Demonstrating the impact of
creative research outputs
@sussexreshive
What is impact:
The demonstrable contribution
that excellent research makes to
society and the economy.
RCUK
What is impact:
Impact embraces all of the diverse ways in which
research-related knowledge and skills benefit
individuals, organisations, and nations:
fostering global economic performance,
fostering the economic competitiveness of the
United Kingdom, increasing the effectiveness of
public services and policy, and enhancing quality
of life, health, and creative output.
AHRC
What is impact:
A key aspect of this definition of research impact is
that impact must be demonstrable. It is not
enough just to focus on activities and outputs that
promote research impact, such as staging a
conference or publishing a report. You must be
able to provide evidence of research impact, for
example, that it has been taken up and used by
policy makers, and practitioners, has led to
improvements in services or business.
ESRC
What is impact:
An effect on, change or benefit to
the economy, society, culture,
public policy or services, health,
the environment or quality of life,
beyond academia.
HEFCE - REF
Panel D
Cultural Life: Creating and
interpreting cultural capital in all
of its forms to enrich and expand
the lives, imaginations and
sensibilities of individuals and
groups
HEFCE - REF
Impact case studies submitted by Sussex
REF 2014
Practitioners & services
17%
Culture & society
21%
Environment
7%
Economic & commmercial
12%
Public policy & services
29%
Health & welfare
14%
Music Walk
1
4
2
3
1
4
Physics: Inspire
entertain and stimulate
the public
2
3
1
Encouraging citizens to
reflect on citizenship
4
3
2
•
Digital representations of cultural objects
•
Shyness, exhibitions and technology
•
Agents of Change
•
Appreciation of the Book of common prayer
•
Changing understanding of language origins and use
•
Encouraging the Tate to acquire art & archive
•
Public appreciation of sound in society
•
Changing experience of sound in film
•
Transforming poetics
•
Public engagement with the work of Newton
•
Appreciation and understanding of ‘Women’s Lib’
•
Mass Observation
•
Public engagement with Physics and Astronomy
•
Using multimedia to enrich perceptions of immigration detention