Evidencing Impact: A Case Study of UK Academic Perspectives on Evidencing Research Impact

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Case Studies; College Faculty; Transfer of Training; Research Skills; Foreign Countries; Guidelines; Teacher Attitudes; Higher Education; Student Attitudes; Doctoral Programs; Graduate Students; Intellectual Disciplines; Content Analysis; Evidence; Research Reports; Researchers; Expertise

10.1080/03075079.2017.1339028

0307-5079

The principle that research should demonstrate impact is now a central driver in UK research policy, with some describing the UK as having undergone a 'culture change' in regards to evidencing the value and contribution of academic research (Watermeyer, R. 2012. "From Engagement to Impact? Articulating the Public Value of Academic Research." "Tertiary Education and Management" 18 (2): 115-30). This article takes a case study approach, examining one university faculty in depth in relation to research impact. Comprising an analysis of 18 Research Excellence Framework impact case studies submitted by the faculty in 2014, alongside a survey of 68 faculty staff and PhD students, and interviews with four research centre or group leaders, the case study explores the perceived benefits and challenges of evidencing research impact amongst a range of disciplines, as well as the 'transferable' skills which researchers utilise in evidence gathering.

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2018

EJ1200434