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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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...
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...
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...
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...
GCRF Evaluation Foundation Stage: Final Report
This is the Final Report for the Foundation Stage evaluation of the GCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund).
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...
How can capacity building improve how policy makers use evidence?
Itad has just finished a three-year realist evaluation of the Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE) programme –...
Final Evaluation of the Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE) Programme
This report presents summative findings from the independent realist evaluation of the Building Capacity to Use Research...
Executive Summary: Final Evaluation of the Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE) Programme
This is the Executive Summary of the final report of the evaluation of the Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence...
Helen Bailey
Helen Bailey is an evaluator with ten years’ experience in international development. She works on markets, financial...
Strengthening Research and Knowledge Systems (SRKS) Evaluation
The Strengthening Research and Knowledge Systems (SRKS), was a five-year (2013-2018) programme which aimed to increase...
Jon Cooper
Jon Cooper co-leads Itad's work on health and education. He specialises in sexual reproductive health, global health security...
GDNet M&E Technical Support 2009-2014
Itad’s supported and facilitated GDNet’s monitoring, evaluation and learning activities, and drafted a final report in 2014.
Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE)
The effective use of research and evidence can play a crucial role in making policy more successful. However, while...
Evaluation of DFID’s Humanitarian Innovation and Evidence Programme
The Humanitarian Emergency Response Review (HERR), chaired by Lord Ashdown, emphasised the need to improve the evidence base...
Melanie Punton
Melanie Punton is a Principal Consultant at Itad.
