes new member

...the Centre for Aboriginal Policy Research at the Australian National University examining conditionality in Indigenous policy and a Dphil from the University of Oxford. She currently leads a research project...

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An Australian Approach to Development? People, Practice and Policy

Using the most common measure, over one billion of the world’s population...

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RDI Committee welcomes its newest member

...and strengths-based approaches in research and programming in disadvantaged community settings and in influencing changes through evidence-based policy advocacy. The RDI Network is pleased to welcome Nanditha onto its strategic...

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2019 Pacific Update

The 2019 Pacific Update will be hosted by the Development Policy Centre and the University of South Pacific’s School of Economics on 3-4 July at The University of the South...

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5th Pacific Urban Forum

The Pacific Urban Forum is an inclusive multi-stakeholder platform for policy dialogue towards a sustainable urban future for the Pacific region. Following the adoption of the New Urban Agenda and...

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Evaluating Public Health Interventions using epidemiological and economic methods

This one-day short course is designed for policy makers and researchers seeking a better understanding of how one can quantify the impacts of public health interventions. Led by Professor Tony...

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Consultancy Opportunity | Sector Skills Development

...you committed to seeing evidence influence development policy and practice? An exciting opportunity exists to consult with the Research for Development Impact Network (RDI Network) on a new project aimed...

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Building networks for development impact: Sydney

...Agenda. Presentations will be made by representatives from both ACFID and DFAT. The forum will discuss potential opportunities for practical action or peer support to effectively engage with DFAT or...

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Urbanisation in the Pacific and Asia

...and DFAT, the Network identifies emerging development issues and investigates its place in the Australian development sector. These reports provide recommendations, guidance and perspectives from DFAT members and Network members................

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A year in the life: RDI Network

...practice; cross-sector partnerships and linkages; and uptake and use of evidence in policy and practice. This snapshot showcases the range of events, resources, collaborations and engagements which we have led,...

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Making research inclusive of people with disabilities

...with disabilities can access their human rights during the #COVID19 pandemic? With speakers; Mika Kontiainen, Director, Disability Section, DFAT; Setareki S Macanawai, CEO, Pacific Disability Forum; Samantha French, Senior Policy...

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Evidence-Based Practice: What’s Next?

...current DFAT policy, Partnerships for Recovery, states that it is committed to “monitoring, evaluation, research, learning and adaptation (MERLA).” What does that actually mean? Download the event notes of event...

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*EXTENDED* | Call for EOIs to join RDI Committee

...by and through the RDI Network. It forms a respected cross-sector voice with access to significant policy and practice fora and dialogues. A list of current Committee members can be...

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Planning & designing for Impact

...to help a research project think through its potential pathway to impact. In particular, development professionals need to carefully plan their communication and engagement approaches to enable impact. Photo by...

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Workshop: A Toolkit for enhancing research impact in international development

...developed for international development practitioners and academics to guide research engagement and knowledge exchange activities. It is intended to contribute to your ability to use research and evidence in your...

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EOI – Research Communications and Uptake supplementary resources

...resources via the RDI Network website that meets their needs. We envisage targeted sector engagement to facilitate a user-centred design process that develops a guiding framework (or frameworks) for curating...

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EOI | 2021 RDI Conference Committee

...Committee. Background The RDI Conference is recognised as one of the key events in the Australian development sector calendar. Held every two years, it attracts engagement from a broad range...

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How to Use Social Media Effectively

...build engagement with others, so make sure you are doing that! Try to take the time to comment on not just one post but several. This will build conversations and...

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RDI Conferences

...attracts engagement from a broad range of researchers and practitioners around a chosen theme. Program content is usually developed through the response from an open call for submissions, as well...

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Rethinking Development Pedagogy and Practice: New Visions for Global Development

...to think critically about the performativity of their knowledge frameworks within the project of development? What are some of the complexities, challenges and opportunities that surround engagement between higher education...

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Join a discussion on research communications and uptake at ACFID Conference

...We’ll be looking at questions including: How do you produce research that has influence on development policy and practice? What communications and engagement strategies do you apply in your research?...

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Launch: University of Sydney Planetary Health Platform

...and engagement with policy, industry and communities on questions related to planetary health. The Platform will be launched by Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999-2008) and Administrator...

