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Assessing the non-academic impact of UK-funded research: REF2021 through the lens of international development

UKCDR’s new report, ‘The landscape of UK development research impact: An analysis of REF2021 impact case studies’, investigates the type of development research being undertaken in UK higher education institutions (HEIs) and the impact this research has. Reflecting critically on understandings and assessments of impact, the report presents a new framework of six research enablers to support best practice in the research for development community.

12 September 2023

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News article

UKCDR is looking for consultants

14 June 2023

News article

Looking back to move forward: new UKCDR report takes stock of lessons learned from the Global Challenges Research Fund and Newton Fund

22 May 2023

Events

Past event

Creating positive futures to achieve the SDGs: the changing landscape of research for development

21 Sep 2023

Join UKCDR and IDRC on 21 September 2023 to discuss how learning from the past and planning for the future can help the research for development community achieve the SDGs.

Past event

UKCDR Annual Stakeholder Event 2023

8 Mar 2023

Past event

Utilising the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic, what are the future directions for epidemic- and pandemic-related research?

19 Jan 2023

Blog

Blog Post

The power of convening: unveiling the role of UKCDR

In the complex reality of international development, where challenges are multifaceted, funding faces constraints, and solutions require a broad combination of expertise, the...

27 September 2023

Blog Post

Reflections on the value of ‘intermediaries’ for fair and practical collaboration in international development research

15 August 2023

Blog Post

Using data to achieve coherence: How UKCDR’s mapping and analysis can help the UK achieve its climate research investment goals

6 June 2023

UKCDR publications and reports

Report

UK ODA and Wellcome-funded research capacity strengthening in LMICs: Briefing paper

This briefing paper summarises UK-funded contributions to the research capacity strengthening landscape in low- and middle-income countries between 2016 and 2021, along with initial policy recommendations to UK funders.

7 October 2021

Report

UK-funded research on climate change and international development

UKCDR presents a mapping and analysis of the scope and reach of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Wellcome-funded research on climate change and international development between 2015 and 2020.

19 April 2021

Article

Living mapping review for COVID-19 funded research projects

To make best use of the expansive data in the COVID-19 Research Project Tracker, UKCDR & GloPID-R have produced a Living Mapping Review of COVID-19 funded research projects, which analyses globally funded COVID-19 related research.

1 August 2022

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