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SIX TIPS FOR RESEARCH IMPACT BUILDING YOUR PATHWAYS TO IMPACT
CATHERINE MANTHORPE
UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE ©2015 CATHERINE MANTHORPE
4 FEBRUARY 2015
‘Research is too important to go into a scholarly
journal to die’ Eleanora Belfiore, Associate Professor of
Cultural Policy, Warwick
Top tip #2:
Think about who the audience(s) for your research
is (are), how to reach it (them) and start building
relationships
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE?
How much detail do they need?
WHAT LANGUAGE
IS APPROPRIATE?
What is th
e level
of English
of your
audience?
What style is
appropriate fo
r
this audience?
WHAT IS THEIR
SOCIO-
POLITICAL/CULTUR
AL BACKGROUND?
Are there any cultural sensitivities
around my subject for this audience?
Is it mixed gender?
What’s their age range (and
therefore life experience)?
Do they have any political/cultural
biases that I need to consider?
What is an appropriate level of
formality?
Do they work in the same
organization as me or externally?
WHAT’S THEIR BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE?
Do they understand the wider context of my research?
Do they know what others in the field say about this topic?
What do they know already?How up to date is their knowledge of
this topic?Do they work in the same field as
me?
Are they specialists in this field?
WHAT IS THEIR PURPOSE FOR
LISTENING/READING?
How willing will the audience be to accept the ideas I present?
What do they want/need to know?Do they understand the
relevance/importance of this work?What will they do with the
ideas/information in my writing afterwards?
INNOVATE UK – Technology Strategy Board : 8 Great Technologies • Big data revolution and energy
efficient computing• Satellites and commercial
applications of space• Robotics and autonomous
systems• Life sciences, genomics and
synthetic biology• Regenerative medicine• Agri Science• Advanced materials and
nanotechnology• Energy and its storage
RCUK• Digital Economy
• Energy• Global Food Security• Global uncertainties
– security for all in a changing world• Living with environmental
change• Lifelong health and
well-being
AHRC• Care for the future
– thinking forward through the past• Digital
transformations in the Arts and Humanities
• Science in Culture• Translating culture
Develop expertise in your field and be a trustworthy source of
evidence
Get decision makers involved in
your research
Join relevant committees and
insert your findings into
decision making
There is no such thing as ‘I am not ready to publish my findings’.
Establish hypothesi
s
Share it
Refine hypothesi
s
Write about it
Get some attention
Top tip #6: Use social media
“If you want your research to be found you need to engage with social media” (Nick
Scott, ODI)
You are not alone – impact ‘infrastructure’
Research Institutes
and University
You
e.g:• Heritage Hub• FoodNet• Patient
participation groups
Marketing ExecBusiness Development CoordinatorFunding
‘Research Office’MarcommsSmall grant schemesTrainingEvents
Resources and acknowledgements
Best current resource for understanding link between research and impacts are the REF2014 case studies now published on the HEFCE website: http://results.ref.ac.uk/
Thanks to:
Jodi Nelson for her slide share (hyperlink on slide 15)
Becker Medical Library Model for Assessment of Research Impact https://becker.wustl.edu/impact-assessment/model