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Research Impact Summit

The 2020 Research Impact Summit will feature over 20 speaker sessions led by knowledge translation and research impact experts, researchers, proven practitioners and influencers from government, policy and business. This...

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Diaspora Peacebuilding and Reconciliation Seminar

...others who work in this field. The seminar will explore the policy and practice implications of diaspora activity and engagement in peacebuilding and reconciliation and explore opportunities for collaboration between...

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Partnering for Impact: Leveraging the private sector for sustainable development

...sector to join a networking afternoon, exploring the opportunities presented by engagement with the private sector. Harnessing innovation, accessing financing opportunities and increasing appetite for risk are only a few...

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How the Sector Finds & Uses Evidence

...on how such findings are implemented into Australian policy and practice. Who wrote it? The Research for Development Impact Network (RDI Network) developed this ‘snapshot’ report, in collaboration with Coffey...

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Cross-sector evidence grants: Successful projects announced!

...the existing policy paper entitled ‘Prosperous and Sustainable Cities for All‘. These will be launched at the Urban Resilience Asia Pacific Conference in Sydney on 7-8 November. ___________________ These projects...

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Gender Equity & Inclusion

Over the years, development efforts to improving gender equity have sought to advance women’s empowerment. Aid actors have funded interventions that work towards improving women’s political engagement by providing funding...

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We’re hiring a new Network Officer!

Position title: Network Officer (RDI Network) Team: Policy and Advocacy Team (ACFID) Location: Melbourne (central city office location) Employment Status: Part time (1 or 2 days a week), flexible hours,...

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Climate & environmental inclusion

...in decision-making and recognizes that those most affected by climate change should be represented in policy processes. Community inclusion also ensures the success of climate adaptation programs by addressing the...

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Pedagogy in Practice: How we teach (and learn) in Development Studies

...attention to ‘practice perspectives’: achieved through a practitioner panel on modalities of development, and an informative presentation on the shifting development policy and practice landscape by ACFID CEO Marc Purcell....

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Leadership for Inclusive Development: Call for Abstracts NOW OPEN!

...social change. Find out more and submit your abstract via the RDI Conference 2019 website. The RDI Conference will bring together international development practitioners, researchers, policy makers and students from...

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution, COVID-19, and women

...will be available after the event on the Development Policy Centre website. The first in the series is ‘The Fourth Industrial Revolution, COVID-19, and women’. Climate change, ageing populations, and...

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Terms & Conditions

...partners. The RDI Network is responsible for the security of information while it is collected by, stored on or passing through the website (see the RDI Network Privacy Policy). We...

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How will change happen in a post-truth world?

...is one of the most widely read on international development, From Poverty to Power. Duncan was previously Senior Policy Adviser on trade and development at DFID (UK Department for International...

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Understanding How Change Happens

You can listen to a recording of this past event via the Development Policy Centre on SoundCloud. ___________________________________ Human society is full of would-be ‘change agents’. A restless mix of...

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RDI Committee: Call for Expressions of Interest

Are you an experienced NGO practitioner actively engaged in the field of international development? Are you committed to seeing research influence development policy and practice? You can contribute to the...

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Microfinance: problems, critiques, solutions

...dimensions of poverty, and the economic and social empowerment of the poor. The seminar aims to engage academics, students and practitioners in policy-relevant debate over the efficacy and effectiveness of...

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Pacific Health Governance Workshop: Knowledge translation for SDG implementation

Hosted by the University of Queensland’s School of Public Health, in collaboration with UQ International Development, Abt Associates, TNC Pacific Consulting and the Centre for Policy Futures, the conference aims...

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Local leaders reflect at Pacific health workshop: We need to understand how international partnerships work

...to conduct community-based health research to inform health services in Solomon Islands. Reflecting upon their experience at the workshop, both expressed surprise that policy makers at international level (especially in...

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Research Communications & Uptake: Share your experience!

As part of a long-term project to improve research communication, translation and uptake into policy and practice across the development sector, the RDI Network is hosting a series of focus-group...

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Australasian Aid Conference 2019

On 19-20 February, the 2019 Australasian Aid Conference will bring together researchers from across Australia, the Pacific, Asia and beyond who are working on aid and international development policy to...

