Tag: public engagement

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Vertigo Ventures (VV) has secured its place on the UK’s G-Cloud 13 framework, which is managed by Crown Commercial Service (CCS).

ImpactTracker helps you manage public engagement activities alongside impact in a single interface.

The Delivering Value from Public Engagement webinar created a lot of conversation – we address some of the outstanding questions and answers.

The session will be introduced by special guest speaker Sophie Duncan, Co-Director of the NCCPE, who will reflect on how the university sector is rising to these challenges and some of the promising practices that are emerging.

Universities and the academic sectors more generally, with their broad remit around the creation and dissemination of knowledge and their unique position in society, have a critical role to play in the achievement of the SDGs. Education, research, innovation, teaching, public engagement and leadership will be essential in helping society to transform into pathways of sustainable development.

Times Higher Education is set to launch the world’s first university impact ranking. The initiative – the first global attempt to document evidence of higher education impact – is designed to capture unique new insights on universities’ work towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Universities contribute a huge amount to society, and this data can offer a new perspective on how they’re addressing some of the most pressing global issues. This work has never been fully explored in the past, and has never been recognised in global rankings. The need and desire for clear, new metrics on impact is strong, and while this is a highly challenging area of data collection, it’s also an important and necessary step forward.

Universities and the academic sectors more generally, with their broad remit around the creation and dissemination of knowledge and their unique position in society, have a critical role to play in the achievement of the SDGs. Education, research, innovation, teaching, public engagement and leadership will be essential in helping society to transform into pathways of sustainable development.

Dr Simon Kerridge, Director of Research Services at University of Kent and Chair of CASRAI, with over twenty years of experience in research management and administration, leads this webinar. Simon shares his knowledge about the impact weighting and panel criteria for REF2021, and, discusses the key changes from REF2014.

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