


Impact Symposium 2023: The Future of Research Impact Assessment
hivve is excited to announce the fourth annual Impact Symposium! The Impact Symposium 2023: The Future of Research Impct Assessment will take place on Wednesday 1st November from 9am – 1pm GMT. From an opening keynote on the global trends in research impact...
RAE 2026, REF 2028 and the Evolving Trajectory of the Impact Assessment
Since its introduction nearly a decade ago, impact assessment for universities has been adopted in numerous locations around the world. With two recent announcements from international governmental bodies around the role of impact in future exercises – and at...
The REF 2021 Impact Case Studies (ICS) Are Published; Now We Must Aim For the SDGs 2030 Deadline
Earlier today, the 6,781 Impact Case Studies (ICS) that had been submitted to the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 were published by UKRI. 78.9% of these were deemed to be of 4* (world leading) or 3* (internationally excellent) quality, which is hugely...
Managing Public Engagement with ImpactTracker
Public engagement now plays a vital role in many higher education frameworks. This includes the KEF, in which it contributes to two of the seven constituent perspectives, and national assessments such as the REF, in which it represents vital activities that contribute...
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...
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...
Planning the Pathway To Impact for GRF and ECS 2020/21 (HK)
Planning the Pathway To Impact for GRF and ECS 2020/21 (HK) This webinar was run on 26th September 2019 for Hong Kong-based academics and research office staff who are involved with grant applications. The Hong Kong’s Research Grants Council (RGC) has once again...
How universities can contribute to UN’s SDGs
How universities can contribute to UN’s SDGs Background In September 2015, world leaders at the UN unanimously adopted Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, one of the most ambitious and important global agreements in recent history. At...
Preparing for Impact in REF2021
Preparing for Impact in REF2021 Background In July 2018, UK’s four higher education funding bodies published the draft panel criteria and submissions guidance for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, for consultation. The newly published guidance builds on...