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).
Recent impact news
- It’s raining MMMEN: My time as an intern on the Making Music for Managing El Niño project
Embedding impact-focussed work into early careers in research is an exciting way to extend positive academic culture and contribute to societal good. This blog was written by Millie McCallum, currently undertaking her MA (Hons) in Geography, who has joined academics in a new project. By involving and empowering our student community through generating impact, the … Read more - If Objects Could Speak, What Would They Say?
Alexia Petsalis-Diomidis from the School of Classics, is unlike most researchers I have met. Hair cut short, wearing a well-fitted suit with a dainty gold necklace and boots that could kill. Her office overlooks Castle Sands, with tall ceilings looming above us and bookshelves that reach them. Our voices bounce and echo off the walls … Read more - Learning through Immersive Experiences: Simulating Cerebral Visual Impairment
Understanding how illness and disease might be experienced by another person is easier said than done. Yet, with the advent of virtual reality (VR), there are growing possibilities. Virtual reality transcends physical boundaries, allowing users to immerse themselves in interpretations of the lived experiences of others, often shedding new light on misconceptions. A flourishing interdisciplinary … Read more
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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]