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Colour of Development: Navigating Gender Diversity | Development Practice in the Real World Conversation Series

...development or community-based studies, government policy or humanitarian work looking to apply thinking and theory to practical and real world experiences in the area of gender and development, human rights,...

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Introduction to Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Health

This one-day short course is run by Health Economists from the Health Economics Group within the Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University...

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RDI Committee: Call for NGO representative nominees

...the Program driven by the RDI Network and its members. It forms a respected cross-sector voice in the international development sector in Australia, with access to significant policy and practice...

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Evidence and Implementation Summit Virtual Series: Webinar Two

...a global audience to hear from researchers, practitioners, leaders and policy makers involved in implementing evidence-based programs and practices. Click here to watch Webinar One: Implementation science 3.0: the third...

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RDI Committee: Call for University representative

...development sector in Australia, with access to significant policy and practice fora and dialogues. Committee members will participate in regular meetings and provide guidance to a small secretariat team. Nominees...

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Networking Online | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

...including: Dr. Claire Brolan. UQ’s Dr. Claire Brolan is an academic focusing on intersecting global health and development policy, governance, equity and rights issues. In particular, critically looking at the...

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Fragments of Youth: Young Men and the State in Honiara, Solomon Islands

...state-formation as perceived and experienced by its young male citizens. His findings challenge framings of male youth centred on deficit as evidenced in popular discourse, policy engagements and strands of...

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Oceania Ecosystem Services Forum 2019

...of ecosystems in decision-making in the Oceania region. OESF 2019 aims to bring together policy-makers, businesses, community leaders and researchers with the aspiration of ‘Creating healthy communities and ecosystems for...

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What is research impact?

...increasing awareness, spurring further research, influencing program and policy decisions. It is multidimensional, operates in different ways in different sectors, and over time. However, creating impact is not a straightforward...

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Fast track your research impact

...your research into policy, wherever you work in the world, by building trust, working with intermediaries and designing effective policy briefs Learn how to monitor and evidence impact, discovering time-efficient...

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Bridi Rice in Good Will Hunters: ‘Listening, Talking and Shifting the Dial on Aid’

Bridi Rice, Director of Policy and Advocacy at ACFID, chats to Good Will Hunters on ‘Listening, Talking and Shifting the Dial on Aid’. Taking into account the pressing environmental damage...

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2020 Australasian AID Conference

...AID Conference is to bring together researchers from across Australia, the Pacific, Asia and beyond who are working on aid and international development policy (the AID in the conference acronym)...

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EOI: Research for Development Impact Committee

Are you an experienced NGO practitioner actively engaged in the field of international development? Are you committed to seeing evidence influence development policy and practice? An exciting opportunity exists to...

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Intersectionality 101

...same time, and that how this is experienced can depend on time, place and social context. Intersectionality addresses power through reflexivity. This requires researchers and policy makers to practice self-awareness...

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A New Era: Updating the Ethical Principles and Guidelines

...changed the way that development organisations operate. This year, the RDI Network, in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) finalised an Ethical Research and Evaluation Guidance...

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Consultancy Opportunity | The Future of International Development

...Brief samples or a link to two original samples of your own / your teams work; and An accompanying budget inclusive of a daily rate (in line with the DFAT...

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Setting the research agenda for humanitarian action

Take this opportunity to inform the research priorities for humanitarian action in Asia and the Pacific, through the DFAT/HAG Humanitarian Horizons Research Programme...............

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Call for Expression of Interest: Committee Member

...and contribute to dialogue with DFAT; Increased opportunity to strengthen relationships and collaborate with ACFID, and peer NGOs and universities on the RDI Committee; Increased opportunities for the Committee member...

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The value of Development Studies to Asian Studies – and vice versa

...Family’. A particular highlight was the six panels examining various aspects of ‘Agrarian Change in Asia’, with much of the research funded by agencies such as DFAT and ACIAR. It...

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New website showcases action towards the SDGs

...business, civil society and academia to advance the SDGs in the Australian context. Supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), this was a key initiative identified out...

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Australasian Development Economics Workshop

The 14th Australasian Development Economics Workshop (ADEW) will be held on 6–7 June 2018 at the Australian National University. Sponsored by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), ADEW...

