Person

Alan Stanley

Alan Stanley

Digital Knowledge Manager

Alan Stanley has over 20 years’ experience working globally to support the effective use of research evidence on a broad range of development and environmental issues.  

Key themes throughout his work have been promoting the use of research evidence to inform good decision making and facilitating open and equitable knowledge sharing using digital technologies. For 15 years he was manager and senior editor of Eldis – one of the leading global portals supporting access to research on international development issues. He is currently a convenor of the IDS Shaping Policy with Evidence short course. In addition, he works on several projects at IDS supporting effective knowledge sharing and evidence uptake with international partners and networks. Alan has worked extensively with global partners to develop user-centred approaches and tools for knowledge exchange and evidence use relevant to particular country contexts and appropriate to specific audiences.  

Research

Project

HeatNexus: Heat Adaptation Research for Action

Heat adaptation interventions are critical to manage the health effects of a changing climate. IDS is providing support HeatNexus, a network of nine Wellcome-funded research projects focused on such interventions in various LMICs between 2024 and 2030.

Project

Covid-19 Learning, Evidence and Research Programme in Bangladesh (CLEAR)

The Covid-19 Learning, Evidence and Research Programme in Bangladesh (CLEAR) is a 2.5 year FCDO-funded programme to support an evidence-informed Covid-19 response and recovery in Bangladesh. The pandemic has disrupted production in agriculture, industry and the informal sector- creating a new...

Programme

Better Assistance in Crises (BASIC) Research

The intersection of conflict, displacement, and recurring climate shocks, combined with evolving humanitarian responses, poses challenges for effective social assistance in protracted crises. BASIC (Better Assistance in Crises) Research, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development...

Project

Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) Knowledge Translation Support

This knowledge translation project aimed to increase the visibility, support and uptake of research generated by IDRC’s cohort of CORE research projects, to foster evidence-based policymaking for response to and recovery from the socio-economic impacts of Covid-19.

Opinions

Impact Story

Evidence-handling skills improve policymaking in Zanzibar

In much of our work, it takes time to discover if we have achieved the impacts hoped for. Just occasionally, that feedback comes more swiftly – as in the case of our capacity-building activities on evidence use in Zanzibar, where the impacts on policymaking appear to be almost immediate. Read...

3 September 2020

Publications

Brief

Lessons for Open Data for Development Programmes

IDS Policy Briefing;171

Open data programmes – that support the access, distribution, and effective use of data by everyone for free – are a relatively new area in global development. As more initiatives emerge, there is a need for stronger evidence to inform effective design and implementation that can mitigate...

Louise Clark
Louise Clark & 3 others

22 October 2020

Alan Stanley’s recent work

Specialist short course

Shaping Policy with Evidence online course

This six-week online policy course will equip you with the theories and practices required to operate effectively at the interface between policy and research.

News

Open data initiatives: what has GODAN Action learnt so far?

From 19 to 23 March, IDS representatives will be taking part in a series of activities to reflect on promoting the use of open data in the agriculture and nutrition sectors, as partners in the GODAN (Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition) Action project funded by the UK's Department for...

20 March 2018