Terms of Reference for Research Template

Any research must follow ethical principles, particularly when it involves people as participants and is likely to impact them. This is standard practice in academic research and a legal requirement in medical trials, but also applies to research carried out by Oxfam. Oxfam’s work focuses on vulnerable populations, and takes place under difficult circumstances. When […]

Stories of change are crucial in informing our work as activists. Yet often they are too simplistic, Robin Hood-style morality tales that exclude the messiness and accident of real life. Alternatively, they are too complex, full of caveats and impenetrable language, making it hard to read or digest lessons from them. This research guideline suggests […]

This diagram is designed to help to you plan research for influencing. It will help you to think through what you are trying to influence with evidence, who you are trying to influence and how, how to focus your research, which approaches will be most effective, and how to engage audiences to maximise influence. You […]