Impact

Designing Research For Impact
Impact
August 18, 2023

Designing Research For Impact

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Partnering for Impact: Collaborative Design and Co-Creation
Business and Management INK
June 14, 2023

Partnering for Impact: Collaborative Design and Co-Creation

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Watch the Webinar: What Should Impact Assessment Look Like for Social Science?
Event
May 30, 2023

Watch the Webinar: What Should Impact Assessment Look Like for Social Science?

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Can Research Be Both Impactful and Neutral?
News
January 10, 2023

Can Research Be Both Impactful and Neutral?

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ERSC Celebrating Impact Prize 2022 Winners Announced

ERSC Celebrating Impact Prize 2022 Winners Announced

Britain’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) announced winners in six categories of its Celebrating Impact Prize 2022 on Nov. 3. Now in its tenth year, the prize celebrates the success of ESRC-funded researchers in achieving and enabling outstanding economic or societal impact from excellent research. The ESRC is the UK’s largest f

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Event: Data Science for the Public Good Symposium

Event: Data Science for the Public Good Symposium

The annual Data Science for the Public Good Symposium — occurring today — is a free opportunity, open for all, to see […]

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Should PhD Students Be Trained to Make an Impact?

Should PhD Students Be Trained to Make an Impact?

In addition to thesis writing, PhD candidates in SHAPE subjects are expected to be able to communicate their research to diverse audiences […]

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Roger Hood, 1936-2020: Compassionate Criminologist Dedicated to Justice

Roger Hood, 1936-2020: Compassionate Criminologist Dedicated to Justice

Professor Roger Hood CBE, QC (Hon), PhD, DCL, LLD (Hon), FBA, known for his immense contributions to the international discipline of criminology, […]

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Can Action-Oriented Research Help Social Science Be More Relevant?

Can Action-Oriented Research Help Social Science Be More Relevant?

‘Action oriented research’ is research which explores socially relevant problems by bridging worlds of theory and practice, which involves collaboration between practitioners (and other research ‘consumers’) and academics and which shortens pathways to impact by combining research production with research use in situ

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Social Science ‘Spinouts,’ An Underappreciated Pathway to Impact?

Social Science ‘Spinouts,’ An Underappreciated Pathway to Impact?

One means of fixing and making ideas tangible, often scorned and neglected in the social sciences, but widely used in STEM, are spinouts. For universities, a spinout is a company formed on the basis of intellectual property from a university or research institute.

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Compendium of Research Funders’ Impact Requirements

Compendium of Research Funders’ Impact Requirements

Editor’s Note: This resource will evolve over time. If you’ve seen impact-related language on a grant application and would like to share, […]

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Ken Prewitt Wants to Retrofit The Social Sciences

Ken Prewitt Wants to Retrofit The Social Sciences

“In a world facing many complex, formidable problems,” Kenneth Prewitt asks, “how can the social sciences become a decisive force for human […]

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