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Research Impact
What Impact Means
• Commercial Outcomes• Benefits to Society• Informing Policy• Broader Awareness• Stakeholder Engagement• Improvements in the Environment• Increasing Depth of Knowledge• Professional Development
Research Grant Applications
• BBSRC– 'Impact' refers to the benefits scientific research
has on the economy, society and knowledge
• Central government requiring justification for money spent supporting research
Impact for Research Students
• The most important aspects of impact for you are to
– Communicate what you are doing
– Recognise the impact being a researcher has had on you as an individual
Peer Review
Starting your final year or beyond– take the blue sheet
From the start of your second year – take the green sheetEveryone including first year of your degree
– take the pale yellow sheet
Broad Communication
GROUP A – the building blocks
e.g.Molecular BiologyMicrobiologyCell BiologyBiochemistry
GROUP B –parts of people
e.g.PhysiologyPathologySurgeryNeurology
GROUP C-a whole person or a group
e.g.SociologyPsychologyHealth SciencesAssistive Technology
Where from here?
• The impact statements could become something we ask all research students for so they can be published on the web
• We hope you can use what you have discussed in your ePortfolio and beyond