The research helpdesk is a demand-responsive service providing two days of desk-based research on any topic the GSDRC covers to investigate specific research questions. We synthesise the key issues, identify relevant literature and gather comments from academics and practitioners.
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Please note that the helpdesk service is charged at fixed daily rates to organisations other than DFID and AusAID. Please email enquiries@gsdrc.org for information on costs.
Search for past reports on specific topics. Over 200 Helpdesk research reports completed since April 2007 are available to download without charge. For a full list of these reports, click on the second search button (below 'Regions and Countries').
The following hot topics pull together the key findings from recent helpdesk research on related themes.
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Use this service to support project or programme planning, produce briefings or policy papers, prepare for missions or meetings or get quickly up to speed with the latest debates on any issue. For questions that require more in-depth investigation, we can also undertake extended assignments according to your specification.
The Helpdesk is staffed by a team of five researchers located at the University of Birmingham, Social Development Direct and the Institute of Development Studies. The GSDRC also maintains close links with the British Library of Development Studies, Europe's largest research collection on economic and social change in developing countries. Researchers can call on the GSDRC's established networks of expert academics and practitioners both within our consortium and in the wider development community.
An important part of ensuring the quality of Helpdesk responses is discussing and clarifying your query before research begins. This helps us to understand your exact needs and tailor our response to match the purpose of your query.
Questions from DFID staff about the following subjects should be directed to other Helpdesk services core-funded by DFID:
Natural resource exploitation and peacebuilding: Please provide analysis and concrete examples ...
Trust Funds and the Private Sector: Provide examples where private sector actors have either ...
Evaluations of interventions impacting women’s political participation: Please provide a sense ...
Youth statebuilding and peacebuilding interventions: Please provide a brief survey of literature ...
Impact and VFM of Capacity Building Support for Conflict Parties in Negotiations: Provide an ...