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New open access publication on research impact. Read more Information systems (IS) research: making an impact in a publish-or-perish world. Read more Linguistics, language and the impact agenda. Read more Academics tune in to podcasts to help get their message across. Read more Video: the role of research universities in creating new impact. Read more

New global ranking to evaluate universities’ wider impact on society to be out next year. Read more Our statement on the recently launched Global University Impact Ranking. Read more EU to start tracking impact of individual researchers. Read more Better, fairer, more meaningful research evaluation – in seven hashtags. Read more Sharing your research with the public can change […]

Riff-ing again on the REF consultation. Read more THE University Impact Rankings: FAQs. Read more How can academics engage with SPICe and the Scottish Parliament? Read more Assessing Health Research and Innovation Impact: Evolution of a Framework and Tools in Alberta, Canada. Read more We are hiring! – Business Development/Client Relationship Manager (Australia/New Zealand). Read more

Press Release: Announcing the launch of the world’s first university impact ranking. Read more VV’s upcoming webinar: Structuring 4* impact case studies using the storyboard function of VV-Impact Tracker. Read more Scientific excellence and social relevance are two sides of the same coin. Read more Low carbon energy and international development: From research impact to […]

Sign up for VV’s webinar on ‘Preparing for Impact in REF2021’ on September 18th. Read more THE developing new impact ranking for universities based on Sustainable Development Goals. Read more Bright spots at the interface of science, policy and practice – the case (and need) for optimism. Read more Great impacts often occur coincidentally during pure research. Read more […]

Help to shape policy with your science – tips on how scientists can help shape policy and engage with policymakers. Read more What use is academia for small businesses and community interest companies? Read more Social impact in social media – a new method to evaluate the social impact of research. Read more An Impact Strategy Checklist. Read more Ethical […]

Career advice: How to be an impact manager in REF 2021. Read more Money-driven assessment a threat to the principle of free knowledge. Read more Developing a “responsible assessment” system to improve research impact: a case study from Catalonia. Read more A systematic review of frameworks for the interrelationships of mental health evidence and policy in low- and […]

Despite becoming increasing institutionalised, there remains a lack of discourse about research metrics among much of academia. Read more Canada: Making an Impact – A shared framework for assessing the impact of health services and policy research on decision-making. Read more Event: The Next Steps for the Research Excellence Framework on September 27, 2018. Read more How to work […]

So you want to make an impact? Some practical suggestions for early-career researchers. Read more Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC): The Impact of Demonstrating Research Impact. Read more Understanding academic impact: fear and failure, stealth and seeds. Read more Canada: How are Educational Researchers Interacting with End-users to Increase Impact? Read more New vacancy at Vertigo Ventures – University […]

Measuring research impact—all the rage but hard to get right by Richard Smith. Read more Busting REF myths. Read more We need our scientists to build models that frame our policies, not to tell stories that shape them. Read more How academic research is driving innovation and growth. Read more Moving through uncertainty, toward research for impact. Read more