The right to health: policymakers and evidence for HIV prevention

Evidence plays a critical role in designing and implementing the most effective and efficient HIV prevention policies and programmes and saving lives. But in HIV prevention policy, the topic of evidence involves many points of debate, from what constitutes ‘good’ evidence to how to negotiate the intersection between health and rights. So how can researchers effectively contribute to the policy-making process in such a controversial area?

Capacity development of research communication in the Global South works

Capacity development of research communication in the Global South works

Independent study shows effectiveness of AuthorAID interventions in supporting researchers to communicate their work Researchers in developing countries can improve...

Nepal on target to meet aim of doubling tiger population by 2022

The wild tiger population in the world has declined by more than 98% in the past 200 years; the present...

Creating a successful MOOC for academics in low-resource settings

Since 2013 AuthorAID’s online courses in research writing have provided support to thousands of early-career researchers in the Global South. Andy Nobes reflects on some of the lessons learnt.

Single dose of vaccine is not enough for measles eradication in Bangladesh

Single dose of vaccine is not enough for measles eradication in Bangladesh

Research in Bangladesh has found that a quarter of children need more than single doses of the measles vaccine to...

Raising awareness of Open Access in the Global South

Since we were founded 25 years ago, INASP has been a strong advocate – both publicly and privately – for the importance of access to research and knowledge and its role in sustainable development. Open Access promises to increase the availability of essential information for researchers. We see strong support for this from many researchers but also continued confusion and lack of awareness.