Pathways to Impact and the REF
Sue Carver Head of Research Careers, Training and Peer ReviewAHRC (on behalf of AHRC and RCUK)
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY IMPACT?
Joint statement on Impact by HEFCE, RCUK and UUK
Building on established research excellence, and on the infrastructure for knowledge exchange that has been developed over the last decade, we are committed to working together to continue embedding throughout the research base a culture in which excellent research departments consistently engage with business, the public sector and civil society organisations, and are committed to carrying new ideas through to beneficial outcomes, across the full range of their academic activity.
impact is defined as an effect on, change or benefit to the economy, society, culture, public policy or services, health, the environment or quality of life, beyond academia
Impact
RCUK Pathways to impact
‘consider potential beneficiaries and the future pathways towards impact from their research from inception’
Apply for funding
Submit research for assessment
Research Excellence Framework
‘recognise universities
achievements in terms of impacts
from excellent research’.
DEMONSTRATING IMPACT
BENEFITS TO THE ECONOMY
DIRECT/INDIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT
NEW PRODUCTS/SERVICES
VISITORS TO EXHIBITIONS
HUMAN CAPITAL
CREATING A HIGHLY SKILLED WORKFORCE
CREATIVE ECONOMY
ECONOMIC VALUE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE
RESEARCH BASE
IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES
RESEARCH UNDERPINNING IMPROVEMENTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT
BETTER SERVICES/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT
CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLIC POLICY
ADDRESSING KEY CHALLENGES, IMPROVING POLICY, EVIDENCE-BASED DECISIONSETHICAL DEBATESEXPERT ADVICE FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT
QUALITY OF LIFE
CULTURAL VALUE, WELLBEING, HAPPINESSCONNECTING PEOPLESOCIAL COHESION/ UNDERSTANDINGHERITAGE/SENSE OF PLACE
CULTURAL TOURISM/ DIPLOMACY
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