Liz Carlile
Director of Communications
Liz Carlile is an expert on research communications. A key focus of her work is lobbying for support to improve research communications through networking and publishing.
She was recently invited to the role of communications reviewer on the UK Department for International Development's mid-term reviews of research consortia. She is the communications lead in the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation initiative (ESPA), and is communications reviewer for the ESRC/DFID research programme. She has also acted as a consultant on communications strategy for a range of development and research organisations, and was a founder of Panos Pictures.
Lobbying for support to improve research communications through networking and publishing.
Recently involved in evaluations of DFID mid-term reviews for research programme consortiums as a communications expert and is currently the communications lead in the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation initiative (ESPA) and a communications reviewer for the ESRC/DFID research programme.
BA Hons in Geography from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. Joined IIED for the first time in 1977 and in 1980 joined Earthscan, IIED's then media and communications project. Founder member of Panos (1985) - key roles included a responsibility for the trading company (publishing and photo-library); head of media, head of information marketing and finally acting director in 1994. Gained a post graduate qualification in strategic marketing (1995) and later a consultant to a range of development and research organisations - IDS, Progressio, FOE, IFRTD, IT Publications, People in AID and others – on communications strategy, implementation and mentoring. Joined IIED again in 2005.
English
Liz Carlile's blog posts
"Experts" are no longer listened to apparently – but if we tell a good story, and engage our audience, maybe they will want to hear what we say.
A new IIED partnership is looking to foster "citizens agency" – but are we ready to listen to citizens who challenge what we say?
DFID's civil society partnership review consultation is encouraging us all to think about how we do things differently. Liz Carlile looks at the changing role for communications.
IIED's Communications Learning Week provided director of communications Liz Carlile with four key points to remember when trying to communicate to influence policy.
IIED is keen to open up dialogue across the mining sector, including the voices of the marginalised. Here, Liz Carlile explores the importance of having a voice.
Liz Carlile describes three activities that help IIED understand and engage with its diverse audiences.
Our review of the literature and in-depth interviews confirmed five top tips for success in putting social learning into practice, says Liz Carlile.
Many development organisations fail to become true agents of change. Liz Carlile sets out some of the obstacles and asks how we can help bring hard science and local knowledge together to provide better solutions at the community level.
We know that real change takes place when we learn by doing, and as development specialists we are all very good at telling people what to do. But as researchers and practitioners engaged in a shared learning process for change we still have a very long way to go.