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,...
What Are the Different Types of Impact?
Impact can take many different forms. At the simplest level, these impact types can cover social, environmental and economic issues. However, there are plenty of different varieties to consider during your activities - many of which require different types of evidence...
Impact Education and Online Learning – Strategic Changes for National Assessments and SDGs
The recent Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise in the UK exposed many challenges inherent in responding to national assessments. From general feelings of disgruntlement through to mental health challenges, it is clear that the entire process of collation and...
11 Things We Learned from the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021
The big reveal of the THE Impact Rankings for 2021 has just passed, and we've seen some interesting - and in some cases substantial - changes this year. In a year turned upside-down by the effects of a global pandemic that is widely considered to be the biggest...
Case Study – Staffordshire University
Jackie Reynolds - Research Impact Manager Jackie has been the Research Impact Manager at Staffordshire University since March 2018. Background “Historically Staffordshire University has not had a very strong research culture which has, in turn, limited our...
A CIO for 2030: The Rise of the Chief Impact Officer
Earlier this week the world was swept by news of Prince Harry’s appointment as Chief Impact Officer (CIO) for BetterUp, a start-up founded in 2013 to prove a “people experience platform” that delivers services such as mental health support. The timing is important....
Could Openly Sharing Research Impact Help to Improve the Public Perception of Science?
Since the term “fake news” first began to circulate in 2014, the world has faced a deluge of “alternative facts” in what some have deemed to be a post-truth pandemic. The principles - of misinformation disseminated as incontrovertible truth - have long influenced...
Embedding impact into institutional strategy
We have started a new initiative on the international impact discussion list - a monthly discussion point. September’s discussion point was: Has anyone been able to align the impact agenda against existing institutional strategy as a way of encouraging engagement...
Exciting New Collaboration Tool Coming Soon
Exciting New Collaboration Tool Coming Soon This is a time when we need collaboration more than ever to collectively work on solutions to the myriad of issues COVID-19 has created. But finding collaborators is difficult when travel is restricted and conferences and...
How ImpactTracker Can Help You Report to the SDGs
What are the UN SDGs? The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an ambitious but achievable pathway for transforming the world by 2030. In this world, poverty will have been eliminated, everyone will have equitable access to resources, to social...
How VV-Impact Reviewer Can Help Your Organisation Meet its Goals
By Katie Brockwell and Kristy Evers Why is Impact Reporting Important? Many research organisations focus their mission statements on elements of transformation or responding to key local, regional, or global challenges (e.g. UN Sustainable Development Goals) with the...
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