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...
Delivering Value from Public Engagement – Qs & As
Following on from this week's webinar on Delivering Value from Public Engagement, delivered by Client Success Manager Andy Styles together with Sophie Duncan from the NCCPE, Fran Gale from Wellcome Genome Campus and Tony Berry from the National Trust, we have...
AESIS Impact of Science 2021 & Research Impact Across Africa
Last week Vertigo Ventures exhibited and spoke at the three-day AESIS Impact of Science Conference, delivered from Cape Town, South Africa. Drawing 350 participants - predominantly from the host country but including Europe, wider Africa, North America and Oceania -...
Upcoming Webinar – Demonstrating the Value of Public Engagement
On 29/06/21 at 10:30BST, Vertigo Ventures (VV) will be hosting our webinar titled "Demonstrating the Value of Public Engagement". The session will examine digital-first approaches to capturing and evidencing meaningful impact. For many organisations, public engagement...
Join Us at the AESIS Impact of Science Conference 2021!
Vertigo Ventures (VV) is exhibiting as a partner at this year's AESIS Impact of Science Conference, hosted from Cape Town, South Africa. The annual event takes place in 2021 from Wednesday 23rd June to Friday 25th June and focuses on the Transformative Power of...
Research Impact in Hong Kong and a Closer Look at the RAE 2020 Results
On Monday this week, the Hong Kong University Grants Committee (UGC) announced the results of its recent assessment, the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2020. Unlike previous editions, this round of the RAE introduced research impact as part of its assessment...
Impact Landscape Survey 2021
Are you involved with impact in any capacity - or do you know anybody who is? If so, please spend a few minutes to fill out our survey - Impact Landscape 2021. We are looking to compile a statistics-driven report into attitudes, circumstances, trends and the effects...
Case Study – University of Central Lancashire
Gary Fairclough - Impact Officer Gary has been an Impact Officer at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) since December 2017, working as part of an impact team across the institution. Background Impact has taken on increasing importance during my time...
What Is the Definition of Research Impact?
The definition of research impact can be looked at in a number of different ways. This is because impact can take many forms and functions. What Is Research Impact? In general we can say that research impact is the demonstrable change or benefits to the wider society,...
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