1. IMPACT SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
Wednesday June 7th 2017
2pm
Elizabeth Garcha, University of Sheffield
Julie Bayley, Coventry University

2. Impact Special Interest Group
Professional impact community
Champions:
Lizzie Garcha
Julie Bayley
Networking
Identify learning and professional development needs, link to wider ARMA community
Act as voice into consultations (e.g. HEFCE policy)
Mailing list (updates, queries, job alerts etc.)

3. Impact context and drivers
REF2021
UKRI
Global Challenges Research Fund
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
Higher Education Research Act
Responsible Metrics
Brexit
And more…

4. Opportunities Growing body of impact research Responsible metrics
see
Open Access
See unpaywall.org
Growing international impact agenda
Eg. Australia ERA, Canadian KMb forum, EARMA impact working group
CASRAI – information standards for impact and career development
see
Knowledge broker competencies

5. Knowledge broker competencies
Change management
Communication
Creating, sourcing and synthesising (research) knowledge
Evaluating impact of KT
Facilitating and negotiating
Leading, managing and driving KT
Managing legal issues and IP
Managing partnerships/relationships
Networking and engaging stakeholders
Training and capacity building
Understanding, creating and using KT tools, products and practices

6. Impact Literacy
From Bayley, J. and Phipps, D. Building the Concept of Impact Literacy. Paper accepted in Evidence and Policy
Blog:

7. Developing an impact literate culture
From Bayley, J. and Phipps, D. Building the Concept of Impact Literacy. Paper accepted in Evidence and Policy
Blog:

8. Aims of the session
Link with colleagues in other institutions working in similar areas
Increase understanding of, and exchange ideas around challenges and practical solutions around KE and Impact
Ideas and actions to take back and implement in your institution
Keywords: Policy, REF, roles, skills, professional identity, networking
REF2014 demonstrated that we can “do” impact
139 institutions had an impact GPA of over 2.0, and over 80 institutions (more than half) had an impact GPA of 3.0 or more.

9. Discussion: Challenges and opportunities
Roles and professional identity
Developing skills and capabilities
Delivering impact in a changeable (political) landscape
Improving ‘impact literacy’
Networking and sharing best practice
Changing culture to improve impact
Information management and system interoperability

10. Questions What actions can you take?
What messages can you take back to your institution?
What else can the ARMA SIG do to help you/ support impact within the sector?