Building The Pathway to
Development Impact
Paul van Gardingen
UNESCO Chair in
International Development
The University of Edinburgh
Development Results
The role of research supporting
International Development
2010 Call ESRC-DFID Scheme
Research themes in the 2010 Call:
• Population and Development;
• Development in a Changing World:
the Challenge for Theory, Policy and Action;
• Inequality and Development;
• + Poverty Alleviation
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Development is multi-facetted
Pathway to Development Impact
Research
Excellence
Building
Capacity for
Multidisciplinary
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Impact
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Building &
Supporting
Partnerships
Delivering Impact
Research
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Impact
Framework
Communication
Delivering Impact
Evaluation
Three Steps towards Success
1. Proposals need to demonstrate academic excellence:
- Describe the theoretical basis for your proposed research.
- Describe how you will build on previous research.
- How will your research contribute to global knowledge?
2. Build and support partnerships:
- Involve developing country researchers as full partners in projects.
- Build multidisciplinary teams (when appropriate).
- Build capacity (where needed to deliver the research).
3. Build pathways to development impact:
- Describe how research excellence will be turned into development results.
- Identify who will build impact and explain how you will support them.
- Define how you will communicate and evaluate impact.
Additional Support for the Scheme
• Additional information about the scheme and
links to events in the UK, India & China
http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/cu
rrent_funding_opportunities/ESRC-DFID.aspx
• Support provided by the e-Science Institute
http://www.nesc.ac.uk/esi/events/1101/
– Join the ESRC-DFID Scheme Mailing List.
– Wiki for discussion about the scheme & FAQs.
– Online partnership service (Coming soon)
Register your interest in the scheme and find partners around
the world.
– Questions today: esrc@nesc.ac.uk