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Every research is targeted to stimulate change through generating outcomes that proffer solutions to identified problems. Until these outcomes are mainstreamed into policy and practice, the expected research impact is yet to be felt. Researchers are therefore expected to possess the capacity not only to conduct viable research but to also mainstream their research findings into policy. This chapter is aimed at enlightening researchers on the importance of taking their research outcomes to target beneficiaries. It explained the concept of research uptake, highlighted the benefits of conducting research uptake to both the target audience and researchers and further prescribed a guide to researchers on the process of conducting research uptake. Researchers will find in this chapter guide on when to begin planning their research uptake programme, how to choose the right research uptake to implement, setting realistic objectives for their uptake programme, effective stakeholder mapping, developing effective uptake message, identifying effective communication channel and producing materials that clearly communicate uptake message.
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Ifeanyi-obi, C.C. (2022). Taking Research Outcomes to Target Beneficiaries: Research Uptake, Meaning and Benefits. In: Nwaichi, E.O. (eds) Science by Women. Women in Engineering and Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83032-8_3
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