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Course description​

This course will give you the foundation to generate significant and far-reaching impacts from your research and evidence these impacts convincingly. You will gain time-saving methods and tools that will help you plan for impact. You will also learn techniques for monitoring, evaluating and evidencing your impact. Finally, you will receive expert guidance on writing a 4* impact case study, with strategic insights through a practical example. You will have an opportunity to discuss your own case study plans and challenges with colleagues and get expert help from Prof Jensen. As part of the session, you can choose to receive your own hard copy of one of Prof Reed’s books, The Research Impact Handbook or Impact Culture.

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Key benefits:​​​

• Think critically about impact in REF to avoid negative unintended consequences and missed opportunities, and build a healthy impact culture in your group.

• Learn how to avoid the number one predictor of low scores in REF impact case studies by distinguishing clearly between engagement and impact.

• Get the latest intelligence on requirements for impact case studies and engagement and impact statements in REF2029.

• Gain clarity on impact priorities and define your impacts in concrete, measurable terms.

• Develop a comprehensive evaluation plan tailored to your objectives.

• Understand the strengths and limitations of key evaluation methods for assessing policy impact.

• Effectively integrate EDIA-related metrics and technology into your evaluations.

• Discover easy and quick-to-use tools to fix problems with significance or reach in case studies.

• Capture compelling evidence to demonstrate impact for multiple purposes effectively.

• Learn how to construct a 4* impact case study, based on research into high versus low-scoring cases in REF2014 and a worked example showing the anatomy of a 4* claim from REF2021.

• Discuss your own impact plans and evidence challenges with colleagues and get advice from Prof Jensen to develop your own REF2029 case study.

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At the end of the workshop:​

• Receive slides and links to free resources to help you embed impact in your research.

• ​​If you choose to commit to taking a specific action based on the course, you will receive a follow-up email from your trainers(s) after a month to check on your progress and offer assistance if needed.

• Receive curated responses to participants' questions via email after the workshop, with responses provided within one week.

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