Sir Andrew Witty’s Review of Universities and Growth
Encouraging a British Invention Revolution: Sir Andrew Witty’s Review of Universities and Growth Foreword: Since my Review was commissioned, I have had the chance to review evidence and meet entrepreneurs, members of LEPs, Business Schools and Universities across the...
Research Excellence Framework 2014: Manager’s report
The 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) was managed by the REF team, based at the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), on behalf of the four UK higher education (HE) funding bodies. The REF was developed by HEFCE, working with the other UK...
Pragmatic Impact Metrics
Authors: Averil Horton, Brunel University, averil.horton@brunel.ac.uk; Tim Jones, National Physical Laboratory, Tim.Jones@npl.co.uk; Laura Fedorciow, Vertigo Ventures, laura@vertigoventures.com When we need to justify expenditure, Impact feels like an easy option, yet...
Events: Research in the 21st Century
Friday, 19 June 2015 from 09:00 to 17:30 Edinburgh University Business School, 29 Buccleuch Place, EH8 9JS Edinburgh A number of factors are influencing the way we communicate research in 2015 including new technologies, publishing policies, the variety of research...
The Challenges and Opportunities in Measuring Research Impact
Professor Jonathan Grant, Director of the Policy Institute at King’s, delivered his inaugural lecture at King’s College London on 20 January 2015. Professor Grant made the case that putting science under the microscope and understanding what works in science funding...
Impact Capture: Strategies for adoption
Strategies for the management and adoption of impact capture processes within research information management systems research information management systems. Laura Fedorciow (Vertigo Ventures), Julie Bayley (Coventry University) Abstract Following the 2014 UK...
Vertigo Ventures Presentation at ORCID-CASARAI Conference
This presentation was made by Vertigo Ventures Managing Director at the ORCID-CASARAI conference in Barcelona. An ontology and platform for collecting Impacts. +44 (0) 7957814344+44 (0) 7957814344 hello@vertigoventures.com
SpotOn London 2014: Keynote Panel on Social impact
David Sweeney, Director (Research, Education and Knowledge Exchange) HEFCE Jonathan Adams, Chief Scientist at Digital Science Jane Tinkler, Research Fellow, LSE Public Policy Group, London School of Economics Phil Campbell, Editor-in-Chief, Nature Publishing Group...
Events: Evidencing the REF
Tuesday, 14 July 2015 from 08:30 to 13:30 Manchester Conference Centre, 78 Sackville St, M1 3NJ Manchester, United Kingdom Research Impact: Evidencing the REF will explore case studies and testimonials tohelp universities effectively measure impact and offer practical...
Research Impact: Why is research important?
Achieving academic impact with your research is becoming vital for academics. This film discusses the ways that you can achieve Research Impact, and why it is so important. +44 (0) 7957814344+44 (0) 7957814344 hello@vertigoventures.com
VV-Impact Newsletter vol. 101
Dr Steven Hill from HEFCE: 'Understanding research impact' at the University of Oxford Read more The non-academic impact of international development research in UK Higher Education Read more How can your research have more impact? 5 key principles and practical...
Research Impact event at the Royal Institution
Research Impact: Capture, Culture and Adoption Following the announcement of the REF we will discuss the infrastructure and resources needed to support with impact capture and planning. We have invited current clients to talk about their experience using VV-Impact...
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