Home / Policy / Spotlights

04/06/13

The challenge of science and NGO practice joining forces

Scientists collaborate with NGOs Flickr CIFOR 1024x681
Scientists collaborate with NGOs Copyright: Flickr/CIFOR

Republish

We encourage you to republish this article online and in print, it’s free under our creative commons attribution license, but please follow some simple guidelines:
  1. You have to credit our authors.
  2. You have to credit SciDev.Net — where possible include our logo with a link back to the original article.
  3. You can simply run the first few lines of the article and then add: “Read the full article on SciDev.Net” containing a link back to the original article.
  4. If you want to also take images published in this story you will need to confirm with the original source if you're licensed to use them.
  5. The easiest way to get the article on your site is to embed the code below.
For more information view our media page and republishing guidelines.

The full article is available here as HTML.

Press Ctrl-C to copy

Send to a friend

The details you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited email, and will not be sold to a 3rd party. See privacy policy.

Development work may engage both NGO practitioners and scientists in research institutions, but they have limited opportunities for interaction. Our Spotlight asks how wide the divide is and what can be done to better align their efforts.

Making space for science in NGO practice

Editorials

Making space for science in NGO practice

21/05/13

Science and NGO success stories: How collaborating works

Feature

Science and NGO success stories: How collaborating works

17/05/13

Make development practitioners partners in research

Opinion

Make development practitioners partners in research

17/05/13

NGOs need more say in research priority-setting

Opinion

NGOs need more say in research priority-setting

17/05/13

Science and NGO practice: Facts and figures

Feature

Science and NGO practice: Facts and figures

16/05/13

Technical input ‘on the ground’ deserves donor backing

Opinion

Technical input ‘on the ground’ deserves donor backing

15/05/13

Too many Southern NGOs follow foreign agendas

Opinion

Too many Southern NGOs follow foreign agendas

14/05/13