Earlier today, the 6,781 Impact Case Studies (ICS) that had been submitted to the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 were published by UKRI. 78.9% of these were deemed to be of 4* (world leading) or 3* (internationally excellent) quality, which is hugely...
On the 12th July 2022 at 2PM GMT, our fifth Impact in Action will look into how a farm in Wiltshire, UK is using innovative techniques to produce food in a sustainable manner, while keeping water and the air clean. The session will be hosted by Merrick...
Original text by Alex Smith, Senior Marketing Strategist at Vertigo Ventures On Wednesday 8th June 2022, the ERC (European Research Council) notified 143 UK researchers that the grants they had secured through the Horizon Europe programme were to be terminated. This...
The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings (IR) 2022 were released last week. As the world’s only such impact ranking, it measures the higher education sector’s contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). First off, congratulations to all the...
Within academia, two types of impact are commonly referenced – academic impact and research impact. Both are often used within a wide range of contexts and can be expressed through similar diction. However, there are some fundamental and important differences...
