Defining the impact of your research
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Zoom out to see where you fit into
the picture & remember the
ecosystem needs you in it!
technology & discovery have/need: 1. a use 2. a user 3. someone to pay for it!
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Research funding is ‘impact investment’, not simply a gift What is the ‘knock-on’ effect of your work?
Commercial/ Industrial
Human/ Societal
Scientific Environmental
policy
Areas of Impact:
Use a word cloud to
illustrate or as a tool to analyse
your text: https://tagul.com/
• The puzzle is not complete without you
• View through a Wide angle, not a zoom lens
• Remember the Impact Investors – what’s their return on investment?