Author: Louis Coiffait

Louis Coiffait is a commentator, researcher, speaker, and adviser focused on higher education policy, with a particular interest in impact and knowledge exchange He has worked with Pearson, Taylor & Francis, SAGE Publishing, Wonkhe, think tanks, the Higher Education Academy, the National Foundation for Educational Research, the National Association of Head Teachers, the Teacher Training Agency, an MP, and a Minister. He has led projects on how publishers can support the impact agenda, the future of higher education (the Blue Skies series at Pearson), access to elite universities, careers guidance, enterprise education, and the national STEM skills pipeline (for the National Audit Office). He is also committed to volunteering, including over a decade as a school governor and chair of an eight-school federation in Hackney in East London, and recently as vice-chair of a school in Tower Hamlets. He spent three years as chair of Westminster Students’ Union. He studied at York, UCLA and Cambridge. Louis is an RSA Fellow, amateur photographer, “enthusiastic” sportsman, proud East London citizen and Yorkshireman (really).

Meanwhile, Impact Down Under
Impact
May 22, 2019

Meanwhile, Impact Down Under

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Whats Next for National Impact and Knowledge Exchange Policies?
Academic Funding
May 20, 2019

Whats Next for National Impact and Knowledge Exchange Policies?

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Trans-Atlantic Approaches to Impact and Knowledge Exchange
Academic Funding
May 15, 2019

Trans-Atlantic Approaches to Impact and Knowledge Exchange

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How Could Google Scholar (and the Citation System) Be Improved?
Featured
March 21, 2019

How Could Google Scholar (and the Citation System) Be Improved?

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Criticisms of the Citation System, and Google Scholar in Particular

Criticisms of the Citation System, and Google Scholar in Particular

In his second article about the citation system and Google Scholar, Louis Coiffait looks at some of the current criticisms.

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How Google Scholar Judges Research

How Google Scholar Judges Research

Louis Coiffait’s third article in his series on impact looks at the system of citation metrics, in particular Google Scholar.

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At a Glance: The UK’s Twin-track Approach to Measuring Impact

At a Glance: The UK’s Twin-track Approach to Measuring Impact

In his second article in a series on impact, Louis Coiffait looks at how REF and KEF treat impact in the UK.

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The Emerging UK Policy Landscape for Researchers

The Emerging UK Policy Landscape for Researchers

In this first in a series of articles about impact, Louis Coiffait will provide an overview of the current situation for researchers (including social scientists) in the United Kingdom, in particular looking at the impact and knowledge exchange frameworks.

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