Institute of Development Studies

Impact and Learning Team

"Development and social change are greatly enhanced by the availability, accessibility and use of research and information"

About Us

We believe that development and social change are greatly enhanced by the availability, accessibility and use of research and information.

Previously known as the Strategic Learning Initiative (SLI), the Impact and Learning Team (ILT) supports development actors who share this belief, particularly those within information and knowledge based programmes.

We do this by encouraging outcomes-based thinking, facilitating learning and innovation, developing capacity, and sharing critical analysis and examples of good practice. We take an inter-disciplinary approach blending Capacity Development, Research, Marketing and Monitoring and Evaluation.

The ILT is based at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) within the IDS Knowledge Services, and is funded by the Department for International Development through the Mobilising Knowledge for Development Programme.

For general enquiries please contact Sunder Mahendra, ILT Research and Marketing Convenor

Latest Team News

• Help us improve our website

  Please help us improve our website by completing a short questionnaire and providing some feedback.

• Can innovation in Information and Communication Technologies make a difference in development?

  With the 3rd International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development taking place in Delhi this week, Emilie Wilson, writing for the Impact and Learning blog, looks at whether innovations in ICTs really have something different to offer in development.

• Challenges for development research in 2011

  IDS researchers and students describe what they think will be the big challenges for research into international development in 2011.

• Locating the Power of In-Between

  A new conference ‘Locating the power of in between’ will shine a light on the role of these research brokers and intermediaries and explore how they support evidence-based pro-poor policy and practice.

Latest Team Publications >>

• Page, S. Harvey, B. and Lewin, T. (forthcoming) 'Changing Focus: New Roles for Communication in Development?', IDS Bulletin 43.5, Brighton: IDS
• Wach, E. (2012) 'Measuring the Inclusivity of Inclusive Business', IDS Practice Paper 9, Brighton: IDS
• Berdou, E. (2011) 'Learning about New Technologies and the Changing Evidence Base for Social Science Research and Decision Making in International Development', IDS Practice Paper In Brief 4, Brighton: IDS
• Batchelor, S, J. Gregson, J. and Crooks, B. (2011) 'Learning about an Alternative Approach to Strategic Discussions', IDS Practice Paper In Briefs 2 2, Brighton: IDS
• Batchelor, S. J. (2011) 'Learning about Analysing Networks to Support Development Work?', IDS Practice Paper In Brief 1 1, Brighton: IDS