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WASH Futures 2018

...The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the International WaterCentre (IWC) and the Australian WASH Reference Group, offers a highly-respected forum for sharing innovation and evidence to improve water,...

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Building Together: Seven principles for engaging civil society to deliver resilient, inclusive, sustainable infrastructure in the Pacific islands

...(Australia) have produced a report with seven recommendations to follow for shared decision-making and accountability. These recommendations have been provided to DFAT, and all organisations working in the Pacific are...

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Co-producing & Evidencing Impact Webinar

...can’t get face-to-face, for example: More engagement in plenary discussion than is possible face-to-face because everyone is asked to write an answer to the discussion point (or pose their own...

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RDI Network and La Trobe University partner for RDI Conference 2019

...for university hosts, La Trobe University stood out to the RDI Committee due to their demonstrated commitment to supporting research with real-world impact, as well a long-standing history of engagement...

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New Visions for International Development Education

...and learning outcomes. Finally, in Professor Banks presentation he explored the development studies program of his own institution, Massey University, where he emphasised the merits of stakeholder engagement in ensuring...

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Researchers and practitioners build their ethical fitness

...overwhelmingly positive, and highlights a broad demand for engagement with ethical dilemmas based on real-world experience from the development field. “I gained valuable knowledge for my role and for my...

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Inclusive & Accessible Research

...Careful and sensitive engagement approaches are required, ideally aiming to shift relations and practice to place local voices at the centre of research processes. Photo by Etienne Girardet on Unsplash...

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Announcing the Academic-Practitioner Collaboration for Urban Shelter, South Pacific

...combining academics’ deep knowledge and capacity for community engagement, with the implementation expertise and multi-year experience of those on the front lines of humanitarian and development practice. I have all...

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Diasporas in Action: Working together for peace, development and humanitarian response

...ultimate aim of the conference is to enhance understandings of diaspora engagement and improve partnerships between diasporas and donors, international organisations and affected communities with the overall goal of improved...

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Australia reports progress towards Agenda 2030

...with Government and its agencies, but also requires the active engagement of the private sector, civil society and academic sectors. It showcases examples of action from across all of these...

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Designing for accessible communications & outputs

...also saw an increase of digital engagement with much more diverse range of people. While we all have the responsibility to understand and implement basic accommodations and accessibility etiquette (online...

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Urban CoP

Urban CoP members work across a range of areas including WASH, shelter and housing, shelter in emergencies, disaster risk reduction, gender equality and social inclusion, and community engagement................

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Top Guides for Enhancing Research Comms

...for researchers to track their impact. However, there are identifiable key moments of engagement that can be linked to contributing to a wider change. Once published, research is beyond your...

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Co-design & Participatory Approaches – Pros & Cons

...the research allows a depth of knowledge and experiences to inform, guide and produce more meaningful research questions, methods and outcomes.. This exchange of engagement begins to shift traditional power...

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Communities of Practice (COPs)

...you’re interested in joining an ACFID member-led and run Communities of Practice Communities of Practice, please contact Raewyn Lans, the ACFID Member and Stakeholder Engagement Lead. For more information on...

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Development organisation relationships

...Partnerships: Learning from YOUR World Research in Ethiopia and Nepal (online journal; 90 mins) Partner country governments can enable more meaningful engagement to maximise a whole-of-society approach (Making Development Co-operation...

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PNG IMPACT: Research – Innovation – Society

...and humanities, delivering societal benefit for PNG. Promote dialogue over how research and research policy can best support aspirations for a safe, inclusive and sustainable society. Provide a platform for...

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Asia-Pacific Informal Urbanism Symposium

...on the notion that global policy must be defined and coloured by local contextual practice working with local communities. Key Note Speakers: Prof. Kim Dovey, Faculty of Architecture, Building &...

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Building the case for working together: Development Bulletin 79

...the institution, and externally with partners such as the RDI Network. The Bulletin was formally launched by special guest Bob McMullan (Adjunct Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy,...

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Launch Event: Partnering for Impact on Sustainable Development

...4:30pm. Special guest Bob McMullan, Adjunct Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy and former Labor MP, will officially launch the Bulletin joined by representatives of the RDI Network...

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RDI Committee: Call for NGO representative nominees

...of evidence in development programming and policy. Nominees must be employed by an NGO that is an ACFID member, and are expected to have the full support of their organisation...

