ImpactTracker Named Finalist in Hidden REF Awards
Back in September 2021, ImpactTracker was honoured at the Hidden REF Awards as a finalist in the Applications of Research category. The hidden REF is a competition that recognises all research outputs and every role that makes research possible, based around the...
13 Halloween Impact Horror Stories
(and how to aVVoid them...) Impact can be horrifying - but not impossible to survive. Learn more about how you can solve some of our 13 impact horror stories by reading on: 1. It’s submission time for your national assessment framework, but you have years and years of...
Impact Landscape Survey 2021 Illuminates Global Research Impact Trends
Vertigo Ventures (VV), today announced the release of the Impact Landscape Survey 2021. The report delves into global perspectives on impact, primarily drawn from academics in Australia and the UK, covering areas such as prioritisation of research impact, progress...
Launch of TrackImpact.org to Accelerate Global Collaboration towards a Sustainable Future
Vertigo Ventures (VV) yesterday announced the release of TrackImpact.org, the global research collaboration platform, at the 2021 Impact Symposium. TrackImpact™ is a free-to-access solution that accelerates positive social, economic and environmental impact by...
Vertigo Ventures Sponsors Inaugural Climate Challenge Cup
Vertigo Ventures is delighted to team up with the Young Foundation and MetroLab as the sponsor of the first ever Climate Challenge Cup! This new international competition aims to elevate and scale transformative civic research partnerships between research bodies,...
Vertigo Ventures Supports #ACT4SDGs
Vertigo Ventures is proud to announce our support of the Global Week to #Act4SDGs 2021! The Global Week to #Act4SDGs (17-28 September) aims to drive collective action, mobilising key stakeholders from all sectors to drive change while reminding world leaders that...
Bath Spa University Case Study: Developing the Strongest Possible REF Submission
Vertigo Ventures (VV) carried out Impact Case Study reviews and 121 meetings for a number of academics at Bath Spa as part of the institution’s preparation for REF 2021. The review feedback helped academics who were writing ICS to better structure their case studies...
Channeling your Eco-Anxiety into Constructive Action
What is eco-anxiety? As we become increasingly and inescapably aware of the severity of the climate crisis, the desire to take action continues to intensify; but this is often accompanied by a sense of powerlessness and fear. Headlines such as “Code Red for Humanity”...
Bridging the Gap between Research and Rewards through Global Collaboration
The pandemic may often be seen as the obvious driver for recent declines in research collaboration, but it has in fact masked a series of fundamental challenges to international co-operation caused by the wider economic, social and political climate of the modern...
A Proven Impact Track Record: Interviewing Robert Mansion, Senior Developer, on the History of ImpactTracker™
In the first part of our series in which we meet various members of the Vertigo Ventures team, we speak to Robert Mansion, one of the company’s earliest developers who has a wealth of experience with the ImpactTracker™ product, our flagship solution for capturing,...
Charities, Collaboration, and a Bright Future for the SDGs
In many ways, charities can be seen as exemplars when it comes to considering models for SDG success. “Unlike the corporate model, charities have the expressed and infallible aim of providing care. They are not laboured with the requirement to return shareholder value...
Case Study – Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Professor Haiyan Song - Associate Dean and Chair Professor of Tourism, School of Hotel and Tourism Management Background The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is one of eight universities in Hong Kong. According to the Times Higher Education (THE), it is the 25th...
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