Maximising Research Impact: Driving Change and Making a Difference

In this self-paced course, you will learn how to maximise the impact of your research by effectively communicating your findings and driving change. It will take you about 60 minutes to complete this course, and you will earn a PDF certificate upon completion of all modules.

The main purpose of this online course, "Maximising Research Impact: Driving Change and Making a Difference," is to provide researchers with the skills and knowledge needed to enhance their research communication. You'll learn to leverage social media, develop lobbying skills to influence policymakers, and craft engaging research communication products like policy briefs and success stories.

Please start with the Introduction and continue through the subsequent modules to fully benefit from the course.

Who is this course for? 

This course is designed for:

• Land governance researchers
• Young professionals
• Undergraduate students and DAAD scholarship prospects

What will you learn?

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Communicate your research, including audience mapping, engagement, and use various forms of communication tools and methodologies.
• Write and use storytelling techniques for research communication.
• Present and disseminate research findings.
• Package and deliver research for non-academic audiences.
• Write for the web and social media, including blogs and policy briefs.
• Create content for media appearances.
• Use digital platforms like YouTube for presenting lectures and research works.

Topic Overview: Research Communication, Social Media, Lobbying Skills, Audience Engagement, Policy Briefs, Storytelling, Dissemination Strategies, Research Impact

How much time do you need to invest? The course duration is 60 minutes, designed to be completed in a self-paced manner.

Course Certificate/Badge: Participants will receive certificates upon successful completion of the course. The course is self-paced and can be completed without a specific order.

Course Providers: The course is provided by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, in collaboration with the Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa (NELGA).

Course Developer/s: The course is developed by common sense eLearning & training consultants.

Course Contact: For technical troubleshooting, participants should contact help@atingi.org.

Licence: The course materials are developed under a Creative Commons (CC) BY-NC-SA license.

Date of publication: 09.09.2024