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UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti is UNICEF's dedicated research office based in Florence, Italy. This post will be based within the Research Facilitation & Knowledge Management team. The role UNICEF's Office of...
In my last article, I wrote about what an analytical framework for an ‘evidence context' study might look. Here, I highlight thirteen lessons to hold in mind when...
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Duncan Green, Senior Strategic Adviser at Oxfam GB and Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics talks about Oxfam’s experience ensuring that research has the maximum chance of achieving impact on...