How to include impact in research grant applications
What is impact?
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Impact is making change for and with individuals and communities outside of academia as a result of research.
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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 pathway to impact.
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To find out what impact looks like at ÒÁÈËÖ±²¥app, take a look at some of our and what impact means to them.
Further information around our team of Impact Development Managers and the support available can be found on the Impact team information page.
What our Impact team can do for researchers
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Facilitation: Provide information, advice, and guidance about planning, capturing, and creating impactful and engaged research
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Specialist support: Inspire confidence plus raise aspiration and impact potential in researchers
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Pipeline development: Work with researchers at all career stages to train, generate, and develop impactful research.
Embedding impact into external research funding proposals
Identifying, planning and working towards developing impact have become more important for some external funders such as UKRI, and the individual research councils have their own requirements for impact in funding applications. The ESRC have provided information and help to understand impact and a toolkit for engaging with it.
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UKRI AHRC: Additional information on how to demonstrate potential impact can be found in the .
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UKRI NERC: Has specific guidance on .
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UKRI ESRC: Has a very useful , and information on
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UKRI STFC: Has a comprehensive and further details on their .
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UKRI: Innovate UK: Has .
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UKRI EPSRC: Examples of impact related to their research activities can be found .
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UKRI: BBSRC: Examples of impact related to their research activities can be found on the .
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UKRI: MRC: Examples of impact related to their research activities can be found on the .
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Nuffield: Has specific guidance for engaging with impact in their (pp. 35-36) LINK TO
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British Academy: Impact integration is dependent on the funding call, e.g. the mid-career fellowship stipulates that there must be a public engagement element. Please discuss with your Research Development Manager and Impact Development Manager if the call you are applying for has such a requirement.
Useful resources and tips around impact can be found here.