Research impact
Through our evaluation, learning and strategy services we support our partners to maximise the impact of their research to ensure that it is used, informs learning, and impacts policy and practice. By working on research supply and demand, we help our partners build effective evidence ecosystems that support sustainable development.
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Development of key performance indicators – Final Report
BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) spends part of the overseas aid budget on research and...
Research for Development indicators: A review of funder practice
The Newton Fund and the GCRF are managed by BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) to promote research...
Evaluation of the Global Challenges Research Fund
GCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund) is a £1.5 billion fund to support cutting-edge, world-class research that addresses...
Continuing results in development:
the importance of evidence during COVID-19
The COVID-19 (C19) pandemic has had profound effects on lives around the world and will continue to do so for years, if not...
Developing indicators for the UK’s aid spend on research and innovation (GCRF and Newton Fund)
BEIS (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) spends part of the overseas aid budget on research and...
Giovanna Voltolina
Giovanna Voltolina is a Consultant at Itad. Her skills include research and analysis, workshop facilitation and data...
Rapid evaluations: how an evaluation with a quick turnaround can support adaptive management
Adaptive management requires learning as you go. Decisions need to be taken to support course-correction – and they need to...
Evaluation of Humanitarian Innovation and Evidence Programme: Summative Phase Two
The Department for International Development (DFID) invested £54.6 million into a humanitarian innovation and evidence...
Executive Summary: Evaluation of Humanitarian Innovation and Evidence Programme: Summative Phase Two
The Department for International Development (DFID) invested £54.6 million into a humanitarian innovation and evidence...
The complex reality of evaluation independence
An article in the Guardian got us thinking about the importance of independence in evaluation, and what ‘independence’...
External Review of Enabling the Business of Agriculture
This document describes the findings of an independent review of the Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) project. The...
Changing a Theory of Change: six important lessons from our work with iDSI
In this Itad blog, Laura Hopkins and Stefanie Wallach explore six lessons we've learnt when it comes to changing a theory of...
GCRF Evaluation Foundation Stage: Final Report
This is the Final Report for the Foundation Stage evaluation of the GCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund).
Evaluation of The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) – Foundation Stage
The Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF), run by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), is a...
Supporting Partnerships for Accountability and Civil Engagement (SPACE): Evidence and Learning
Itad is undertaking an impact evaluation of DFID's Supporting Partnerships for Accountability and Civil Engagement Programme...
Annexes for the Final Evaluation of the Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE) programme
This document contains the annexes to the full report 'Final Evaluation of the Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence...