Development Research Communications Workshop, Berlin, 06-07 November 2025
International Security and Development Center (ISCC), Berlin, Register by 05 October!
The 2025 EADI Development Research Communications Workshop will be hosted by ISDC - International Security and Development Center and takes place in Berlin on 6 and 7 November 2025. Participants do not have to be employees of EADI member organizations, although priority will be given to those that are. Registration is now open and will close on 1 October 2025.
Register here by 05 October!
Download Programme here
Preliminary Programme
Day 1 | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Arrival at Gerichtstr. 49, 10115 Berlin |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Icebreaker |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | Taking the temperature: What is the main challenge for you at the moment in research communications? |
| 11:20 - 11:30 | Break |
11:30 - 13:00
Break 12:10-12:20 | Breakout 1: every participant picks two topics (40 minutes each)
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| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Keynote and discussion (TBC): Using research for policy impact |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Break |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Researcher Roundtable:challenges and solutions to empowering researchers to communicate their work |
| 19:00 + | Social Dinner (voluntary) |
Day 2 | |
| 9:00 - 11:00 | Breakout 2: with topics collected on day 1 |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Break |
| 11:15 - 12:30 | Looking ahead: next steps for a development communications white paper |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
| 14:00 + | External visit (TBC) |
Working Group Co-convenors
Etienne Charriere
Christiane Kliemann
Dorian Lötzer
Hannah van Rooyen
About EADI
EADI, the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes, is the leading European network in the field of Development Studies: With more than 100 institutional members in more than 25 countries it organises activities and provides platforms for international networking and exchange with a strong interdisciplinary focus.
Potential topics for second breakout session:
Short form video
Shrinking budgets, growing tasks - finding efficiencies in a sector in crisis
Social media, website, newsletter. Do we need more tools in the tool box?
Is less really more? Weighing quality versus quantity in communications.
GDPR - what can we do or not do in communications?
Accessibility of communications products
the political role of research communications
ethics of research communications
how to work with academics on their comms strategies
Accessible communications
how we communicate development work in our own countries
continuing the decolonization of development comms conversation
story telling techniques in research communication
measuring the impact of research communication efforts
tools and technologies for enhancing research communications
Best practices for research (launch) events
Disinformation/Misinformation
Ethical use of AI for comms
Infographics
alternative methods of science communication like pub-science events etc.
measuring impact of outreach
data visualisation
finding funding channels specifically for research communications
How to promote research on a website