Capturing and evidencing impact. Capturing and evidencing impact. Being able to provide evidence of impact is crucial, especially in relation to REF impact case studies, but also in reporting to funding bodies and external partners and when applying

Engagement, knowledge exchange and impact. Engagement, knowledge exchange and impact. Your research will only have real world impact if it reaches the right people. Engaging stakeholders within your research can improve the quality of your outputs

Impact Academy provides training and development opportunities to improve your understanding of research impact.

Impact Guidance and Resources. Impact Guidance and Resources. Impact does not just arise from excellent research; it requires planning, effort, collaboration and corroboration. The University of Essex Research Impact Toolkit provides a suite of

Impact in Funding Applications. Impact in Funding Applications. Applications for research grants from external funders often require researchers to consider how they will or might achieve impact outside the scientific community. Applicants should

Impact in the Research Excellence Framework. Impact in the Research Excellence Framework. The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions. It is a process of expert

What is research impact? What is research impact? Impact refers to the demonstrable changes and benefits that occur outside of academia as a result of research. The beneficiaries of research can be anywhere in the world and can be in any sector or