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What is impact? 

•    Impact is making change for and with individuals and communities outside of academia as a result of research.
•    This is different from engagement. Engagement is what you do and impact is what happens as a result of what you do. Engagement is a .
•    To find out what impact looks like at ÒÁÈËÖ±²¥app, take a look at some of our researchers talking about their work and what impact means to them:

All of the videos above can be played together at the .

 

Why impact matters

•    Making change: Research has significant power to make the world a better place and provide a step towards solutions to complex global challenges.
•    Research Funding: Funders are increasingly looking for impact to be built into research grant bids.
•    The (REF) cycle: Every seven years, UK HEIs are assessed on the quality of their research. The outcome of this assessment determines the proportion of ‘’ allocated to each institution by Research England. The ‘Impact and Engagement’ element will make up 25% of the submission for REF2029.

 

How the Impact team can support you

•    Engage with academics in an advisory capacity to support thinking about ways to translate research into lasting change outside of academia.
•    Develop impact by identifying and building partnerships in policy, the public, or industry, and facilitating strategic planning (road-mapping).
•    Enhance inter-departmental collaboration, as well as connections with the non-academic community to maximise the impact of the University’s research.

What we offer for researchers

•    Facilitation: Provide information, advice, and guidance about planning, capturing, and creating impactful and engaged research.
•    Specialist support: Inspire confidence plus raise aspiration and impact potential in researchers.
•    Pipeline development: Work with researchers at all career stages to train, generate, and develop impactful research.