Bitesize Impact #1: What is a Research Assessment?
Get up to speed with the basics in our new Impact Bitesize series! The first episode sees our Impact Consultant, Carlos Galan-Diaz, explain research and impact assessments at a high...
Introducing the Impact Journey
In October last year, hivve launched the Impact Journey™ at the fifth annual Impact Symposium. Let’s walk through the concept and see how it can support your impact ambitions! What is the Impact Journey? The impact journey is hivve’s proprietary framework that helps...
Sheil Review Suggests New Possibilities for the Future of Research Impact Assessment in Australia
On 20th April 2023, the Final Report for the Review of the Australian Research Council Act 2001 was published by the Australian Department of Education. The report, produced by a team led by Margaret Sheil (vice-chancellor of Queensland University of Technology) set...
How Do Global Research Impact Strategies Vary?
Since research impact was first introduced as a component of assessment in the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) in 2014, governments and institutions worldwide have adopted a wide variety of approaches to respond. In the UK, where performance in the...
Vertigo Ventures (VV) Announces Rebranding, Changes Name to hivve
International ImpactTech provider, Vertigo Ventures (VV), today announced that the company is changing its name to hivve. The update comes into effect across the company’s global entities, including the UK, mainland Europe and Australasia. The name change is part of a...
Vertigo Ventures Approved for G-Cloud 13 with ImpactTracker™
Vertigo Ventures (VV) has secured its place on the UK’s G-Cloud 13 framework, which is managed by Crown Commercial Service (CCS). The bid was approved on 26th August 2022 by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), and will enable public sector organisations to purchase...
Raising the Flag to Show Support for the SDGs
On 23 September 2022, more than 80 UK organisations raised an SDG flag to show their support for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This September marks seven years since the world embraced the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs, also known as...
LJMU Wins Double in Inaugural TrackImpact.org Project Competition
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has triumphed in two of three categories at the first-ever TrackImpact.org Global Project Competition. The competition recognises some of the exceptional societal, economic, environmental and cultural impact delivered by...
VV to Sponsor ARMS 2022 Virtual Conference
The VV team is excited to sponsor the ARMS 2022 Virtual Conference! This year’s title is Shaping the Next Normal: New Horizons in Research Management. The event takes place next week from Wednesday 7th – Friday 9th September, preceded by several in-person...
VV to Exhibit at the ARMA Conference 2022
Vertigo Ventures (VV) will be exhibiting at this year’s ARMA Conference 2022, taking place on the 15th & 16th November (online) and the 22nd November (in-person)! The event, titled Connecting Communities – building resilience and value in an evolving...