1. What do we mean when we talk about IMPACT? IAS Public Engagement and Impact 6 th November 2014

2. Aims of the Session Why has ‘impact’ become an important concept in research in UK Universities? What does this actually mean for us? What does ‘impact’ actually look like? What happens next…….

3. Definitions HEFCE Research Excellence Framework ‘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 case studies account for 20% of the weighting in the REF

4. Definitions Research Councils UK ‘the demonstrable contribution that excellent research makes to society and the economy, e.g. Fostering global economic performance and specifically the economic competitiveness of the United Kingdom Increasing the effectiveness of public services and policy Enhancing quality of life, health and creative output’

5. What does ‘impact’ look like? Commercialising new technologies New medical treatments/interventions Improvements in professional practice Inputs to policy-making Improvements in public services Promoting greater understanding of cultures and heritage Public engagement with and understanding of research

6. Impact Resources Online ‘Resource Bank’ (Social Sciences) http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/staffreso urces/impactresourcebank/ Impact Acceleration Account http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/impact/ia a/ http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/impact/ia a/ Impact Fund http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/rss/busi ness/knowledgeexchange/impactfund

7. Communicating our Impact Faculty websites now contain case studies of the impact of research at the regional, national and international level e.g: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/impact/

8. Impact & Public Engagement Impact and Public Engagement Awards 2014 http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/insite/news/in tnews2/research_impact_awards_2014 http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/insite/news/in tnews2/research_impact_awards_2014

9. Impact & Public Engagement Regional and Community Engagement http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/community/regio nalengagement/ National Policy Engagement http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/community/policy engagement/ Public Engagement http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/community/public engagement/

10. Research Impact at Warwick - Research Impact at Warwick - Strategy - Impact Officers - Funding - Capturing and Communicating Impact