Impact

HEFCE analysis of REF 2014

The report The nature, scale and beneficiaries of research impact  launched at a conference hosted by HEFCE at the Royal Society. This report provides an initial assessment of the 6,679 non-redacted impact case studies that were submitted to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). A novel mix of text-mining techniques and qualitative analysis was used to synthesize the corpus of case studies.

How to write a good Impact Award entry

The Impact Awards recognise the outstanding contribution of knowledge exchange, knowledge transfer and/or commercialisation activities for:

  • Contribution to Business
  • Contribution to Society
  • Outstanding KEC initiative
  • International contribution

  If you've got a project you think qualifies for one of these categories, make sure you can answer these four questions with a resounding "yes" before submitting your entry:

BIS Report: Reaping the benefits of public/ private collaboration

The positive impact of innovation on commercial success has long been recognised. Maintaining close ties with the research base helps businesses stay ahead of curve by exploiting the latest technological advances and getting scientific developments to the end user more quickly.

The 2015 Impact Awards for KEC professionals are now open for entries!

These awards recognise the important contribution made by KEC professionals working with researchers in turning excellent research or capabilities into real-life benefits and enables the sharing of best practice in KEC amongst the communities served by the Research Councils and PraxisUnico, and replace the PraxisUnico Impact Awards and BBSRC Activating Impact Awards.