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.

Full biography

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.

Expertise

Lobbying for support to improve research communications through networking and publishing.

Before IIED

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.

Current work

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.