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A record 1,240 universities took part in this year’s Impact Rankings; a 30% jump from last year.

“The aim is that ImpactTracker will help colleagues to further integrate planning and evidencing impact into their day-to-day activities. The increasing focus within the system on the UN Sustainable Development Goals will also assist us in further developing our impact strategy.”

At its heart, research impact refers to the significance and reach of research, especially beyond academia. This can amount to cultural, economic, environmental and social impact.

One way to respond to criticism is to create a new form of transparency – one that clearly displays the real-world impact of research and scientific work while allowing stronger collaboration between global researchers to meet shared objectives.

Having impact as part of an assessment process changes the approach institutions might take towards impact.

The portal will showcase the impact of the research underway, and provide an opportunity for people to look for collaborators, or find information on a COVID-19 related topic.

The UN 2030 SDGs target is edging closer. By properly capturing, analysing and demonstrating impact, organisations can help speed up progress.

By Katie Brockwell and Kristy Evers  Why is Impact Reporting Important? Many research organisations focus their mission statements on elements of transformation or responding to key local, regional, or global challenges (e.g. UN Sustainable Development Goals) with the aim to ultimately work towards making the world a better place. Reporting on impact is an increasingly […]

On Thursday 14th of May at 11am (BST), we will be hosting a webinar titled “The Impact Rankings Webinar Series: Analysis of The UK & The Netherlands”. The webinar will provide British and Dutch universities with an in depth breakdown of how the nations performed in the Impact Rankings. Who is it for? Anyone interested in […]

On Wednesday 13 May at 12 noon (BST), we will be leading a webinar on “What makes a compelling ICS for REF2021”. Since 2009, we have been working with leading research organisations globally to help them identify, capture and report the impact of their work. Currently, Vertigo Ventures are working closely with many universities in […]