It is part of our institutional responsibility to nurture positive change outside of academia through our research, translating it into impact. Government and funding organisations expect researchers to be aware of the potential difference their research could make to society, to be able to articulate how impacts could be generated, to consider ways of accelerating such change, and to take account of benefits resulting from their research. The Research Impact Team supports researchers by providing advice and training on impact idea generation, planning, execution, evidencing and reporting.
The Research Impact Team manages impact-focussed funding, including UKRI-funded Impact Acceleration Accounts, the University’s Internal Impact & Innovation Funds and other impact funding. These funding streams support activities that strengthen relationships with strategic external partners and maximise the potential for research impact in any sector with ‘non-academic’ users of research.
The Research Impact Team also supports the Directors of Impact & Innovation, coordinates the University’s Impact REF preparations, provides Research Impact training (both internal and external), and bolsters the University’s impact work via our Impact and Research blogs and the team’s X account (@UStAResearch).
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Meet the Research Impact team:
Rees Hughes, Acting Head of Research Impact
Euan Donohue, Research Impact Coordinator
Ishani Khemka, Research Impact Press Officer (Interim)
Victoria Lee, Research Impact Press Officer (Interim)
Please contact the Research Impact team if you have any research impact related query.
Email: [email protected]
Meet the Engagement with Research team:
Sandra Appleby-Arnold, Head of Engagement with Research
Please contact the Engagement with Research team if you have any engagement with research related query.
Email: [email protected]