Visualising War and Peace: six different ways

The stories we tell shape the world around us. How narratives throughout time have shaped war and conflict are central ideas of Visualising War and Peace research projects by Dr Alice König of the School of Classics. Founded in 2018, based on König’s research on ancient military treatises and intertextuality, its early work focused on … Read more

Empowering young artists in rural Namibia

Dr Mattia Fumanti, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Anthropology, has built his academic career by forming and sustaining long lasting research relationships in the field. Rooted in his research into post-apartheid political transformations, these have evolved over time into sustained partnerships with people, most notably in Namibia. Building on over twenty years’ ethnographic … Read more

Lost Detectives no longer: ‘novel’ forms of Russian crime fiction

During the late imperial era of Russian history (1860-1917), crime fiction was a hugely popular literary genre. But with the exception of a couple of famous names, most of these stories’ authors have been forgotten to history – consequentially, copies of their work are available exclusively in Russian, and many have not even been reprinted … Read more

Impact Timescales

Planning the timescales, milestones and KPIs of impact work in a clear, feasible and measurable way early in a project maximises opportunities to deliver impact and to create a detailed impact narrative. Impact narratives allow you to communicate the value of the benefits your research has brought about and can contribute to a variety of … Read more

What is Research Impact?

Research impact is using your research’s insights or methodologies to make a difference to the world. It is defined as ‘a demonstrable effect, change or benefit beyond academia’.  It is common to speak of ‘applying’ or ‘translating’ knowledge out of academic research. These metaphors represent all the activities you could undertake with your work toward … Read more