Within academia, two types of impact are commonly referenced – academic impact and research impact. Both are often used within a wide range of contexts and can be expressed through similar diction. However, there are some fundamental and important differences...
Vertigo Ventures will once again support the annual Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings as they enter their fourth consecutive year in 2022. The rankings will be announced at a prestigious gala dinner on the evening of the 27th April, at the midpoint of...
Vertigo Ventures is currently in the process of conducting another survey to gather insights on various aspects of impact. The results will be used to identify and address solutions to common themes and challenges. If you are in a position to answer – or know...
In 2016, Brunel joined other higher education institutions in selecting Vertigo Ventures (VV), whose ImpactTracker now supports the University’s impact strategy providing an effective way to collate impact information centrally. The cloud-based ImpactTracker™ solution...
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...
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 (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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
THE University Impact Rankings: Measuring universities’ contribution to the UN SDGs Times Higher Education (THE), in partnership with Vertigo Ventures (VV), is set to launch the world’s first university impact ranking. The initiative – the first global attempt...
