We want to support a culture change that promotes impact and engagement as part of all research activity.
UKRI defines impact as:​
'An effect on, change or benefit to the economy, society, culture, public policy or services, the environment or quality of life, beyond academia'
Our vision is to accelerate the impact of °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s research by:​
- Engaging meaningfully beyond university walls (e.g. policymakers, patients, community groups)​
- Equipping researchers with the skills, confidence and connections to make their own impact​
- Co-producing research and engagement outputs with diverse voices​
- Improving how we communicate our research impact at °×С½ãÂÛ̳​
- Improving how we measure and evaluate our research impact​
Our longer-term vision is to support a cross-institutional roll out of culture change that embeds impact and engagement as a valued and core component of all research activity.
In order to achieve this, our Engagement Delivery Group has been connecting with groups across °×С½ãÂÛ̳, such as:
- The Policy Impact Unit, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Engineering​
- °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Public Engagement​
- Co-Production Collective​
- Responsible Science and Innovation​
- °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Institute of Education Impact Fellowship​
- °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Public Policy Fellowship​
- °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Health of the Public Impact Fellowship
We are always interested in collaborating with new colleagues at °×С½ãÂÛ̳ and external organisations. If you would like to learn more or get involved, please contact Alice Hardy, a.hardy@ucl.ac.uk