Following the successful implementation of the Impact Case Study Action Plans with our identified REF impact case study leads during 2018/19, this process will be continued and expanded in the new academic year 2019/20.
The aim of these Plans is to set a number of SMART objectives to guide our case study leads through the development and refinement of their case studies during the final year of the cycle ahead of REF submission in November 2020.
In addition to this, the Impact, Engagement and Environment Coordinator (Emma Sutton) will be working with the School Impact Coordinators to put in place more generic Impact Action Plans with the wider research community to kick-start the process of embedding impact as part of everyday research activity.
Key areas of focus will include:
- Completion of a stakeholder analysis to identify the main beneficiaries of any research activities so that they can be included and feed into each stage of the process
- Identification of training needs around impact (1-1 storytelling mentoring, writing retreats, impact workshops, communities of practice, bidding workshops etc.)
- Assessment of resources needed to encourage impact activity (Research Impact Fund, Internal Research Fund, external funding pots)
- Pinpointing of ‘pathways to impact’, such as public engagement activities that will help to generate future impact
To find out more about the Impact Action Plans, please contact:
Emma Sutton, Impact, Engagement & Environment Coordinator at research-impact@salford.ac.uk
Or speak to your School Impact Coordinator:
CSE – Prof Apostolos Antonacopoulos
ELS – Prof Mike Wood / Prof Andy Miah
H&S – Prof Neal Hazel
Institute for Dementia – Dr Gemma Lace-Costigan
SAM – Dr Pal Vik
SBS – Prof Phil Scarf
SOBE – Prof Peter Walker
Why not take this opportunity to check out the impact resources available on our intranet site: https://www.salford.ac.uk/ref