Research news stories

Strengthening Work in Conflict-Affected Countries Through Research

05 January 2012

Today the International Development Committee publishes its report ‘Working in fragile and conflict-affected states: DRC and Rwanda’.

Improving science reporting in Africa

19 December 2011

In October 2011, the last in a series of eight Better Science Reporting workshops was held in Nairobi, Kenya, in partnership with the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI).

Improving the public’s access to DFID research

12 December 2011

DFID’s commitment to making all of the research that it commissions on international development freely available, takes another step forward today.

New research to reduce poverty

02 December 2011

Seventeen new research awards have been made as part of a joint 'poverty alleviation' research programme from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DFID)

Request for Proposals to Develop a Research Design: What difference do transparency and accountability make to human development outcomes?

01 December 2011

The Transparency and Accountability Initiative (T/AI) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to develop a rigorous multi-year research proposal on the impact of Transparency/Accountability interventions.

Standardised baselines - an important reform to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)

29 November 2011

A new DFID-funded report demonstrates how "standardised baselines" - an important reform to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) that was agreed at the UN Climate Conference in Cancun last year - can help Least Developed Countries (LDCs) access carbon market finance more easily.

Achieving Food Security in the Face of Climate Change

19 November 2011

An independent global commission of eminent scientists has released a set of concrete recommendations to policy makers on how to achieve food security in the face of climate change.

New publication: The state and accessible justice in Africa: is Ghana unique?

17 November 2011

A new policy brief from Africa Power and Politics (APPP) considers what lessons may be learned from Ghana in developing policies to promote more accessible justice in Africa.

How can poor people benefit from payments for ecosystem services?

04 November 2011

How can poor people benefit from payments for ecosystem services?

Effective treatments for Plasmodium vivax malaria

28 October 2011

Effective treatments for Plasmodium vivax malaria

Research Communications and Uptake Survey: Unpacking the results

25 October 2011

Unpacking the results from a recent Research Communications and Uptake web survey.

Systematic review database just one click away

06 October 2011

The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) has launched the first searchable online database of international development systematic reviews.

CIPPEC a recipient of prestigious Juscelino Kubitschek Prize

27 September 2011

2011 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition

23 September 2011

2011 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition: Call for applications

New call for impact evaluations of social protection

07 September 2011

The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) is launching a call for new and innovative impact evaluation proposals on social protection, funded by DFID. Applications will be accepted from 10 October 2011.

The threat to cassava production from pests and diseases

26 August 2011

Production of cassava, one of the world's most important food crops, is precarious and could be toppled by a perfect storm of pests and diseases, according to a new study by scientists at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Rethinking business and politics in Ethiopia: The role of EFFORT, the Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray

23 August 2011

The Africa Power and Politics Programme (APPP) has released Research report 2, by Sarah Vaughan and Mesfin Gebremichael.

Two new reports from Panos London's Relay Programme

29 July 2011

A new case study 'Reporting health research: Connecting journalists and TB researchers in Zambia' and an 'Independent Review of the Panos Relay Programme - Relay's Efforts to Build the Capacity of the Media to Report Research' have recently been produced.

New evidence on Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) for malaria

03 July 2011

A new Cochrane Systematic Review shows that when tested in scientific studies, RDTs are accurate and sensitive in detecting Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

Getting research into policy and practice – lessons from research on sexual health and HIV

16 June 2011

A new report explores the strategies for translating research into policy used by research organisations working on sexual health and HIV.