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Global Evidence and Implementation Summit 2018

The Global Evidence and Implementation Summit 2018 (GEIS) will bring together experts from across the world to talk about their experiences in generating and implementing evidence for better policy and...

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Calling all research producers, translators and knowledge brokers!

...role in research translation or knowledge brokering for research users (broadly defined as any audience who may apply research findings in policy or practice). The purpose of this survey is...

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Building networks for development impact: Melbourne

The RDI Network, together with The Policy Lab and the Conflict, Development and Justice Cluster at the University of Melbourne, invites you to join a networking forum for researchers and...

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Partnering for Impact: A reflection from Malaysia

...Sustainable Development Goals. Every presentation, every dialogue and every solution/strategy/policy proposed were crucial and provocative to make me reflect on how the development paradigm is evolving and morphing in today’s...

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The SDGs in the Asia Pacific: A shared agenda for action

A forum in Sydney on 2 June brought together close to 70 academics, development practitioners, and policy makers to discuss how the development community can work together to best influence...

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TropAg Conference 2017

...be living in a tropical part of the world. The biennial TropAg conference is the premier event for researchers, investors, agribusiness professionals, policy makers, agricultural technicians, producers and students dealing...

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RDI Conference 2017: What did we learn?

...of “partnership” and “evidence” as nothing more than buzzwords, reducing their potential value and contribution towards effective development practice and policy. Over 400 participants representing 170 organisations attended the conference,...

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Media Release: Helen Clark delivers keynote address at RDI Confereence 2017

...Clark commented on the vital need for “public policy and regulation to steer investment towards sustainability.” “Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and making renewable energy investment attractive are good examples...

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New Melbourne-based alliance takes on indigenous health inequality globally

...the hub of global health expertise in the Asia-Pacific. Member organisations in the Alliance span nine sectors: client groups; research, education, entrepreneurship, service delivery, advocacy, policy, corporations and philanthropy. Mr...

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New learning opportunity: The Science and Practice of Sustainable Development

...experience in practice, research or policy of sustainable development globally. Core content delivery will be presented by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, with targeted inputs also from University of Queensland researchers in...

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Australia invests in improving gender-sensitive data

...Crawford commented. The IDM shows us how particular groups and populations are disadvantaged by intersecting barriers and deprivations. These insights provide the data and evidence to enable more focused policy...

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CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance: Perth

...of Research Translation, Westpac Bicentennial Foundation Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Government, The University of Melbourne Charles Roche – Executive Director of Murdoch University/Mineral Policy Institute Prof Gavin Hilson –...

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Partnering for Impact on Sustainable Development

...solidarity The conference aims to facilitate shared learning between academics, practitioners, policy-makers and other development actors, challenging traditional disciplinary boundaries and showcasing opportunities for cross-sector collaboration. To view more information...

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Diasporas in Action

This conference brought together diaspora community organisations, policy makers, NGOs and academics to advance dialogue and understanding of the role of diasporas in peacebuilding, development and humanitarian response................

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RDI Committee welcomes two new NGO representatives

...their demonstrated experience bridging the academic-practice sectoral divide, as well as their commitment to advancing the role of evidence in development policy and practice. Dr Sumera Jabeen, Senior Evidence and...

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Pacific Health Governance Research Network: Workshop Two

...policy in the Pacific region and the broader context of the Sustainable Development Goals agenda. The five core themes are: Health Security Health Systems and Universal Health Coverage Climate Change...

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A Critical Political Analysis of the SDGs: Consolidating Neoliberal Development?

...policy as premised on commercial law. All are welcome! Registration is via the event page (link below) in order to receive the Zoom Webinar link. This will be distributed on...

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Why women must be visible in the measurement of SDG progress

...represented in data when the world evaluates progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals in 2030. The IDM will be producing data into 2020 and beyond that aids policy makers in...

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EOI | Development Futures Workshop Series

...vacuum – that they are informed and influenced by the context in which they occur. Yet the day-to-day lives and schedules of policy makers and implementers often leave little room...

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What Does Neighbourhood Level Urban Resilience Look Like In Honiara?

