Delivering Impact from Research

A series of seminars, workshops and events to help you make the most of your research

Jane MillarPro Vice-Chancellor Research

Overview of presentation

• Impact – what, why and how?

• What is included in this Programme of events

• What support is available for delivering impact

What is economic and social impact?

RCUK: “the demonstrable contribution that excellent research makes to society and the economy.”

HEFCE: “any identifiable benefit to or positive influence on the economy, society, public policy or services, culture, the environment or quality of life.”

making a demonstrable difference in a non-academic context

Environmental

International

Quality of life

Cultural

Health

Public policy &services

Social

Economic

Benefits of research

Types of research impact – from HEFCETypes of research impact – from HEFCE

Different audiences…

Research CouncilsHEFCEGovernmentThe University

All want to know what impact your research has had – and in the case of RCUK could

potentially have

Benefits for Researchers

• Raise your profile

• Help secure future funding

• Meet future reporting requirements

• Promotion

• Raise interesting questions

How does research make an impact?

Discoveries,

publications, patents,

IPs

Research transfer

Research outputs

New or improved

products/service/

process

Research outcome

Value-added

improvement achieved

Research impact

Engagement with end

users

Linear model – but more complex in the real worldVaries across disciplines – is more or less tangibleTakes time – but there may be intermediate outcomes on the wayEvidence – need to monitor and collect evidence for every stage

Adapted from ATN, (2007) Australian Technology Network Response to RQFDAG Impact Working Group

ResearchNational & International Benefits

From UKIRC (2010) Knowledge Exchange between Academicsand the Business, Public and Third Sectors

Setsquared Changing Worlds, Oct 2010

Examples of Impact at Changing Worlds

Six of the 20 cases showcased • from improvements in engine efficiency of Ford cars to work to

improve the lives of the poorest in Bangladesh;

• from a microwave based system that can treat a 5cm tumour in 5 minutes to work which has influenced billions of pounds of government spend;

• from improved inhaled pharmaceuticals to treat respiratory diseases to changes in army training which have reduced medical discharges by more than 50 per cent. 

Overview of presentation

• Impact – what, why and how?

• What is included in this Programme of events

• What support is available for delivering impact

Programme of EventsSupported by the University’s EPSRC

Knowledge Transfer Account• Pizza with Impact – 8th and 12th April• Lunchtime seminars – first Friday of the

month– Pizza with IP – 6th May– Pizza with Spin-outs – 3rd June

• Researchers’ Conference – 19th April• Images of Research – 10th May

Workshops including – Communicating your research to the public,

11th April– Pathways to Impact, 4th May– Applying for TSB funding, 25th May– Communicating your research and its impact,

22nd June– Also Media Relations, Communicating your

research to business, Networking …

www.bath.ac.uk/kta/events

Overview of presentation

• Impact – what, why and how?

• What is included in this Programme of events

• What support is available for delivering impact

• Bath Ventures – support for commercialising the results of research

• Continuing Professional Development – support for staff engaging in CPD activity

• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships – support in the drafting and submission of KTP proposals, appointing associates & post-award management

• RD&C Team in RDSO - supporting academics and employers to generate and manage R&D projects

Support in University

Bath Ventures

• Provide support on commercial aspects

• Handle evaluation and protection of IP

• Allocate proof of concept funding to commercial projects

• Undertake licensing and new business creation

Continuing Professional DevelopmentWe provide information, advice and guidance to those interested in developing new CPD courses (accredited or non-accredited) or in enhancing their portfolio of existing courses.

We can offer help with:

– Funding opportunities – CPD course costing – Market research – Marketing – Partnership arrangements with external organisations – Systems and procedures to facilitate CPD

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships …are a partnership between the University and a company to deliver a project

What we do:

• Facilitating relationships with business partners delivering impact

• Assist with the KTP proposal process

• Advising and managing the recruitment process of KTP Associates

• Managing all aspects of post award project and financial administration

What academic partner gets:

• Full support

• Research funding (REF)

• Flexible funds to support research

• Business/end user partnerships delivering impact

Research Development & Collaborations Team

• supporting the development of collaborative R&D bids• managing the KTA, which aims to generate impact from EPSRC funded research, including KT Champion funding• workshops – Pathways to Impact, European funding, Application surgeries

Contacts• BV – Sean Smith, Matthew Butcher• CPD – Suzanne Maxwell• KTP – David Cockayne, Clive Bailey,

Miles Davies• RD&C – Denise Cooke, Jon Hunt,

Sarah Jones, Ali Evans, David Allen and Gareth Buchanan

• Katy McKen