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Career advice: How to be an impact manager in REF 2021. Read more Money-driven assessment a threat to the principle of free knowledge. Read more Developing a “responsible assessment” system to improve research impact: a case study from Catalonia. Read more A...

Despite becoming increasing institutionalised, there remains a lack of discourse about research metrics among much of academia. Read more Canada: Making an Impact - A shared framework for assessing the impact of health services and policy research on...

So you want to make an impact? Some practical suggestions for early-career researchers. Read more Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC): The Impact of Demonstrating Research Impact. Read more Understanding academic impact: fear and failure, stealth and seeds. Read...

Measuring research impact—all the rage but hard to get right by Richard Smith. Read more Busting REF myths. Read more We need our scientists to build models that frame our policies, not to tell stories that shape them. Read more How academic research is driving...

Consultation on the draft panel criteria and working methods for REF 2021. Read more Four personality traits early-career researchers can foster to help impact policy and practice. Read more Establishing trust with stakeholders: an integrated process for evidence...

Mastering the art of the narrative: using stories to shape public policy. Read more DFID Research: Strengthening the Use of Evidence for Development Impact. Read more REF impact and the discipline of politics and international studies. Read more Building Resilience...

How to engage stakeholders in research: design principles to support improvement. Read more Steps to a top-scoring impact case study. Read more The added value of business & management research. Read more REF impact – a new mode of scholarly distinction? Read more...

A better measure of research from the global south. Read more Using virtual reality to learn about the eye. Read more Making the UK’s research count. Read more Australia: Sax Institute’s Research Action Awards 2018. Read more South Africa: Beyond the metrics - why...

VV's Webinar: Structuring 4* Impact Case Studies using the storyboard function of VV-Impact Tracker. Read more Looking both ways: a review of methods for assessing research impacts on policy and the policy utilisation of research. Read more The "long tail" of research...

1. The secrets of successful industry-academic partnerships. Read more 2. Europeana Impact Assessment Playbook. Read more 3. A new funding opportunity from NIHR on key areas where a strategic and targeted investment can result in a transformative impact. Read more...

1. VV's Hong Kong Event: Engagement & Impact - Creating 4* RAE Impact Case Studies. Read more 2. INORMS 2018: Not just the guardians of the rubber stamp. Read more 3. Technology Transfer Innovation. Read more 4. An Update on Influencing Policy - Partnerships Move...