...capacity to prepare for and respond to extreme events. This paper was produced by the ACFID’s Urban Community of Practice and complements the policy paper “Pacific Island Towns and Cities”....

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How To Write Evaluation Reports

...and policy makers. Here we look at the steps involved in writing and presenting effective evaluation reports. Consider what information your audience needs. Time the report according to when they...

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From evidence to impact: Development contributions of Australian aid funded research

...the ADRAS projects and to document real world changes in policy and practice. By understanding these key facilitators of influence, researchers and research funders can more strategically plan their pathway...

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What does research uptake look like?

...is not just for policymakers. Think of public health advice. Not all research needs to be directed towards those at the higher levels of governance. Research can be directed towards...

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Research Communication 101

To achieve effective action in international development, communication is necessary to reach policy makers and stakeholders. Translating research data into a format accessible to non-experts can be a challenging task,...

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Locally-led development

...the Localisation Performance Measurement Framework (LPMF) by NEAR has been created to track its progress in key areas. These are partnerships; funding; capacity; coordination and complementarity; policy, influence and visibility;...

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Researcher relationships

...This might not be timely or targeted enough for the sharing, advocacy, or policy aims of NGOs, with sensitivities to different stakeholders built in. Some teams have worked around this...

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Online panel and discussion – Localising Research: Practical Insights

...research. Steven Howes, Professor of Economics and Director, Development Policy Centre at the Australian National University. Former Chief Economist at AusAID, speaking on localising research in economics. Eranda Wijewickrama, Humanitarian...

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AfrEA: Evaluation That Leaves No One Behind: Empowering Progress Towards the Africa We Want

...reveal how each stakeholder group are brought to the attention of the policy makers. Importance of future planning, tapping into new resources and technologies. The conference will include two days...

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6TH International EcoSummit Congress | 14 – 18 June 2021 Gold Coast Australia

...scientists, practitioners and policy makers working across disciplines to solve the integrated environmental, social and economic problems facing the world today. Particular attention will be paid to coastal and marine...

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2018 Australian Aid Stakeholder Survey

How effective is the Australian aid program? How can it be improved? The Development Policy Centre at ANU is currently conducting the third iteration of the Australian Aid Stakeholder Survey....

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Online Networking | Evidence-based Practice: What’s Next?

...and budget lines. In policy, the Partnerships for Recovery is committed to “monitoring, evaluation, research, learning and adaptation (MERLA),” but what does that actually mean? Join the International Development Contractors...

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Impact in research

...improve the impact of research? The Network delivers a series of practical guides and studies to explore the connection between research communication, uptake and its influence on policy and practice................

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National Volunteering Conference 2020

Join us at the National Volunteering Conference 2020! The National Volunteering Conference is a biennial event for not-for-profit and government leaders, managers of volunteers, researchers, policy makers, and corporate social...

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What’s your score?   

The Network believes in increasing the use of meaningful and ethical research to inform policy and practice. Our core goal is to be ensure that all practice is evidence-based. However,...

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Disability Innovation Summit

...as well as, access to education and healthcare. To create an inclusive society for people with disabilities means meaningful structural change in social policy between civil society and governments. It...

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RDI Network Member, Lisa Denney featured on DevPolicy Blog

...and NGOs, that the Network becomes a bridge or conduit for research translating into practice and policy. But Snapshot in Research Communication and Uptake showed many barriers and challenges to...

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New features on the website!

The RDI Network exists to foster collaboration between Australian universities and NGOs to ethical development research, promote evidence-based policy and practice, as well as a to build a network for...

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Consultant opportunity: Champions action research project

...research organisations, implementing agencies and donors towards increasing use of research evidence in policy and practice. This project builds on previous work of the Network on Research Communications and Uptake...

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Leadership for Inclusive Development: RDI Conference 2019

Join the RDI Network's biennial conference - convening practitioners, academics and policy makers to share ideas and collaborate for action in harnessing Leadership for Inclusive Development................

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Thinking differently about the private sector

...to returning to Brisbane for future events, and are open to suggestions of different topics which might attract a range of interest from across academic, policy and practice in development....

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Event Support and Collaboration

...research and education. Strengthen cross-sector partnerships and linkages across Australia and with developing country research institutions. Improve uptake and utilisation of Network member research and expertise to inform policy, practice...

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