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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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Promoting impact in research and innovation

How can management structures and implementation processes increase innovation and impact for development? Download the...

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Evaluation of the Global Challenges Research Fund

We are assessing how successfully the Global Challenges Research Fund is achieving its aims, delivering impact and achieving...

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USAID’s Learning for Development, Nepal

We are supporting USAID’s Nepal Mission to improve democratic governance, health and education outcomes in Nepal.

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New evidence highlights pre-conditions for development research impact

New insights from Itad demonstrate how evaluative methods can be used at earlier stages of development research programmes to...

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New book highlights value of theories of change for social impact 

Insights from Itad feature in a new book on how the Theory of Change framework can help those interested in designing...

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Using realist evaluation to support evidence-based policy making

An innovative Itad evaluation generated valuable lessons on what works to build capacity for evidence-informed policy making,...

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Providing performance recommendations to the World Food Programme

We are synthesising evaluations of the WFP from between 2018 and 2021 to provide evidence and recommendations on performance...

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What makes evaluations impactful?

Insights from a panel discussion as part of our first ever company-wide Knowledge and Learning Day.

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Building foundations for development impact in large scale research funds

Assessing how the Global Challenges Research Fund created the environment for impact in its early years and achieve...

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Evaluation of the Wellcome Trust’s Anti-Microbial Resistance Virtual Policy Think Tank

We are delivering an evaluation of the Virtual Policy Think Tank to ensure its strategies, systems and initial outputs are...

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How can funders achieve systems change?

Many funders are adopting a systems change perspective to solve the world's most pressing social and environmental problems....

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Quality Support Services for the World Food Programme’s Decentralized Evaluations

Itad is delivering a robust quality assurance service for the World Food Programme’s (WFP) decentralized evaluations,...

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Providing MEL support to the UK government’s Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development Programme

Itad is the monitoring, evaluation and learning partner to The Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development Programme...

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Addressing social norms in development programmes – Learnings from the WISH programme

Addressing social norms in behaviour change programmes is increasingly a priority for many donors. We highlight three key...

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The UK’s approach to tackling modern-day slavery in Nigeria: Five missed opportunities

I recently read the ICAI review of the UK’s approach to tackling modern-day slavery through the aid programme and it led me...

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Stamping out Slavery in Nigeria Programme and Evaluation

The UK FCDO-funded Stamping out Slavery in Nigeria (SoSiN) programme aims to improve the evidence base on modern slavery and...