Making and Measuring Impact
Date:
30/04/2015
Organised by:
The University of Edinburgh
Presenter:
Sarah Morton, Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, The University of Edinburgh
Level:
Intermediate (some prior knowledge)
Contact:
Laura Marshall
0131 651 3001
L.marshall@ed.ac.uk
Map:
View in Google Maps (EH8 8AQ)
Venue:
Moray House School of Education, Patersons Land, St Johns Street, Edinburgh
Description:
Maximising the impact from research is now a requirement of most research funders. But how do we plan, engage and monitor our knowledge exchange and collaboration activities to ensure we create impact, and can demonstrate this?
This one day training session will draw on the growing body of literature about research utilisation to explore and problematize the processes of research impact and measurement. The first part will focus on developing understandings of how research is taken up, used and re-used by non-academics, and how this process might lead to the kind of changes in awareness, policies and practices. The second part will address issues in assessing impact, and allow participants to start to develop an impact framework for their own research.
The course covers:
- How research is used in non-academic contextx
- How to define and operationalise concepts of research impact
- issues in assessing impact
- how to develop an impact framework
By the end of the course participants will:
- Have a clearer evidence-based understanding of the processes of research utilisation and impact
- Be able to draw on theoretical concepts of research utilisation to inform their own impact plans
- Have started to develop an impact framework for their own research
- Feel more confident and able to engage with the impact requirements of research funders
Cost:
1. £30 - For UK registered postgraduate students
2. £60 – For staff at UK academic institutions, ESRC funded researchers and registered charity organisations
3. £220 - For all other participants
All fees include event materials, lunch, morning and afternoon tea. They do not include travel and accommodation costs.
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Region:
Scotland
Keywords:
Alternative Methods of Dissemination
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Alternative Methods of Dissemination