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Case Study – University of York, School for Business & Society

The School for Business and Society at the University of York is part of a leading UK research-intensive institution. As a member of the Russell Group, York is renowned for academic excellence and research influence. Its research addresses societal challenges at...

Case Study – The Earthshot Prize

The Earthshot Prize is a prestigious global environmental award designed to catalyse transformative change to protect and restore our planet. Each year, five groundbreaking solutions receive a GBP 1 million award to scale their impact.  Challenge While nominees of The...

Preparing for Impact Success in REF 2029

The webinar “Preparing for Impact Success in REF” took place online on the 2nd of July to an audience of some fifty academics and research impact professionals from more than thirty universities across the UK. This was the first in an ongoing series of webinars to...

Case Study – Protecting Southeast Asia Seas

Protecting Southeast Asia Seas The 30x30 Fund is a philanthropic initiative dedicated to protecting 30% of Southeast Asia’s marine areas by 2030. It mobilises resources to establish new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), expand the coverage of existing MPAs, and improve...

Impact Journey: The Discovery Stage

In this blog we take a brief look at the Discovery stage and how those entering this level can move beyond, to Understanding.

Introducing the Impact Journey

In October last year, hivve launched the impact journey at the fifth annual Impact Symposium. Learn more about the journey through our blog!

hivve Celebrates Ten Years of ImpactTracker with Global Customers

hivve and h2 Software today announced a collaboration to address the global Business School sector’s need to capture impact-related data.

New Job Opening – Impact Consultant (UK)

We’re excited to announce that we are hiring for an Impact Consultant, based in the United Kingdom! Apply within.

hivve Ltd and H2 Software Ltd Announce Impact Accreditation Partnership for Business Schools

hivve and h2 Software today announced a collaboration to address the global Business School sector’s need to capture impact-related data.

REF 2029 – UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) Delayed from 2028

Join us and our global panels on Wednesday 1st November 2023 for the Future of Research Impact Assessment!

VV-Impact Newsletter Vol.170

Winter is Coming: Countdown to REF 2021 Begins. Read more Alternative Facts about Knowledge Translation. Read more How blogging help research make an impact beyond academia? Read more Publishers seek removal of millions of papers from ResearchGate. Read More Not to...

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VV-Impact Newsletter Vol.169

Research Impact Conference: How engaging beneficiaries can lead to impact. Read more Register your interest: Transforming the future of European people through research. Read more Science Minister announces non-executive Board members of UK Research and...

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Australian version of VV-Impact Tracker now available

Australian version of VV-Impact Tracker now available

VV-Impact Tracker for Australian universities is now live with servers in Australia and bespoke customisations for Australian universities. This includes key customisations of the proprietary VV-Impact Metrics taxonomy to include key Australian terms. This will enable...

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New tech team member joins VV team

New tech team member joins VV team

Vertigo Ventures is delighted to welcome Richard Dimarucut as a Senior Developer to the Vertigo Ventures team. Richard brings a wealth of experience in software development from his work at Accenture. Richard will be leading our new functionality team, responsible for...

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VV-Impact Newsletter Vol.168

Are UK universities on track to meet open access requirements? Read more "We're more than REF people". Read more The Impact of Science. Read more How practitioner-led research could have greater impact: Read More Register your interest: Research, Impact and the UK...

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New Australian client

New Australian client

Federation University has joined the growing VV-Impact Tracker client network. The VV team are delighted to welcome Federation to the Australian instance of VV-Impact Tracker and looks forward to working with them to roll out VV-Impact Tracker to create an...

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VV-Impact Newsletter Vol.167

Consultation on the second Research Excellence Framework: Summary of responses. Read more Open Forum roundup: Strengthening the Excellence Framework. Read more Excellence in Research for Australia 2018 available: Read more Independent study says ERC research is making...

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VV-Impact Newsletter Vol.166

Initial decisions on REF 2021. Read more Register your interest: REF consultation report. Read more REF just got real: mist now clearing on the road to 2021. Read more The REF's pursuit of precision is bogus. Read More Register your interest: 'How can researchers...

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VV-Impact Newsletter Vol.165

Initial decisions on the Research Excellence Framework 2021. Read more Impact weighting increased in UK's REF 2021. Read more Job Security for Early Career researchers, a significant factor in enabling research impact. Read more Register your interest: Research Impact...

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Capturing engagement activity just got easier!

Capturing engagement activity just got easier!

We know how busy you are speaking at conferences, attending meetings to name a few, and how all this information is already stored in your calendars. No-one wants to do things twice so this new functionality enables you add this existing information into your...

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