The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) has been named ‘think-tank to watch 2005’ in the Prospect ‘Think-tank of the Year’ awards, announced last night.

According to David Goodhart, awards organiser and Editor of Prospect magazine, the award recognises ODI’s efforts in getting its work into the hands of policy makers, academics and journalists. “I am especially pleased”, he said, “that one of our awards has gone to a think-tank that thinks so globally”.