Research Impact Impact is defined as an effect

Research Impact

Impact is defined as… … an effect on, change or benefit to the: society culture economy public policy or services health the environment or quality of life … beyond academia

Why make an impact… • Impact helps to demonstrate that research is important • That it is worth using and investing in • Benefits to your research

Maximising impact…. • Established networks and relationships with research media, cultural & users specialist media civil society systems • Involving users at all stages of the research professions economic & • Well-planned public engagement knowledge entrepreneurs and business systems research exchange strategies consultants tanks • Portfolios of research Think activity that build up reputations with research users public policy Policy communities systems NGOs • Retain evidence of when/how/where impact occurs

REF & RCUK REF • Impact forms 20% of overall quality profile RCUK • ‘Pathways to Impact’ & Impact statement • Case studies & statement • Routes and mechanisms to achieve impact • Retrospective • Prospective • (broadly) 1 case study per 10 FTE + 1 in Uo. A • Each grant application

Identifying & tracking your impact… • Jisc-funded pilot study in the School of Law • ‘Brookes Impact Analysis System’ • Rolling out within HSS Nov-January; rest of Uni in *2013 • More info available from our Wiki page • ‘Embedding Impact Analysis – Learning from Law

Useful additional info • • • Research Support Intranet site HEFCE REF Guidance RCUK website LSE Impact Blog Website & Handbook National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement emily. brown@brookes. ac. uk x 4197 @Brookes_Impact