Impact is a growing aspect of academic life. As such, it is important to embed impact into your research planning as early and effectively as possible. By integrating impact into your research journey at the initial planning stages, it allows you to optimise evidence collection, collaboration opportunities and strengthening partnerships. Impact is synonymous with change, … Read more
This internal fund is designed to seed or amplify impact work stemming from St Andrews-based research. Created in 2016, the Impact and Innovation Fund (IIF) – originally the Knowledge Exchange and Impact Fund – has been a source of impact funding across the University. The Research Impact team encourage applications from all academic career stages … Read more
Generating, enriching or extending research impact can incur costs. The research impact team manage a number of funding streams which are purpose-built for impact work. These funds can be used for a variety of purposes, such as seeding new projects or strengthening ongoing work. To understand what your work is eligible for, we have a … Read more
This resource describes the frameworks used by UKRI to promote responsible research and impact. It also invites you to ask questions of your projects to ensure that you are maximising impact and engagement opportunities and are responsive to change. Responsibly undertaking research and impact, i.e. “to promote creativity and opportunities for science and innovation that … Read more
Impact can arise from a multitude of directions and follow diverse pathways. To help you document how the impact journey of your research has progressed, this resource outlines examples of impact evidence gathering. It is arranged by impact type[1] and is a non-exhaustive list of ways in which change resulting from research impact can happen. … Read more
